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May 26, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.22.2015

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Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 boosts for the reruns of SHARK TANK, BLUE BLOODS and HAWAII 5-0.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn to air NBA PLAYOFFS and claim the top of Friday cable at 2.27.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL jumped by 0.18 to place 2d at 0.62, but FISHCENTER fell 0.12 to 0.28.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.52.  HGTV and HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID were next at 0.42.  History’s HANGAR 1 climbed 0.07 to 0.31.  Food Network had 2 shows in the Top 10, DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES at 0.31, and AMERICAN DINER at 0.27.  Discovery’s UNEARTHED lost 0.04 to 0.27.  CURVY BRIDES (TLC) added 0.02/0.03 to 0.21/0.17, and SAY YES TO THE DRESS fell 0.04 to 0.16.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE shed 0.02 to 0.21.  BITTEN (Syfy) fell 0.05 to 0.15.  COMEDY BANG BANG (IFC) increased by a hundredth to 0.02, and was at 32,000 total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.22 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 22, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L-05/22/2015 TNT 8:30 p 151 2.27 5,935
2 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-05/22/2015 ADSM 12:00 a 15 0.62 1,463
3 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L-05/22/2015 NBCSN 8:04 p 167 0.52 1,536
4 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID-05/22/2015 HGTV 10:00 p 30 0.42 1,525
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/22/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.40 956
6 HANGAR 1: HISTORY-05/22/2015 HIST 10:00 p 63 0.31 1,343
7 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES-05/22/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 30 0.31 969
8 AROUND THE HORN-05/22/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.30 641
9 FISHCENTER-05/21/2015 ADSM 4:00 a 15 0.28 599
10 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL-05/22/2015 FOOD 10:30 p 30 0.27 799
11 UNEARTHED-05/22/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 0.27 1,053
12 ARCHER-05/22/2015 CMDY 11:30 p 30 0.25 415
13 CURVY BRIDES-05/22/2015 TLC 10:00 p 30 0.21 711
14 FOR BETTER OR WORSE-05/22/2015 OWN 9:00 p 30 0.21 652
15 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/22/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.20 423
16 ARCHER-05/22/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 30 0.20 330
17 KILLING HOUR, THE-05/22/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.19 865
18 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM-05/22/2015 TRAV 9:00 p 60 0.19 651
19 MONSTER CROC INVASION-05/22/2015 APL 9:00 p 60 0.18 818
20 I WAS BITTEN: THE WALKER-05/22/2015 APL 7:00 p 120 0.18 861
21 E! NEWS-05/22/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.18 483
22 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED-05/22/2015 ENT 10:30 p 15 0.18 457
23 CURVY BRIDES-05/22/2015 TLC 9:30 p 30 0.17 727
24 SAY YES TO THE DRESS-05/22/2015 TLC 9:00 p 30 0.16 783
25 BITTEN-05/22/2015 SYFY 11:00 p 60 0.15 469
26 MYST AT NATIONAL PARKS-05/22/2015 TRAV 10:00 p 30 0.14 679
27 MYST AT NATIONAL PARKS-05/22/2015 TRAV 10:30 p 30 0.14 651
28 LIGHTS OUT-05/22/2015 SPIKE 11:00 p 15 0.14 358
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.13 1,316
30 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING-05/22/2015 DIY 11:30 p 30 0.13 345
31 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/22/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.12 1,169
32 SITUATION ROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.12 514
33 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/22/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.12 256
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/22/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.11 582
35 SITUATION ROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.11 548
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.11 1,327
37 E! NEWS-05/22/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.10 369
38 OUTNUMBERED-05/22/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.10 1,037
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/22/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.10 511
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL-05/22/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.10 1,629
41 HAPPENING NOW-05/22/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.10 1,042
42 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/22/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.10 410
43 UNRIVALED: AMIR KHAN-05/22/2015 SPIKE 11:15 p 30 0.10 217
44 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/22/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.10 860
45 FIVE, THE-05/22/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.09 1,631
46 HUSTLERS, THE-05/22/2015 TRU 9:00 p 60 0.09 251
47 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE-05/22/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.09 1,151
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/22/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.09 1,577
49 BOXING SERIES         L-05/22/2015 ESPN2 9:55 p 134 0.09 377
50 SPORTSCENTER MORNING-05/21/2015 ESPN2 3:00 a 60 0.08 151
51 BOXING SPECIAL-05/22/2015 ESPN2 9:22 p 33 0.08 289
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-05/22/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.08 934
53 EARLY START-05/21/2015 CNN 5:00 a 60 0.08 255
54 CNN NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.08 452
55 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/22/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.07 290
56 EARLY START-05/21/2015 CNN 4:00 a 60 0.07 252
57 CNN NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 9:00 a 60 0.07 442
58 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/22/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.07 907
59 CNN NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.07 431
60 HUSTLERS, THE-05/22/2015 TRU 10:00 p 61 0.07 198
61 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/22/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.07 222
62 GRETA INVESTIGATES-05/22/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.07 1,194
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-05/22/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.07 1,015
64 HAPPENING NOW-05/22/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.06 878
65 NEW DAY-05/22/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.06 438
66 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT-05/22/2015 WGNA 11:30 p 30 0.06 134
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-05/22/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.06 404
68 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/21/2015 CNN 3:00 a 60 0.06 198
69 NEW DAY-05/22/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.06 311
70 AT THIS HOUR-05/22/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.06 396
71 RED EYE-05/21/2015 FOXNC 3:00 a 60 0.05 260
72 NEW DAY-05/22/2015 CNN 6:00 a 60 0.05 247
73 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-05/22/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.05 533
74 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/22/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.05 154
75 PL CHAMP SUN PREVIEW-05/22/2015 NBCSN 12:00 a 60 0.05 123
76 AMHQ-05/22/2015 TWC 8:00 a 60 0.05 297
77 CNN NEWSROOM-05/22/2015 CNN 10:00 a 60 0.05 359
78 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L-05/22/2015 ESPN2 7:00 p 142 0.04 241
79 AMAZING WATER HOMES-05/22/2015 HGTV 6:30 a 60 0.04 155
80 SHOWCASE GAME-05/22/2015 MLBN 7:00 p 231 0.04 183
81 WAKE UP WITH AL-05/21/2015 TWC 5:00 a 60 0.04 156
82 YOU HERD ME WITH COLIN-05/22/2015 ESPN2 5:30 p 30 0.04 118
83 BATTLE OF AMFAR, THE-05/22/2015 HBOM 6:05 a 40 0.04 96
84 PGA TOUR-05/22/2015 GOLF 4:00 p 180 0.04 432
85 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T-05/22/2015 POP 6:30 p 30 0.04 257
86 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L-05/22/2015 ESPNU 6:12 p 146 0.04 200
87 LEGAL VIEW-05/22/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.04 356
88 HAUNTED HATHAWAYS-05/22/2015 NKTNS 8:30 a 30 0.04 162
89 HOME & FAMILY-05/22/2015 HALL 10:00 a 120 0.04 150
90 WOLF-05/22/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.04 334
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/22/2015 HLN 9:00 a 60 0.04 166
92 AMHQ-05/22/2015 TWC 7:00 a 60 0.04 210
93 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/22/2015 TWC 4:00 p 60 0.04 154
94 DAILY SHARE-05/22/2015 HLN 12:00 p 60 0.04 102
95 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/22/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.04 512
96 MORNING JOE-05/22/2015 MSNBC 6:00 a 180 0.03 329
97 WAKE UP WITH AL-05/22/2015 TWC 6:00 a 60 0.03 197
98 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/22/2015 TWC 3:00 p 60 0.03 140
99 WWE RAW – EN ESPA?OL-05/22/2015 UNVSO 8:00 p 180 0.03 71
100 AMHQ-05/22/2015 TWC 9:00 a 60 0.03 213

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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