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June 25, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.24.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were 0.1 bumps for BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF in final numbers, as well as for the reruns of BLACKISH and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.  BULLSEYE, though, lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  DUCK DYNASTY led Wednesday cable with a 0.87 season premiere, followed by 0.43/0.40 for the 2-episode premiere of COUNTRY BUCKS.  After a 0.61 lead-in from the season premiere of SUITS (down 0.14 from last June’s premiere), USA’s MR. ROBOT debuted with an OK 0.46.  USA would undoubtedly like it noted that the pilot had been available for weeks online and on VOD, which may have dented the on-air number.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER lost 0.07 to 0.60, and HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.04 to 0.43, with HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL down 0.07 to 0.35.  BET’s THE GAME dropped a tenth to 0.53, and lead-out FRANKIE & NEFFE fell 0.08 to 0.26.  The highest-rated sports telecast was ESPN’s coverage of the final game of the COLLEGE WORLD SERIES at 0.50.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY gained 0.04 to 0.43.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS lost 0.02 to 0.42.  The ABCFamily pair of BABY DADDY and MELISSA & JOEY were at 0.34/0.32, respectively up 0.04 and down 0.05.  NICK CANNON’S WILD N OUT (MTV2) dropped 0.11 to 0.23.

The DAM Report:  the 9PM airing of IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.03 to 0.12 in 18-49s and up 22K total viewers to 369K, with an additional 0.03/82K for the midnight re-airing (steady in the demo, down 20K in viewers).  RING OF HONOR was up 0.02/13K for its 8PM airing at 0.05/185K, and up 0.01/45K at 11PM with 0.04/145K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.24 Jun 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 24, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 09:30 PM 31 0.87 2,512
2 SUITS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.61 2,129
3 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.60 2,665
4 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.56 1,442
5 GAME, THE S9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.53 1,305
6 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: VIRGINIA/VANDERBILT ESPN 08:00 PM 228 0.50 1,665
7 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 70 0.46 1,752
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 2,175
9 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.43 1,057
10 COUNTRY BUCK$ A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.43 1,008
11 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.42 2,488
12 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.41 1,603
13 COUNTRY BUCK$ A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.40 858
14 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:48 PM 72 0.37 823
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,765
16 BABY DADDY ABC FAMILY 08:31 PM 31 0.34 807
17 MELISSA & JOEY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 31 0.32 645
18 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.31 792
19 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.31 763
20 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.30 1,169
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.28 713
22 CRAZIEST RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 782
23 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.27 561
24 FRANKIE & NEFFE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 713
25 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S7 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.23 606
26 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.22 450
27 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 925
28 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 33 0.21 448
29 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.20 837
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.19 407
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 06:00 PM 120 0.19 438
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.18 461
33 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.18 2,527
34 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN2 08:00 PM 204 0.17 609
35 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 30 0.16 315
36 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 436
37 FILTHY RICHES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 498
38 SKIN WARS GSN 09:00 PM 60 0.16 595
39 UNSUNG TV ONE 08:00 PM 60 0.15 337
40 PLAYER GET PLAYED OXYGEN MEDIA 09:30 PM 60 0.15 300
41 BIG SCREEN MOVIE ABC FAMILY 09:02 PM 118 0.15 283
42 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 386
43 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.14 332
44 ROAD TO BETX/AWARDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 09:00 PM 30 0.14 351
45 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW   L ESPN2 07:00 PM 60 0.14 301
46 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.14 348
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 283
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.14 972
49 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.14 2,098
50 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 281
51 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.13 545
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.13 365
53 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,479
54 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.13 237
55 FAKE OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.12 389
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.12 639
57 P.S. THE BET POST SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 323
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:02 PM 28 0.12 269
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,105
60 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 375
61 COPA AMERICA QF – L: CHILE VS. URUGUAY BEIN SPORT 07:19 PM 139 0.12 293
62 MAN FINDS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.12 269
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 970
64 IMPACT WRESTLING: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 09:00 PM 120 0.12 369
65 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.12 485
66 NOT EXACTLY NEWS MTV2 11:30 PM 31 0.12 279
67 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 139 0.12 302
68 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 537
69 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.11 233
70 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.11 311
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 581
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 948
73 FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.11 481
74 I ESCAPED MY KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 383
75 GET ON UP: GET ON UP HBO PRIME 05:00 PM 138 0.11 248
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.11 578
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 578
78 YUKON GOLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 414
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 680
80 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.10 259
81 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.10 1,776
82 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.10 528
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 62 0.10 251
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.10 226
85 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN2 11:24 PM 107 0.10 187
86 DR DREW HLN 09:00 PM 60 0.10 373
87 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.10 593
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.09 481
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 334
90 WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WR SCIENCE 09:00 PM 60 0.09 268
91 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.09 937
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 301
93 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.09 201
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.09 606
95 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,053
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 474
97 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 AM 60 0.09 278
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 302
99 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.09 477
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.08 1,202

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.