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May 1, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.30.2015

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In addition to our detailed demographic chart for the top 40 cable originals, check out our new expanded searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY usually does very well with afternoon adjustments, and it rose 0.2 once again, bringing it to 3.4 (although that’s still considerably below where it was at this time last year).  The first hour of GREY’S ANATOMY grew by 0.1, but AMERICAN CRIME lost the same.  BONES went up 0.1.  There was no comfort for THE BLACKLIST or THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, both of which remained at their series lows.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL DRAFT was the #1 show of the night, with a 3.04 rating on ESPN and 0.86 on NFL Network, but those numbers were down quite a bit from the 4.59/1.10 they scored last year.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader stayed strong with 1.66 for the Clippers/Spurs game and 0.69 for Chicago/Milwaukee.  Syfy’s WWE was down 0.08 to 0.64.  On Spike, LIP SYNC BATTLE fell a big 0.22 to 0.59.  The NHL PLAYOFFS (NBC Sports Network) made their Top 10 debut with a 0.42 game.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.42 and 8 MINUTES fell 0.07 to 0.20.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS (Tru) dropped 0.09 to 0.38.  RIDICULOUSNESS (MTV) rose 0.02 to 0.37.  MARY MARY (We) stayed at 0.32.  On FX, THE COMEDIANS gained a tenth to 0.29, and LOUIE rose 0.03 to 0.23.  DIG (USA) dipped 0.02 to 0.19.  OLYMPUS (Syfy) held at 0.16.  Among the micro-rated, HBO’s THE CASUAL VACANCY fell 0.02 from Wednesday to 0.04, with 124K viewers; THE RED ROAD (Sundance) edged up 0.01 to 0.03 with 165K viewers; and SMALL TOWN BIG DEAL (RFD) continued to be exceedingly small, with zero registered 18-49 viewers and a nearly nonexistent 18,000 total viewers. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.30 Apr 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 30, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL DRAFT                 L-04/30/2015 ESPN 7:59 p 216 3.04 7,026
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L-04/30/2015 TNT 9:40 p 173 1.66 3,879
3 NFL DRAFT-04/30/2015 NFLN 8:00 p 212 0.86 1,816
4 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L-04/30/2015 TNT 7:09 p 151 0.69 1,736
5 WWE SMACKDOWN-04/30/2015 SYFY 8:00 p 120 0.64 2,338
6 LIP SYNC BATTLE-04/30/2015 SPIKE 10:00 p 32 0.59 1,266
7 NHL SEMI FINALS L-04/30/2015 NBCSN 7:32 p 163 0.42 1,122
8 THE FIRST 48-04/30/2015 AEN 9:00 p 61 0.42 1,191
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS-04/30/2015 TRU 10:00 p 30 0.38 755
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6-04/30/2015 MTV 10:00 p 31 0.37 753
11 DAILY SHOW-04/30/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 31 0.36 966
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-04/30/2015 HGTV 10:30 p 30 0.36 1,612
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-04/30/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.36 926
14 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS-04/30/2015 ENT 9:00 p 15 0.34 797
15 HOUSE HUNTERS-04/30/2015 HGTV 10:00 p 30 0.34 1,557
16 REHAB ADDICT-04/30/2015 HGTV 9:00 p 30 0.32 1,441
17 MARY MARY-04/30/2015 WETV 10:00 p 60 0.32 705
18 ADVENTURE TIME-04/30/2015 TOON 7:30 p 30 0.31 1,685
19 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-04/30/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.31 570
20 COMEDIANS-04/30/2015 FX 10:00 p 31 0.29 680
21 MAKE IT POP-04/30/2015 NICK 7:00 p 30 0.29 1,349
22 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED-04/30/2015 ENT 9:15 p 15 0.28 686
23 AROUND THE HORN-04/30/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.28 646
24 LIFE BELOW ZERO-04/30/2015 NGC 9:00 p 60 0.28 1,227
25 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S3-04/30/2015 CMT 9:00 p 60 0.25 413
26 CONAN-04/30/2015 TBSC 11:00 p 50 0.24 601
27 BEAT B.FLAY-04/30/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 30 0.24 896
28 CNN TONIGHT-04/30/2015 CNN 10:00 p 60 0.24 947
29 LOUIE-04/30/2015 FX 10:31 p 30 0.23 576
30 KELLY FILE, THE-04/30/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.23 2,196
31 TEEN TITANS GO-04/30/2015 TOON 6:00 p 30 0.23 1,754
32 HANNITY-04/30/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.21 1,792
33 AT MIDNIGHT-04/30/2015 CMDY 12:01 a 30 0.21 366
34 SO LITTLE TIME-04/30/2015 NICK 7:30 p 30 0.21 900
35 E! NEWS-04/30/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.21 548
36 NHL SEMI FINALS L-04/30/2015 NBCSN 10:15 p 154 0.20 479
37 STEVEN UNIVERSE-04/30/2015 TOON 5:30 p 30 0.20 1,389
38 MOST INFAMOUS-04/30/2015 ID 9:00 p 60 0.20 682
39 8 MINUTES-04/30/2015 AEN 10:01 p 60 0.20 493
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR-04/30/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.20 2,505
41 SPORTSCENTER AM       L-04/30/2015 ESPN 12:00 p 150 0.20 416
42 DIG-04/30/2015 USA 10:00 p 61 0.19 1,085
43 SITUATION ROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.19 799
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE-04/30/2015 BRVO 11:00 p 30 0.18 393
45 NIGHTLY SHOW-04/30/2015 CMDY 11:31 p 30 0.17 489
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360-04/30/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.17 796
47 CLARENCE-04/30/2015 TOON 5:00 p 30 0.17 1,098
48 DID HE DO IT-04/30/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.17 647
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-04/30/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.17 2,014
50 OLYMPUS-04/30/2015 SYFY 10:00 p 60 0.16 612
51 E! NEWS-04/30/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.15 413
52 CNN TONIGHT-04/30/2015 CNN 11:00 p 60 0.16 679
53 FIVE, THE-04/30/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.15 1,990
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360-04/30/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.15 762
55 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/30/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.15 1,102
56 PDS: TALK OF SHAME-04/30/2015 CMT 10:02 p 30 0.15 277
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-04/30/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.14 700
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.14 1,219
59 SITUATION ROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.13 733
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.13 1,351
61 PROPERTY VIRGINS-04/30/2015 HGTV 11:30 a 30 0.13 416
62 HAPPENING NOW-04/30/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.13 1,092
63 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-04/30/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.13 257
64 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE-04/30/2015 BRVO 9:00 p 67 0.13 373
65 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-04/30/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.13 1,578
66 CNN NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.13 639
67 WATCH-04/30/2015 NGC 10:00 p 60 0.12 409
68 OUTNUMBERED-04/30/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.12 1,061
69 AROUND THE HORN-04/30/2015 ESPN2 6:00 p 30 0.11 245
70 NEW DAY-04/30/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.11 528
71 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/30/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.11 1,306
72 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-04/30/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.11 225
73 CNN NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 9:00 a 60 0.11 590
74 NEW DAY-04/30/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.10 506
75 CNN NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 10:00 a 60 0.10 583
76 CNN NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.10 529
77 WOLF-04/30/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.10 601
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-04/30/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.10 593
79 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/30/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.10 777
80 REAL SEX XTRA: SIZE MATTE-04/30/2015 HBOM 11:00 p 55 0.09 284
81 HAPPENING NOW-04/30/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.09 1,123
82 100 MILES FROM NOWHERE-04/30/2015 APL 11:00 p 60 0.09 237
83 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 3:00 a 60 0.09 279
84 LEGAL VIEW-04/30/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.09 566
85 THAT 70S SHOW-04/30/2015 NKJR 11:30 p 30 0.09 279
86 THAT 70S SHOW-04/30/2015 NKJR 10:30 p 30 0.09 283
87 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF-04/30/2015 NFLN 1:00 p 300 0.09 219
88 NEW DAY-04/30/2015 CNN 6:00 a 60 0.09 402
89 CNN TONIGHT-04/30/2015 CNN 12:00 a 60 0.09 480
90 AT THIS HOUR-04/30/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.08 615
91 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-04/30/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.08 401
92 THAT 70S SHOW-04/30/2015 NKJR 11:00 p 30 0.08 272
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-04/30/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.08 1,336
94 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-04/30/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.08 1,097
95 THAT 70S SHOW-04/30/2015 NKJR 10:00 p 30 0.07 306
96 EARLY START-04/29/2015 CNN 4:00 a 60 0.07 232
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-04/30/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.07 1,152
98 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/30/2015 CNN 1:00 a 60 0.06 353
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-04/30/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.06 305
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-04/30/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.06 205

 

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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.
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