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April 27, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Scorecard): 4.24.2015

 

Note: In addition to our traditional detailed demographic chart for the top 25 cable originals, be sure to try our new expanded searchable table for the top 100 originals on cable at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  BRUCE JENNER – THE INTERVIEW held its 5.2 in final Friday numbers, although lead-in SHARK TANK gained 0.1.  As expected, CW’s numbers went down once baseball preemptions were adjusted out, with 0.1 drops for CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY, and an 0.2 drop for THE MESSENGERS, which put it at an atrocious 0.2.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable on Friday, this time with ESPN’s doublefeature at 1.44 for the late game and 0.98 for the earlier one.  Lifetime’s BRING IT followed, up 0.07 to 0.65, with lead-out JUMP down 0.04 to 0.29.  CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (Adult Swim) dropped 0.13 to 0.60.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD lost 0.11 to 0.42, and ARCTIC RESCUE dropped 0.09 to 0.21.  COLD JUSTICE (TNT) fell 0.05 to 0.30.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER upticked to 0.25, with VICE at 0.16.  FOR BETTER OR WORSE (OWN) was down 0.02 to 0.23.  LOST GIRL (Syfy) rose 0.03 to 0.19, and BITTEN gained 0.05 to 0.18.  THE GRACE HELBIG SHOW (E!) lost its gains of the last 2 weeks, down 0.06 to 0.09.  COMEDY BANG BANG (IFC) didn’t even make the supplemental chart, but it was up from last week to 0.03/82K.  The 9PM IMPACT WRESTLING (DAM) fell 0.02 from last week to 0.10, down about 20K viewers to 381K and very close to last week in households at 0.26/307K.  The 11PM rebroadcast added 0.03 in 18-49s, 188K total viewers, and 0.13/157K in households.

 

Top 25 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 25 Cable FRI.24 Apr 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 24, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L-04/24/2015 ESPN 9:51 p 130 1.44 3,411
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L-04/24/2015 ESPN 6:59 p 172 0.98 2,465
3 BRING IT!-04/24/2015 LIF 9:00 p 62 0.65 1,686
4 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-04/24/2015 ADSM 12:00 a 15 0.60 1,221
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-04/24/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.43 1,032
6 BERING SEA GOLD-04/24/2015 DISC 9:00 p 60 0.42 1,430
7 JESSIE-04/24/2015 DSNY 8:30 p 25 0.38 2,181
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES-04/24/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 30 0.32 911
9 TEAM UMIZOOMI-04/24/2015 NICK 10:00 a 30 0.32 1,257
10 HANGAR 1: HISTORY-04/24/2015 HIST 10:00 p 63 0.31 1,440
11 DOG WITH A BLOG-04/24/2015 DSNY 8:00 p 30 0.30 1,809
12 COLD JUSTICE-04/24/2015 TNT 8:00 p 60 0.30 1,348
13 JUMP!-04/24/2015 LIF 10:02 p 60 0.29 848
14 OCTONAUTS-04/24/2015 DSNY 9:30 a 25 0.28 1,066
15 AROUND THE HORN-04/24/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.26 628
16 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND-04/24/2015 DSNY 9:00 a 25 0.26 1,084
17 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L-04/24/2015 ESPN2 7:59 p 175 0.25 597
18 HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER-04/24/2015 DSNY 8:00 a 25 0.25 1,073
19 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER-04/24/2015 HBOM 10:00 p 57 0.25 1,059
20 BAMA STATE STYLE-04/24/2015 LIF 11:02 p 60 0.25 638
21 ARCHER-04/24/2015 CMDY 11:30 p 30 0.25 439
22 NHL QTR FINALS L-04/24/2015 NBCSN 7:03 p 192 0.24 627
23 FOR BETTER OR WORSE-04/24/2015 OWN 9:00 p 30 0.23 647
24 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L-04/24/2015 FS1 7:30 p 133 0.23 1,068
25 ARCHER-04/24/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 30 0.23 448
26 E! NEWS-04/24/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.23 521
27 ARCTIC RESCUE-04/24/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 0.21 738
28 SAY YES TO THE DRESS-04/24/2015 TLC 9:00 p 30 0.20 750
29 LOST GIRL-04/24/2015 SYFY 10:00 p 60 0.19 610
30 NHL QTR FINALS L-04/24/2015 NBCSN 10:15 p 126 0.19 523
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-04/24/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.18 416
32 MEET THE SMITHS-04/24/2015 TBSC 9:00 p 30 0.18 525
33 FLIPPING SHIPS-04/24/2015 APL 9:00 p 60 0.18 548
34 MAKE IT POP-04/24/2015 NICK 7:00 p 30 0.18 1,247
35 BITTEN-04/24/2015 SYFY 9:00 p 60 0.18 587
36 VICE-04/24/2015 HBOM 11:00 p 28 0.16 607
37 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS-04/24/2015 SPIKE 9:00 p 194 0.16 569
38 FIVE, THE-04/24/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.16 1,931
39 POOL MASTER-04/24/2015 APL 10:00 p 60 0.15 423
40 EXTREME HOMES (2012)-04/24/2015 HGTV 11:00 a 60 0.15 511
41 BRIDE BY DESIGN-04/24/2015 TLC 9:30 p 30 0.15 683
42 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM-04/24/2015 TRAV 9:00 p 60 0.14 473
43 FNR: TANGLED CLINTON WEB-04/24/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.13 1,622
44 SPORTSNATION-04/24/2015 ESPN2 3:00 p 60 0.13 256
45 BRIDE BY DESIGN-04/24/2015 TLC 10:00 p 30 0.13 658
46 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/24/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.13 1,026
47 E! NEWS-04/24/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.12 342
48 THE OREILLY FACTOR-04/24/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.11 1,824
49 KELLY FILE, THE-04/24/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.11 1,734
50 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/24/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.10 1,277
51 IMPACT WRESTLING-04/24/2015 DAM 9:00 p 120 0.10 381
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360-04/24/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.10 440
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-04/24/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.10 1,827
54 OUTNUMBERED-04/24/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.09 969
55 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-04/24/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.09 325
56 GRACE HELBIG SHOW, THE-04/24/2015 ENT 10:30 p 30 0.09 182
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/24/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.09 1,251
58 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-04/24/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.09 203
59 MLB TONIGHT PRIME-04/24/2015 MLBN 10:54 p 130 0.09 191
60 SHOWCASE GAME-04/24/2015 MLBN 7:00 p 168 0.09 400
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/24/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.09 1,206
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-04/24/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.09 406
63 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-04/24/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.08 1,440
64 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-04/24/2015 TWC 10:00 p 60 0.08 249
65 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-04/24/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.08 444
66 CESAR 911-04/24/2015 NGWD 9:00 p 60 0.08 353
67 HAPPENING NOW-04/24/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.08 1,028
68 SURVIVORMAN: BIGFOOT-04/24/2015 SCI 10:00 p 60 0.08 401
69 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/24/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.07 681
70 PREACHERS OF DETROIT-04/24/2015 OXYG 8:00 p 60 0.07 200
71 PARENTHOOD-04/24/2015 NKJR 10:00 p 60 0.07 235
72 CNN NEWSROOM-04/24/2015 CNN 9:00 a 60 0.07 427
73 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-04/24/2015 TWC 9:00 p 60 0.07 300
74 CNN NEWSROOM-04/24/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.07 452
75 WOLF-04/24/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.07 389
76 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK-04/24/2015 BET 8:30 p 90 0.06 181
77 CNN NEWSROOM-04/24/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.06 427
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-04/24/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.06 545
79 NEW DAY-04/24/2015 CNN 6:00 a 60 0.06 272
80 HOME & FAMILY-04/24/2015 HALL 10:00 a 120 0.06 169
81 LEGAL VIEW-04/24/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.06 369
82 TRUTH ABOUT CATS-04/24/2015 NGWD 10:00 p 60 0.06 220
83 NEW DAY-04/24/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.06 327
84 YOU HERD ME WITH COLIN-04/24/2015 ESPN2 5:30 p 30 0.06 116
85 BEST OF FIRST TAKE-04/23/2015 ESPN2 4:00 a 30 0.06 98
86 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-04/24/2015 TWC 8:00 p 60 0.06 271
87 HAPPENING NOW-04/24/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.06 986
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-04/24/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.05 1,004
89 NEW DAY-04/24/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.05 356
90 SITUATION ROOM-04/24/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.05 480
91 SITUATION ROOM-04/24/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.05 400
92 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-04/24/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.05 966
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-04/24/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.05 1,240
94 SILICON VALLEY-04/24/2015 HBOM 1:00 a 26 0.05 198
95 WAKE UP WITH AL-04/23/2015 TWC 5:00 a 60 0.05 178
96 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/23/2015 CNN 3:00 a 60 0.05 170
97 WAKE UP WITH AL-04/24/2015 TWC 6:00 a 60 0.05 180
98 AMHQ-04/24/2015 TWC 8:00 a 60 0.05 241
99 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T-04/24/2015 POP 6:30 p 30 0.05 278
100 WWE RAW – EN ESPA?OL-04/24/2015 UNVSO 7:00 p 180 0.05 108

 



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.