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June 8, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.5.2015

 

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 WHAT WOULD YOU DO, the new episode of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and the rerun of THE BRIEFCASE, but THE MESSENGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE dominated Friday cable at 0.97, despite a 0.11 decline from last week.  Lead-out CATCHING MONSTERS was at 0.37.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL was the night’s #2 original, down 0.02 to 0.50.  MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP declined 0.03 to 0.45.  3 family shows placed in the Top 10, with Cartoon Network’s ADVENTURE TIME at 0.41, and Disney’s JESSIE and GIRL MEETS WORLD at 0.40/0.39.  On Food Network, AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL was up 0.09 to 0.40, and DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES upticked to 0.39.  The top live sports event was a USA MEN’S SOCCER MATCH at 0.33.  History’s HANGAR 1 rose 0.03 to 0.27.  FOR BETTER OR WORSE (OWN) climbed 0.06 to 0.27.  COLD JUSTICE (TNT) gained 0.07 to 0.26.  On TLC, CURVY BRIDES was at 0.25/0.22 (down a hundredth or two from last week) and SAY YES TO THE DRESS was up 0.02 to 0.21.  Syfy’s BITTEN jumped 0.09 to 0.21 at 10PM, with an additional 11PM hour at 0.16.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.21, with VICE at 0.14.  THE SOUP (E!) was at 0.18. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.5 Jun 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 5, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.97 3,400
2 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.50 1,285
3 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.50 998
4 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.45 863
5 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.41 1,552
6 JESSIE DISNEY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 30 0.40 2,138
7 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,023
8 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 08:30 PM 30 0.39 2,190
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,144
10 CATCHING MONSTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,327
11 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.37 2,222
12 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.34 875
13 USA SOCCER MEN          L: NETHERLANDS/USA ESPN 02:20 PM 130 0.33 680
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.31 534
15 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.31 604
16 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.30 565
17 HANGAR 1: HISTORY HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.27 1,512
18 X GAMES                 L: AUSTIN, TX ESPN 08:00 PM 180 0.27 551
19 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.27 843
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 06:00 PM 120 0.26 528
21 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.26 510
22 COLD JUSTICE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:00 PM 60 0.26 1,312
23 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 33 0.26 500
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 515
25 CURVY BRIDES TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.25 885
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.23 411
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 489
28 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.23 473
29 CURVY BRIDES TLC 09:30 PM 30 0.22 848
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 456
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.22 467
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 447
33 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 09:00 PM 30 0.21 937
34 BITTEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 537
35 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.21 1,014
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.21 440
37 DIARY/WIMPY KID 2: RODRIC: DIARY/WIMPY KID 2:RODRICK NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 120 0.21 1,134
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 436
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:00 PM 20 0.19 401
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 480
41 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.18 442
42 KILLING HOUR, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 880
43 RHNY FIRST LOOK BRAVO 08:24 PM 10 0.17 409
44 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 397
45 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.17 2,248
46 KANDIS SKIP TRIP FL BRAVO 07:51 PM 10 0.16 411
47 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 05:30 PM 139 0.16 343
48 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.16 491
49 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 328
50 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 03:00 PM 60 0.15 301
51 MARRIED TO MEDICINE FL BRAVO 08:01 PM 11 0.15 425
52 FLIPPING SHIPS ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 61 0.15 417
53 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.15 371
54 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.14 540
55 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.14 341
56 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,218
57 LIGHTS OUT SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 280
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 03:30 PM 60 0.13 292
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.13 1,143
60 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.13 530
61 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: ARKANSAS/MISSOURI STATE ESPN2 04:30 PM 196 0.13 314
62 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 02:00 PM 60 0.13 296
63 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 1,747
64 PREACH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.12 441
65 BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS FL BRAVO 08:12 PM 12 0.12 383
66 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:40 PM 64 0.12 266
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 981
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.11 1,122
69 NEW MONEY E! 10:30 PM 30 0.11 308
70 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: FLORIDA STATE/FLORIDA ESPN2 07:46 PM 222 0.11 348
71 PGA TOUR: 2015 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 02:28 PM 242 0.11 740
72 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:44 PM 85 0.11 233
73 HUSTLERS, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.11 330
74 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 02:30 PM 30 0.11 199
75 SECRETS AND WIVES FL BRAVO 08:34 PM 12 0.10 239
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,095
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,154
78 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.10 216
79 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.10 1,565
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.09 1,031
81 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 12:30 AM 30 0.09 240
82 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 03:00 PM 30 0.09 197
83 WOLVERINE, THE: WOLVERINE, THE HBO PRIME 03:15 PM 126 0.09 205
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.09 675
85 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 430
86 FIFTH ELEMENT, THE: THE FIFTH ELEMENT BBC-AMERICA 08:00 PM 180 0.09 204
87 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.08 214
88 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.08 1,366
89 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 01:00 AM 30 0.08 217
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,014
91 WORLD CUP PREVIEW ESPN2 11:28 PM 58 0.08 165
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.08 1,060
93 SAVE THE LAST DANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 112 0.08 163
94 DEATH SENTENCE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 105 0.08 228
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.07 247
96 NCWTS RACING L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 09:01 PM 131 0.07 674
97 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 01:30 AM 30 0.07 166
98 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.07 885
99 F1 PRACTICE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:00 PM 90 0.07 240
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.07 439

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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.