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May 5, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.4.2015

 

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:  2 BROKE GIRLS and MIKE & MOLLY each rose 0.1 in final numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Round 2 of the NBA PLAYOFFS was on TNT, and they were the top 2 shows of the night at 1.93/1.80.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA lost 0.23 to 1.41, and an AFTERPARTY lead-out was at 0.98, down 0.21 from last week’s edition.   With all three hours now included in the charts below, WWE (USA) was at 1.15-1.03 over its 3 hours.  TEEN MOM gained 0.06 to 1.13, and its lead-out special was at 0.69, up 0.01 from last week’s, with TRUE LIFE following at 0.28.  On A&E, BATES MOTEL dropped 0.04 to 0.68, but THE RETURNED rose 0.05 to 0.34.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dropped 0.03 to 0.54, and SOUTHERN CHARM lost 0.08 to 0.44.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE fell 0.07 to 0.53.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE was down a tenth to 0.52, and FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION was at 0.37.  TURN (AMC) surged 0.09 to 0.22.  RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE (Logo) lost a tick to 0.16. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

 

Top 40 Cable MON.4 May 2015 v3

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/04/2015 TNT 9:40 p 169 1.93 4,661
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/04/2015 TNT 7:00 p 160 1.80 4,594
3 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4-05/04/2015 VH1 8:00 p 60 1.41 2,650
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT-05/04/2015 USA 10:00 p 71 1.15 3,588
5 TEEN MOM SSN 5-05/04/2015 MTV 10:00 p 60 1.13 1,855
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT-05/04/2015 USA 9:00 p 60 1.13 3,709
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT-05/04/2015 USA 8:00 p 60 1.03 3,422
8 LHH ATL AFTERPARTY LIVE-05/04/2015 VH1 9:00 p 30 0.98 1,836
9 TEEN MOM SPECIAL-05/04/2015 MTV 11:00 p 30 0.69 1,187
10 BATES MOTEL-05/04/2015 AEN 9:00 p 61 0.68 1,734
11 SHAHS OF SUNSET-05/04/2015 BRVO 9:00 p 61 0.54 1,167
12 SWAMP PEOPLE-05/04/2015 HIST 9:00 p 63 0.53 2,054
13 MISFIT GARAGE-05/04/2015 DISC 9:00 p 61 0.52 1,408
14 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/04/2015 NBCSN 7:32 p 159 0.51 1,319
15 DAILY SHOW-05/04/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 31 0.44 1,187
16 SOUTHERN CHARM-05/04/2015 BRVO 10:01 p 60 0.44 978
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/04/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.39 959
18 FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION-05/04/2015 DISC 10:01 p 60 0.37 1,067
19 RETURNED, THE-05/04/2015 AEN 10:01 p 61 0.34 935
20 19 KAC: DECADE OF DUGGAR-05/04/2015 TLC 8:00 p 180 0.34 1,066
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-05/04/2015 HGTV 10:30 p 30 0.34 1,459
22 HOUSE HUNTERS-05/04/2015 HGTV 10:00 p 30 0.32 1,358
23 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR-05/04/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.31 1,061
24 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L-05/04/2015 ESPN 8:00 p 231 0.29 867
25 TRUE CRIME W/APHRODITE-05/04/2015 ID 9:00 p 60 0.28 864
26 TRUE LIFE-05/04/2015 MTV 11:30 p 60 0.28 503
27 AROUND THE HORN-05/04/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.27 586
28 NIGHTLY SHOW-05/04/2015 CMDY 11:31 p 30 0.26 665
29 E! NEWS-05/04/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.26 539
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR-05/04/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.25 2,585
31 ARCHER-05/04/2015 CMDY 10:30 p 30 0.25 501
32 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE-05/04/2015 BRVO 11:01 p 30 0.25 613
33 CONAN-05/04/2015 TBSC 11:00 p 60 0.23 616
34 ARCHER-05/04/2015 CMDY 10:00 p 30 0.23 437
35 KELLY FILE, THE-05/04/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.22 2,210
36 TURN-05/04/2015 AMC 10:00 p 60 0.22 631
37 FIVE, THE-05/04/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.21 2,171
38 HANNITY-05/04/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.21 1,435
39 AT MIDNIGHT-05/04/2015 CMDY 12:01 a 31 0.20 405
40 TWO CHICKS AND A HAMMER-05/04/2015 HGTV 11:00 p 60 0.19 824
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/04/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.18 358
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/04/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.17 2,091
43 UNCLE GRANDPA-05/04/2015 TOON 5:00 p 30 0.17 998
44 SO LITTLE TIME-05/04/2015 NICK 6:30 p 30 0.17 751
45 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/04/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.16 1,034
46 SPORTSNATION-05/04/2015 ESPN2 3:00 p 60 0.16 322
47 FATAL ATTRACTION-05/04/2015 TV1 10:00 p 60 0.16 378
48 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 7-05/04/2015 LOGO 9:00 p 60 0.16 263
49 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z-05/04/2015 TRAV 9:00 p 60 0.14 473
50 MEN IN BLAZERS-05/04/2015 NBCSN 10:40 p 30 0.14 265
51 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-05/04/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.13 1,692
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/04/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.13 551
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/04/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.13 542
54 CNN TONIGHT-05/04/2015 CNN 10:00 p 60 0.13 600
55 AC360 SPECIAL REPORT-05/04/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.13 471
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-05/04/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.13 1,260
57 HAPPENING NOW-05/04/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.13 1,412
58 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-05/04/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.12 1,422
59 NEW DAY-05/04/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.12 414
60 SW REBELS: ULTIMATE GUIDE-05/04/2015 DXD 8:00 p 30 0.12 604
61 PREMIER LEAGUE L-05/04/2015 NBCSN 2:53 p 127 0.11 243
62 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW-05/04/2015 NBCSN 11:10 p 60 0.11 192
63 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK-05/04/2015 FS1 10:30 p 30 0.11 249
64 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/04/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.11 1,345
65 SITUATION ROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.11 542
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-05/04/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.11 580
67 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK-05/04/2015 NGC 8:00 p 30 0.11 381
68 TIME TRAVELING WITH UNGER-05/04/2015 TRAV 10:00 p 30 0.10 335
69 HAPPENING NOW-05/04/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.10 1,035
70 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/04/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.10 304
71 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/04/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.10 272
72 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/04/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.10 271
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.10 1,342
74 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/04/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.10 710
75 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK-05/04/2015 NGC 8:30 p 30 0.10 373
76 E! NEWS-05/04/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.10 340
77 OUTNUMBERED-05/04/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.10 1,136
78 SITUATION ROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.10 610
79 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/04/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.09 1,031
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.09 1,392
81 UFC FIGHTERS CUT-05/04/2015 FS1 10:00 p 30 0.08 156
82 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/04/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.08 203
83 CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.08 571
84 NEW DAY-05/04/2015 CNN 6:00 a 60 0.08 315
85 BIG PICTURE WITH KAL PENN-05/04/2015 NGC 9:00 p 30 0.08 328
86 STREET GENIUS-05/04/2015 NGC 10:30 p 30 0.08 261
87 NEW DAY-05/04/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.08 383
88 WOLF-05/04/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.08 423
89 CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.08 431
90 HOME & FAMILY-05/04/2015 HALL 10:00 a 120 0.07 224
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/04/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.07 178
92 AT THIS HOUR-05/04/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.07 478
93 SPORTSCENTER LATE-05/03/2015 ENN 2:00 a 90 0.07 100
94 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 1:00 a 60 0.07 297
95 TINY HOUSE NATION-05/04/2015 FYI 9:00 p 60 0.07 236
96 CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 9:00 a 60 0.07 463
97 AROUND THE HORN-05/04/2015 ESPN2 6:00 p 30 0.06 158
98 LEGAL VIEW-05/04/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.06 325
99 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 2:00 a 60 0.06 233
100 SPONGEBOB-05/04/2015 NKTNS 8:00 p 30 0.06 335

 



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.