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June 9, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.8.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE ISLAND lost the same. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for sports on cable, but above them all was VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA, up 0.11 from last week to 1.41.  Its lead-out AFTERPARTY slipped 0.08 to 0.97, and TI AND TINY lost a tenth to 0.79.  Meanwhile, the NHL FINALS game on NBC Sports Net was at 1.36, USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.28-1.22 (down a tenth at the high end, but within a few hundredths at the low).  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the USA’s first game in the FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP was strong at 1.26.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.07 to 1.03, and FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION gained a tick to 0.53.  Bravo started its evening with SHAHS OF SUNSET, up 0.05 to 0.58, followed it with the return of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY at 0.73, and then launched its scripted half-hour ODD MOM OUT, which was at 0.39 in its first half-hour and fell to 0.30 for its second, not a wildly promising start, but in the same league as the network’s GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE, which has been renewed.  On Lifetime, DEVIOUS MAIDS gained 0.03 to 0.56, and UNREAL fell 0.03 to 0.26.  TNT had the season premiere of MAJOR CRIMES, which fell a heavy 0.38 from last June’s premiere (and down 0.26 from the 2014 summer finale) to 0.58.  It was followed by the return of MURDER IN THE FIRST, down 0.30 from its series premiere (and down 0.13 from the 2014 season finale) to 0.34.  ABCFamily featured the return of THE FOSTERS, which was quite steady at 0.47, down just 0.03 from last June’s season premiere.  Its lead-out was the new docu-series BECOMING US, with debuted at a modest 0.23.  The season finale of TURN (AMC) jumped a tenth to 0.33.  On MTV,  a TEEN MOM special was down 0.28 from last week’s special to 0.45, but TRUE LIFE gained 0.08 to 0.33.  The latest installment of TEXAS RISING (History) fell 0.07 to 0.32.  The second night of SERIAL THRILLER (ID) slid 0.03 to 0.29. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.8 Jun 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday June 8, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.41 2,598
2 NHL STANLEY CUP L: TAMPA BAY/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:03 PM 183 1.36 3,896
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.28 3,678
4 FIFA WOM WORLD CUP L: USA/AUSTRALIA FOX SPORTS 1 07:08 PM 138 1.26 3,311
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.22 3,609
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 74 1.22 3,647
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.03 2,366
8 LHH ATL AFTERPARTY LIVE VH1 09:00 PM 30 0.97 1,856
9 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.79 1,504
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 61 0.73 1,739
11 FIFA WWC TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 09:26 PM 11 0.68 1,632
12 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.58 1,332
13 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.56 1,424
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.56 1,987
15 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.53 3,988
16 FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,309
17 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.51 1,704
18 FOSTERS, THE ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.47 1,261
19 TEEN MOM SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.45 835
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,662
21 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.39 864
22 GUILTY PLEASURES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,097
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.36 1,074
24 FIFA WOM WORLD CUP L: JAPAN/SWITZERLAND FOX SPORTS 1 09:37 PM 138 0.36 864
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.35 886
26 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.34 2,377
27 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:03 PM 62 0.33 575
28 SALE OF TWO CITIES HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.33 1,138
29 TURN AMC 10:00 PM 64 0.33 933
30 TEXAS RISING: VENGEANCE IS MINE HISTORY 09:00 PM 122 0.32 2,608
31 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:06 PM 54 0.31 664
32 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.30 601
33 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TEXAS A&M/TCU ESPN 08:00 PM 363 0.30 768
34 SERIAL THRILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,111
35 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.29 1,575
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.29 567
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.28 604
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.28 510
39 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.27 532
40 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.26 707
41 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 607
42 UNDERCOVER BOSS TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.24 749
43 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 422
44 BECOMING US ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 61 0.23 638
45 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.23 427
46 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.23 509
47 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 392
48 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.22 458
49 UNDERCOVER BOSS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 750
50 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 669
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L: N/A ESPN 06:00 PM 120 0.21 460
52 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.21 420
53 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.20 375
54 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.18 353
55 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 453
56 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 446
57 FIFA WWC TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 06:30 PM 38 0.16 499
58 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 343
59 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 1,856
60 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.16 2,608
61 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 33 0.15 351
62 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.15 378
63 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,135
64 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: CAL ST FULLERTON/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 07:04 PM 242 0.13 543
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.13 589
66 FIRST YEAR PLAYER DRAFT: 2015 1ST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 307 0.13 306
67 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:00 PM 30 0.13 434
68 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 272
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 2,049
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.12 494
71 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.12 833
72 CNN QUIZ SHOW CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.12 509
73 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.12 258
74 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 307
75 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.12 357
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,116
77 NBC SPORTS FILMS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.12 228
78 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: ILLINOIS/VANDERBILT ESPN2 04:00 PM 184 0.11 469
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.11 1,287
80 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 10 0.11 229
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 964
82 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.10 1,699
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,060
84 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.10 522
85 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:30 PM 30 0.10 276
86 FIFA-FEMENINA-07-UNVSO: USA VS. AUSTRALIA NBC UNIVERSO 07:18 PM 135 0.10 203
87 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 366
88 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:00 PM 30 0.10 231
89 WCB: 6/6/15 COTTO/GEALE HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 46 0.10 210
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 468
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.09 1,388
92 AMERICAN GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.09 381
93 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 07:00 PM 60 0.09 477
94 TIME TRAVELING WITH UNGER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 331
95 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,143
96 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 287
97 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.09 1,867
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.09 470
99 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.09 1,102
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.08 425

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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.