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May 12, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.10.2015

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The season finale of ONCE UPON A TIME, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the primetime overrun of PGA GOLF gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DATELINE lost 0.1. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES (HBO) once again wore the Sunday crown, down 0.08 to 3.48.  Elsewhere on HBO, SILICON VALLEY dropped 0.11 to 0.92, LAST WEEK TONIGHT fell 0.12 to 0.59 and VEEP lost 0.07 to 0.43.  On Showtime, PENNY DREADFUL was down a tick to 0.21, NURSE JACKIE shed 0.05 to 0.20, and HAPPYISH (which didn’t even make the supplemental chart) took a hit, down 0.06 to 0.04, with 208K total viewers.  The penultimate MAD MEN (AMC) was down a hundredth to 0.64.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was up 0.08 to 1.05, and THE ROYALS upticked to 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA dropped 0.12 to 1.14, and BLOOD, SWEAT AND HEELS fell 0.08 to 0.46, with FASHION QUEENS down 0.09 to 0.21.  On Discovery, NAKED AND AFRAID was off by 0.11 to 1.00.  In the sports realm, TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.91, and NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games was at 0.77/0.33.  CHINA, IL (Adult Swim) lost a tenth to 0.55.  A TLC KATE PLUS 8 Mother’s Day special was at 0.44, and a LEAH REMINI Mother’s Day special was at 0.32.  A&E’s INTERVENTION was at 0.41.  LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES dropped 0.08 to 0.22.  SALEM (WGNAmerica) rose 0.03 to 0.13.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.10 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 10, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES-05/10/2015 HBOM 9:03 p 57 3.48 6,559
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/10/2015 TNT 8:30 p 182 1.91 5,030
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA-05/10/2015 BRVO 8:00 p 90 1.14 2,588
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-05/10/2015 ENT 9:00 p 60 1.05 2,089
5 NAKED AND AFRAID-05/10/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 1.00 2,314
6 SILICON VALLEY-05/10/2015 HBOM 10:01 p 28 0.92 1,530
7 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/10/2015 NBCSN 7:06 p 174 0.77 1,948
8 CHINA, IL-05/10/2015 ADSM 11:30 p 30 0.65 1,363
9 MAD MEN-05/10/2015 AMC 10:00 p 71 0.64 1,866
10 LAST WEEK TONIGHT-05/10/2015 HBOM 11:00 p 30 0.59 1,198
11 ROYALS, THE-05/10/2015 ENT 10:00 p 60 0.56 1,172
12 WICKED TUNA-05/10/2015 NGC 9:00 p 66 0.47 1,493
13 GUYS GROCERY GAMES-05/10/2015 FOOD 8:00 p 60 0.46 1,240
14 BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS-05/10/2015 BRVO 9:30 p 60 0.46 1,078
15 RIVER MONSTERS-05/10/2015 APL 9:00 p 62 0.46 1,258
16 KATE PLUS 8: MOTHERS DAY-05/10/2015 TLC 8:00 p 61 0.44 1,244
17 CUTTHROAT EVILICIOUS-05/10/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 60 0.44 1,189
18 VEEP-05/10/2015 HBOM 10:30 p 28 0.43 820
19 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12-05/10/2015 NICK 11:00 a 30 0.42 1,801
20 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION-05/10/2015 FOOD 9:00 p 60 0.41 1,363
21 INTERVENTION-05/10/2015 AEN 10:00 p 61 0.41 884
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L-05/10/2015 ESPN 10:00 a 180 0.35 794
23 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT-05/10/2015 HGTV 8:30 p 30 0.33 1,402
24 SPORTS REPORTERS-05/10/2015 ESPN 9:30 a 30 0.33 806
25 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/10/2015 NBCSN 10:00 p 192 0.33 831
26 LEAH REMINI: MOTHERS DAY-05/10/2015 TLC 9:01 p 61 0.32 862
27 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT-05/10/2015 HGTV 8:00 p 30 0.31 1,211
28 FINDING BIGFOOT-05/10/2015 APL 10:02 p 61 0.29 942
29 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE-05/10/2015 BRVO 11:00 p 30 0.27 667
30 MY BIG FAT FAB LIFE: MOTH-05/10/2015 TLC 10:02 p 60 0.26 884
31 PREMIER LEAGUE L-05/10/2015 NBCSN 10:52 a 134 0.25 596
32 MOTHER FUNDERS-05/10/2015 BRVO 10:30 p 30 0.25 583
33 BREADWINNERS-05/10/2015 NICK 6:00 p 30 0.24 975
34 ULTIMATE HOMES-05/10/2015 DISC 2:00 p 60 0.24 798
35 HARVEY BEAKS-05/10/2015 NICK 7:00 p 30 0.23 1,028
36 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE-05/10/2015 DXD 8:30 a 30 0.23 743
37 LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES-05/10/2015 LIF 10:02 p 60 0.22 581
38 ON THE CASE WITH PZ-05/10/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.22 965
39 FASHION QUEENS-05/10/2015 BRVO 11:30 p 30 0.21 642
40 PENNY DREADFUL S2-05/10/2015 SHO1 10:03 p 49 0.21 536
41 NURSE JACKIE S7-05/10/2015 SHO1 9:02 p 24 0.20 743
42 PARTS UNKNOWN-05/10/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.20 593
43 SOUTHERN AT HEART-05/10/2015 FOOD 12:00 p 30 0.20 816
44 EPIC BAR BUILDS-05/10/2015 DISC 3:00 p 60 0.19 506
45 SANJAY & CRAIG-05/10/2015 NICK 7:30 p 30 0.19 888
46 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE-05/10/2015 SPIKE 10:30 a 30 0.18 546
47 F1 RACING L-05/10/2015 NBCSN 7:30 a 145 0.17 543
48 GIADA AT HOME-05/10/2015 FOOD 10:30 a 30 0.17 670
49 RAFT-05/10/2015 NGC 10:06 p 60 0.16 499
50 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH-05/10/2015 SPIKE 10:00 a 30 0.16 425
51 FARMHOUSE RULES-05/10/2015 FOOD 12:30 p 30 0.15 701
52 GHOST ASYLUM-05/10/2015 DAM 10:00 p 60 0.14 264
53 MSNBC INVESTIGATES-05/10/2015 MSNBC 10:00 p 60 0.14 354
54 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L-05/10/2015 FS1 2:47 p 145 0.13 319
55 SALEM-05/10/2015 WGNA 10:00 p 60 0.13 245
56 WHATSHESAID-05/10/2015 TLC 11:02 p 30 0.12 443
57 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER-05/10/2015 SPIKE 9:30 a 30 0.12 341
58 MARVELS HULK AGENTS SMASH-05/10/2015 DXD 8:00 a 30 0.12 421
59 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L-05/10/2015 FS1 7:00 p 150 0.12 233
60 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES-05/10/2015 OXYG 9:00 p 60 0.12 394
61 WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/10/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.11 334
62 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD-05/10/2015 SPIKE 9:00 a 30 0.11 305
63 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 5:00 p 60 0.11 425
64 HIGH PROFITS-05/10/2015 CNN 10:00 p 60 0.11 306
65 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 8:00 p 60 0.11 445
66 LEGENDS & LIES-05/10/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.10 1,185
67 WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/10/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.10 310
68 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015 CNN 4:00 a 60 0.10 308
69 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 7:00 p 60 0.10 461
70 JULIUS JR.-05/10/2015 NKJR 10:00 a 30 0.10 399
71 NO RESERVATIONS REPACK-05/10/2015 TRAV 10:00 p 60 0.10 235
72 GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLAN-05/10/2015 FS1 9:30 p 30 0.10 188
73 LIVE FROM-05/10/2015 GOLF 9:00 a 300 0.09 512
74 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 10:00 p 60 0.09 326
75 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/09/2015 CNN 5:00 a 60 0.09 326
76 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME-05/10/2015 MLBN 1:30 p 167 0.08 282
77 CNN NEWSROOM-05/10/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.08 322
78 FOX REPORT SUNDAY-05/10/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.08 878
79 WCB: 5/9/15 CANELO/KIRKLA-05/10/2015 HBOM 10:30 a 113 0.08 232
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY-05/10/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.08 1,038
81 MSNBC SPECIAL-05/10/2015 MSNBC 8:00 p 60 0.08 395
82 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES-05/10/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.08 871
83 MEDIA BUZZ-05/10/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.08 858
84 CNN NEWSROOM-05/10/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.08 377
85 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 9:00 p 60 0.08 433
86 WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/10/2015 HLN 11:00 a 60 0.07 186
87 SOUL MAN, THE-05/10/2015 NKJR 12:00 a 30 0.07 189
88 FOX NEWS SUNDAY-05/10/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.07 792
89 WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/10/2015 HLN 9:00 a 60 0.07 263
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/10/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.07 898
91 WEEKEND EXPRESS-05/10/2015 HLN 10:00 a 60 0.07 261
92 WEEKEND RECHARGE-05/10/2015 TWC 10:00 a 60 0.07 449
93 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 12:00 p 60 0.07 427
94 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY-05/10/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.07 796
95 RELIABLE SOURCES-05/10/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.07 463
96 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY-05/10/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.07 1,022
97 GARAGE GOLD-05/10/2015 DIY 9:00 p 30 0.07 316
98 NEW DAY SUNDAY-05/10/2015 CNN 7:00 a 30 0.07 410
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ-05/10/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.07 771
100 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/10/2015 TWC 3:00 p 60 0.07 365

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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.