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May 19, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.17.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS adjusted up by 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season finale of THE SIMPSONS.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although it was far from the highest-rated show of the night, MAD MEN nevertheless got a fine send-off, jumping by 0.44 from last week to a 1.08 exit.  The lord of the evening, of course, was GAME OF THRONES, nevertheless down by 0.34 to 3.14.  The rest of the HBO line-up had SILICON VALLEY down 0.08 to 0.84, VEEP down 0.03 to 0.40, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.09 to 0.50.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS aired a special Bruce Jenner-centric episode, and had a big 0.35 gain to 1.40, but then the season finale of THE ROYALS lost 0.05 to 0.53.  On Showtime, PENNY DREADFUL rose 0.05 to 0.26, NURSE JACKIE fell a tick to 0.19, and HAPPYISH, while not even on the supplemental chart, managed to double its 18-49 rating to 0.08, and increased its total viewers by over 50K to 262K.  NAKED AND AFRAID (Discovery) rose 0.02 to 1.02.  A special REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA on Bravo wasn’t close to the real thing, down by almost half to 0.58, with BLOOD, SWEAT AND HEELS down 0.05 to 0.41, and FASHION QUEENS down 0.02 to 0.19.  Adult Swim’s CHINA, IL fell by 0.09 to 0.46.  INTERVENTION (A&E) also dropped by 0.09, to 0.32.  Lifetime’s LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES gained 0.04 to 0.26.  SALEM (WGN America) grew by 0.05 to 0.18.  A reader asked about BOOMTOWNERS (Smithsonian), and it barely rounded up to 0.01, with 42,000 total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.17 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 17, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 09:03 PM 54 3.14 6,244
2 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 09:00 PM 60 1.40 2,916
3 MAD MEN AMC 10:00 PM 77 1.08 3,287
4 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 1.02 2,368
5 BREAK HBO PRIME 08:52 PM 11 1.00 2,159
6 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.84 1,535
7 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: DETROIT/ST. LOUIS ESPN 08:00 PM 187 0.58 2,319
8 RHOA KANDIS SKI TRIP BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.58 1,457
9 ROYALS, THE E! 10:00 PM 66 0.53 1,148
10 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.50 1,036
11 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 09:00 PM 62 0.49 1,440
12 CHINA, IL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.46 1,016
13 CUTTHROAT EVILICIOUS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,272
14 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.45 1,527
15 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 66 0.44 1,288
16 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:10 PM 115 0.42 933
17 BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.41 919
18 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.41 1,695
19 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 10 0.40 1,177
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.40 1,221
21 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 28 0.40 741
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 88 0.40 906
23 LRC:2015 BILLBRD MUSC AWD: N/A E! 06:00 PM 120 0.39 1,037
24 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.39 1,661
25 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.37 1,536
26 FX MOVIE PRIME: LIFE OF PI FX 08:00 PM 150 0.36 1,132
27 RIVER MONST: JEREMYS FAVS ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 60 0.35 1,116
28 LIGA MX (PT) SUN: ATLAS / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 06:54 PM 136 0.35 802
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.35 698
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 130 0.34 726
31 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.34 1,435
32 RIVER MONSTERS: REPCK SPC ANIMAL PLANET 10:12 PM 61 0.33 1,013
33 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 09:30 AM 30 0.33 854
34 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.32 1,277
35 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.32 798
36 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,137
37 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 07:03 PM 57 0.30 809
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 08:00 AM 60 0.30 627
39 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 09:00 AM 30 0.29 701
40 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: LSU/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 01:00 PM 152 0.28 723
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.27 612
42 PENNY DREADFUL S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 55 0.26 639
43 LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.26 773
44 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: ARIZONA STATE/LSU ESPN 04:11 PM 172 0.25 688
45 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.23 610
46 IN THE LINE OF FIRE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.23 897
47 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 12:15 AM 10 0.23 656
48 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN 03:32 PM 39 0.22 633
49 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 02:00 PM 164 0.22 1,244
50 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.22 540
51 SUBMISSIVE WIVES GUIDE TO TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.21 556
52 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 06:00 PM 30 0.21 1,158
53 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 09:25 PM 134 0.21 457
54 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.20 495
55 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 06:30 PM 90 0.19 425
56 FASHION QUEENS BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.19 529
57 RIVER MONSTERS: REPCK SPC ANIMAL PLANET 12:25 AM 61 0.19 488
58 NURSE JACKIE S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:02 PM 23 0.19 783
59 SALEM WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.18 321
60 ULTIMATE HOMES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.18 613
61 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:00 AM 30 0.18 390
62 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.17 1,218
63 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 881
64 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 07:45 AM 108 0.17 338
65 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.16 411
66 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.16 1,108
67 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 09:30 AM 30 0.16 413
68 GIADA AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.16 663
69 INSIDE COMBAT RESCUE COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:06 PM 60 0.16 560
70 EPIC BAR BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.16 375
71 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:23 AM 125 0.16 336
72 NO RESERVATIONS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 311
73 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.15 569
74 BESSIE HBO PRIME 07:00 PM 112 0.15 548
75 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:28 AM 29 0.14 296
76 RIVER MONST: JEREMYS FAVS ANIMAL PLANET 01:26 AM 60 0.14 364
77 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 08:30 AM 30 0.14 556
78 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:30 AM 30 0.13 289
79 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 01:30 PM 30 0.13 652
80 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.13 337
81 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 05:30 PM 60 0.13 285
82 MSNBC SPECIAL MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.12 363
83 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:05 PM 60 0.12 280
84 GARAGE GOLD DIY NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.12 401
85 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.12 290
86 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 60 0.12 360
87 BREAKING BORDERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 206
88 ANNABELLE MAXPRIME 08:20 PM 98 0.12 240
89 INSPECTOR GADGET HBO PRIME 06:05 AM 78 0.11 182
90 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 308
91 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.11 998
92 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 852
93 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 08:30 AM 30 0.11 337
94 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.11 965
95 BREAK HBO PRIME 09:33 AM 12 0.11 194
96 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE/BAYLOR ESPN2 07:19 PM 120 0.11 451
97 WCB: 5/16/15 GOLOVKIN/MON HBO PRIME 09:45 AM 76 0.11 221
98 RIDE VH1 10:00 AM 60 0.11 237
99 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 08:00 AM 30 0.11 239
100 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 01:00 PM 90 0.11 788

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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.