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May 27, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.24.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The night’s only adjustment was a 0.1 bump for the rerun of CASTLE.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The holiday weekend shook the crown of GAME OF THRONES, which fell 0.61 from last week to 2.53, dropping it to 2d place for the night behind the 2.87 NBA PLAYOFFS game on TNT.  Elsewhere on HBO, however, SILICON VALLEY was steady at 0.84, and VEEP gained a tenth to 0.50.  (LAST WEEK TONIGHT was a rerun.)  On Showtime, PENNY DREADFUL slipped 0.02 to 0.24, NURSE JACKIE gained 0.03 to 0.22, and HAPPYISH nearly doubled its 18-49s to 0.15 (also increasing total viewers by roughly 80K to 343K).  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS fell steeply from last week’s Bruce Jenner episode, down 0.55 to 0.85, and it was followed by 0.37 for the premiere of RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS.  LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES (Lifetime) fell 0.02 to 0.24.  NBO Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.51.  Animal Planet placed in the night’s Top 10 with 0.48 for CANNIBAL IN THE JUNGLE, and Food Network had 3 shows in the top dozen:  CUTTHROAT KITCHEN at 0.41 (down 0.04), SPRING BAKING CHAMPION at 0.39 (down 0.06), and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES at 0.39 (down 0.01).  On Bravo, a KANDI’S SKI TRIP episode of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was at 0.28.  SALEM (WGNAmerica) lost 0.05 to 0.13. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.24 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 24, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: ATLANTA/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:30 PM 188 2.87 7,762
2 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 09:02 PM 59 2.53 5,402
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:38 PM 51 1.47 3,746
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 09:00 PM 60 0.85 1,866
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:00 PM 30 0.84 2,227
6 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.84 1,600
7 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:03 PM 156 0.51 1,575
8 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 28 0.50 975
9 CANNIBAL IN THE JUNGLE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 09:00 PM 123 0.48 1,477
10 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,159
11 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.39 1,474
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.39 1,173
13 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 66 0.38 1,078
14 RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.37 800
15 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.34 1,436
16 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:34 PM 99 0.33 869
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.33 686
18 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 06:45 PM 130 0.33 1,027
19 CANNIBAL IN THE JUNGLE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 11:05 PM 123 0.32 877
20 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: TEXAS/NEW YORK YANKEES ESPN 08:00 PM 214 0.31 1,365
21 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.31 1,369
22 LIGA MX 5/24: GUADALAJARA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 07:50 PM 130 0.31 677
23 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: LSU/ARIZONA ESPN 05:02 PM 164 0.29 885
24 RHOA KANDIS SKI TRIP BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 657
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 08:00 AM 60 0.27 596
26 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: FLORIDA/KENTUCKY ESPN 12:00 PM 128 0.27 705
27 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 09:30 AM 30 0.27 645
28 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,067
29 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 09:00 AM 30 0.25 555
30 MEGALODON: EXTENDED CUT: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 07:00 PM 120 0.25 898
31 LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.24 705
32 PENNY DREADFUL S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 47 0.24 640
33 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 06:00 PM 30 0.23 1,111
34 NURSE JACKIE S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:02 PM 25 0.22 697
35 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 833
36 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 07:46 PM 14 0.22 696
37 WINNIE THE POOH & TIGGER DISNEY JUNIOR 11:25 AM 25 0.22 738
38 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: UCLA/MISSOURI ESPN 03:00 PM 122 0.21 652
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 02:08 PM 52 0.20 485
40 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 11:55 AM 55 0.20 785
41 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:04 PM 57 0.19 744
42 GIADA AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.16 706
43 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.16 918
44 HAPPYISH S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:30 PM 23 0.15 343
45 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 08:30 PM 90 0.14 458
46 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:00 AM 30 0.14 461
47 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 07:00 PM 50 0.14 335
48 GHOST ASYLUM DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.14 362
49 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 60 0.14 395
50 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES/ORLANDO CITY FOX SPORTS 1 07:04 PM 146 0.13 244
51 SALEM WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 310
52 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:05 PM 55 0.13 249
53 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 07:30 AM 30 0.13 291
54 ALASKA BUSH PILOTS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:06 PM 60 0.13 495
55 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:39 PM 81 0.12 311
56 101 AMAZING THRILLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.12 295
57 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 07:30 PM 60 0.12 385
58 GREATEST STEAKS OF AMERIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 01:00 AM 60 0.12 324
59 STATE FAIR FOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 347
60 101 AMAZING THRILLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.12 315
61 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 01:00 PM 90 0.12 653
62 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:30 AM 30 0.12 345
63 101 AMAZING THRILLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.11 343
64 MARVELS HULK AGENTS SMASH DISNEY XD 08:00 AM 30 0.10 343
65 STATE FAIR FOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.10 402
66 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 512
67 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 03:57 PM 63 0.10 505
68 UP W/STEVE KORNACKI MSNBC 08:00 AM 119 0.10 335
69 MSNBC SPECIAL MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.09 312
70 GREATEST STEAKS OF AMERIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 463
71 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 08:00 AM 30 0.09 253
72 101 AMAZING THRILLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.09 270
73 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.09 272
74 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 01:00 PM 60 0.09 160
75 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPNEWS 06:00 PM 60 0.09 202
76 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SUNDERLAND/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 09:54 AM 131 0.09 185
77 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:22 PM 38 0.09 309
78 JULIUS JR. NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 277
79 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 531
80 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 266
81 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPNU 06:10 PM 96 0.08 194
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 06:30 PM 60 0.08 231
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 08:00 PM 37 0.08 235
84 BIKINIS & BOARDWALKS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 296
85 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 09:00 AM 54 0.08 158
86 101 AMAZING THRILLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.08 251
87 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:30 PM 30 0.08 263
88 UCL MAGAZINE FOX SPORTS 2 09:30 PM 30 0.08 141
89 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:00 PM 30 0.08 252
90 SHALLOW HAL MAXPRIME 11:10 AM 113 0.08 128
91 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 07:40 PM 20 0.08 139
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.07 902
93 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 05:00 PM 60 0.07 204
94 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2: ALMOST FAMOUS IFC TV 03:15 PM 165 0.07 218
95 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 873
96 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPNEWS 07:00 PM 40 0.07 163
97 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/ARSENAL BRAVO 09:59 AM 126 0.07 118
98 KING KONG (05): KING KONG (05) HBO PRIME 03:30 PM 187 0.07 201
99 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPNEWS 09:00 AM 60 0.07 124
100 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA/VANDERBILT ESPN2 04:30 PM 267 0.07 261

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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.