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May 28, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.26.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments were 0.1 increases for the reruns of NCIS and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   TNT’s last NBA PLAYOFFS game of the season gave it the night at 2.48.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH was down 0.05 to 0.97, lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT was at 0.42, and SONS OF WINTER gained 0.08 to 0.44.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.70.  IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (OWN) dropped 0.07 to 0.63.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC grew by 0.08 to 0.55.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 fell 0.05 to 0.53, and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER rose 0.04 to 0.39.  YOUR FAMILY OR MINE (TBS) gained a tenth to 0.50.  TLC’s THE LITTLE COUPLE rounded out the night’s Top 10 at 0.49, with a lead-in special at 0.27, and lead-out THE WILLIS FAMILY down a tenth to 0.22.  The second night of TEXAS RISING (History) fell 0.17 from its premiere to 0.48.  E!’s BOTCHED rose 0.07 to 0.39.  MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (A&E) was also up 0.07, to 0.38.  A Lifetime DANCE MOMS special was at 0.35.  FINDING CARTER (MTV) slipped 0.02 to 0.28 in 18-49s, and fell by 0.09 in the F12-34 demo to 0.63.  YOUNGER was at 0.18 on Nick At Nite and 0.17 on TV Land, respectively down 0.04 and up 0.05.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.26 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 26, 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 148 2.48 6,269
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:58 PM 59 1.40 3,323
3 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 61 0.97 2,436
4 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: NY RANGERS/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:03 PM 179 0.70 2,016
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:00 PM 30 0.69 1,884
6 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.63 2,005
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.55 1,297
8 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.53 933
9 YOUR FAMILY OR MINE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.50 1,383
10 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.49 2,166
11 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.49 1,571
12 TEXAS RISING: FATE & FURY 2 HISTORY 09:00 PM 128 0.48 3,387
13 SONS OF WINTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.44 1,270
14 CHOPPED ALL-STARS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,617
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.43 1,047
16 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.42 1,349
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.42 1,033
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.40 1,280
19 BOTCHED E! 09:00 PM 60 0.39 762
20 INSIDE AMY SCHUMER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.39 678
21 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.38 955
22 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.35 1,102
23 BASEBALL STUDIO L ESPN 07:00 PM 21 0.33 731
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.31 636
25 FINDING CARTER SSN 2 MTV 10:00 PM 64 0.28 543
26 FLIPPING THE HEARTLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.27 936
27 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: ATLANTA/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:00 PM 172 0.27 719
28 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.27 1,095
29 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: WASHINGTON/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 07:21 PM 159 0.25 721
30 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.25 517
31 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.24 858
32 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 09:00 PM 77 0.23 512
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:52 AM 68 0.23 453
34 WILLIS FAMILY, THE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,061
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.22 541
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.22 2,052
37 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.22 459
38 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 646
39 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.21 367
40 FLIPPING THE HEARTLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.21 898
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 406
42 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.20 449
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.20 2,337
44 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 53 0.20 374
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.19 442
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.19 392
47 COPA LIB QUARTERFINALS: TIGRES VS EMELEC FOX DEPORTES 08:55 PM 127 0.19 347
48 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.19 501
49 YOUNGER NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 687
50 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:02 PM 58 0.18 469
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.18 376
52 NELLYVILLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 09:00 PM 60 0.17 365
53 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.17 589
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.17 406
55 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 31 0.17 321
56 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 410
57 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.16 422
58 ARRANGED FYI 10:17 PM 60 0.16 381
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 305
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 340
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.15 2,023
62 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 442
63 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,258
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 297
65 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.14 364
66 MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR III GALAVISION 09:00 PM 30 0.14 278
67 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 251
68 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 2,052
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:54 PM 66 0.13 237
70 MAFS: LOVE UNLOCKED (A&E) A&E NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.13 377
71 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 07:00 PM 60 0.12 263
72 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST TRUTV 09:00 PM 30 0.12 275
73 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.12 1,725
74 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST TRUTV 09:30 PM 30 0.11 277
75 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR: 701 ESQUIRE NETWORK 08:00 PM 120 0.11 306
76 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 07:00 PM 63 0.11 294
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.11 1,399
78 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.11 491
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,258
80 KING KONG (05): KING KONG (05) HBO PRIME 08:00 AM 187 0.10 232
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,193
82 LAKE LIFE DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.10 366
83 HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI: HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI HBO PRIME 06:15 PM 161 0.10 260
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.10 292
85 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 600
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.10 821
87 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 325
88 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.10 498
89 TROY: STREET MAGIC SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 315
90 LAKE LIFE DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.09 328
91 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.09 218
92 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,116
93 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 329
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.09 447
95 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.09 373
96 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:53 AM 67 0.09 175
97 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.09 339
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.09 574
99 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.09 1,118
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.09 438

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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.