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May 6, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.5.2015

 

In addition to our detailed demographic chart for the top 40 cable originals, check out our new expanded searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  In final numbers, THE VOICE gained 0.1 but IZOMBIE lost the same amount.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s doubleheader coverage of the NBA PLAYOFFS was again at the top of the cable night at 1.88/1.23.  TLC’s 19 KIDS AND COUNTING was next, down 0.07 from last week to 0.98, and THE WILLIS FAMILY was at 0.52.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH lost a tenth to 0.96, with an earlier episode at 0.40 and lead-out SONS OF WINTER steady at 0.38.  NBC Sports Network’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.66.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 was down a tick to 0.63, and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER held at 0.46.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was also steady, down 0.01 to 0.56.  REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NY was down 0.02 for Bravo to 0.51.  On E!, BOTCHED gained 0.11 to 0.50, with lead-out GOOD WORK at 0.32.  YOUR FAMILY OR MINE (TBS) rose 0.02 to 0.47.  DANCE MOMS (Lifetime) dropped 0.14 to 0.43.  MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (A&E) fell 0.07 to 0.40.  On MTV, FINDING CARTER lost 0.05 to 0.32 (and fell 0.03 in the F12-34 demo to 0.90).  YOUNGER continued its dual run on TV Land and Nick At Nite.  On the former, it was steady at 0.16, and on NAN it gained a hundredth to 0.21.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.5 May 2015 v3

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 5, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/05/2015 TNT 10:44 p 157 1.88 4,141
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L-05/05/2015 TNT 8:00 p 164 1.23 2,986
3 19 KIDS AND COUNTING-05/05/2015 TLC 8:00 p 121 0.98 2,968
4 DEADLIEST CATCH-05/05/2015 DISC 9:00 p 60 0.96 2,557
5 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/05/2015 NBCSN 8:03 p 161 0.66 1,750
6 TOSH.O-05/05/2015 CMDY 10:00 p 30 0.63 1,050
7 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG-05/05/2015 OWN 9:00 p 60 0.56 1,950
8 WILLIS FAMILY, THE-05/05/2015 TLC 10:01 p 61 0.52 1,791
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC-05/05/2015 BRVO 9:00 p 60 0.51 1,310
10 BOTCHED-05/05/2015 ENT 9:00 p 60 0.50 1,032
11 FLIP OR FLOP-05/05/2015 HGTV 9:00 p 30 0.49 1,690
12 DAILY SHOW-05/05/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 31 0.48 1,357
13 YOUR FAMILY OR MINE-05/05/2015 TBSC 10:00 p 30 0.47 1,310
14 INSIDE AMY SCHUMER-05/05/2015 CMDY 10:30 p 30 0.46 847
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/05/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.45 984
16 DANCE MOMS-05/05/2015 LIF 9:00 p 62 0.43 1,451
17 CHOPPED ALL-STARS-05/05/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 60 0.41 1,305
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E)-05/05/2015 AEN 9:00 p 61 0.40 1,097
19 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT-05/05/2015 DISC 8:00 p 60 0.40 1,176
20 SONS OF WINTER-05/05/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 0.38 1,083
21 HOUSE HUNTERS-05/05/2015 HGTV 10:00 p 30 0.36 1,559
22 DRAFT ACADEMY-05/05/2015 ESPN 7:00 p 60 0.35 663
23 19 KAC: RECOUNT-05/05/2015 TLC 7:30 p 30 0.33 924
24 GOOD WORK-05/05/2015 ENT 10:00 p 60 0.32 704
25 FINDING CARTER SSN 2-05/05/2015 MTV 10:00 p 62 0.32 661
26 E:60-05/05/2015 ESPN 8:00 p 60 0.32 708
27 NELLYVILLE-05/05/2015 BET 9:00 p 60 0.31 741
28 AROUND THE HORN-05/05/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.31 619
29 NIGHTLY SHOW-05/05/2015 CMDY 11:31 p 30 0.29 757
30 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/05/2015 USA 9:30 p 195 0.27 545
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-05/05/2015 HGTV 10:30 p 30 0.26 1,365
32 19 KAC: RECOUNT-05/05/2015 TLC 7:00 p 30 0.25 737
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/05/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.24 469
34 AT MIDNIGHT-05/05/2015 CMDY 12:01 a 31 0.24 466
35 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS-05/05/2015 NICK 1:30 p 30 0.23 1,094
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR-05/05/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.23 2,204
37 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI)-05/05/2015 FYI 9:00 p 76 0.22 557
38 KELLY FILE, THE-05/05/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.21 1,890
39 YOUNGER-05/05/2015 NAN 10:00 p 30 0.21 578
40 MARK DEREKS EXCELLENT FLP-05/05/2015 HGTV 11:00 p 30 0.20 797
41 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR-05/05/2015 BRVO 10:00 p 60 0.20 497
42 HOH:KIDNAPPED-05/05/2015 ID 10:00 p 30 0.20 739
43 REDRUM-05/05/2015 ID 9:00 p 30 0.20 801
44 E! NEWS-05/05/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.19 477
45 CONAN-05/05/2015 TBSC 11:00 p 60 0.19 551
46 UNCLE GRANDPA-05/05/2015 TOON 5:00 p 30 0.19 1,146
47 HANNITY-05/05/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.18 1,240
48 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES-05/05/2015 NGC 8:30 p 30 0.17 481
49 E! NEWS-05/05/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.17 481
50 OUTNUMBERED-05/05/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.17 1,329
51 YOUNGER-05/05/2015 TVL 10:00 p 31 0.16 531
52 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES-05/05/2015 NGC 8:00 p 30 0.16 466
53 MARK DEREKS EXCELLENT FLP-05/05/2015 HGTV 11:30 p 30 0.16 833
54 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST-05/05/2015 TRU 9:30 p 30 0.15 392
55 SO LITTLE TIME-05/05/2015 NICK 6:30 p 30 0.15 703
56 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK-05/05/2015 BET 6:30 p 150 0.15 382
57 HAPPENING NOW-05/05/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.14 1,232
58 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST-05/05/2015 TRU 9:00 p 30 0.13 323
59 ARRANGED-05/05/2015 FYI 10:16 p 60 0.13 292
60 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/05/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.13 950
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/05/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.13 1,293
62 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/05/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.13 257
63 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-05/05/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.12 1,587
64 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/05/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.12 274
65 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/05/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.12 1,997
66 FIVE, THE-05/05/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.11 2,013
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/05/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.11 1,304
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-05/05/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.10 1,195
69 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/05/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.10 1,096
70 HOW ITS MADE: ROYAL BABY-05/05/2015 SCI 10:00 p 30 0.10 273
71 HAPPENING NOW-05/05/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.09 1,152
72 SPONGEBOB-05/05/2015 NKTNS 8:00 p 15 0.09 340
73 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/05/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.09 1,120
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/05/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.09 510
75 HOW ITS MADE: ROYAL BABY-05/05/2015 SCI 10:30 p 30 0.09 282
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-05/05/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.09 1,232
77 CNN SPECIAL REPORT-05/05/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.09 523
78 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/05/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.09 735
79 SITUATION ROOM-05/05/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.09 469
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/05/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.08 324
81 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-05/05/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.08 440
82 CNN TONIGHT-05/05/2015 CNN 10:00 p 60 0.08 454
83 HAUNTING: AUSTRALIA-05/05/2015 SYFY 11:00 p 60 0.08 238
84 PRIME BASEBALL GAME-05/05/2015 MLBN 8:00 p 208 0.08 321
85 GHOSTLY ENCOUNTERS-05/05/2015 DAM 10:00 p 60 0.08 260
86 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-05/05/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.07 450
87 CNN NEWSROOM-05/05/2015 CNN 10:00 a 60 0.07 452
88 SITUATION ROOM-05/05/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.07 387
89 HOME & FAMILY-05/05/2015 HALL 10:00 a 120 0.07 215
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/05/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.07 185
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/05/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.07 231
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/05/2015 HLN 9:00 a 60 0.06 221
93 NEWS ONE NOW PRIMETIME-05/05/2015 TV1 9:00 p 120 0.06 186
94 CNN NEWSROOM-05/05/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.06 452
95 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-05/04/2015 CNN 3:00 a 60 0.06 222
96 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/05/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.06 479
97 AT THIS HOUR-05/05/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.05 409
98 AROUND THE HORN-05/05/2015 ESPN2 6:00 p 30 0.05 159
99 WAKE UP WITH AL-05/04/2015 TWC 5:00 a 60 0.05 176
100 DRAFT ACADEMY-05/05/2015 ESPN2 9:00 p 60 0.05 106

 



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.