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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 4.29.2015

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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: SVU rose 0.1 in final numbers, although the CHICAGO FIRE rerun at 8PM lost 0.1.  Elsewhere, there were also 0.1 gains for SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS, as well as for ARROW.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s premieres even made it to our supplemental chart.  The first 2 hours of HBO’s J.K. Rowling miniseries THE CASUAL VACANCY (the final hour will air Thursday) was at 0.06 in 18-49s with 221K total viewers, and BBC America’s RIPPER STREET was at 0.02/197K.  At the other end of the night, TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS doublefeature led Wednesday at 1.28/0.75.  Lifetime’s TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY, at 0.55/0.50, was down from last week’s 0.63/0.57, and lead-out LITTLE WOMEN NY was up 0.06 to 0.43.  CATFISH (MTV) dropped 0.16 to 0.52.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING fell 0.08 to 0.44.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was steady at 0.41, and SHIPPING WARS also held at 0.31.  Discovery’s SURVIVORMAN BIGFOOT dropped 0.05 to 0.29.  On ABCFamily, YOUNG & HUNGRY was off 0.14 to 0.29, and FREAK OUT lost half its 18-49s, down 0.06 to 0.06 (with 122K total viewers).  BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD FL (Comedy) stayed at 0.19.  HOT IN CLEVELAND, SOUL MAN and INSTANT MOM changed things up a bit this week, airing on TV Land and Nick Jr rather than Nick At Nite.  On TV Land, CLEVELAND was steady at 0.14, SOUL MAN rose 0.02 to 0.11, and INSTANT MOM was also up 0.02 to 0.09.  On Nick Jr, CLEVELAND added 0.09/350K, SOUL MAN added 0.03/161K and INSTANT MOM added 0.03/142K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.29 Apr 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 29, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L-04/29/2015 TNT 9:44 p 167 1.28 2,937
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L-04/29/2015 TNT 7:09 p 155 0.75 1,871
3 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM-04/29/2015 LIF 9:30 p 30 0.55 1,369
4 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN4-04/29/2015 MTV 10:00 p 61 0.52 926
5 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM-04/29/2015 LIF 9:00 p 30 0.50 1,221
6 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY-04/29/2015 BRVO 10:00 p 60 0.44 955
7 LITTLE WOMEN NY-04/29/2015 LIF 10:00 p 62 0.43 998
8 CONAN-04/29/2015 TBSC 11:00 p 46 0.42 953
9 STORAGE WARS-04/29/2015 AEN 9:30 p 30 0.41 1,529
10 DAILY SHOW-04/29/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 31 0.39 1,141
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-04/29/2015 HGTV 10:30 p 30 0.38 1,466
12 NHL QTR FINALS L-04/29/2015 NBCSN 7:32 p 164 0.38 978
13 HANNITY-04/29/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.36 2,088
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-04/29/2015 ESPN 5:32 p 29 0.36 893
15 TALLEST VIRGIN IN WORLD-04/29/2015 LIF 11:02 p 30 0.32 797
16 SHIPPING WARS-04/29/2015 AEN 10:00 p 31 0.31 910
17 CNN TONIGHT-04/29/2015 CNN 10:00 p 60 0.30 1,205
18 SURVIVORMAN:BIGFOOT-04/29/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 0.29 926
19 YOUNG & HUNGRY-04/29/2015 FAM 8:00 p 30 0.29 597
20 HANNITY-04/29/2015 FOXNC 11:00 p 60 0.28 1,540
21 MYSTERY DINERS-04/29/2015 FOOD 9:30 p 30 0.28 1,040
22 KELLY FILE, THE-04/29/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.27 2,567
23 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE-04/29/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 60 0.26 1,045
24 AROUND THE HORN-04/29/2015 ESPN 5:06 p 26 0.25 598
25 E! NEWS-04/29/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.25 566
26 ULTIMATE FIGHTER-04/29/2015 FS1 10:00 p 60 0.25 454
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360-04/29/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.24 1,058
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360-04/29/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.23 1,091
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR-04/29/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.22 2,866
30 NIGHTLY SHOW-04/29/2015 CMDY 11:31 p 30 0.22 652
31 MAKE IT POP-04/29/2015 NICK 7:00 p 30 0.21 1,113
32 E! NEWS-04/29/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.20 462
33 CNN TONIGHT-04/29/2015 CNN 11:00 p 60 0.19 723
34 BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FL-04/29/2015 CMDY 10:30 p 30 0.19 355
35 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL-04/29/2015 ESPN 1:00 p 60 0.19 365
36 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L-04/29/2015 ESPN 8:00 p 175 0.17 521
37 CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.17 679
38 THROUGH THE WORMHOLE-04/29/2015 SCI 10:00 p 60 0.17 411
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-04/29/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.17 847
40 FIVE, THE-04/29/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.17 2,078
41 AT MIDNIGHT-04/29/2015 CMDY 12:01 a 30 0.17 366
42 NEW DAY-04/29/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.17 681
43 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-04/29/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.17 1,828
44 SITUATION ROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.17 824
45 CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.16 682
46 FOOD FORTUNES-04/29/2015 FOOD 11:00 p 60 0.16 515
47 R&B DIVAS: LA-04/29/2015 TV1 10:00 p 60 0.16 319
48 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/29/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.16 1,211
49 WHITE COLLAR CONVICTS-04/29/2015 CNBC 10:00 p 60 0.15 381
50 SO LITTLE TIME-04/29/2015 NICK 7:30 p 30 0.15 752
51 NEW DAY-04/29/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.15 488
52 MANSIONS & MURDERS-04/29/2015 ID 9:00 p 60 0.15 780
53 DANGEROUS PERSUASIONS-04/29/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.15 606
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-04/29/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.15 2,070
55 CNN TONIGHT-04/29/2015 CNN 12:00 a 60 0.14 530
56 HOT IN CLEVELAND-04/29/2015 TVL 10:00 p 30 0.14 666
57 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/29/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.14 1,474
58 IDIOTEST-04/29/2015 GSN 8:30 p 30 0.14 533
59 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT-04/29/2015 OXYG 10:00 p 30 0.14 295
60 E:60-04/29/2015 ESPN 7:00 p 60 0.13 392
61 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED-04/29/2015 LMN 10:00 p 60 0.13 335
62 SITUATION ROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.12 712
63 TEXAS OUTLAWS-04/29/2015 NGC 10:00 p 60 0.12 569
64 IDIOTEST-04/29/2015 GSN 8:00 p 30 0.12 506
65 OUTNUMBERED-04/29/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.12 1,173
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-04/29/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.11 617
67 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-04/29/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.11 474
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.11 1,292
69 INSTANT MOM-04/29/2015 TVL 11:00 p 30 0.11 323
70 SOUL MAN, THE-04/29/2015 TVL 10:30 p 30 0.11 396
71 MAYOCKS MOCK DRAFT-04/29/2015 NFLN 8:00 p 60 0.11 227
72 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/28/2015 CNN 3:00 a 60 0.11 408
73 JUNKYARD EMPIRE-04/29/2015 VEL 9:00 p 60 0.10 349
74 WOLF-04/29/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.10 541
75 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-04/29/2015 ESPN2 4:30 p 30 0.10 183
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.10 1,481
77 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 1:00 a 60 0.10 397
78 CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 9:00 a 60 0.10 670
79 ESPN ORIGINAL ENTERTNMENT-04/29/2015 ESPN2 8:00 p 30 0.10 238
80 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-04/29/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.10 197
81 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES-04/29/2015 SCI 9:00 p 60 0.10 457
82 CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 10:00 a 60 0.10 578
83 AT THIS HOUR-04/29/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.10 508
84 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM-04/29/2015 CNN 2:00 a 60 0.09 348
85 BOXING SPECIAL-04/29/2015 ESPN2 8:30 p 30 0.09 239
86 BOXING SPECIAL-04/29/2015 ESPN2 9:00 p 30 0.09 224
87 FOX AND FRIENDS-04/29/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.09 750
88 PREMIER LEAGUE L-04/29/2015 NBCSN 2:38 p 142 0.09 200
89 LEGAL VIEW-04/29/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.09 482
90 DR. DREW ON CALL-04/29/2015 HLN 9:00 p 60 0.09 273
91 HAPPENING NOW-04/29/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.09 1,052
92 MAN FINDS FOOD-04/29/2015 TRAV 9:00 p 30 0.09 208
93 HAPPENING NOW-04/29/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.09 1,125
94 HOT IN CLEVELAND-04/29/2015 NKJR 10:00 p 30 0.09 350
95 I HATE MY YARD-04/29/2015 DIY 11:00 p 30 0.09 213
96 EARLY START-04/28/2015 CNN 4:00 a 60 0.09 403
97 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-04/29/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.08 185
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-04/29/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.08 1,307
99 NEW DAY-04/29/2015 CNN 6:00 a 60 0.08 347
100 CCL FINAL L-04/29/2015 FS2 8:00 p 142 0.08 147

 

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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.
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