Primetime Cable Ratings: July 5, 2015

ITS SHARK WEEK!! And, Discovery is ready to dominate the cable ratings, as they dis this past Sunday. All four hours of Shark programming made the top 10 list, including the top three spots. The 9 p.m. hour, featuring ISLAND OF MEGA SHARK (sounds like a SyFy movie) hauled in 3.3 million viewers and a 1.4 rating. For the night, Discovery averaged 2.8 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

The HBO originals took a bit of a hit, as TRUE DETECTIVE fell to 4th place, drawing 2.6 million viewers and a 1.2 demo rating. For the two hours of originals, HBO averaged 2.0 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Island of the Mega Shark	DISC	9:00 PM	3.28	1.4
2	Monster Mako	DISC	10:00 PM	3.27	1.5
3	Shark Trek	DISC	8:00 PM	2.77	1.1
4	True Detective	HBO	9:00 PM	2.62	1.2
5	The Last Ship	TNT	9:00 PM	2.62	0.7
6	Food Network Star	FOOD	9:00 PM	2.30	0.7
7	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.93	0.9
8	Falling Skies	TNT	10:00 PM	1.82	0.4
9	Jaws Strikes Back	DISC	7:00 PM	1.82	0.7
10	BALLERS	HBO	10:00 PM	1.70	0.8
11	Island Hunters	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.70	0.4
12	Island hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.70	0.4
13	Beach Flip	HGTV	9:00 PM	1.68	0.3
14	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.59	0.7
15	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1.53	0.4

* - in millions