Listed here are the 30 highest-rated basic-cable reality-TV series, in terms of total day, between June 1, 2015, and May 31, 2016, per Nielsen data; compiled with assistance from Laila Abuelhawa.
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1.Talking Dead
Network: AMC
Producers: AMC, Embassy Row
Genre: Interview/Talk-Entertainment
Total viewers (000s): 6,320
Male audience: 50%
Female audience: 50%
2.Gold Rush
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Raw Television
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 5,456
Male audience: 66%
Female audience: 34%
3.Alaskan Bush People
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Park Slope Productions
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 4,607
Male audience: 54%
Female audience: 46%
4.Fixer Upper
Network: HGTV
Producer: High Noon Entertainment
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 4,373
Male audience: 32%
Female audience: 68%
5.The Curse of Oak Island
Network: History
Producers: Prometheus Entertainment, History, Oak Island Tours, Tell Tale Productions
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 3,952
Male audience: 61%
Female audience: 39%
6.Naked and Afraid XL
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Renegade 83 Entertainment
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,837
Male audience: 54%
Female audience: 46%
7.Real Housewives of Atlanta
Network: Bravo
Producer: True Entertainment
Genre: Series-Reality
Total viewers (000s): 3,825
Male audience: 24%
Female audience: 76%
8.Alaska: The Last Frontier
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Discovery Studios
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,711
Male audience: 54%
Female audience: 46%
9.Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Season 4
Network: VH1
Producers: Monami Entertainment; Eastern
Genre: Music-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,677
Male audience: 28%
Female audience: 72%
10.Deadliest Catch
Network: Discovery Channel
Producers: Discovery Network, Original Productions
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,416
Male audience: 61%
Female audience: 39%
11.Love & Hip Hop, Season 6
Network: VH1
Producers: Monami Entertainment; Eastern
Genre: Music-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,391
Male audience: 28%
Female audience: 72%
12.Project Runway
Network: Lifetime
Producers: Bravo Cable, Bunim-Murray Productions, Full Picture, Magical Elves Productions, Miramax, The Weinstein Co.
Genre: Game Show
Total viewers (000s): 3,373
Male audience: 20%
Female audience: 80%
13.Duck DynastyNetwork: A&E
Producer: Gurney Productions
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,345
Male audience: 51%
Female audience: 49%
14.Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, Season 2
Network: VH1
Producer: Monami Entertainment
Genre: Music-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,287
Male audience: 28%
Female audience: 72%
15.Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, Season 5
Network: VH1
Producer: Monami Entertainment
Genre: Music-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,181
Male audience: 28%
Female audience: 72%
16.American Pickers
Network: History
Producers: Cineclipse Productions, History
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 3,147
Male audience: 62%
Female audience: 38%
17.Food Network Star, Season 11
Network: Food Network
Producers: CBS Eye Productions, Triage Entertainment
Genre: Game Show
Total viewers (000s): 3086
Male audience: 30%
Female audience: 70%
18.Teen Mom, Season 5
Network: MTV
Producer: 11th Street Productions
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 3,085
Male audience: 25%
Female audience: 75%
19.Mountain Men
Network: History
Producer: Warm Springs Productions
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers(000s): 3,078
Male audience: 63%
Female audience: 37%
20.Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Network: Bravo
Producer: Evolution Media
Genre: Series-Reality
Total viewers (000s): 3,043
Male audience: 20%
Female audience: 80%
21.Teen Mom 2: Season 6
Network: MTV
Producer: 11th Street Productions
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 3,005
Male audience: 23%
Female audience: 77%
22.Street Outlaws
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Pilgrim Studios
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 2,982
Male audience: 71%
Female audience: 29%
23.Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Network: E!
Producers: Ryan Seacrest Productions, Bunim-Murray Productions
Genre: General Variety
Total viewers (000s): 2,963
Male audience: 22%
Female audience: 78%
24.Real Housewives of Orange County
Network: Bravo
Producers: Dunlop Entertainment, Evolution Film & Tape, Kaufman Films
Genre: Series-Reality
Total viewers (000s): 2,856
Male audience: 17%
Female audience: 83%
25.Fast n’ Loud
Network: Discovery Channel
Producers: Coolfire Originals, Pilgrim Studios
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 2,835
Male audience: 72%
Female audience: 28%
26.Naked and Afraid
Network: Discovery Channel
Producer: Renegade 83
Genre: Documentary-Other
Total viewers (000s): 2,758
Male audience: 54%
Female audience: 46%
27.Worst Cooks in America, Season 8
Network: Food Network
Producer: Optomen Productions
Genre: Game Show
Total viewers (000s): 2,613
Male audience: 33%
Female audience: 67%
28.Swamp People
Network: History Channel
Producer: Original Media
Genre: Documentary-Action
Total viewers (000s): 2,608
Male audience: 59%
Female audience: 41%
29.60 Days In
Network: A&E
Producer: Lucky 8
Genre: Documentary
Total viewers (000s): 2,597
Male audience: 44%
Female audience: 56%
30.Black Ink Crew, Season 3
Network: VH1
Producer: Big Fish Entertainment
Genre: Reality TV
Total viewers (000s): 2,569
Male audience: 28%
Female audience: 72%
