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January 15, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.13.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NFL overrun, THE SIMPSONS fell 0.6 in final numbers, and BOB’S BURGERS, FAMILY GUY and REL were all down 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN had an impressive finale, up 0.16 to 0.59 (see its unscripted lead-ins below), with the lead-out special on sister network Oxygen at 0.15.  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE returned with a 1st hour at a solid 0.48, but Hour 2 fell to 0.33 (neither compared to the Season 2 premiere in 2015 at 1.42).  Adult Swim’s TIGTONE was at 0.31/0.28.  Showtime’s season finale of RAY DONOVAN was at 0.22, up 0.04 from last week and down 0.04 from last season’s finale.  Starz’s OUTLANDER gained 0.02 to 0.21.  NatGeo’s VALLEY OF THE BOOM premiered at 0.13/0.10.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted, up a tick to 0.91, with RETURN TO AMISH steady at 0.31.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA rose 0.04 to 0.87, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.08 to 0.61.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA climbed 0.09 to 0.58.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.39.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.38/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.25.  On ID, THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS dropped 0.04 to 0.34, and EVIL LIVES HERE fell 0.14 to 0.32.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER ticked down to 0.30, and THE LAST ALASKANS ticked up to 0.24.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS returned at 0.23.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 13, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: TELL ALL: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.91 2,668
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.87 2,228
3 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.61 1,641
4 DIRTY JOHN BRAVO 10:00 PM 61 0.59 1,839
5 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,792
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.50 1,284
7 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.48 1,442
8 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:26 AM 136 0.39 876
9 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.38 1,603
10 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.38 1,646
11 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.36 1,716
12 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,660
13 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,635
14 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,446
15 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 58 0.33 1,188
16 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 7:50 PM 70 0.33 823
17 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,493
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.31 734
19 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 712
20 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.31 1,045
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.31 721
22 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.31 1,153
23 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,206
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.29 614
25 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.29 1,051
26 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,561
27 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.28 655
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 781
29 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.26 1,079
30 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 7:07 PM 110 0.25 806
31 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.24 712
32 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,558
33 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.24 1,226
34 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,377
35 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.23 505
36 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 51 0.22 1,205
37 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.22 756
38 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.21 1,265
39 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.21 561
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 551
41 FX MOVIE PRIME: KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES FX 8:00 PM 135 0.19 547
42 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 529
43 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BEST FRIENDS BETRAYAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 730
44 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: JOSE UZCATEGUI/CALEB PLANT FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 129 0.16 761
45 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 396
46 DIRTY JOHN DRTY TR SNK PK: 101 SNEAK PEEK OXYGEN MEDIA 11:01 PM 120 0.15 529
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:09 AM 137 0.15 376
48 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.15 503
49 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 899
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 959
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,535
52 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:04 AM 117 0.14 556
53 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 993
54 VALLEY OF THE BOOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 58 0.13 415
55 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,264
56 SUNDAY MOVIE: ROLE MODELS (2008) FREEFORM 8:10 PM 125 0.13 323
57 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.13 616
58 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 7:48 PM 72 0.13 426
59 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 905
60 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CLEVELAND/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 9:34 PM 149 0.13 346
61 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,395
62 AMERICAN STYLE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 706
63 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 424
64 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,338
65 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.12 366
66 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 409
67 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:42 PM 48 0.11 255
68 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 1,169
69 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.11 441
70 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,360
71 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 141 0.11 288
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 650
73 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.11 617
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 682
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 654
76 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 30 0.10 426
77 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 402
78 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.10 511
79 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,239
80 HOUDINIS LAST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 377
81 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:31 PM 30 0.10 405
82 FXX MOVIE PRIME: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION FXX 10:00 PM 180 0.10 284
83 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.10 439
84 VALLEY OF THE BOOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:58 PM 62 0.10 312
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 640
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 622
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 824
88 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,007
89 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 478
90 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 DIV PHI VS. NO NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 150 0.09 314
91 FXX MOVIE PRIME: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION FXX 7:01 PM 179 0.09 320
92 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 93 0.09 254
93 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 894
94 AMERICAN STYLE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 736
95 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 653
96 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.08 424
97 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 168
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,039
99 FEAR THE WOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 399
100 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 228
101 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.08 163
102 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING HBO PRIME 6:30 AM 95 0.08 223
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 553
104 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.08 205
105 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: USF/CONNECTICUT ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.07 289
106 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 752
107 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 150 0.07 206
108 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 549
109 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 186
110 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 888
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 748
112 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 8:32 PM 62 0.07 200
113 ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 94 0.07 150
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 746
115 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 511
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 407
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:03 AM 27 0.07 174
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 429
119 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 696
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 249
121 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 954
122 PGA TOUR: 2019 SONY OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 268 0.06 545
123 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 688
124 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 327
125 WHEN GHOSTS ATTACK: KILLED BY EVIL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.06 283
126 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 7:00 PM 474 0.06 264
127 SELF/LESS HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 117 0.06 177
128 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 598
129 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 639
130 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 190
131 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/OREGON ST FOX SPORTS 1 10:09 PM 122 0.05 207
132 BRIDGET JONES DIARY HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 28 0.05 134
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 236
134 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.05 199
135 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 107
136 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.05 163
137 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 611
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 210
139 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 580
140 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 246
141 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 60 0.05 136
142 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 69 0.05 105
143 FULL GAME BROADCAST NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.05 185
144 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 406
145 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 750
146 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: THREES COMPLICATED TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.05 185
147 Z FOR ZACHARIAH HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 98 0.05 161
148 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 126
149 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.04 82
150 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 154

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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.