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January 23, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.20.2019

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 16.3.  In addition, CHARMED lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s TIGTONE led scripted at 0.34/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.31/0.28.  On HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE was at 0.29 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.33, and on the season premiere front, CRASHING was at 0.10 compared to its 0.14 2018 season finale, and HIGH MAINTENANCE was at 0.06 compared to its last finale’s 0.11 (on a Friday).  On Showtime, SHAMELESS returned for the back half of its season at 0.26, down 0.07 from its midseason finale, with the premiere of BLACK MONDAY at 0.08 and SMILF’s season premiere at 0.06 compared to its 0.10 Season 1 finale (which aired on New Year’s Eve 2017).  Note that both of those had been available previously on VOD/streaming.  On Starz, OUTLANDER rose 0.03 to 0.24, and COUNTERPART returned from a week off at 0.08.  NatGeo’s VALLEY OF THE BOOM fell to 0.05/0.05 from last week’s 0.13/0.10.  

Unscripted seemed to be far more affected by the broadcast AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game, led by Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA, down 0.21 to 0.66.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES returned at 0.40, with SEEKING SISTER WIFE at 0.29.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA fell 0.21 to 0.37.  ID’s LAKE ERIE MURDERS slipped 0.02 to 0.32, and EVIL LIVES HERE was down 0.04 to 0.28.  HGTV’s line-up was led by ISLAND LIFE at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.29.  On Discovery, THE LAST ALASKANS was steady at 0.24, and ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was down 0.09 to 0.21.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS lost 0.03 to 0.20.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.66 1,814
2 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 10:31 PM 59 0.59 1,369
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.52 1,359
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.50 1,061
5 SUNDAY MOVIE: MOANA FREEFORM 7:30 PM 150 0.41 1,140
6 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.40 1,529
7 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.38 967
8 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,229
9 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.34 666
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.33 813
11 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,363
12 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 55 0.29 1,063
13 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:00 PM 63 0.29 921
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.28 609
15 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,144
16 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.28 527
17 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:09 PM 50 0.26 798
18 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,314
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 552
20 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,138
21 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,432
22 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 56 0.24 1,270
23 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,165
24 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.22 1,032
25 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,088
26 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.22 950
27 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,081
28 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,548
29 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,069
30 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.20 460
31 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.19 635
32 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 970
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 470
34 GEOSTORM HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 109 0.18 509
35 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 360 0.18 581
36 SISTER WIVES: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.18 683
37 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/FULHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:52 AM 132 0.18 457
38 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.17 454
39 LIGA MX L: GUADALAJARA / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 151 0.16 389
40 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 917
41 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.15 446
42 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,060
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 373
44 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.14 440
45 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: RHM-SILENT WITNESS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.14 1,218
46 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 880
47 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.14 374
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,636
49 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY MATCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.13 650
50 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,215
51 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,488
52 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 778
53 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 110 0.13 314
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,571
55 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,476
56 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.12 538
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,053
58 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 10:14 PM 76 0.12 334
59 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 1,147
60 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 635
61 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 394
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,249
63 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,050
64 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:31 PM 104 0.11 281
65 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 120 0.11 251
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 637
67 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 493
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 56 0.10 538
69 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:37 AM 15 0.10 253
70 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 437
71 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.10 301
72 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 582
73 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 6:00 AM 30 0.10 249
74 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 389
75 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 459
76 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 354
77 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:30 PM 61 0.09 214
78 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,009
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 528
80 AMERICAN STYLE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 470
81 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.09 403
82 A-TEAM, THE MAXPRIME 9:40 AM 119 0.08 197
83 FEAR THE WOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 427
84 FXX MOVIE PRIME: TROLLS FXX 7:00 PM 120 0.08 233
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/HUDDERSFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:25 AM 132 0.08 226
86 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 249
87 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 343
88 AMERICAN STYLE CNN 8:56 PM 64 0.08 422
89 BLACK MONDAY S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 34 0.08 327
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 567
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 528
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 520
93 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 59 0.08 267
94 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.07 623
95 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:04 PM 56 0.07 200
96 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 998
97 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 260
98 HOUDINIS LAST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 264
99 BARRETT JACKSON: 14 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 14 MOTOR TREND 2:00 PM 120 0.07 363
100 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 164
101 NFL NFC CHAMPIONSHIP FD: LOS ANGELES VS NEW ORLEANS FOX DEPORTES 3:00 PM 206 0.07 143
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 516
103 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 150
104 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.07 201
105 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 493
106 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN ESPN2 9:56 AM 64 0.07 332
107 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 6:00 AM 236 0.06 341
108 MOMENTUM GENERATION HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 104 0.06 147
109 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 33 0.06 206
110 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 340
111 SMILF S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:36 PM 29 0.06 242
112 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 487
113 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 210
114 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 785
115 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 537
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 708
117 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 490
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 258
119 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.05 170
120 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 130
121 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 867
122 FXX MOVIE PRIME: RIO 2 FXX 9:00 PM 120 0.05 132
123 VALLEY OF THE BOOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 196
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 241
125 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 NFC CH LAR VS. NO NFL NETWORK 12:30 AM 150 0.05 144
126 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN 7:30 PM 90 0.05 140
127 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 174
128 VALLEY OF THE BOOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 151
129 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 114
130 NFLEROS ON FOXD FOX DEPORTES 6:26 PM 22 0.05 101
131 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.05 216
132 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 172
133 DEAD BY DAWN NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 203
134 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 409
135 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 30 0.05 238
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 257
137 PGA TOUR: 2019 DESERT CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 3:10 PM 230 0.05 574
138 BARRETT JACKSON: 15 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 15 MOTOR TREND 4:00 PM 180 0.05 349
139 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 321
140 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 637
141 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.05 182
142 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 150 0.04 117
143 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 150 0.04 101
144 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 517
145 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 329
146 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.04 171
147 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 641
148 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 170
149 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.04 167
150 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A UNIVERSO 11:00 AM 180 0.04 83

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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.