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January 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.5.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 4.7, half a point below last year’s final rating.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER returned from a 2-month break up 0.02 to 0.44, with the POWER CONFIDENTIAL lead-out steady at 0.20.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS dipped 0.03 to 0.23, RAY DONOVAN lost 0.03 to 0.14, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q ticked off the chart to 0.03/171K, and WORK IN PROGRESS was steady at 0.02/110K.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO returned at 0.15.  USA’s DARE ME had a miserable Week 2, down 0.12 to 0.09.  

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led Sunday cable, up 0.08 to 0.72, with MARRIED TO MEDICINE at 0.46 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.38.  TLC’s SISTER WIVES returned at 0.39.  A&E had a busy night, with LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL specials at 0.38/0.35/0.35/0.35 a COURT CAM special at 0.35, and ALASKA PD at 0.20.  E!’s GOLDEN GLOBE RED CARPET coverage was at 0.36.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.27.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.25/0.25.  On ID, ON THE CASE gained 0.03 to 0.20, EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.20, and OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES was steady at 0.18.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 5, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.72 2,001
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.47 1,330
3 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,322
4 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:04 PM 58 0.44 1,235
5 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.39 1,731
6 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.38 1,222
7 LRC: 2020 GOLDEN GLOBE: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.36 1,470
8 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.35 1,158
9 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,171
10 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,297
11 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,130
12 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.35 1,137
13 FX MOVIE PRIME: BABY DRIVER FX 7:30 PM 150 0.34 847
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.32 964
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:45 PM 76 0.30 889
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 850
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:01 PM 59 0.27 687
18 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,238
19 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,292
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.25 781
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 739
22 NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.25 977
23 NAKED & AFRAID: ALONE SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.25 921
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.25 649
25 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.24 584
26 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 48 0.23 773
27 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 7:42 PM 63 0.21 703
28 REHAB ADDICT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 911
29 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 987
30 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,042
31 ALASKA PD A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 58 0.20 626
32 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 2,147
33 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:03 PM 24 0.20 657
34 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.20 947
35 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 2,200
36 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2019 (PT2) A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.19 700
37 REHAB ADDICT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 828
38 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 823
39 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,947
40 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 869
41 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.17 612
42 REHAB ADDICT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 786
43 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,644
44 REHAB ADDICT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.16 761
45 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: ABDUCTED ON AIR LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 661
46 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 970
47 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,085
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,984
49 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 486
50 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.16 635
51 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 878
52 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2019 (PT1) A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.16 507
53 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,014
54 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 776
55 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,674
56 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.15 960
57 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 87 0.15 589
58 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:03 PM 41 0.14 1,021
59 SHOWDOWN WITH IRAQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,418
60 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 706
61 SP CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.13 646
62 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.13 388
63 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,273
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,496
65 M MCCARTNEY SERVES IT UP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.11 454
66 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 310
67 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CWM-ABRACADAVER HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.11 1,409
68 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,240
69 BLOCKBUSTER MONTH: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS AMC 8:00 PM 180 0.11 337
70 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 11:30 PM 60 0.11 388
71 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.11 331
72 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.11 522
73 IMPEACHMENT OF TRUMP CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 673
74 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 576
75 COUNTDOWN 2020 GOLDEN GLO: N/A E! 4:00 PM 120 0.10 391
76 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.10 479
77 E! AFTER PARTY 20 GLOBES E! 11:10 PM 60 0.10 319
78 MARS: ONE DAY ON THE RED: ONE DAY ON THE RED PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 120 0.10 498
79 PGA TOUR: 2020 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 319 0.09 634
80 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 155 0.09 321
81 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 530
82 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,333
83 DARE ME USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.09 349
84 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,098
85 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 412
86 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 7:43 PM 60 0.09 257
87 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 378
88 BBCA MOVIE: HUNGER GAMES: CATCH FIRE BBC-AMERICA 3:30 PM 185 0.08 223
89 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 417
90 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 194
91 SHOWDOWN WITH IRAQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 627
92 COUNTING CARS SPECIAL HISTORY 4:00 PM 60 0.08 420
93 IMPEACHMENT OF TRUMP CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 555
94 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 381
95 SCARY MOVIE 3 HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 84 0.07 181
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 687
97 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 294
98 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 343
99 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 388
100 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 233
101 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 330
102 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:30 AM 30 0.07 252
103 TOLKIEN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 112 0.07 287
104 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 619
105 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 922
106 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.07 245
107 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 422
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,078
109 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 356
110 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.07 356
111 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 329
112 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 779
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 435
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 592
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 581
116 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 317
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 274
118 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 737
119 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 351
120 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:57 AM 61 0.06 151
121 LOST IN THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 358
122 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.06 214
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 612
124 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 404
125 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 7:56 AM 61 0.06 134
126 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 407
127 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 6:58 AM 58 0.06 138
128 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.06 192
129 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA GAME ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.05 155
130 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.05 205
131 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 173
132 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 355
133 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 6:00 AM 58 0.05 121
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 236
135 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.05 178
136 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WC MIN VS. NO NFL NETWORK 8:43 PM 167 0.05 214
137 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.05 715
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 376
139 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:08 PM 178 0.05 151
140 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 99
141 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 173
142 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 160
143 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:03 PM 57 0.04 109
144 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 158
145 SP BEHIND THE BUILD HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 237
146 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:58 AM 61 0.04 115
147 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 158
148 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 246
149 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WC TEN VS. NE NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 180 0.04 145
150 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 130

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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.