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October 10, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, steady with last week’s game.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 08.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was no new RICK & MORTY, clearing the way for AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD to lead scripted cable on Sunday, even though it dropped 0.11 to 0.77, with TALKING DAED down 0.02 to 0.30.  In place of RICK & MORTY, Adult Swim had ROBOT CHICKEN, at exactly one-third the rating with 0.51.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT was steady at 0.43, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM dropped 0.13 from last week’s premiere to 0.39, THE DEUCE held at 0.27, and VICE PRINCIPALS was down 0.08 to 0.26.  Starz’s OUTLANDER ticked up to 0.34, and SURVIVOR’S REMORSE was listed by Starz as a rerun, although at 0.10/279K (down 0.06 from last week), it may have been new.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN was steady at 0.28, the series finale of EPISODES ticked up to 0.07, and the season (?) finale of DICE held at 0.03/115K.  The 2-episode season finale of TNT’s THE LAST SHIP was at 0.30/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.28.  The season finale of Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES fell 0.06 to 0.20.

Unscripted cable was dominated by Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game at 1.41, with the afternoon game at 0.52.  On E!, KEEPING UP THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.05 to 0.65, and WAGS was down 0.07 to 0.23, with an 11PM episode at 0.16.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.58/0.49 compared to last week’s 0.60/0.30, and MY GIANT LIFE grew 0.04 to 0.26.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET ticked down to 0.48.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS was down 0.02 to 0.46, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.32.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.08 to 0.35, and EDGE OF ALASKA was at 0.26.  HGTV’s extensive line-up was led by MEXICO LIFE at 0.28/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.23.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 08.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 8, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: CLEVELAND/NEW YORK YANKEES 3 FOX SPORTS 1 7:31 PM 207 1.41 5,294
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 0.77 2,231
3 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,403
4 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.58 1,830
5 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: HOUSTON/BOSTON 3 FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 230 0.52 2,339
6 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.51 1,024
7 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.50 1,245
8 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 9:01 PM 66 0.49 1,554
9 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.48 1,282
10 HALLOWEEN WARS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,446
11 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:07 PM 30 0.43 1,304
12 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 35 0.39 1,126
13 MLB ALDS POST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:58 PM 62 0.36 1,171
14 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.35 2,265
15 OUTLANDER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 55 0.34 1,597
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,172
17 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,335
18 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:04 PM 60 0.30 953
19 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 48 0.28 1,208
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 664
21 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,283
22 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,297
23 MLB ALDS POST L FOX SPORTS 1 6:20 PM 40 0.28 1,088
24 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,260
25 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.27 888
26 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,230
27 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,091
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 618
29 VICE PRINCIPALS HBO PRIME 10:37 PM 30 0.26 654
30 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:07 PM 63 0.26 833
31 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.26 1,506
32 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.25 558
33 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,203
34 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,165
35 MLB ALDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 31 0.25 1,038
36 HOMICIDE HUNTER 1ST LOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 AM 30 0.25 999
37 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.25 1,182
38 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.25 645
39 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.23 1,286
40 WAGS MIAMI E! 10:00 PM 60 0.23 489
41 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,285
42 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.22 510
43 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.22 625
44 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,721
45 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.22 476
46 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: BOBBI KRISTINA TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.21 660
47 DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.21 939
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 537
49 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,548
50 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,630
51 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.20 838
52 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,038
53 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 710
54 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,372
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 944
56 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 454
57 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 978
58 BOBBY AND DAMARIS SHOW FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 741
59 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.17 831
60 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:27 PM 33 0.17 399
61 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 739
62 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: SACRAMENTO/LA LAKERS ESPN 9:00 PM 147 0.17 428
63 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,313
64 WAGS MIAMI E! 11:00 PM 60 0.16 372
65 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.16 335
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,244
67 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: TRUTH OR DARE SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.15 523
68 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.15 657
69 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 424
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 736
71 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 677
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 818
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 693
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 649
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,111
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 649
77 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 516
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 622
79 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.13 385
80 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 678
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 559
82 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.12 466
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 521
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 964
85 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.12 387
86 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 116 0.12 309
87 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 675
88 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 691
89 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,030
90 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,002
91 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 619
92 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 402
93 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:55 PM 90 0.11 279
94 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 877
95 OBJECTIFIED: PM NETANYAHU FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,310
96 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 838
97 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 147 0.11 335
98 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,159
99 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 351
100 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 342
101 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 230
102 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 504
103 HAUNTED USA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 221
104 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: AMERICA / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 125 0.08 176
105 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.08 247
106 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 212
107 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 208
108 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 520
109 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 374
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 655
111 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.08 286
112 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 8:00 PM 31 0.08 300
113 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 561
114 CNN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 436
115 EPISODES S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.07 263
116 XTREME SCREAMS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 183
117 MLB ALDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 30 0.07 307
118 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.07 291
119 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 748
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 333
121 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 30 0.07 172
122 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 512
123 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 25 0.07 163
124 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 210
125 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 879
126 WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES  L: NORWAY/NORTHERN IRELAND ESPN 2:30 PM 128 0.07 169
127 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 570
128 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 459
129 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 248
130 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 161
131 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.06 211
132 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 28 0.06 215
133 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 540
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 444
135 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 301
136 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 270
137 XTREME SCREAMS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.06 158
138 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GD-EAT, DRINK & BE BURIED HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.06 887
139 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 212
140 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 360
141 STUCK ON YOU HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 119 0.06 185
142 SCRUBS FUSE 4:00 PM 30 0.06 112
143 MLB ALDS ON FOXD: GM3: INDIANS VS YANKEES FOX DEPORTES 7:30 PM 210 0.06 157
144 BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II MAXPRIME 4:05 PM 147 0.05 158
145 SUN NIGHT MUST WATCH MOVI: WESTWORLD SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 120 0.05 316
146 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER L: LITHUANIA/ENGLAND FOX SPORTS 1 11:38 AM 142 0.05 157
147 NBA PRESEASON   L: CLEVELAND/WASHINGTON NBA-TV 3:00 PM 150 0.05 126
148 PGA TOUR: 2017 SAFEWAY OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 5:28 PM 209 0.05 437
149 SCRUBS FUSE 3:30 PM 30 0.05 97
150 EXPEDIENTES UDN – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:05 PM 60 0.05 112

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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.