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February 23, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.21.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb SUN.21

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC naturally owned Sunday cable, with THE WALKING DEAD down 0.17 from last week’s midseason premiere to 6.58, and TALKING DEAD down 0.42 to 2.68, with COMIC BOOK MEN down 0.22 to 0.35.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA jumped 0.36 to 1.40, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC rose a tenth to 0.69.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS gained 0.09 to 0.91, but HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM fell 0.07 to 0.41.  Showtime had no trouble winning the battle of the pay-tv giants, as SHAMELESS climbed 0.12 to 0.72 and BILLIONS was up 0.05 to 0.38, although THE CIRCUS is still lagging, up 0.02 to 0.07.  At HBO, VINYL was at least moving in the right direction (however slightly), up 0.02 to 0.27, but it gave no help to the season premiere of GIRLS, which was down 0.16 from the 2015 premiere to 0.23, followed by the season premiere of TOGETHERNESS, down 0.08 from last year’s series premiere to 0.15; as with last week, viewers showed up for LAST WEEK TONIGHT, down 0.02 from last week to 0.34.  Adult Swim’s VENTURE BROTHERS was down 0.08 to 0.57.  On History, AX MEN gained 0.08 to 0.46.  On Food Network, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN rose 0.12 to 0.41, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.03 to 0.39, and ALL-STAR ACADEMY was up 0.05 to 0.37.  TLC’s  LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ticked down to 0.39, and MARRIED BY MOM & DAD gained 0.04 to 0.23.  A&E’s HOARDERS was at 0.25. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb SUN.21

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 21, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 6.58 13,483
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 2.68 5,693
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.40 3,170
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 61 0.91 1,900
5 SHAMELESS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 50 0.72 1,658
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.69 1,619
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/CHICAGO ESPN 7:59 PM 155 0.68 1,645
8 VENTURE BROTHERS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.57 1,075
9 AX MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 1,715
10 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.45 1,116
11 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.44 1,776
12 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:34 PM 88 0.44 925
13 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 137 0.43 960
14 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 10:01 PM 60 0.41 1,062
15 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 984
16 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: COWBOY/COWBOY FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 158 0.40 983
17 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.39 1,611
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,171
19 BILLIONS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.38 1,172
20 ALL-STAR ACADEMY 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,175
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,548
22 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:05 AM 30 0.35 721
23 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.34 919
24 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,227
25 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.34 1,495
26 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,483
27 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,491
28 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,806
29 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: COWBOY/COWBOY FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.31 829
30 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,643
31 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 115 0.30 674
32 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.29 1,162
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.28 606
34 VINYL HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.27 667
35 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,130
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 119 0.26 595
37 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.25 792
38 HOARDERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 846
39 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:38 PM 22 0.24 596
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 489
41 MARRIED BY MOM & DAD TLC 10:01 PM 92 0.23 818
42 GIRLS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.23 489
43 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 170 0.22 694
44 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,702
45 GODSEND HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 102 0.21 466
46 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 3 CMT 8:00 PM 60 0.21 485
47 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.20 530
48 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.20 504
49 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.19 478
50 NORTH WOODS LAW: REPACK ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.19 735
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,384
52 PBA BOWLING             L: PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.19 633
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,549
54 NASCAR RACEDAY L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.18 841
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 928
56 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 1,138
57 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.18 450
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,594
59 BRAIN GAMES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 427
60 COPA AMERICA 100 SORTEO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:52 PM 73 0.17 355
61 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,330
62 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 9:30 AM 30 0.16 455
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 867
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 910
65 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,345
66 TOGETHERNESS HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 26 0.15 430
67 HOME ALONE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 103 0.15 326
68 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.14 345
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 721
70 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,521
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 806
72 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,237
73 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.14 392
74 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 786
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,114
76 CURSE OF THE FROZEN GOLD ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.13 483
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 700
78 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.13 329
79 CNN QUIZ SHOW CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 660
80 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 932
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 694
82 300 MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 117 0.13 278
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 755
84 PBA BOWLING: WORLD BOWLING TOUR FINALS ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.12 463
85 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 373
86 VERTICAL LIMIT: VERTICAL LIMIT HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 124 0.12 288
87 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / DORADOS DE SINALOA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 122 0.12 249
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 666
89 CANDIDATES TALK BACK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 33 0.12 434
90 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.11 343
91 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 101 0.11 327
92 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 14 0.11 264
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 933
94 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MAXPRIME 11:15 AM 149 0.11 225
95 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 431
96 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.11 423
97 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.10 462
98 US WOMENS NAT TEAM SOCCER: CONCACAF OLY QUAL FINAL VS. CANADA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.10 290
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 400
100 ALL THE PRETTY HORSES HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 117 0.10 308
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,020
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,142
103 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.10 410
104 UFC FROM ALL ANGLES FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 30 0.10 281
105 300 MAXPRIME 1:45 PM 117 0.10 206
106 BMI TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPE: N/A TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.10 343
107 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.10 208
108 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: SSD: DELIVERED FROM HEART HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.10 807
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 339
110 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 296
111 GENERATION X NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 254
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 729
113 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 9:30 AM 101 0.09 228
114 BBCA MOVIE: UNDERWORLD:EVOLUTION BBC-AMERICA 3:00 PM 120 0.09 221
115 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 628
116 FA CUP RD 5 L: CHELSEA/MAN CITY FOX SPORTS 2 10:54 AM 126 0.09 199
117 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 10:30 AM 30 0.09 193
118 MUSIC AND LYRICS HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 104 0.09 240
119 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.09 364
120 HAUNTING, A DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 234
121 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 241
122 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 208
123 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.08 751
124 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 465
125 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 60 0.08 213
126 PERUS WILD KINGDOM NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 407
127 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 171
128 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:05 PM 55 0.07 183
129 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 165
130 JUDGE, THE: JUDGE, THE MAXPRIME 5:50 PM 141 0.07 203
131 MONSTER  JAM FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.07 195
132 CIRCUS, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.07 198
133 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 354
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 431
135 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.07 164
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 320
137 UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.07 205
138 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 546
139 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 592
140 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.06 558
141 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 529
142 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 475
143 AMAZON UNDERWORLD NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 305
144 HARD KNOCKS NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 125
145 WILD COLOMBIA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 287
146 BUNDESLIGA – L: LEVERKUSEN VS DORTMUND FOX DEPORTES 9:28 AM 137 0.06 124
147 TECH GARAGE VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.06 145
148 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 490
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 464
150 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 194

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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.