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March 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.15.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The increased number of people stuck at home didn’t help all shows.  On HBO, the season premiere of WESTWORLD arrived at 0.29, down a steep 0.60 from its last premiere in April 2018, and down 0.28 from the Season 2 finale (and even down a tenth from last week’s finale of THE OUTSIDER).  The rest of the line-up had LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.04 to 0.23, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM steady at 0.17, and AVENUE 5 up a tick to 0.11.  Meanwhile, on Showtime, the season premiere of BLACK MONDAY was off the chart at 0.02/81K & 0.01/66K, compared to the Season 1 premiere at 0.08.  It was preceded by THE CIRCUS up a tick to 0.03, OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT up 0.01 to 0.02/137K, and HOMELAND down 0.02 to 0.11. 

Elsewhere in scripted, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD had an impressive 0.31 climb to 1.23.  Adult Swim’s BALLMASTRZ 9009 was at 0.31/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.25.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART was steady at 0.20, and WHEN HOPE CALLS held at 0.13.  Starz’s OUTLANDER stayed at 0.10, and WRONG MAN was steady at 0.01/50K. 

CNN’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE easily led Sunday cable at 1.97.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE rose a tenth to 0.92, and SISTER WIVES was down 0.05 to 0.46.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA slipped 0.02 to 0.61, and FAMILY KARMA was down 0.05 to 0.17.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF was at 0.32/0.26, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.26.  On HGTV, EXTREME MAKEOVER was at 0.26/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.25, and 100 DAY DREAM HOME was up 0.04 to 0.24.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID dropped 0.09 to 0.22, and ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR ticked up to 0.15.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked down to 0.21.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE fell 0.08 to 0.20, and THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS ticked down to 0.19.  VH1’s WILD N OUT lost 0.02 to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 15, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN/UNI DC DEM DEBATE: N/A CNN 8:00 PM 120 1.97 9,899
2 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 1.23 3,494
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.92 2,860
4 CNN POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS: DC 3-15-20 CNN 10:00 PM 120 0.67 3,401
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.61 1,775
6 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 30 0.56 2,889
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.55 3,037
8 COUNTDOWN TO CNN DEBATE CNN 6:30 PM 90 0.51 2,519
9 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.47 3,434
10 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:04 PM 56 0.46 2,036
11 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.41 3,140
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.36 1,989
13 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.34 1,388
14 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 64 0.32 1,191
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.31 1,213
16 BALLMASTRZ: 9009 ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 592
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.31 1,811
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.30 1,705
19 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,025
20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.30 1,103
21 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.30 2,262
22 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:04 PM 68 0.29 901
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,681
24 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,023
25 BALLMASTRZ: 9009 ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 524
26 LIGA MX SUN: AMERICA / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 10:00 PM 150 0.27 599
27 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.27 1,182
28 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.27 2,217
29 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,244
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:04 PM 30 0.26 921
31 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 965
32 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,878
33 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.24 2,062
34 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.24 2,452
35 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 2,014
36 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:05 PM 60 0.24 1,093
37 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 2,200
38 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.23 870
39 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,218
40 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,377
41 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.23 1,067
42 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:22 PM 22 0.23 890
43 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,075
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,332
45 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.22 1,014
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,243
47 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.21 583
48 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 884
49 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,156
50 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.20 694
51 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 863
52 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:15 PM 60 0.19 1,725
53 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,100
54 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,351
55 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,861
56 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.17 625
57 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 36 0.17 691
58 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,146
59 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,097
60 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.16 577
61 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:15 PM 45 0.16 1,334
62 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 430
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 347
64 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: INTO THE ARMS OF DANGER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 771
65 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.15 743
66 ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.15 523
67 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,232
68 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 15 0.14 1,356
69 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 400
70 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.14 1,210
71 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 1,205
72 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.13 530
73 TIME MACHINE: NAVY SEALS: SECRET WARRIORS PT 1 HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.13 856
74 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,096
75 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS: BIDEN-SANDERS DC MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.13 1,345
76 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,560
77 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,406
78 AQUARIUM, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.12 415
79 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,099
80 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.12 475
81 KASIE DC MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,219
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 874
83 AVENUE 5 HBO PRIME 10:16 PM 28 0.11 415
84 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 49 0.11 706
85 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.10 356
86 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 57 0.10 733
87 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 711
88 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.10 412
89 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:08 AM 61 0.10 298
90 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 14 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.10 183
91 THE A&E MOVIE: S.W.A.T A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.10 378
92 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 549
93 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 500
94 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.09 200
95 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.09 744
96 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 296
97 MURDERED BY MORNING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 467
98 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.09 500
99 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.09 192
100 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 183
101 TIME MACHINE: NAVY SEALS: SECRET WARRIORS PT 1 HISTORY 12:03 AM 121 0.08 366
102 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 797
103 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 427
104 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,030
105 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 384
106 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.08 278
107 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) SUN TUDN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 170
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 231
109 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:50 PM 23 0.08 361
110 PBA BOWLING L: WSOB PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 154 0.08 397
111 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 634
112 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.07 257
113 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.07 317
114 HOW THE WORLD ENDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 327
115 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.07 267
116 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 262
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 315
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 370
119 DISNEY FAM JAM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:25 PM 25 0.07 360
120 TITANIC CONSPIRACY OF SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 315
121 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.06 310
122 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 205
123 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 402
124 HOW THE WORLD ENDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 225
125 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 180
126 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 427
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 322
128 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 196
129 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 129
130 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 195
131 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:30 AM 30 0.05 132
132 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 198
133 TITANIC CONSPIRACY OF SCIENCE 8:30 PM 30 0.05 260
134 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 144
135 CURSE OF BERMUDA TRIANGLE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 259
136 LIGA MX EN 30 TUDN 7:30 PM 30 0.04 83
137 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 248
138 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 298
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 444
140 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.04 287
141 EXTREME RESCUES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.04 243
142 LIGA MX EN 30 TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 63
143 FRIENDS SPEAK: 104: HOUSE OF HORRORS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.04 236
144 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 119
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 141
146 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / ATLAS TUDN 1:30 PM 150 0.03 105
147 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 124
148 CIRCUS, THE S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 29 0.03 145
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 204
150 AXIOS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 31 0.03 152

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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.