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March 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After NCAA TOURNAMENT adjustment, 60 MINUTES reduced to 1.6, NCIS: LA lost 0.1 and MADAM SECRETARY dropped 0.2.  Elsewhere, SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD led Sunday cable once again, but it dropped 0.18 to a new low 1.48, with the Sunday premiere of INTO THE BADLANDS at 0.42–way down from the 1.42 for its previous premiere, but that was also following a massive 4.72 for THE WALKING DEAD; TALKING DEAD (airing at 11:27PM) dropped 0.17 to 0.33.  Adult Swim’s HOT STREETS was at 0.32/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.31.  On Showtime, BILLIONS slipped 0.02 to 0.16 from last week’s season premiere, with BLACK MONDAY steady at 0.08,  SMILF ticked off the chart to 0.05/175K, and the premiere of ACTION at 0.03/117K.  HBO’s THE CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED ticked up to 0.16.  Starz’s just-renewed AMERICAN GODS ticked down to 0.10, and NOW APOCALYPSE was off the chart at 0.02/91K.  

The unscripted world was of course led by NCAA TOURNAMENT telecasts, with 8 of the day’s Top 10, led by TNT’s late primetime Ohio State vs. Houston game at 1.14.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA slipped 0.02 to 0.75, with MARRIED TO MEDICINE down 0.04 to 0.30.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF dropped 0.06 to 0.43.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.42 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.45, with ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE up 0.02 to 0.41.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.36.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.31/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.36/0.33.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES fell 0.06 to 0.31, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE was down 0.06 to 0.26.  HGTV’s primetime was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.30/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.32.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE shed 0.04 to 0.27.  On ID, ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.27, and EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.25.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS rose 0.04 to 0.23, and VERY CAVALLARI was down 0.03 to 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 March 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 85 1.48 4,152
2 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: OHIO ST VS HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:48 PM 142 1.14 3,565
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: UC IRVINE VS OREGON TBS NETWORK 9:34 PM 132 0.94 2,695
4 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: LIBERTY VS VA TECH TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 133 0.94 2,747
5 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TBS NETWORK 9:16 PM 18 0.77 2,131
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.75 2,049
7 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:28 PM 20 0.60 1,986
8 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: OKLAHOMA VS VIRGINIA TRUTV 7:48 PM 133 0.55 1,859
9 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: BUFFALO VS TEXAS TECH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 144 0.53 1,697
10 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-SU TBS NETWORK 11:51 PM 54 0.44 1,119
11 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,492
12 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:25 PM 62 0.42 1,249
13 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.42 1,568
14 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.41 1,859
15 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 240 0.36 2,455
16 TALKING DEAD AMC 11:27 PM 60 0.33 1,010
17 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.32 669
18 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.31 748
19 MEG, THE HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 113 0.31 830
20 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.31 1,389
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,364
22 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,321
23 MARRIED TO MEDICINE LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 960
24 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.29 674
25 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.28 739
26 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.27 599
27 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 584
28 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,205
29 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,267
30 MEDITERRANEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,334
31 MEDITERRANEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,329
32 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.26 910
33 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 875
34 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,233
35 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,258
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 640
37 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.23 448
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 627
39 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.21 468
40 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:05 PM 30 0.20 491
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 656
42 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 462
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,087
44 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,019
45 VERY CAVALLARI E! 10:00 PM 60 0.18 349
46 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,177
47 TRU RD TO FNL 4-SUN-1 TRUTV 7:30 PM 18 0.18 602
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 467
49 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 513
50 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: SECRETS OF SUNKEN SHIPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.17 651
51 BILLIONS S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 55 0.16 790
52 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,713
53 THE A&E MOVIE: AMERICAN GANGSTER A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.16 465
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 971
55 CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 69 0.16 458
56 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,707
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 855
58 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,108
59 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,838
60 MISSION DECLASSIFIED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 643
61 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.15 769
62 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 686
63 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,797
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 639
65 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.14 815
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 738
67 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,779
68 JURASSIC WORLD:FALLEN KIN: JURASSIC WORLD:FALLEN KIN HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 128 0.14 350
69 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,612
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 681
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 90 0.13 377
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,753
73 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,304
74 TOYMAKERZ HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.13 329
75 FAST LAYNE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.13 606
76 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,638
77 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: MARRIED TO A MURDERER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.12 482
78 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 434
79 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,560
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 676
81 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,286
82 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.12 518
83 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 787
84 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 402
85 AMC MOVIE: SCORPION KING 4: QUEST FO AMC 9:28 AM 150 0.11 381
86 MUELLER REPORT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,275
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.11 276
88 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 736
89 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.11 410
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 599
91 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.11 265
92 TNT NCAA BK CHP-PRE-SU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.11 340
93 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 443
94 AMERICAN GODS 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 56 0.10 329
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 599
96 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: XAVIER/TEXAS ESPN 4:12 PM 131 0.10 360
97 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE MUELLER REPORT MSNBC 3:00 PM 180 0.10 1,002
98 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 684
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 507
100 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 740
101 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:59 PM 174 0.10 339
102 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 746
103 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 240
104 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: LSU/GEORGIA ESPN 12:00 PM 156 0.09 294
105 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: TWISTED SON, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 434
106 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.09 238
107 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,289
108 EVAN GOES WILD ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.09 488
109 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 2:36 PM 96 0.08 298
110 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 989
111 DATE NIGHT HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 88 0.08 199
112 BBCA MOVIE: ROCKY 3 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 135 0.08 222
113 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: BUFFALO/CONNECTICUT ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.08 448
114 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.08 173
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 336
116 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 388
117 BBCA MOVIE: ROCKY 4 BBC-AMERICA 10:15 PM 120 0.08 191
118 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.08 347
119 AAF REGULAR SEASON: 2019 WK 7: BIR VS. MEM NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 184 0.08 255
120 BLACK MONDAY S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 28 0.08 264
121 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 878
122 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 259
123 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE MUELLER REPORT MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.08 859
124 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: CLEMSON/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 9:04 PM 126 0.07 382
125 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 313
126 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 392
127 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 1:58 PM 127 0.07 447
128 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 90 0.07 638
129 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 118 0.07 242
130 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 30 0.07 356
131 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.07 354
132 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.07 168
133 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 397
134 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 469
135 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:23 PM 37 0.07 282
136 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 834
137 KASIE DC: THE MUELLER REPORT MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 804
138 INDYCAR SERIES L: CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:43 PM 122 0.07 341
139 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 506
140 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 477
141 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 267
142 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 708
143 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 187
144 FIRST PURGE, THE HBO PRIME 11:52 PM 97 0.06 180
145 UEFA EUR QLF DT SAT: HOLANDA / ALEMANIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:30 PM 150 0.06 184
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 298
147 VENGEANCE: KILLER LOVERS HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 273
148 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 195
149 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 669
150 PREMIER BOXING PRELIM L: LAMONT PETERSON/SERGEY LIPINETS FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 120 0.06 374

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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.