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March 31, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.29.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The IHEART LIVING ROOM CONCERT FOR AMERICA gained 0.2 in final numbers, and the reruns of THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY each lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD dropped 0.15 to 1.06, with TALKING DEAD down 0.09 to 0.37.  On Adult Swim, THREE BUSY DEBRAS premiered at 0.28, and BEEF HOUSE launched at 0.24.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned with new episodes at 0.25, and WESTWORLD lost 0.03 to 0.20.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART ticked up to 0.23, and WHEN HOPE CALLS was also up a tick to 0.14.  On Showtime, HOMELAND fell 0.08 to 0.11, BLACK MONDAY was steady at 0.03/156K, and VICE premiered off the chart at 0.01/119K.  Starz’s OUTLANDER lost 0.03 to 0.10. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped unscripted, up 0.06 to 1.02, and SISTER WIVES ticked up to 0.55.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT at 0.65/1.01/5.2M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.56/0.79/3.2M, and MSNBC’s coverage of a press conference at 0.19/1.7M.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF was at 0.33 compared to last week’s 0.31/0.22, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY jumped 0.15 to 0.33.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA tumbled 0.38 to 0.30 (clip show?) and FAMILY KARMA was steady at 0.19.  On HGTV, EXTREME MAKEOVER edged up 0.02 to 0.27, and HOUSE IN A HURRY was at 0.20 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.23.  On ID, THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS gained 0.04 to 0.18, and BETRAYED was at 0.16.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was up 0.02 to 0.16. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 29, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 66 1.06 3,264
2 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 1.02 3,354
3 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 15 0.65 5,211
4 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.64 5,087
5 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.56 3,197
6 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:04 PM 56 0.55 2,503
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.52 2,843
8 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.50 3,680
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.40 2,687
10 FOX CONCERT FOR AMERICA D FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 2,908
11 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.38 1,528
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.38 2,377
13 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:06 PM 60 0.37 1,386
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,893
15 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,647
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.35 2,118
17 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.35 2,591
18 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.34 1,289
19 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,128
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.33 1,579
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,610
22 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 965
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.31 1,193
24 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,166
25 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.30 2,490
26 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.30 2,484
27 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.30 2,458
28 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.30 881
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,796
30 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,104
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.28 1,967
32 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 525
33 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.28 2,326
34 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,184
35 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,331
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.27 1,743
37 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.26 2,736
38 WRESTLEMANIA: 32 ESPN 7:00 PM 240 0.25 720
39 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 31 0.25 973
40 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.25 1,059
41 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 429
42 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,643
43 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,634
44 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,363
45 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,654
46 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.21 1,029
47 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,025
48 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.20 969
49 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,662
50 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.20 801
51 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 611
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,324
53 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:43 PM 87 0.19 1,667
54 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 956
55 NASCAR IRACING SERIES L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 111 0.19 823
56 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 761
57 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.18 568
58 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,073
59 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 995
60 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:50 PM 70 0.18 1,563
61 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,950
62 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:04 PM 46 0.17 1,617
63 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 912
64 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,025
65 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 706
66 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.16 550
67 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.16 724
68 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.15 833
69 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,713
70 KASIE DC MSNBC 7:10 PM 110 0.14 1,453
71 THE A&E MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 493
72 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 729
73 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.14 694
74 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,385
75 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.13 1,226
76 WORLD WARS, THE HISTORY 8:00 PM 118 0.13 825
77 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.13 482
78 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 841
79 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,300
80 AQUARIUM, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.13 481
81 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 294
82 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 779
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,103
84 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: REMEMBER ME, MOMMY? LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.12 590
85 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:12 AM 61 0.12 336
86 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 297
87 DISNEY FAM JAM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:25 PM 24 0.12 443
88 FORGOTTEN W MEMPHIS THREE: 102 MAKING CONNECTIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.11 493
89 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:08 PM 45 0.11 749
90 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 489
91 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.11 615
92 FOX CONCERT FOR AMERICA D FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 822
93 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.11 296
94 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 43 0.11 1,406
95 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 58 0.10 812
96 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:49 PM 23 0.10 394
97 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MYSTERY 101 EDUCAT MURDER HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.10 1,253
98 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,209
99 MURDERED BY MORNING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 466
100 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,236
101 WORLD WARS, THE HISTORY 10:00 PM 119 0.09 734
102 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.09 195
103 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 584
104 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.09 305
105 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 194
106 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.09 267
107 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.09 272
108 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.09 310
109 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 213
110 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 205
111 EXTREME RESCUES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 284
112 HELLTOWN: HLLT-SP01FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 120 0.08 407
113 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 484
114 NASCAR RACE HUB SP D FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 30 0.07 393
115 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 176
116 UFOS CAUGHT ON CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R10R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 402
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 274
118 FORGOTTEN W MEMPHIS THREE: 101 A NOTORIOUS CRIME OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 120 0.07 325
119 IFC MOVIE: DANTES PEAK IFC TV 3:30 PM 150 0.06 279
120 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 738
121 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.06 206
122 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 237
123 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.05 365
124 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 246
125 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.05 199
126 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 430
127 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 150
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 262
129 FOX CONCERT FOR AMERICA D FOX SPORTS 1 9:13 PM 47 0.05 106
130 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 232
131 WORLD WARS, THE HISTORY 12:01 AM 118 0.05 312
132 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.04 411
133 CURSE OF BERMUDA TRIANGLE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 283
134 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 311
135 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.04 568
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 222
137 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 115
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 109
139 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.03 214
140 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 143
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 194
142 IFC MOVIE: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS IFC TV 6:00 PM 180 0.03 155
143 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 126
144 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.03 79
145 FROM SCRATCH FYI 3:00 PM 60 0.03 109
146 FOX CONCERT FOR AMERICA D FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 146
147 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 120
148 SUND MOVIE: FOCUS SUNDANCE TV 2:30 PM 150 0.03 113
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 96
150 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.03 97

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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.