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April 12, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Both ONCE UPON A TIME and QUANTICO gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE SIMPSONS, but both THE CARMICHAEL SHOW and CROWDED fell the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr SUN.10

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was by far the highest-rated show of the night, on cable or broadcast.  But its 3.08 was a big 1.85 below last year’s series premiere, and down 0.29 from the season finale.  If the numbers go down, which usually happens post-premiere, FEAR may just be a very big hit rather than a phenomenon.  TALKING DEAD plunged 2.02 from last week’s post-mothership show to 1.05.

The MTV MOVIE AWARDS aired across the Viacom network platform, so its overall number was much higher than last year’s, but on MTV itself it was up only 0.03 to 0.78.  (It was preceded by a TEEN MOM special at 0.71, and a PRE-SHOW at 0.45.)  The rest of the rundown:  0.32 on Comedy Central, 0.16 on VH1, 0.14 on BET, 0.10 on TV Land, 0.09 on MTV2, 0.07/184K on CMT, 0.02/53K on VH1C, and 0.01/45K on Logo.  

On pay-TV, Starz’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE premiered low, with 0.11s for both of its half-hour episodes.  Showtime’s BILLIONS was down a mere hundredth to 0.32 for its season finale, despite airing for the first time without a SHAMELESS lead-in, but HOUSE OF LIES returned at 0.17, down 0.03 from last season’s finale, and DICE premiered at an anemic 0.11, with THE CIRCUS down 0.01 to 0.05/149K.  On HBO, VINYL was up 0.04 to 0.24, GIRLS ticked down to 0.27, the finale of TOGETHERNESS ticked up to 0.12, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT was off by 0.01 to 0.36.

Golden State’s quest to reach 73 wins continued to thrive, with the NBA Network scoring 1.04 for the team’s showdown game with San Antonio.

Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN jumped 0.29 to 0.84.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID rose 0.09 to 0.83. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA must have aired a reunion or some other non-regulation episode, since it plunged 0.53 to 0.68.  It was followed by 0.66 for SHAHS OF SUNSET and 0.64 (down 0.08) for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC.  On Spike, BAR RESCUE gained 0.13 to 0.55, and LIFE OR DEBT was up 0.06 to 0.23.  A&E’s INTERVENTION was at 0.41.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSIHP premiered at 0.39, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.05 to 0.37, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN was up 0.05 to 0.34.  National Geographic’s STORY OF GOD dropped 0.08 to 0.35.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART gained 0.08 to 0.33.  On E!, I AM CAIT had a 0.11 bump to 0.31.  On TLC, LONG LOST FAMILY lost a tick to 0.26, and WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE was up 0.02 to 0.21.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Apr SUN.10

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 10, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 61 3.08 6,674
2 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:01 PM 59 1.05 2,358
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 7:00 PM 166 1.04 2,561
4 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.84 1,611
5 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.83 2,400
6 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS MTV 8:00 PM 130 0.78 1,450
7 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 6:30 PM 60 0.71 1,278
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.68 1,761
9 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.66 1,601
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.64 1,511
11 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,184
12 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.51 2,097
13 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.50 2,049
14 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.48 2,148
15 2016 MOVIE AWARDS PRESHOW MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.45 862
16 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.44 1,699
17 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.43 1,896
18 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.42 2,027
19 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,782
20 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,815
21 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.41 901
22 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,527
23 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.37 960
24 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.37 1,761
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,137
26 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:46 PM 44 0.36 875
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.36 782
28 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.36 909
29 STORY OF GOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,885
30 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:05 PM 55 0.34 814
31 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,096
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 240 0.34 755
33 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: ROTHWELL/DOS SANTOS FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 201 0.33 781
34 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,530
35 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 130 0.32 602
36 BILLIONS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 54 0.32 1,013
37 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 120 0.32 646
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.32 678
39 I AM CAIT E! 9:00 PM 60 0.31 785
40 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.31 694
41 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: STRANGER IN HOUSE (2016) LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:00 PM 120 0.30 1,304
42 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/COLOMBIA ESPN 2:00 PM 121 0.29 622
43 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:30 AM 126 0.29 663
44 LIGA MX UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:50 PM 102 0.27 549
45 GIRLS HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.27 656
46 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 9:30 AM 30 0.27 628
47 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,107
48 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.26 1,590
49 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,075
50 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:00 PM 65 0.26 727
51 VINYL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 54 0.24 753
52 OTHER KINGDOM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.24 1,292
53 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,037
54 LIFE OR DEBT SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 449
55 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 648
56 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,349
57 DOCTOR FOSTER: PART 1 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 122 0.20 844
58 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 879
59 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.20 863
60 LUCY HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 89 0.20 610
61 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 977
62 OTHER KINGDOM NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,199
63 RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 959
64 SEA MONSTERS: DEFINITIVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 912
65 PREMIER LEAGUE BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 33 0.19 452
66 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 115 0.19 417
67 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: ROTHWELL/DOS SANTOS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.19 443
68 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: HOUSTON/SEATTLE ESPN 4:01 PM 125 0.18 386
69 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 115 0.18 377
70 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 6:12 PM 48 0.18 518
71 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 AM 24 0.18 391
72 HOUSE OF LIES S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 26 0.17 399
73 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,434
74 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS VH1 8:00 PM 130 0.16 347
75 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.16 590
76 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/SUNDERLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 AM 129 0.16 393
77 GHOST ASYLUM DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 65 0.16 369
78 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.16 525
79 BEYOND THE PAINT NBA-TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 422
80 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 845
81 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.15 459
82 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 597
83 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: LA GALAXY/PORTLAND TIMBERS FOX SPORTS 1 9:22 PM 133 0.15 270
84 TAKE THE LEAD HBO PRIME 10:25 AM 117 0.14 315
85 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 130 0.14 384
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,290
87 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 393
88 WONDER LIST CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 612
89 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.13 497
90 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:06 PM 54 0.13 297
91 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 438
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 615
93 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,113
94 FXX MOVIE PRIME: JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.13 333
95 TOGETHERNESS HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 28 0.12 398
96 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 3:30 PM 162 0.12 463
97 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.12 418
98 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 873
99 GHOST WHISPERER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.12 339
100 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 5:21 PM 56 0.12 310
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 715
102 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 697
103 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 405
104 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,146
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 615
106 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 149 0.11 262
107 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 540
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 946
109 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.11 503
110 BUNDESLIGA – L: KOLN VS LEVERKUSEN FOX DEPORTES 11:17 AM 139 0.11 212
111 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,076
112 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 27 0.11 363
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 545
114 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 8:29 PM 28 0.11 334
115 DICE SHOWTIME PRIME 9:30 PM 29 0.11 254
116 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,069
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 347
118 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,113
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 363
120 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS TV LAND 8:00 PM 130 0.10 293
121 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 425
122 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 28 0.10 339
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 644
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 601
125 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 501
126 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: 2016 MTV MOVIE AWARDS MTV2 8:00 PM 130 0.09 182
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 342
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 384
129 ACCESS MOVIE: TROY IFC TV 6:00 PM 210 0.09 255
130 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 12:25 PM 10 0.09 197
131 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 104 0.09 252
132 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 247
133 NOTHING LEFT UNSAID:GLORI HBO PRIME 1:40 PM 108 0.08 322
134 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 667
135 GHOST WHISPERER POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 236
136 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 11 0.08 193
137 MLS POSTGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 11:35 PM 25 0.08 143
138 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 563
139 GHOST WHISPERER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.08 279
140 NEXT 15 TV ONE 7:00 PM 60 0.08 162
141 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 947
142 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 388
143 DISASTER DECKS DIY NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.08 267
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:32 PM 58 0.08 173
145 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: NEW YORK CITY/CHICAGO FIRE FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 142 0.08 183
146 GHOST WHISPERER POP 6:00 PM 60 0.08 256
147 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 276
148 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:36 PM 84 0.08 166
149 EXPEDIENTES UDN – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:32 PM 60 0.08 148
150 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 470

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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.