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April 13, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.11.2021

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustments for the MASTERS overrun, 60 MINUTES moved up to the next tenth.  In addition, THE GREAT NORTH adjusted to the next tenth. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Nielsen again listed Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART as a rerun.  The episode was up 0.02 from last week to 0.22/2.56M.

On AMC, the midseason premiere of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was at 0.26, steady with November’s finale, with GANGS OF LONDON down 0.11 to 0.06 and TALKING DEAD at 0.03/132K.  On Showtime, the series finale of SHAMELESS rose 0.07 to 0.18, with CITY ON A HILL up a tick to 0.04, DESUS & MERO at 0.03, and VICE up a tick to 0.02/123K.  Adult Swim’s BIRDGIRL dropped 0.04 to 0.18.  On HBO, THE NEVERS premiered at a mediocre 0.10 (the network claims it rated strongly via streaming), with LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.03 to 0.16.  On Starz, THE GLOAMING held at 0.01/38K, and MEN IN KILTS ticked up to 0.01/105K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable, up 0.02 to 0.68, with SISTER WIVES up 0.06 to 0.33.  ESPN’s SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL was at 0.45.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA gained 0.03 to 0.40, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.02 to 0.26.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR coverage was at 0.39.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN leaped 0.14 to 0.36.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS was at 0.33/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.18 and THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE rose 0.04 to 0.16 in primetime, while in the morning GIRL MEETS FARM was up 0.05 to 0.24.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.32 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.23, and 6 DEGREES OF MIKE ROWE was at 0.13.  On History, THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.22 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.15.  On ID, ON THE CASE climbed 0.04 to 0.19, and EVIL LIVES HERE ticked up to 0.13.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE returned at 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 April 11, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: TELL ALL: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.68 2,423
2 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PHILADELPHIA/ATLANTA ESPN 7:00 PM 204 0.45 1,554
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,206
4 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 255 0.39 2,299
5 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.36 2,166
6 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.33 1,387
7 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.33 1,632
8 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.32 1,263
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:24 PM 36 0.31 847
10 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 74 0.26 1,171
11 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 774
12 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,106
13 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.24 1,739
14 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,056
15 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: JUST GO WITH IT COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 150 0.20 482
16 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:12 PM 60 0.19 893
17 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.19 752
18 BIRDGIRL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.18 351
19 SHAMELESS S11 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.18 695
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 515
21 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 677
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.16 420
23 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:12 PM 32 0.16 721
24 PEOPLE V. KLAN CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,180
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 417
26 BAR RESCUE DIRTY TRUTH PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.16 450
27 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 300 0.16 697
28 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.15 392
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 464
30 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 92 0.15 886
31 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 696
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 395
33 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CWM-RIDDLE ME DEAD HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.13 1,340
34 SIX DEGREES MIKE ROWE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.13 475
35 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,313
36 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:12 PM 60 0.13 760
37 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.13 339
38 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BEWARE OF THE MIDWIFE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.13 704
39 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,454
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 315
41 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:30 PM 31 0.12 410
42 MODERN MARVELS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.11 645
43 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,592
44 PEOPLE V. KLAN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,120
45 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 336
46 WICKED TUNA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.10 558
47 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.10 616
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 300
49 NEVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 63 0.10 548
50 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,252
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 673
52 LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS MAZATLAN FOX DEPORTES 9:52 PM 136 0.10 186
53 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 451
54 DPLUS SN: ELH SHADOWS OF INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 12 0.10 576
55 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: WOLVERINE, THE AMC 5:01 PM 166 0.09 415
56 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 1:32 PM 28 0.09 511
57 FEAR TWD BONUS AMC 7:47 PM 73 0.09 573
58 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 923
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 698
60 FOOD TRUCK REHAB FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 347
61 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,543
62 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 837
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 589
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 729
65 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / SANTOS TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.08 204
66 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.08 593
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 708
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 586
69 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,297
70 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 7:30 PM 30 0.08 174
71 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.08 593
72 PBA BOWLING L: US OPEN FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 120 0.08 465
73 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/DENVER NBA-TV 3:06 PM 139 0.07 270
74 MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR DISNEY CHANNEL 6:50 PM 70 0.07 223
75 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:00 PM 136 0.07 234
76 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 402
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 654
78 SUNDAY MOVIE: ALIEN FREEFORM 8:15 PM 160 0.07 292
79 RUNNING WILD SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.07 325
80 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 264
81 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 998
82 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 468
83 SUNDAY MOVIE: ALIENS FREEFORM 10:55 PM 185 0.07 236
84 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.07 207
85 CATCH SRL: BRUCE MCARTHUR: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.07 360
86 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 222
87 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 4:00 PM 120 0.07 365
88 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 390
89 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 862
90 SHOCK DOC: EXORCISM R.DOE: MHVL-101PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 269
91 GANGS OF LONDON AMC 10:14 PM 63 0.06 342
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 552
93 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 2:00 PM 60 0.06 556
94 E:60 ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 193
95 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:00 PM 60 0.06 527
96 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:16 AM 44 0.06 149
97 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 750
98 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 272
99 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 306
100 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.06 367
101 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 885
102 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 780
103 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 602
104 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.05 214
105 COLLEGE BOWLING: NCAA BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 7:34 PM 120 0.05 188
106 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TB/CHC AT PIT MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 231 0.05 313
107 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 993
108 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 218
109 UNAUTHORIZD HISTORY/TAXES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 863
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 381
111 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 545
112 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.05 388
113 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME MLB NETWORK 5:01 PM 100 0.05 232
114 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 7:22 PM 128 0.05 218
115 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 117
116 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 698
117 LALIGA SANTANDER-L: BETIS VS. ATLETICO DE MADRID BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.04 137
118 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 729
119 CITY ON A HILL S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.04 347
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 188
121 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 92
122 READY OR NOT NBA-TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 117
123 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 273
124 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / MONTERREY TUDN 12:30 PM 150 0.04 108
125 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.04 676
126 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 156
127 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 200
128 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 356
129 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 729
130 RIFKIN:SERIAL KILLER: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 219
131 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 420
132 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 333
133 MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 302
134 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 385
135 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 119
136 CATCH SRL: BRUCE MCARTHUR: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.03 197
137 PLAYS OF THE WEEK MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 115
138 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 652
139 READY OR NOT NBA-TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 117
140 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 115
141 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: LOVE TO REMEMBER, A UP 7:00 PM 120 0.03 256
142 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.03 98
143 DESUS & MERO S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.03 92
144 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 117
145 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 391
146 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 434
147 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA STATE/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 4:18 PM 196 0.03 93
148 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 520
149 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 521
150 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 132

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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.