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April 24, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.22.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 22.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a moderately good night for AMC, where FEAR THE WALKING DEAD’s 1.09, while down 0.54 from last week, got there without a WALKING DEAD lead-in, and the season premiere of INTO THE BADLANDS, at 0.45, was similarly down 0.97 from last year but again without a WALKING DEAD lead-in.  (FEAR’s rating was up 0.29 from the 2017 season finale, and BADLANDS was down 0.02 from its finale.)  Without WALKING DEAD as an anchor, TALKING DEAD fell 0.55 from last week to 0.23.  Meanwhile, on HBO, WESTWORLD returned up 0.12 from its 2016 series premiere to 0.89 (remember that only 1/3 of US households have HBO), which was also down 0.13 from its finale, with LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.02 to 0.41, SILICON VALLEY up 0.11 to 0.40, and BARRY up 0.04 to 0.23.  On Showtime, HOMELAND gained 0.03 to 0.33, and BILLIONS was up 0.04 to 0.23, with THE CIRCUS up 0.02 to 0.05/240K.  On Adult Swim, MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ticked up to 0.51, and BALLMASTRZ 9009 was at 0.37/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.30.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART jumped a tenth to 0.31.  On TBS, DROP THE MIC fell a tenth to 0.23, and JOKER’S WILD was down 0.05 to 0.30.  On E!, THE ARRANGEMENT edged up 0.02 to 0.18, and THE ROYALS held at 0.15.  FX’s TRUST ticked down to 0.10.  BBCAmerica’s KILLING EVE ticked back onto the chart at 0.08.  Starz’s off-chart pair were HOWARDS END, down 0.03 to 0.02/207K, and the now-canceled ASH VS EVIL DEAD, down 0.03 to 0.05/130K.  

The cable night was actually dominated by TNT’s Cleveland vs. Indiana NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.58, with the Toronto vs. Washington game at 1.34.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA shed 0.09 to 0.90, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC gained 0.03 to 0.41, and SOUTHERN CHARM was down 0.03 to 0.33.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID ticked down to 0.44.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dropped 0.04 to 0.37, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.09 to 0.33.  On ID, DISAPPEARED rose 0.09 to 0.35, and BREAKING HOMICIDE was up 0.02 to 0.29.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE climbed 0.09 to 0.33.  HGTV’s line-up was led by MEXICO LIFE at 0.32/0.30.  On TLC, LONG LOST FAMILY rose 0.09 to 0.29, and LONG ISLAND MEDIUM was up 0.06 to 0.29.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 22.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CAVALIERS/PACERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:49 PM 154 2.58 6,069
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: RAPTORS/WIZARDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:08 PM 161 1.34 3,165
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:23 PM 58 1.13 2,386
4 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 1.09 3,066
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.90 2,319
6 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:05 PM 70 0.89 2,055
7 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.51 1,002
8 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:53 PM 12 0.49 1,219
9 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:02 PM 61 0.45 1,349
10 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.44 1,476
11 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:18 PM 30 0.41 1,188
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,152
13 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:16 PM 30 0.40 858
14 BALLMASTRZ: 9009 ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.37 729
15 WORST COOKS 13 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,329
16 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,306
17 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,062
18 HOMELAND S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 49 0.33 1,387
19 SOUTHERN CHARM NEW ORLEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 954
20 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.33 783
21 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,657
22 BALLMASTRZ: 9009 ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.32 651
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.32 742
24 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,570
25 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,616
26 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: WASHINGTON/LA DODGERS ESPN 8:00 PM 209 0.30 1,276
27 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,507
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 735
29 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 870
30 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,527
31 BREAKING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,187
32 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.29 1,500
33 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.29 1,330
34 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,509
35 BREAKING HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,141
36 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,443
37 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: IKMBFF:PREACHERS DAUGHTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.26 921
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.26 601
39 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 176 0.26 816
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:29 PM 91 0.25 669
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 641
42 E:60                    L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 600
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.24 782
44 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:48 PM 29 0.23 643
45 BILLIONS S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.23 874
46 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 655
47 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 11:03 PM 60 0.23 656
48 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 920
49 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 512
50 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.19 853
51 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 843
52 MIGHTY RIVERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.18 505
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,764
54 ARRANGEMENT E! 9:00 PM 61 0.18 390
55 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM:BEYOND TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 730
56 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 883
57 FXX MOVIE PRIME: DESPICABLE ME 2 FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.16 427
58 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.15 513
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,523
60 ROYALS, THE E! 10:01 PM 61 0.15 351
61 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:06 PM 54 0.15 387
62 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 821
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 937
64 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 4:36 PM 115 0.14 386
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,771
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 692
67 PBA BOWLING: PBA LEAGUE QUARTERFINALS ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.14 487
68 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.13 445
69 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 155 0.13 320
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 783
71 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,073
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 641
73 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 425
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 720
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 745
76 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 974
77 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 419
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 734
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,138
80 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,259
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 649
82 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,067
83 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 534
84 RIVERAS, THE S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 195
85 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 880
86 RG: EXTREME FISHERMAN ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.11 354
87 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 474
88 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 356
89 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,174
90 TRUST FX 10:00 PM 65 0.10 538
91 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 489
92 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,248
93 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.10 309
94 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:59 PM 31 0.10 308
95 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 30 0.10 343
96 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SWANSEA/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 129 0.10 294
97 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: IKMBFF:PREACHERS DAUGHTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 122 0.10 327
98 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 341
99 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 AM 137 0.09 281
100 FA CUP SEMIFINAL L: CHELSEA/SOUTHAMPTON FOX SPORTS 1 9:47 AM 133 0.09 216
101 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/MINNESOTA UNITED FC ESPN 4:00 PM 126 0.09 204
102 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,054
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 677
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,021
105 AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 101 0.09 274
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 749
107 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,199
108 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 281
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 272
110 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 319
111 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 63 0.08 235
112 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:05 PM 60 0.08 207
113 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 388
114 MEET THE PEETES HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 550
115 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 670
116 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 182
117 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 329
118 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.08 229
119 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.08 327
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 269
121 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.08 738
122 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 331
123 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.08 216
124 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.08 524
125 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.08 587
126 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 494
127 CHARLIES ANGELS: FULL THR HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 106 0.07 200
128 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.07 150
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 262
130 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 596
131 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 145
132 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 332
133 SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 123 0.07 175
134 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 389
135 SUNDAY MOVIE: GROWING UP WILD FREEFORM 11:50 AM 120 0.07 237
136 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 261
137 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 774
138 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 442
139 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 504
140 NHRA L: HOUSTON FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 213 0.06 472
141 NBA PLAYOFFS BONUS NBA-TV 8:46 PM 11 0.06 217
142 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.06 178
143 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.06 194
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 254
145 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 681
146 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 597
147 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 311
148 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:36 PM 84 0.06 180
149 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:41 AM 46 0.06 161
150 DEADLY INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 254

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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.