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April 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LITTLE BIG SHOTS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The last completed episode of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.07 to 1.13, and TALKING DEAD was up 0.02 to 0.39.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT was steady at 0.25, and WESTWORLD ticked up to 0.21.  On Adult Swim, 3 BUSY DEBRAS was steady at 0.28, and BEEF HOUSE held at 0.24.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART dipped 0.03 to 0.20, and WHEN HOPE CALLS was up 0.02 to 0.16.  On Showtime, HOMELAND rose 0.02 to 0.13, BLACK MONDAY was steady at 0.03/127K, and VICE ticked up to 0.02/100K. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE climbed 0.03 to 1.05, and SISTER WIVES was down 0.04 to 0.51.  Cable news was led by the 7PM hour, with Fox News at 0.66/0.95/5M, CNN at 0.54/2.8M, and MSNBC’s 11AM coverage at 0.14/1.3M.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA regained its footing and more than doubled to 0.61, with FAMILY KARMA up 0.02 to 0.21.  Food Network’s afternoon IN THE KITCHEN was at 0.40, and in primetime, BUDDY VS DUFF slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.07 to 0.26.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.24.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE rose 0.05 to 0.21.  On ID, THE WEST MEMPHIS THREE was at 0.21/0.18/0.15.  On HGTV, EXTREME MAKEOVER dropped 0.07 to 0.20, 100 DAY DREAM HOME was at 0.17, and HOUSE IN A HURRY was down 0.05 to 0.15. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 5, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 1.13 3,488
2 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 1.05 3,458
3 SR/TRUMP VIRUS BRIEFING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 83 0.66 5,009
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.61 1,748
5 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.54 2,846
6 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:04 PM 56 0.51 2,394
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.50 2,634
8 IN THE KITCHEN J. GAINES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.40 2,090
9 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.40 1,627
10 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 60 0.39 1,389
11 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.37 2,772
12 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:23 PM 37 0.36 3,264
13 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.36 2,842
14 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,757
15 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.33 2,635
16 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.33 2,415
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.33 2,309
18 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 2,085
19 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 64 0.31 1,134
20 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.31 1,950
21 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 2,335
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.29 2,093
23 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 549
24 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.28 2,301
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.28 1,960
26 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.28 2,323
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.27 1,782
28 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.27 2,067
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.27 1,807
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:04 PM 30 0.26 893
31 AMERICA TOGETHER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,249
32 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 29 0.25 965
33 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 437
34 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.24 1,102
35 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,612
36 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 1,150
37 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,245
38 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,067
39 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 656
40 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.21 621
41 WEST MEMPHIS THREE IDMM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.21 894
42 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.21 779
43 EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME ED HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,161
44 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.20 763
45 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,310
46 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,371
47 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 2,463
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,310
49 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.19 800
50 WEST MEMPHIS THREE IDMM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 890
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.18 523
52 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,046
53 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 1,161
54 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.16 834
55 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 850
56 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,746
57 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 560
58 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,107
59 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,024
60 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.15 942
61 TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA HISTORY 8:00 PM 125 0.15 947
62 WEST MEMPHIS THREE IDMM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 799
63 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.14 815
64 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:07 AM 33 0.14 1,343
65 NASCAR IRACING SERIES L: BRISTOL FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 148 0.14 762
66 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.14 728
67 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.14 1,277
68 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 510
69 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.14 257
70 WRESTLEMANIA: 35 ESPN 3:00 PM 240 0.14 421
71 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:08 PM 45 0.13 809
72 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 1:30 PM 55 0.13 519
73 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 243
74 AQUARIUM, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.13 487
75 AM JOY MSNBC 11:40 AM 20 0.12 1,472
76 TIGER WOODS: RTRN OF ROAR ESPN 11:30 AM 90 0.12 331
77 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:58 PM 84 0.12 1,266
78 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,295
79 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BLACK HEARTED KILLER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.11 527
80 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 872
81 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 388
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.11 376
83 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:03 AM 61 0.11 323
84 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 477
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 227
86 THE A&E MOVIE: S.W.A.T A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 148 0.11 453
87 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 55 0.11 328
88 KASIE DC MSNBC 8:22 PM 38 0.10 1,137
89 TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA HISTORY 12:03 AM 124 0.10 477
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,435
91 AM JOY MSNBC 10:00 AM 67 0.10 1,145
92 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.10 279
93 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 930
94 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,296
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,123
96 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 90 0.09 253
97 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,307
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 722
99 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 421
100 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 918
101 KIM K:THE JUSTICE PROJECT: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.09 285
102 COLL SLAM DUNK & 3PT CHMP: CELEBRA. THE SLAM DUNK AND 3 PT. CHAMP. ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.09 216
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 58 0.09 1,086
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 182
105 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.08 259
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 251
107 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: RHM-PREDICTION MURDER HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.08 1,293
108 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.08 148
109 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 733
110 ATLANTAS MISSING & MURDER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 56 0.08 348
111 EXTREME RESCUES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 298
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 265
113 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.07 149
114 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,054
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 237
116 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.07 249
117 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 55 0.07 277
118 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 445
119 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.07 233
120 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 129
121 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.07 345
122 SINNERS WANTED: SINNERS WANTED TV ONE 4:00 PM 120 0.06 273
123 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 203
124 TWO GUYS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 AM 30 0.06 242
125 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 619
126 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.06 475
127 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 202
128 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.06 396
129 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 509
130 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 388
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 143
132 FORBIDDEN HISTORY: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.05 284
133 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 316
134 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 401
135 IFC MOVIE: ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE IFC TV 1:30 PM 120 0.05 126
136 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 290
137 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:49 PM 23 0.05 306
138 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 387
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 195
140 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 178
141 NBA 2K PLAYERS TOURNAMENT ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 97
142 KIM K:THE JUSTICE PROJECT: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.05 160
143 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 167
144 DISNEY FAM JAM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 25 0.04 269
145 WWE WRESTLEMANIA KICKOFF FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 112
146 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 167
147 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 5:15 PM 27 0.04 210
148 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 173
149 F1 ESPORTS PRO SERIES L ESPN2 2:58 PM 92 0.04 89
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 120

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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.