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May 5, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun MAN WITH A PLAN lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s LAST DANCE stayed tremendous at 2.03/1.85 (plus 0.34/0.28 from ESPN2), compared to last week’s 2.27/2.10 (plus 0.39/0.36).  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY returned at 0.87, with THREE BUSY DEBRAS up 0.06 to 0.33, and BEEF HOUSE up 0.04 to 0.27.  On HBO, the season finale of WESTWORLD was at 0.26, up 0.05 from last week but down a full three-tenths from the last finale (the show’s renewal was recently announced), with LAST WEEK TONIGHT back from a week off at 0.25, INSECURE (also recently renewed) down 0.04 to 0.16, the finale of ATLANTA’S MISSING & MURDERED up a tick to 0.09, and RUN down 0.03 to 0.06.  Hallmark’s GOOD WITCH returned at 0.16, down 0.06 from the 2019 premiere.  On Showtime, the season premiere of BILLIONS was at 0.14, down 0.04 from the 2019 premiere, with PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS steady at 0.04, and VICE at 0.02/165K.  On Starz, OUTLANDER ticked down to 0.12, and VIDA ticked down to 0.02/110K.  KILLING EVE ticked up to 0.11 on BBC America, and dropped 0.04 to 0.10 on AMC. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped unscripted, down 0.03 to 1.17, with the after-show up 0.08 to 0.66.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF dipped 0.03 to 0.38, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.03 to 0.25.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s AMERICA TOGETHER Trump town hall at 0.35/0.53/3.8M, with CNN SPECIAL REPORT at 0.21/0.33/2M, and MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE at 0.07/1.1M.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.26/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.28.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE fell 0.06 to 0.22.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.21.  HGTV’s HOUSE IN A HURRY was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE was at 0.19.  On ID, RAW TERROR was at 0.15, and ON THE CASE was down 0.02 to 0.14. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LAST DANCE ESPN 9:00 PM 60 2.03 4,858
2 LAST DANCE ESPN 10:00 PM 60 1.85 4,390
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 1.17 3,738
4 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.87 1,548
5 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 10:02 PM 58 0.66 2,568
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.57 1,312
7 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 92 0.38 1,484
8 AMERICA TOGETHER TRUMP TH: N/A FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.35 3,819
9 LAST DANCE ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.34 928
10 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.33 618
11 LAST DANCE ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.28 823
12 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 509
13 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 56 0.26 1,176
14 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 76 0.26 888
15 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:16 PM 31 0.25 947
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:32 PM 30 0.25 962
17 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK 3 COMEDY CENTRAL 4:45 PM 135 0.23 728
18 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.22 641
19 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 76 0.21 1,954
20 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.21 1,227
21 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,119
22 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.21 717
23 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,292
24 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,351
25 NAKED & AFRAID:WATCHPARTY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:56 PM 64 0.19 902
26 MARRIED TO MEDICINE LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 672
27 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,111
28 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.18 572
29 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.18 1,048
30 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 29 0.18 976
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,477
32 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 967
33 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.17 1,061
34 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,883
35 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:19 PM 28 0.16 378
36 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,498
37 RAW TERROR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 878
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,316
39 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.15 723
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,251
41 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,259
42 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,232
43 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,370
44 BILLIONS S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 57 0.14 610
45 AMERICA TOGETHER TRUMP TH: N/A FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 120 0.14 1,290
46 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 526
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,081
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,921
49 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 774
50 LAST DANCE ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 424
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,304
52 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,854
53 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,662
54 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,957
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,119
56 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 885
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,063
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,765
59 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 63 0.12 866
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,121
61 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.11 380
62 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,208
63 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO ESCORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.11 613
64 LAST DANCE ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 332
65 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,056
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,251
67 NASCAR IRACING SERIES L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 120 0.10 606
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,193
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,043
70 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,422
71 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.10 523
72 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 330
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:16 AM 44 0.10 636
74 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.10 438
75 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,474
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 312
77 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.10 207
78 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 1 HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.10 629
79 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 2 HISTORY 10:03 PM 122 0.09 566
80 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 187
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 406
82 ATLANTAS MISSING & MURDER HBO PRIME 7:46 PM 60 0.09 322
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,329
84 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 281
85 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 255
86 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 23 0.08 397
87 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 181
88 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 590
89 DEADLY CULTS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 393
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 791
91 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:07 PM 57 0.07 1,122
92 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 689
93 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 233
94 FORBIDDEN HISTORY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 492
95 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.07 198
96 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.07 318
97 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 483
98 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 1:04 PM 56 0.07 986
99 RUN (SRS) HBO PRIME 10:49 PM 26 0.06 208
100 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 943
101 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 954
102 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 240
103 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 1 HISTORY 12:05 AM 120 0.06 262
104 F1 ESPORTS PRO SERIES L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 168
105 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 161
106 BBCA MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 180 0.06 322
107 KILLER TRUTH HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 281
108 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.06 158
109 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 208
110 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.05 189
111 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 218
112 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.05 258
113 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 773
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 516
115 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 279
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 801
117 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 793
118 SUNDAY MOVIE: CHOICE, THE FREEFORM 11:30 PM 150 0.05 124
119 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 155
120 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.05 420
121 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 678
122 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:58 AM 61 0.05 128
123 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 306
124 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 395
125 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.04 347
126 PENNY DREADFUL: COA S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.04 318
127 MLB THE SHOW 20 ESPN 2:30 PM 94 0.04 107
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 244
129 F1 ESPORTS PRO SERIES L ESPN 1:00 PM 90 0.04 112
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 149
131 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 676
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 210
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 649
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 198
135 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 113
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 152
137 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 86
138 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 137
139 DEADLINE TO DISASTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 239
140 WORLDS DEADLIEST WEATHER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 219
141 SPY WARS SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 158
142 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.03 58
143 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.03 214
144 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.03 92
145 HOLLYWOOD MED TYLER S2 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 57
146 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.02 184
147 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:00 AM 30 0.02 39
148 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 538
149 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.02 43
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 94

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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.