UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.31.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  Again, adjustments were plentiful due to local news coverage.  On ABC, the drops were 0.3 for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, 0.2 for CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD, 0.3 for PRESS YOUR LUCK and 0.3 for MATCH GAME.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.1 and the INDIANA JONES movie was down 0.2.  On NBC, THE TITAN GAMES was down 0.3, a news special was at 0.5, and AMERICA’S GOT TALENT was down 0.2.  On FOX, the reruns were down 0.1/0.1/0.2/0.2/0.2/0.2.  On CW, the STARGIRL rerun was down 0.1, and the SUPERGIRL rerun held its initial number. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

NOTE:  Again, we don’t have cable ratings below the Top 150 at this time, so we won’t be able to provide numbers for lower-rated shows.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of KILLING EVE was at 0.11 on AMC (steady with last week, down 0.01 from last year’s finale), and also at 0.11 on BBCAmerica (up 0.02 from last week, up 0.03 from last year).  The finale was followed on AMC by the premiere of QUIZ at 0.04. On Starz, HIGHTOWN was steady at 0.03/231K, followed by the series finale of VIDA, steady at 0.02/115K.

Adult Swim led Sunday’s scripted cable with RICK & MORTY, up 0.02 to 0.69, followed by THE SHIVERING TRUTH up 0.02 to 0.31, and JJ VILLARD’S FAIRY TALES steady at 0.25.  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER returned to its regular timeslot and gained 0.04 to 0.34.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT, back from a week off, was at 0.26, INSECURE ticked down to 0.15, and I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE gained 0.02 to 0.08.  The 2nd half of ESPN’s LANCE documentary was at 0.22, down 0.09 from last week.  Hallmark’s GOOD WITCH edged up 0.02 to 0.17.  The “sneak peek” of USA’s DIRTY JOHN was at 0.13.  On Showtime, BILLIONS ticked down to 0.08, PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS fell 0.02 to 0.01/348K, and VICE was steady at 0.01/128K.

Sunday cable overall was topped by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, up 0.08 to 1.25 (the after-show was at 0.38), with SMOTHERED up 0.02 to 0.48.  The chart was again saturated with high-rated news, with CNN’s 10PM CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.96/1.25/3.7M, Fox News’s 10PM hour at 0.50/0.71/3.5M, and MSNBC’s 11PM hour at 0.35/0.47/2M.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.44.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.28/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.19.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA lost 0.03 to 0.27, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.03 to 0.15.  ID’s WHO KILLED JEFFREY EPSTEIN was at 0.23/0.21/0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE IN A HURRY rose 0.04 to 0.21.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was at 0.19.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.03 to 0.16.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE fell 0.05 to 0.15. 

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