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July 14, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.12.2020

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER had a 2-hour 0.34/0.31 finale, compared to last week’s 0.31 for a single episode.  On Starz, the season finale of HIGHTOWN returned from an off-week with a 0.03 bump to 0.07, and P-VALLEY premiered at 0.06.

Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE topped scripted cable, up a tick to 0.71 (plus a steady 0.08 on CMT).  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN was at 0.22/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.33.  On Showtime, THE CHI edged up 0.02 to 0.12, BLACK MONDAY was steady at 0.02/93K, OUTCRY stayed at 0.02/122K, and DESUS & MERO ticked down to 0.02/56K.  TBS’s TOURNAMENT OF LAUGHS was steady at 0.10.  On HBO, PERRY MASON ticked up to 0.08, and I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK was steady at 0.07.  NOS4A2 held at 0.08 on AMC, and ticked down to 0.01/82K on BBCAmerica. 

Sunday cable overall was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, up 0.06 to 0.94 (the after-show ticked up to 0.37), and SMOTHERED was down a tick to 0.44.  On HGTV, RENOVATION ISLAND rose 0.07 to 0.37, BAHAMAS LIFE was at 0.29/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.16, and BEACH AROUND THE WORLD was at 0.25/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.35.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA ticked down to 0.33, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.05 to 0.23.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.20/0.12/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.13/0.12.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.24/0.17/0.11.  On ID, ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.21, and AMERICAN MONSTER was up 0.03 to 0.21.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE gained 0.02 to 0.13.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.12.  BET’s SUNDAY BEST ticked down to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 12, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.94 3,381
2 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 63 0.71 3,549
3 SMOTHERED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,716
4 RENOVATION ISLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.37 2,119
5 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.37 1,611
6 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: KENTUCKY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 218 0.35 2,575
7 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 58 0.34 1,271
8 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,276
9 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:58 PM 57 0.31 1,184
10 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.30 1,407
11 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,495
12 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,398
13 BEACH AROUND THE WORLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,419
14 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:26 AM 135 0.24 668
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 776
16 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.22 455
17 BEACH AROUND THE WORLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,261
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 821
19 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 801
20 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.20 421
21 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: STYRIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN 9:05 AM 130 0.20 632
22 FX MOVIE PRIME: XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE FX 8:00 PM 120 0.18 530
23 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:57 PM 133 0.17 428
24 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.17 859
25 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.16 886
26 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,188
27 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 917
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,167
29 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:41 PM 16 0.15 403
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,174
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,162
32 FOX NATION PRES: EPSTEIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,654
33 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: KANSAS CITY/MINNESOTA ESPN 8:00 PM 151 0.15 333
34 DEL MISS BROWN REPACK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 841
35 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: SIDELINE CANCER/OVERSEAS ELITE ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.14 342
36 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 540
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,129
38 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,091
39 MARRIED TO MEDICINE LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.13 477
40 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.12 734
41 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,694
42 CHI, THE S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 44 0.12 367
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,000
44 SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.12 791
45 NAKED AND AFRAID: FOREIGN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 67 0.12 728
46 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,507
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,029
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,728
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,156
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 540
51 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,692
52 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.12 439
53 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,057
54 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-2R2R10H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.11 392
55 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:11 AM 135 0.11 278
56 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SALT LAKE/COLORADO ESPN 10:31 PM 125 0.11 234
57 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.11 407
58 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 985
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,085
60 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,026
61 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,195
62 TOURNAMENT OF LAUGHS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 380
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,683
64 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.10 611
65 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,748
66 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 678
67 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,258
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,211
69 SUNDAY BEST 10 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 434
70 AMERICA: OUR DEFINING HRS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.10 566
71 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 391
72 GORDON UNCHARTED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:03 PM 14 0.10 395
73 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: OBSESSION: HER FINAL VENG LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.10 579
74 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,279
75 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.10 429
76 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 535
77 NAKED & AFRAID:WATCHPARTY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:14 PM 67 0.09 613
78 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 569
79 AMERICA: OUR DEFINING HRS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 532
80 AMERICA: OUR DEFINING HRS: 2 BIRTH OF FREEDOM HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.09 587
81 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: RED SCARE/GOLDEN EAGLES ESPN 4:00 PM 120 0.09 250
82 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:36 AM 60 0.09 172
83 WICKED TUNA OBX CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 508
84 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 928
85 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:10 PM 50 0.08 195
86 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 1,040
87 FOX NATION PRES: EPSTEIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 585
88 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 331
89 LINEA DE CUATRO ESPECIAL TUDN 9:00 PM 14 0.08 184
90 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 1,048
91 YELLOWSTONE CMT 9:00 PM 62 0.08 465
92 PERRY MASON HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.08 711
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,001
94 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 300
95 NOS4A2 AMC 10:00 PM 66 0.08 341
96 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 1:58 PM 32 0.08 579
97 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 22 0.08 378
98 COPA POR MEXICO L: UNAM / TOLUCA TUDN 9:14 PM 124 0.07 163
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 792
100 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 958
101 HIGHTOWN STARZ PRIMARY 8:04 PM 56 0.07 330
102 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.07 332
103 ILL BE GONE IN THE DARK HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 59 0.07 366
104 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 357
105 P-VALLEY STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 59 0.06 261
106 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 10:55 AM 65 0.06 341
107 DISNEY FAM JAM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:22 PM 25 0.06 322
108 MUMMY UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 323
109 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 987
110 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 115 0.06 273
111 COPA POR MEXICO L: ATLAS / TIGRES UANL TUDN 6:30 PM 150 0.06 154
112 UNEARTHED: SEVEN WONDERS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 308
113 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 924
114 BBCA MOVIE: LETHAL WEAPON 2 BBC-AMERICA 2:00 PM 150 0.06 219
115 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 1,003
116 IFC MOVIE: JOHN WICK IFC TV 8:00 PM 135 0.06 312
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 924
118 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN 7:30 AM 95 0.05 158
119 BBCA MOVIE: LETHAL WEAPON 3 BBC-AMERICA 4:30 PM 150 0.05 220
120 DC SUMMER SING-ALONG DISNEY CHANNEL 8:47 PM 42 0.05 269
121 KOREAN BASEBALL   L ESPN 6:00 AM 24 0.05 85
122 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 362
123 BABIES OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.05 362
124 BBCA MOVIE: LETHAL WEAPON 4 BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 180 0.05 235
125 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 669
126 AMERICA: OUR DEFINING HRS HISTORY 11:05 PM 59 0.05 313
127 BARNWOOD BUILDERS REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 354
128 UNEARTHED: SEVEN WONDERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.05 273
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 272
130 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 648
131 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 564
132 2020 ARDYS SUMMER PLAYLIS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:29 PM 49 0.04 249
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 202
134 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 872
135 WEIRD EARTH THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 216
136 AMERICA: OUR DEFINING HRS HISTORY 12:04 AM 60 0.04 270
137 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 AM 131 0.04 127
138 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 157
139 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: GENOA/SPAL ESPN 11:15 AM 131 0.04 111
140 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.04 150
141 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA COMP NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 366
142 BBCA MOVIE: LETHAL WEAPON BBC-AMERICA 11:30 AM 150 0.04 175
143 TOP 100 WEATHER MOMENTS THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 160
144 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:18 PM 42 0.03 90
145 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.03 365
146 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN 3:32 PM 28 0.03 120
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 195
148 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 123
149 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 116
150 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 119

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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.