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July 31, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 29.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Viacom loves its simulcasts, and this time it was THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF BRUCE WILLIS.  On its home network, it led Sunday cable at 0.79 (followed by a midnight launch of JEFF ROSS ROAST BATTLE at 0.35), with additional scores as follows:  MTV at 0.15, VH1 at 0.14, and BET at 0.12.  

Starz’s POWER was otherwise the leader in scripted, down 0.04 to 0.53.  TNT’s CLAWS slipped 0.03 to 0.42.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from its early summer hiatus at 0.33, with SHARP OBJECTS down 0.04 to 0.24, and SUCCESSION down 0.04 to 0.13.  AMC’s PREACHER lost 0.04 to 0.22.  On Showtime, WHO IS AMERICA jumped 0.05 to 0.10, THE AFFAIR was steady at 0.08, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT ticked up to 0.04/137K.  

TLC led unscripted, with its 90 DAY FIANCE franchise, the 8PM installment up 0.06 to 0.70, and the 10PM follow-up up 0.06 to 0.54.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID returned at 0.68.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.46.  On Food Network, FOOD NETWORK STAR rose 0.06 to 0.44, with a lead-in special at 0.32, and lead-out BEAT BOBBY FLAY at 0.29.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.38.  HGTV’s line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.36/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29.  ID’s ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.31.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS dropped 0.04 to 0.29, and VERY CAVALLARI was up 0.02 to 0.22.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE fell 0.07 to 0.26.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 29.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 29, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: BRUCE WILLIS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 120 0.79 1,765
2 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 127 0.70 2,139
3 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.68 1,992
4 90 DAY FIANCE: WHAT NOW TLC 10:07 PM 63 0.54 1,622
5 POWER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.53 1,354
6 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: POCONO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:58 PM 195 0.46 2,749
7 FOOD NETWORK STAR 14 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,551
8 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,296
9 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST. LOUIS ESPN 9:22 PM 175 0.38 1,515
10 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.36 1,804
11 JEFF ROSS ROAST BATTLE COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.35 810
12 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.35 1,847
13 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:13 PM 17 0.35 1,801
14 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,726
15 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,693
16 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 39 0.33 920
17 FN STAR SPECIAL FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,282
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,378
19 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,655
20 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:33 PM 25 0.30 1,856
21 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.30 856
22 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,538
23 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,000
24 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.29 617
25 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 8:00 PM 82 0.28 965
26 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHEERLEADER NIGHTMARE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.27 888
27 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.26 668
28 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.26 869
29 ART PRISON ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.24 502
30 SHARP OBJECTS HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 49 0.24 928
31 VERY CAVALLARI E! 10:00 PM 60 0.22 422
32 FEARLESS FIX HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.22 1,010
33 PREACHER AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.22 781
34 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 899
35 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.20 878
36 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:01 PM 119 0.19 394
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:17 AM 90 0.18 485
38 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:56 PM 125 0.18 373
39 TROPICAL COP TALES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.17 364
40 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.17 508
41 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.17 882
42 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:01 PM 32 0.16 1,038
43 2000S CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 684
44 BEACH BITES W/ KATIE LEE FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 779
45 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: BRUCE WILLIS MTV 10:00 PM 120 0.15 338
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 347
47 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.15 779
48 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 575
49 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 385
50 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A. TEA-DISAPPEARING GAME HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.14 1,529
51 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: BRUCE WILLIS VH1 10:00 PM 120 0.14 334
52 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 59 0.13 558
53 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.13 467
54 HISTORY OF COMEDY CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 636
55 EXTINCT OR ALIVE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.13 513
56 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 327
57 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 761
58 WICKED TUNA OBX CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 550
59 K. HART: LIL REL HOWERY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 324
60 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 760
61 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: GOLDEN EAGLES/BOEHEIMS ARMY ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.12 283
62 INDYCAR SERIES: MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 120 0.12 644
63 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: BRUCE WILLIS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.12 318
64 HAUNTED THINGS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 361
65 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.12 515
66 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,421
67 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 3:00 PM 118 0.12 300
68 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:07 PM 53 0.11 375
69 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 856
70 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,260
71 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.11 455
72 MLB REGULAR SEASON: DODGERS/BRAVES TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 183 0.11 436
73 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,209
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 712
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 634
76 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.11 194
77 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: RAM NATION/OVERSEAS ELITE ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.11 224
78 WMNS TOURN OF NATIONS L: USA/AUSTRALIA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 150 0.11 386
79 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN2 9:05 AM 144 0.11 433
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 365
81 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 276
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 581
83 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.10 418
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 609
85 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,414
86 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 840
87 WHO IS AMERICA S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 23 0.10 218
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 544
89 THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 377
90 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 21 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:01 AM 240 0.09 485
91 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,295
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,093
93 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 30 0.09 256
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 589
95 STATE OF PLAY: STATE OF PLAY HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 127 0.09 268
96 OBJECTIFIED: ALEX TREBEK FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,142
97 ROBIN WILLIAMS:COME INSID HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 117 0.09 266
98 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:53 PM 10 0.08 415
99 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 428
100 AFFAIR, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 52 0.08 544
101 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 728
102 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 740
103 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 500
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 227
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 572
106 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION: 2018 INDUCTION CEREMONIES MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 196 0.08 340
107 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.08 223
108 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.08 484
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,036
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 709
111 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 713
112 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,177
113 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/NYCFC ESPN 4:58 PM 129 0.07 191
114 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,026
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 154
116 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 897
117 PGA TOUR: HANDOFF GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 26 0.07 804
118 MATTER OF FACT W/ SOLEDAD A&E NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 162
119 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 530
120 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 126 0.07 199
121 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:55 PM 121 0.07 143
122 MSNBC PRESENTATION: ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN MSNBC 9:00 PM 180 0.07 659
123 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 753
124 COUPLES RETREAT MAXPRIME 12:10 PM 114 0.06 129
125 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 455
126 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 187
127 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.06 160
128 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 177
129 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 814
130 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 60 0.06 395
131 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 634
132 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 303
133 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.06 201
134 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.06 550
135 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 782
136 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: LA GALAXY/ORLANDO CITY FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 150 0.06 140
137 GARAGE SALE MYS PREV SHOW HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 11:00 PM 30 0.06 651
138 BLADE RUNNER 2049: BLADE RUNNER 2049 HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 164 0.06 190
139 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 636
140 LOSERS, THE MAXPRIME 6:20 PM 97 0.06 159
141 VICTORIA AND ABDUL HBO PRIME 7:02 PM 111 0.05 271
142 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 612
143 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 139
144 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 379
145 E:60 ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 167
146 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 150
147 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.05 241
148 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 142
149 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 128
150 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 142

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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.