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August 15, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.13.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the PGA Championship overrun, 60 MINUTES fell 0.3 and BIG BROTHER gained 0.3.  In addition, the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS lost 0.1, the rerun of THE SIMPSONS dropped 0.3, the rerun of BOB’S BURGERS was down 0.2, and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 13.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that Epix is unrated by Nielsen, so we don’t have ratings for GET SHORTY.  

The dragon-like GAME OF THRONES set another record, up an incredible 0.38 from last week to 4.98–and that’s with 2 more episodes to come this season.  With that lead-in, BALLERS rose 0.09 to 1.21, INSECURE was up 0.06 to 0.66 (both those shows were just renewed), and LAST WEEK TONIGHT climbed 0.11 to 0.82.  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY also continues to be huge, up 0.11 to 1.37, with DECKER: MINDWIPE up 0.07 to 0.48, and APOLLO GAUNTLET up 0.08 to 0.39.  Starz’s POWER gained 0.03 to 0.78.  The season finale of TNT’s CLAWS rose 0.05 to 0.56.  However, FX’s THE STRAIN fell 0.07 to 0.36.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN had a 0.05 bump to 0.29, and the season finale of I’M DYING UP HERE was up 0.03 to 0.07… but TWIN PEAKS fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.06/253K. MTV’s TEEN WOLF eased 0.02 to 0.21.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES lost 0.02 to 0.22.  

Unscripted was led by ESPN’s MLB game at 0.69.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE jumped 0.12 to 0.64, with the AFTER-SHOW up 0.08 to 0.49, and SPOUSE HOUSE steady at 0.23.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.54.  NFL Network’s preseason game was at 0.52.  On Food Network, FOOD NETWORK STAR ticked up to 0.49, with lead-in GUY’S GROCERY GAMES at 0.30, and lead-out GUY’S FAMILY ROAD TRIP at 0.29.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID slipped 0.02 to 0.46.  On E!, LIFE OF KYLIE was at 0.44 after last week’s premiere 0.51/0.49, and FAMOUSLY SINGLE was down 0.04 to 0.21.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dropped 0.04 to 0.42.  HGTV’s line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.42/0.39, compared to last week’s 0.38/0.35.  History’s CARS THAT MADE AMERICA was at 0.34.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE rose 0.03 to 0.30.  On ID, ON THE CASE shed 0.04 to 0.30, and AMERICAN MONSTER was down 0.05 to 0.29.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 13.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday August 13, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 4.98 10,718
2 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 1.37 2,659
3 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 1.21 2,484
4 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:04 PM 35 0.82 1,933
5 POWER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 58 0.78 1,805
6 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: RED SOX/ YANKEES ESPN 8:00 PM 230 0.69 2,563
7 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 31 0.66 1,300
8 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.64 1,894
9 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 59 0.56 1,573
10 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: MICHIGAN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:25 PM 167 0.54 3,162
11 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – SEA VS. LAC NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 189 0.52 1,775
12 FOOD NETWORK STAR 13 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,994
13 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 9:02 PM 62 0.49 1,619
14 DECKER: MINDWIPE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.48 1,042
15 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,712
16 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 133 0.45 1,088
17 LIFE OF KYLIE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.44 837
18 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,111
19 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – DET VS. IND NFL NETWORK 1:30 PM 198 0.42 1,314
20 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.42 1,931
21 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,764
22 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,567
23 APOLLO GAUNTLET ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.39 868
24 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.39 1,811
25 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 4:48 PM 12 0.36 1,045
26 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 71 0.36 933
27 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.36 1,752
28 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 25 0.35 2,175
29 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.35 1,073
30 TIME MACHINE: CARS THAT MADE AMERICA PT 1 HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.34 1,643
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:50 PM 100 0.34 776
32 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.33 1,635
33 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 727
34 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,343
35 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,100
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 128 0.29 680
37 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:12 PM 48 0.29 1,573
38 GUYS FAMILY ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,071
39 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,250
40 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 49 0.29 1,111
41 NINETIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,041
42 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.28 1,060
43 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.28 1,457
44 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.28 903
45 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 63 0.28 1,207
46 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.27 1,364
47 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 AM 180 0.26 1,363
48 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.26 706
49 HISTORY OF COMEDY CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,132
50 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:09 PM 21 0.25 769
51 SUPER COPA FOOTBALL  L: BARCELONA/REAL MADRID ESPN 3:55 PM 121 0.25 570
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,092
53 SPOUSE HOUSE, THE TLC 10:04 PM 65 0.23 766
54 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,609
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,035
56 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 819
57 E:60                    L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 470
58 TEEN WOLF SSN 6B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.21 435
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,060
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,082
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,045
62 FAMOUSLY SINGLE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 449
63 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,212
64 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,463
65 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,227
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 986
67 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,706
68 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:33 PM 27 0.20 1,104
69 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,126
70 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,709
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 419
72 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,271
73 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.19 470
74 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:35 AM 22 0.19 422
75 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:23 AM 132 0.18 408
76 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,114
77 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,186
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,110
79 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.17 1,020
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 925
81 INCREDIBLE HULK THE HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 112 0.16 396
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,148
83 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:05 PM 25 0.15 385
84 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 364
85 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 63 0.15 665
86 FIRST LOOK:RN RD TRIP E! 11:00 PM 12 0.15 399
87 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 515
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 996
89 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:56 PM 64 0.14 332
90 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,191
91 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 933
92 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.13 262
93 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,239
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.13 973
95 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GSM-MURDER BY TEXT HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.13 1,650
96 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 787
97 ENOUGH HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 115 0.13 427
98 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,154
99 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 292
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 822
101 MLB REGULAR SEASON: INDIANS/RAYS TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 201 0.11 295
102 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.11 371
103 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 463
104 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 945
105 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 367
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 686
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 832
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 883
109 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,059
110 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 397
111 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 539
112 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.10 413
113 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 3:00 PM 55 0.10 233
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 799
115 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 637
116 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 224
117 TIA MOWRY AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.09 442
118 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 384
119 MAX PAYNE HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 100 0.09 297
120 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.09 219
121 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / LOBOS BUAP UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.09 186
122 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 151 0.09 182
123 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 531
124 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 90 0.08 451
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 285
126 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – TEN VS. NYJ NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.08 225
127 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.08 512
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 231
129 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 101 0.08 312
130 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 176
131 TOP GEAR AMERICA BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 187
132 ELVIS: BEHIND CLOSED DOOR: 101: ELVIS / BEHIND CLOSED DOORS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 478
133 XTREME WATERPARKS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 251
134 TALKING W/ CHRIS HARDWICK AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 190
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 240
136 XTREME WTRPARKS: POP-UP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 248
137 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 260
138 IM DYING UP HERE SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 62 0.07 215
139 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 167
140 NASCAR SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.06 293
141 XTREME WTRPARKS: POP-UP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 229
142 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 215
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 224
144 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 8:40 AM 111 0.06 168
145 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT ARI/SD AT LAD MLB NETWORK 4:11 PM 192 0.06 245
146 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 295
147 XTREME UNDERWATER TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 193
148 ROCK STAR MAXPRIME 11:00 AM 106 0.06 131
149 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:31 PM 60 0.06 132
150 OUIJA ORIGIN OF EVIL MAXPRIME 6:20 PM 99 0.06 124

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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.