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September 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down 1.7 from last week’s final and down 1.3 from 2018’s Week 2 game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and the NCIS: LA rerun lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  For some reason, the COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF ALEC BALDWIN was listed by Nielsen as a rerun on its home network, so it doesn’t appear on the chart below.  It rated as follows:  0.33/792K on Comedy Central itself, 0.12/0.22 on MTV, 0.11/285K on Paramount, 0.10/531K on TV Land, 0.09/187K on VH1, and 0.03/102K on CMT, for a total of 2.179 million P2+ L+SD on the six networks, and a 0.78 adult 18-49 L+SD rating for the six-network simulcast (1.012 million adults 18-49).

Starz’s POWER led the rest of scripted, up 0.03 to 0.41, with POWER CONFIDENTIAL up 0.04 to 0.16.  On AMC, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD fell 0.07 to 0.34, and PREACHER was down 0.03 to 0.08.  Adult Swim’s SQUIDBILLIES was at 0.29/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.29.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES edged up 0.02 to 0.18.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT lost 0.05 to 0.17, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES dipped 0.03 to 0.17, BALLERS fell 0.05 to 0.16, and SUCCESSION was up 0.05 to 0.16.  On Showtime, THE AFFAIR ticked up to 0.05/379K, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA tumbled 0.04 to 0.02/216K, and COUPLES THERAPY was steady at 0.01/69K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE stayed strong at 0.86, up 0.07 to 0.86, with UNEXPECTED up a tick to 0.41.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.02 to 0.47, and FLIP IT LIKE DISICK was up 0.02 to 0.16.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC lost 0.03 to 0.35, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was down 0.08 to 0.26.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.35.  On Discovery, ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE ticked down to 0.24, and RAISING WILD was down 0.05 to 0.12.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER gained 0.04 to 0.22.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.20, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dropped 0.06 to 0.20, and GOOD EATS was at 0.15/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE dipped 0.02 to 0.19.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS shrank by 0.03 to 0.19.  HGTV’s line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE, up 0.02 to 0.21.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.14/0.12, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.16.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.86 2,727
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.55 1,427
3 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.47 1,048
4 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.41 1,436
5 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 58 0.41 1,173
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,115
7 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:20 PM 175 0.35 2,384
8 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.34 1,307
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.31 863
10 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.29 1,050
11 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 579
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.27 829
13 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.26 1,231
14 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 884
15 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.25 519
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.24 598
17 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,248
18 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 18 0.23 1,835
19 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,029
20 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.23 607
21 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: LA DODGERS/NY METS ESPN 7:00 PM 200 0.23 1,083
22 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,044
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 641
24 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 687
25 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 913
26 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.20 599
27 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.19 496
28 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.19 518
29 SP CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,242
30 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.19 378
31 SP BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,175
32 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,697
33 SMURFS 2: SMURFS 2 NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 120 0.18 677
34 SP HAWAII HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,192
35 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 30 0.17 646
36 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:15 PM 45 0.17 869
37 RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, THE HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 39 0.17 560
38 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 12:03 AM 32 0.17 379
39 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:42 PM 30 0.16 411
40 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 0.16 610
41 FLIP IT LIKE DISICK E! 10:00 PM 61 0.16 384
42 POOL HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 918
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 448
44 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 19 0.16 510
45 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.15 604
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 483
47 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,605
48 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.15 588
49 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: UNDERCOVER CHEERLEADER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 597
50 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 130 0.14 407
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:20 PM 40 0.14 527
52 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 572
53 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.14 484
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,539
55 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:30 PM 30 0.14 310
56 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 713
57 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.13 817
58 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 587
59 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.13 408
60 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:38 PM 60 0.13 330
61 MIDDLE SCHOOL MOGULS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.13 509
62 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MYSTERY 101 WORDS CAN KIL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.12 1,436
63 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.12 506
64 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.12 264
65 RAISING WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.12 627
66 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN MTV 10:00 PM 123 0.12 282
67 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 123 0.11 285
68 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:34 PM 28 0.11 834
69 LOCH NESS: NEW EVIDENCE: QSCR-101H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 443
70 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.11 399
71 THE A&E MOVIE: GODZILLA (2014) A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.11 445
72 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,306
73 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN TV LAND 10:00 PM 123 0.10 531
74 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 27 0.10 273
75 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:54 AM 126 0.10 298
76 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN COMEDY CENTRAL 12:35 AM 125 0.10 246
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 941
78 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 359
79 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,266
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,214
81 BIOGRAPHY: JEFF DUNHAM: TALKING HEADS A&E NETWORK 10:30 AM 120 0.09 495
82 KILLER MOTIVE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 366
83 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 425
84 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: ALEC BALDWIN VH1 10:00 PM 123 0.09 187
85 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 544
86 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.08 320
87 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 775
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 678
89 PREACHER AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.08 450
90 LOCH NESS: NEW EVIDENCE: QSCR-101H TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 120 0.07 239
91 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 327
92 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.07 190
93 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 302
94 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 731
95 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 350
96 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 647
97 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS PACHUCA FOX DEPORTES 7:29 PM 140 0.07 157
98 LIE TO DIE FOR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 329
99 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 176
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 506
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 644
102 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 167
103 PROVING GROUNDS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 261
104 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 252
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 345
106 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,142
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 419
108 BIOGRAPHY: CHRIS FARLEY: ANYTHING FOR LAUGH A&E NETWORK 12:30 PM 120 0.06 222
109 JEFF DUNHAM: CONTROL CHAO A&E NETWORK 9:30 AM 60 0.06 322
110 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 374
111 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 920
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 453
113 INSIDE STORY (BIO SPCLS): CADDYSHACK A&E NETWORK 7:30 AM 120 0.06 185
114 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.06 504
115 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 570
116 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 94 0.06 451
117 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,115
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 457
119 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 331
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 392
121 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 542
122 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 157
123 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 89
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 373
125 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 825
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 270
127 FIBA WORLD BASKETBALL   L: TBA ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.05 131
128 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 357
129 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.05 296
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 401
131 RIVERAS, SEASON 4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 83
132 AFFAIR, THE S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.05 379
133 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 203
134 YOUNG, GIFTED & BROKE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 129
135 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 353
136 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: PORTLAND/DC ESPN 3:30 PM 128 0.05 151
137 HURRICANE MAN: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.05 225
138 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 92
139 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 626
140 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 813
141 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 587
142 E:60 ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 128
143 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 471
144 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK ESPN 5:38 PM 22 0.04 135
145 SP BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 254
146 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 133
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 241
148 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKTOONS 11:00 AM 30 0.04 124
149 NHRA L: READING FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 181 0.04 261
150 STORM STORIES: TNC THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 221

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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.