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September 26, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The post-NFL adjustment gods were kind to CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 to 2.7, and STAR TREK: DISCOVERY went up 0.3 to 1.9; in addition, the NCIS: LA rerun gained 0.1.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.3, down 0.8 from last week’s game.  On ABC, CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD went up 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 24.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The dominance of Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY over Sunday cable continued, up 0.06 to 1.47, with lead-out TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES at 0.51/0.40, compared to last week’s 0.33.  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.73, and TALKING DEAD was up 0.04 to 0.28.  On HBO, the season finale of BALLERS gained 0.02 to 0.40, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from its Emmys week off at 0.39, THE DEUCE rose 0.03 to 0.31, and VICE PRINCIPALS dropped 0.07 to 0.26,  The series finale of MTV’s TEEN WOLF jumped 0.14 to 0.37.  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP held at 0.34.  On Starz, OUTLANDER grew by 0.05 to 0.34, and SURVIVOR’S REMORSE dropped 0.04 to 0.11.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN ticked down to 0.25, EPISODES was steady at 0.05, and DICE was up 0.03 to 0.04/170K.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES lost 0.04 to 0.23.  

Sunday unscripted was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE at 0.68/0.53, better than last week’s 0.53/0.48, with lead-out MY GIANT LIFE down 0.03 to 0.27.  E!’s 10th anniversary KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS special was at 0.61.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET was steady at 0.42.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE shed 0.02 to 0.32, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES fell a tenth to 0.27.  NBC’s NASCAR race was at 0.28.  HGTV’s line-up was led by MEXICO LIFE at 0.25/0.22.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 24.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 24, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 1.47 2,485
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.75 2,078
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 8:00 PM 63 0.68 1,931
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 9:00 PM 90 0.61 1,258
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.57 1,342
6 90 DAY FIANCE: WHAT NOW TLC 9:03 PM 60 0.53 1,588
7 TIM&ERICS BEDTIME STORIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.51 984
8 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.42 1,123
9 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 32 0.40 988
10 TIM&ERICS BEDTIME STORIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.40 808
11 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.40 927
12 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 30 0.39 1,253
13 TEEN WOLF SSN 6B MTV 8:00 PM 71 0.37 676
14 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,538
15 OUTLANDER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 58 0.34 1,553
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:59 PM 62 0.32 739
17 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE 8 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,101
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.31 761
19 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.31 992
20 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:25 PM 188 0.28 1,992
21 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 841
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 953
23 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:03 PM 64 0.27 937
24 VICE PRINCIPALS HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 30 0.26 670
25 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 89 0.25 500
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.25 571
27 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,451
28 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 49 0.25 1,152
29 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,219
30 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.24 819
31 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,604
32 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.24 1,235
33 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 927
34 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,265
35 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,856
36 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,241
37 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.22 411
38 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,314
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 419
40 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,496
41 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,331
42 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:06 AM 33 0.21 494
43 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 116 0.21 563
44 SPY KIDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 109 0.20 800
45 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,771
46 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:39 AM 33 0.19 440
47 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 25 0.19 1,386
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,706
49 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 975
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 840
51 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,104
52 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 909
53 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.16 470
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 649
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 874
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 846
57 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.15 459
58 OBJECTIFIED: HULK HOGAN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,080
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,389
60 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:31 PM 89 0.15 381
61 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 887
62 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.15 397
63 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:33 PM 48 0.15 929
64 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: LA ANGELS/HOUSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 239 0.14 632
65 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,124
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 736
67 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,192
68 CNN FILMS CNN 9:00 PM 90 0.13 616
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 711
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 689
71 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 787
72 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 998
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.13 393
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 765
75 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 973
76 BOBBY AND DAMARIS SHOW FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.12 639
77 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 538
78 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 912
79 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 891
80 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 650
81 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 127 0.12 420
82 TIA MOWRY AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.12 462
83 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.12 485
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,039
85 SURVIVORS REMORSE 4 STARZ PRIMARY 10:02 PM 27 0.11 378
86 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 126 0.11 268
87 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 390
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.11 762
89 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.11 249
90 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,024
91 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 273
92 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 393
93 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.10 242
94 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 848
95 WMNS COLL VBALL TOURN L ESPN 1:00 PM 106 0.10 253
96 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 764
97 LONE STAR RESTORATION HISTORY 12:00 PM 60 0.09 357
98 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: SSD: HOME AGAIN HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.09 1,245
99 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 738
100 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.09 285
101 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:28 PM 32 0.09 595
102 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 429
103 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.09 484
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 918
105 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.09 306
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 465
107 HITLERS DEATH SQUAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 373
108 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 643
109 SECRET LIFE OF TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 359
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 792
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 606
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 429
113 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 28 0.08 389
114 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 247
115 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 738
116 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 299
117 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 8:00 PM 31 0.07 317
118 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 8:31 PM 31 0.07 326
119 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 237
120 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 424
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 613
122 NHL PRE-SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 161 0.06 192
123 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 291
124 MLB REGULAR SEASON: CUBS/BREWERS TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 189 0.06 223
125 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 278
126 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS MAXPRIME 1:50 PM 108 0.06 137
127 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.06 218
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 221
129 HEAD OF STATE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 65 0.06 161
130 SOS: HOW TO SURVIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 313
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 236
132 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 166
133 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/ORLANDO CITY FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 150 0.05 110
134 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.05 481
135 EPISODES S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.05 350
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 204
137 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 350
138 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 AM 54 0.05 127
139 MASH AMC 6:00 AM 30 0.05 176
140 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.05 95
141 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 105
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 267
143 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 2:46 PM 14 0.05 115
144 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.05 112
145 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 84 0.05 456
146 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 165
147 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 208
148 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 129 0.05 119
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 225
150 ROLE MODELS MAXPRIME 11:50 PM 99 0.04 79

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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.