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September 11, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.9.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.5, down 1.6 from the premiere Sunday game in 2017.  Elsewhere, REL had a 0.2 football adjustment up to 1.9, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES and the HAWAII 5-0 and FAMLY GUY reruns lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Starz’s POWER was the highest-rated scripted show on Sunday cable, but at 0.62 (up 0.04 from last week) it was down a big 0.28 from 2017; the network’s AMERICA TO ME fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.04/102K.  On Showtime, the season premiere of SHAMELESS was at 0.47, down a hefty 0.26 from 2017, and the series premiere of KIDDING (which has been available via streaming and VOD for about 2 weeks) was lackluster at 0.12.  On Lifetime, the original movie remake of THE BAD SEED was at 0.44, and then the series premiere of YOU was at 0.21.  On TNT, the season premiere of THE LAST SHIP was at 0.24, down from 2017’s 0.34/0.30 2-hour premiere.  On HBO, the season premiere of THE DEUCE was at 0.16, down 0.08 from the 2017 season premiere, and down 0.05 from the Season 1 finale; its lead-outs were BALLERS (down 0.05 to 0.28), INSECURE (up 0.04 to 0.23), and the first LAST WEEK TONIGHT in several weeks at 0.30.  Elsewhere in scripted, AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.09 to 0.57, and TALKING DEAD was steady at 0.17.  BET’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK! special was at 0.29.  Adult Swim’s VENTURE BROTHERS lost 0.04 to 0.27.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES rose 0.03 to 0.19. 

TLC led unscripted with 90 DAY FIANCE, up 0.04 to 0.62, and UNEXPECTED was up 0.05 to 0.35.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES climbed 0.11 to 0.51.  On E!, KEEPING UP THE KARDASHIANS returned from a holiday break at 0.49, and it was followed by the premiere of ASHLEE & EVAN at 0.21.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.42.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE gained 0.03 to 0.39.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.33/0.31, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.22.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA grew by 0.04 to 0.30.  On ID, ON THE CASE rose 0.06 to 0.30, and AMERICAN MONSTER was up 0.07 to 0.27.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.05 to 0.30.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.28/0.28/0.21/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.26/0.25/0.24.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 9, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.62 1,964
2 POWER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 67 0.62 1,533
3 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.57 1,712
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.55 1,397
5 BASKETBALL WIVES 7 VH1 10:00 PM 61 0.51 1,091
6 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,066
7 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:48 PM 12 0.47 1,359
8 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:08 PM 50 0.47 1,307
9 MOVIE- FEATURE PREM: BAD SEED, THE (2018) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,866
10 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS FINALS ESPN 4:02 PM 238 0.42 2,065
11 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.39 2,087
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.37 939
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.36 975
14 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:05 PM 64 0.35 1,034
15 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.33 1,613
16 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,507
17 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,184
18 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 29 0.30 901
19 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,230
20 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.30 831
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.29 686
22 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! 2018 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.29 1,137
23 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 27 0.28 725
24 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:30 PM 31 0.28 579
25 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: HOUSTON/BOSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 228 0.28 1,480
26 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.28 668
27 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.28 597
28 VENTURE BROTHERS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.27 551
29 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,127
30 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.27 771
31 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,385
32 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,446
33 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,487
34 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,258
35 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 33 0.23 563
36 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,488
37 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:02 PM 58 0.23 860
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 564
39 ASHLEE & EVAN E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 473
40 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.21 422
41 YOU LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 69 0.21 824
42 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.20 1,144
43 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.20 1,007
44 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 9:32 PM 30 0.20 368
45 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 58 0.19 1,435
46 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.19 432
47 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.18 373
48 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.17 601
49 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: OTHER GUYS, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 5:25 PM 150 0.17 347
50 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.17 564
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,625
52 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.16 636
53 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 666
54 NFLN&FOX NFL GD PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.15 410
55 TOO STUPID TO DIE: FIRST MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.15 302
56 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.15 396
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,482
58 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 6:00 PM 62 0.14 540
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,423
60 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 972
61 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.13 410
62 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,017
63 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 388
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 928
65 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 413
66 KIDDING S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 31 0.13 443
67 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 354
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 801
69 ANCIENT ALIENS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.11 463
70 NASCAR RAIN DELAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:58 PM 94 0.11 711
71 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.11 530
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 346
73 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,315
74 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 565
75 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 7:10 PM 105 0.10 393
76 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 548
77 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,095
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 526
79 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 285
80 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.10 304
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 543
82 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,004
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 561
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,116
85 BEACH BITES W/ KATIE LEE FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.10 633
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 590
87 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 488
88 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.09 236
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 570
90 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 355
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 883
92 LETS EAT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.09 419
93 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 321
94 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,134
95 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 37 0.09 280
96 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 458
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 508
98 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 612
99 INGRAHAM ANGLE TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 990
100 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,287
101 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.08 199
102 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 453
103 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 408
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 644
105 DYING TO BELONG OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 347
106 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN 3:00 PM 62 0.08 450
107 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 233
108 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 297
109 50 FIRST DATES (2004) MAXPRIME 11:10 AM 99 0.08 168
110 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 447
111 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 829
112 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 506
113 TRUCK U VELOCITY 10:30 AM 30 0.07 203
114 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 393
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 448
116 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 816
117 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 502
118 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.07 223
119 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.07 706
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 384
121 LITTLE NICKY MAXPRIME 12:50 PM 90 0.07 114
122 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 921
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 397
124 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 58 0.06 512
125 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 757
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 388
127 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 810
128 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 349
129 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: WOMENS DOUBLES FINALS ESPN2 1:00 PM 171 0.06 296
130 THIS HAPPENED MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 613
131 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 413
132 BREAK HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 10 0.06 207
133 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 245
134 UEFA N.L. 2018 09/09: FRANCIA / HOLANDA UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.06 181
135 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 199
136 FAST & FURIOUS MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 107 0.06 144
137 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 474
138 DR. K: GLOVES OFF! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 330
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 276
140 DR. K COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 362
141 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.06 162
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 273
143 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.06 119
144 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 181
145 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 571
146 VAMPIRES SUCK MAXPRIME 3:05 PM 82 0.05 116
147 THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 115 0.05 205
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 401
149 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 629
150 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 697

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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.