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February 4, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.2.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 29.9, down 1.1 from last year’s final rating, and THE MASKED SINGER adjusted to 8.1.  In addition, the 10PM ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO aired original episodes against the SUPER BOWL (although they were also made available online 2 days earlier), and consequently THE OUTSIDER fell 0.11 to 0.16, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM lost 0.03 to 0.14, and AVENUE 5 was down 0.05 to 0.08.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO slipped 0.02 to 0.13.  Showtime aired THE CIRCUS, up 0.01 to 0.02/117K, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT, steady at 0.02/92K.

Unscripted cable was led by Animal Planet’s annual PUPPY BOWL, down 0.05 from last year to 0.47, with a lead-out of COYOTE PETERSON at 0.22.  Note that Fox Desportes aired a Spanish-language simulcast of the SUPER BOWL at 0.31.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.27.  Bravo aired an episode of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA at 0.21.  Food Network’s afternoon GUY’S BIG GAME was at 0.20.  Hallmark’s KITTEN BOWL was down 0.02 from last year’s installment to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 2, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 10:31 PM 70 0.53 1,612
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN (POST PRO BOWL) ESPN 10:00 AM 240 0.48 1,306
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:41 PM 58 0.48 1,378
4 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 2:56 PM 127 0.47 1,852
5 NFL SUPER BOWL LIV FOXD: SAN FRANCISCO VS KANSAS CITY FOX DEPORTES 6:41 PM 210 0.31 757
6 NFL SB LIV POST-GUN FOX DEPORTES 10:11 PM 12 0.30 691
7 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 131 0.27 732
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.27 655
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 12:39 AM 84 0.27 789
10 COYOTE PETERSON: BTW ANIMAL PLANET 5:03 PM 30 0.23 850
11 FS1 SUPERBOWL POST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:37 PM 61 0.22 659
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 660
13 GUYS BIG GAME FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.20 852
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:48 AM 72 0.20 596
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.20 752
16 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.20 1,000
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.20 777
18 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,022
19 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,154
20 NFL SB LIV PRE-KICK FOX DEPORTES 6:00 PM 41 0.19 456
21 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.19 1,038
22 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 10:11 PM 79 0.19 595
23 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 10:23 PM 37 0.18 381
24 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 2,055
25 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 838
26 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 510 0.17 506
27 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 967
28 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L ESPN 6:00 AM 108 0.17 665
29 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,175
30 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.16 443
31 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.16 573
32 OUTSIDER, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 53 0.16 567
33 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.15 611
34 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 713
35 PUPPY BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW ANIMAL PLANET 1:58 PM 58 0.15 703
36 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 38 0.14 577
37 FNC 2020: IOWA CAUCUSES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,698
38 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TEAM USA/LOUISVILLE ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.14 431
39 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.14 391
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:54 AM 137 0.14 356
41 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,518
42 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 503
43 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.13 499
44 SUPER BOWL MOVIE MARATHON: MISS CONGENIALITY TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 120 0.13 455
45 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.13 596
46 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.13 337
47 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,752
48 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2019 (PT1) A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.13 399
49 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.13 464
50 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2019 (PT1) A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 122 0.12 383
51 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:38 PM 22 0.12 320
52 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 505
53 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 6:03 PM 120 0.12 459
54 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.12 391
55 KITTEN BOWL VII: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 2:00 PM 120 0.12 671
56 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:11 AM 16 0.12 322
57 FNC 2020: IOWA CAUCUSES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
58 SUPER BOWL MOVIE MARATHON: IDENTITY THIEF TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.11 293
59 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ILLINOIS/IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 122 0.11 628
60 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 34 0.11 703
61 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.10 712
62 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.10 485
63 SUPER BOWL MOVIE MARATHON: MISS CONGENIALITY 2 TBS NETWORK 5:30 PM 150 0.10 354
64 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 7:07 AM 22 0.10 329
65 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.10 284
66 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 2:50 PM 70 0.10 196
67 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:32 PM 68 0.09 262
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,338
69 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 640
70 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.09 590
71 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 970
72 AVENUE 5 HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.08 297
73 BILL HEMMER REPORTS SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,332
74 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L ESPN 4:00 PM 96 0.08 269
75 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:03 PM 120 0.08 320
76 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.08 423
77 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 700
78 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.07 190
79 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 704
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 589
81 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 291
82 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 392
83 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 327
84 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MENS FINAL ESPN2 8:00 AM 240 0.06 381
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 617
86 PBC SPECIALS FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.06 140
87 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 767
88 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 10:03 PM 120 0.06 257
89 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.06 289
90 NFLEROS ON FOXD: LA PREVIA SUPER BOWL LIV FOX DEPORTES 4:00 PM 120 0.06 178
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 552
92 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 341
93 PRE-GAME COMEDY MARATHON IFC TV 4:30 PM 90 0.06 142
94 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,139
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 525
96 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 532
97 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 300
98 LOST IN THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 228
99 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:11 PM 20 0.05 175
100 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 3:06 PM 117 0.05 250
101 TOP RANK BOX: ALL-ACCESS ESPN 5:36 PM 24 0.05 163
102 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 222
103 BBCA MOVIE: JACK THE GIANT SLAYER BBC-AMERICA 3:00 PM 150 0.05 233
104 SUPER BOWL GOSPEL 2020 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 AM 60 0.05 166
105 ACCION L TUDN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 99
106 TOP RANK BOX: ALL-ACCESS ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 131
107 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 695
108 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.04 219
109 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 366
110 SIX NATIONS RUGBY: FRANCE/ENGLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.04 125
111 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 366
112 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 656
113 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 368
114 PRE-GAME COMEDY MARATHON IFC TV 6:00 PM 30 0.04 87
115 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 383
116 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 101 PART 1 OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.04 171
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 372
118 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 246
119 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. LEVANTE BEIN SPORT 2:50 PM 130 0.04 95
120 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 153
121 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 102 PART 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.03 168
122 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 140
123 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 195
124 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 671
125 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.03 180
126 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: RUTGERS/MINNESOTA ESPN2 3:00 PM 164 0.03 178
127 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 12:03 AM 120 0.03 130
128 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 529
129 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 268
130 KASIE DC SPEC: IOWA CAUCUS MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 584
131 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.03 423
132 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 62
133 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 197
134 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 529
135 SPORTSCENTER 1AM ESPN2 6:00 AM 30 0.03 122
136 LIFTED BET HER 7:00 AM 60 0.03 67
137 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 184
138 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:17 PM 30 0.03 52
139 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TENNESEE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.03 147
140 LIFTED BET HER 6:00 AM 60 0.03 60
141 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 165
142 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 127
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 142
144 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:00 AM 30 0.03 117
145 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 54 0.03 79
146 SOMOS LMX TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 58
147 SUPER BOWL GOSPEL 2020 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 119
148 CORNHOLE ESPN2 11:40 PM 60 0.02 78
149 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 5:44 PM 19 0.02 100
150 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 115

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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.