NETWORK FINALS: The SUPER BOWL adjusted to 33.4, down 3.7 from 2017, while THIS IS US ended up at 9.3, up 3.2 from last year’s 24: LEGACY. For those who care, the BOB’S BURGERS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was slim pickings for cable on Super Bowl Sunday. In fact, the highest rated show of the night was ESPN’s post-game NFL PRIMETIME show at 0.96. Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL rose 0.12 from 2017 to 0.91 after a PRE-GAME SHOW that ticked up to 0.33, and with lead-out ZOO SPECIAL at 0.35. NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE soccer match was at 0.28. Univision’s Spanish-language SUPER BOWL telecast was at 0.25. Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA slumped by 0.33 to 0.21. Hallmark’s KITTEN BOWL was up 0.03 from last year to 0.17.
Adult Swim, airing long after the game, dominated scripted programming with ROBOT CHICKEN down 0.05 to 0.57, HOT STREETS at 0.40 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.31, and SUPERMANSION up 0.04 to 0.29. All things considered, Starz’s COUNTERPART held up pretty well against the mega-competition, down 0.03 to 0.08. On HBO, though, CRASHING lived up to its title with a 0.07 drop to 0.05, and DIVORCE fell 0.06 to 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 4, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL PRIMETIME L | ESPN | 10:39 PM | 67 | 0.96 | 2,431 |
| 2 | PUPPY BOWL: N/A | ANIMAL PLANET | 3:00 PM | 122 | 0.91 | 3,046 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:46 PM | 74 | 0.70 | 1,732 |
| 4 | ROBOT CHICKEN | ADULT SWIM | 11:30 PM | 15 | 0.57 | 1,167 |
| 5 | NFL COUNTDOWN L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 240 | 0.50 | 1,187 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 84 | 0.44 | 1,016 |
| 7 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME | NFL NETWORK | 10:39 PM | 89 | 0.43 | 1,144 |
| 8 | HOT STREETS | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.40 | 812 |
| 9 | ZOO SPECIAL | ANIMAL PLANET | 5:10 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,370 |
| 10 | PUPPY BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW | ANIMAL PLANET | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,189 |
| 11 | SUPERMANSION | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.29 | 596 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 674 |
| 13 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LIVERPOOL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:24 AM | 130 | 0.28 | 692 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 10:40 PM | 65 | 0.26 | 680 |
| 15 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.26 | 617 |
| 16 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.25 | 600 |
| 17 | NFL EN UNVSO SUPER BOWL: PHI EAGLES V. NE PATR 2/4 | UNIVERSO | 6:30 PM | 233 | 0.25 | 543 |
| 18 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 510 | 0.23 | 709 |
| 19 | WORST COOKS 12 | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 968 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 548 |
| 21 | PBA BOWLING: N/A | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.21 | 749 |
| 22 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,082 |
| 23 | GIADA ENTERTAINS | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.19 | 811 |
| 24 | PGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 105 | 0.19 | 1,440 |
| 25 | BAKERS VS FAKERS | FOOD NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 764 |
| 26 | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,841 |
| 27 | GC PREGAME LI | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:45 PM | 21 | 0.17 | 1,265 |
| 28 | NFL EN UNVSO – POST-GAME | UNIVERSO | 10:23 PM | 24 | 0.17 | 364 |
| 29 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:34 PM | 26 | 0.17 | 369 |
| 30 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,961 |
| 31 | KITTEN BOWL V: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.17 | 913 |
| 32 | STATE OF THE UNION | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 826 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 395 |
| 34 | SHOWDOWN SUPERBOWL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 760 |
| 35 | DUDE PERFECT SHOW | NICKELODEON | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 679 |
| 36 | MEDIA BUZZ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,673 |
| 37 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF | HBO PRIME | 12:30 PM | 152 | 0.15 | 377 |
| 38 | SUPER BOWL POST GAME | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:47 PM | 58 | 0.14 | 401 |
| 39 | POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH | PARAMOUNT | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 399 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,547 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 10:19 PM | 20 | 0.14 | 335 |
| 42 | RELIABLE SOURCES | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 826 |
| 43 | DUDE PERFECT SHOW | NICKELODEON | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 654 |
| 44 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,371 |
| 45 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,243 |
| 46 | POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE | PARAMOUNT | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 385 |
| 47 | POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD | PARAMOUNT | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 339 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,419 |
| 49 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/CRYSTAL PALACE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:09 AM | 135 | 0.11 | 334 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 677 |
| 51 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 922 |
| 52 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 387 |
| 53 | WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 105 | 0.11 | 402 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,128 |
| 55 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 715 |
| 56 | GIFTED | HBO PRIME | 8:10 PM | 101 | 0.11 | 326 |
| 57 | LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / TIGRES | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:30 PM | 150 | 0.10 | 242 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 557 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 551 |
| 60 | FOX REPORT SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 756 |
| 61 | SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD | HBO PRIME | 6:05 PM | 123 | 0.10 | 284 |
| 62 | MARVELS SPIDER-MAN | DISNEY XD | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 343 |
| 63 | SCANDALOUS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 992 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 610 |
| 65 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 890 |
| 66 | GIFTED | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 11 | 0.09 | 295 |
| 67 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 340 |
| 68 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 772 |
| 69 | MARVELS SPIDER-MAN | DISNEY XD | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 279 |
| 70 | NFL EN UNVSO – PRE-GAME | UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 221 |
| 71 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 552 |
| 72 | COUNTERPART | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:01 PM | 56 | 0.08 | 299 |
| 73 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 5:45 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 242 |
| 74 | REGAL ACADEMY | NICK JR | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 365 |
| 75 | WINTERS TALE | HBO PRIME | 8:45 AM | 118 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 76 | SPLIT | HBO PRIME | 4:05 PM | 117 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 178 |
| 78 | MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 674 |
| 79 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 202 |
| 80 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 286 |
| 81 | FOX REPORT SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 904 |
| 82 | POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 83 | REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 157 |
| 84 | MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 607 |
| 85 | NEXT REVOLUTION, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 681 |
| 86 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 290 |
| 87 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 393 |
| 88 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 367 |
| 89 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 372 |
| 90 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 322 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 92 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 247 |
| 93 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 231 |
| 94 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ILLINOIS/OHIO ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 136 | 0.06 | 336 |
| 95 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 285 |
| 96 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN2 | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 97 | CLINICA DE MIGRANTES | HBO PRIME | 6:15 AM | 40 | 0.06 | 125 |
| 98 | MURDER AT 1600 | MAXPRIME | 11:50 AM | 107 | 0.06 | 207 |
| 99 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 539 |
| 100 | YOUR BUSINESS | MSNBC | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 251 |
| 101 | MEET THE PRESS | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 407 |
| 102 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 309 |
| 103 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 6:43 AM | 17 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 256 |
| 105 | DOLPHIN TALE 2 | HBO PRIME | 6:55 AM | 107 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 106 | CRASHING | HBO PRIME | 10:32 PM | 29 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 107 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 306 |
| 108 | MYSTICONS | TEENNICK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 109 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL | NFL NETWORK | 10:18 PM | 21 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 110 | HIGHWAY THRU HELL | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 289 |
| 111 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 304 |
| 112 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 337 |
| 113 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 475 |
| 114 | INVINCIBLE (2006) | MAXPRIME | 10:05 AM | 104 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 115 | STARTALK | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 171 |
| 116 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 505 |
| 117 | RIVERAS, THE | UNIVERSO | 10:56 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 91 |
| 118 | SOMOS LMX L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 119 | DIVORCE | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 29 | 0.05 | 229 |
| 120 | MONSTER JAM | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 165 |
| 121 | JOEL OSTEEN | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 122 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 123 | LOVE AND BASKETBALL: LOVE AND BASKETBALL | POP | 11:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 124 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 317 |
| 125 | 17 AGAIN | MAXPRIME | 6:15 PM | 102 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 126 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 232 |
| 127 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 107 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 128 | NFL GAMECENTER: SUPER BOWL GAMECENTER | NFL NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 228 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 129 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 69 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 130 | ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S3 | UNIVERSO | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 131 | UFC COUNTDOWN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 132 | SIX NATIONS RUGBY: ITALY/ENGLAND | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 133 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L: STANFORD/OREGON | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 134 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:51 PM | 10 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 135 | QUIEN DA MAS | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 136 | SEGURIDAD DE FRONTERA | UNIVERSO | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 137 | ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S3 | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 138 | REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA 2 SUN | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 57 |
| 139 | E:60 | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 140 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ESPANYOL VS. BARCELONA | BEIN SPORT | 10:03 AM | 130 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 141 | KASIE DC: N/A | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 272 |
| 142 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 2:47 PM | 13 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 143 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 4:30 PM | 56 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 144 | AMSOIL ARENACROSS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:16 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 145 | TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 146 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 147 | SKIING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 177 |
| 148 | FUTBOL CENTRAL SUN | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 59 |
| 149 | MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 127 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 150 | MAY IT LAST:AVETT BROTHER | HBO PRIME | 10:45 AM | 104 | 0.03 | 117 |
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