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March 28, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for the NCAA TOURNAMENT overrun, 60 MINUTES went down 0.2 to 2.5.  Elsewhere, FAMILY GUY, the 7:30PM BOB’S BURGERS, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and the LITTLE BIG SHOTS rerun all lost 0.1 in final numbers

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 26.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a good night at AMC, where THE WALKING DEAD increased its footprint by 0.16 to 4.88, INTO THE BADLANDS was up 0.07 to 1.49, and TALKING DEAD rose 0.07 to 0.91.  E!’s THE ARRANGEMENT dropped 0.06 to 0.32, after KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS fell 0.09 to 0.70.  On HBO, BIG LITTLE LIES jumped a tenth to 0.54, GIRLS climbed 0.04 to 0.30, and CRASHING was up 0.08 to 0.19.  Showtime’s HOMELAND gained 0.04 to 0.49, and BILLIONS held at 0.28.  Adult Swim’s SUPERMANSION ticked up to 0.37.  FX’s FEUD gained 0.02 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART added a tick for 0.22.  On Starz, BLACK SAILS ticked up to 0.14, and THE MISSING dropped off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.03/122K.  

On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA gained 0.05 to 1.10.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID fell 0.17 to 0.45.  A half-dozen HGTV series were in the Top 20, led by the 9PM CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.45. ID’s DISAPPEARED was at 0.41.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE climbed 0.07 to 0.41.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.03 to 0.40, CAKE WAR CHAMPIONSHIP dipped 0.03 to 0.34, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.02 to 0.32.  On TLC, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM gained 0.03 to 0.32, LONG LOST FAMILY dropped 0.05 to 0.31, and WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE was down 0.02 to 0.24.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 26.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 26, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 4.88 10,543
2 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:02 PM 60 1.49 3,413
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.10 2,645
4 TALKING DEAD AMC 11:02 PM 59 0.91 2,139
5 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.70 1,417
6 BIG LITTLE LIES HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 52 0.54 1,394
7 HOMELAND S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 48 0.49 1,427
8 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 120 0.46 1,246
9 NAKED AND AFRAID: BARES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,362
10 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.45 1,799
11 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.43 1,770
12 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.42 1,744
13 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,495
14 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.41 945
15 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,721
16 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 3 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,484
17 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,625
18 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.39 1,585
19 SUPERMANSION ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.37 746
20 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,229
21 CAKE WARS CHAMPS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,002
22 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.33 858
23 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,152
24 ARRANGEMENT E! 10:00 PM 60 0.32 645
25 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.32 1,460
26 FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN FX 10:00 PM 68 0.31 1,213
27 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.31 1,690
28 GIRLS HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 28 0.30 675
29 TIME MACHINE: RETURN TO ROANOKE: SRCH SEVN HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.28 1,244
30 BILLIONS S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.28 922
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.27 640
32 BARBIE VIDEO GAME HERO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 90 0.27 1,231
33 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/BAYLOR ESPN 7:30 PM 152 0.26 1,310
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.26 648
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 620
36 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.25 988
37 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.24 1,320
38 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: STANFORD/NOTRE DAME ESPN 12:00 PM 126 0.23 1,006
39 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 994
40 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,024
41 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,625
42 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,357
43 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 966
44 FINDING JESUS CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,006
45 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 162 0.20 580
46 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 110 0.20 544
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 451
48 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 1,024
49 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 29 0.19 451
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 968
51 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,072
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 937
53 MASH AMC 9:20 AM 30 0.18 643
54 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 9:30 AM 30 0.18 474
55 PORT PROTECTION COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 728
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 779
57 MASH AMC 8:50 AM 30 0.17 583
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,670
59 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.17 416
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 860
61 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: OFF THE RAILS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 655
62 BELIEVER CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 812
63 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,247
64 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.16 732
65 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.15 789
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 783
67 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,339
68 JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 856
69 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MSB: JUST DESSERTS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.15 1,308
70 MASH AMC 8:20 AM 30 0.14 543
71 TOWN HALL:PEOPLES RP CARD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,333
72 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.14 439
73 BLACK SAILS 4 STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 53 0.14 501
74 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,163
75 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.14 757
76 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 758
77 PGA TOUR: 2017 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 240 0.13 796
78 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 437
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 809
80 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 90 0.13 685
81 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,628
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,105
83 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 1,050
84 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 387
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 699
86 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,108
87 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 638
88 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.11 454
89 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.11 579
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,186
91 BOAT BUYERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.10 283
92 MASH AMC 7:50 AM 30 0.10 439
93 BOAT BUYERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 295
94 BIG TIME RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.10 352
95 GONE IN 60 SECONDS MAXPRIME 8:01 PM 118 0.10 183
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 752
97 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 962
98 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 244
99 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 894
100 AMAZING FACTS PRESENTS USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 333
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 785
102 TOP GEAR BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 90 0.09 256
103 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS ESPN 2:06 PM 114 0.09 355
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 253
105 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 461
106 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 849
107 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 215
108 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,143
109 BIG TIME RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 248
110 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 809
111 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 273
112 FOOLS GOLD HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 112 0.08 223
113 WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES  L: AZERBAIJAN/GERMANY ESPN2 11:50 AM 130 0.08 194
114 PULSE OF AMERICA MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 773
115 NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: BAMBA, LA NBC UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 120 0.08 143
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 376
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 975
118 ANIMAL COPS PHOENIX ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 AM 60 0.07 385
119 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 403
120 THREE DAYS TO LIVE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 255
121 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 9:30 PM 136 0.07 225
122 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 618
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 213
124 WCB: 3/25/17 GOLOVKIN/JAC: N/A HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 120 0.07 189
125 EXTRA GEAR BBC-AMERICA 9:30 PM 30 0.06 162
126 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.06 170
127 CONSTANTINE: CONSTANTINE MAXPRIME 6:00 PM 121 0.06 161
128 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 715
129 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 312
130 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: AUBURN/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.06 226
131 FLEA MARKET FLIP GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 223
132 UFOS: THE LOST EVIDENCE AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 361
133 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: AMERICA / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:24 PM 126 0.06 133
134 CAFFEINE & OCTANE VELOCITY 9:00 AM 30 0.06 206
135 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 250
136 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 373
137 2 DAYS: VASYL LOMACHENKO HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 14 0.06 146
138 ENCARCELADOS NBC UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 106
139 KICKBOXING: GLORY 39 ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.06 205
140 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: THE FAB FIVE ESPN 4:00 PM 120 0.06 155
141 SEGURIDAD DE FRONTERA NBC UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.06 106
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 218
143 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.06 154
144 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:46 PM 74 0.06 153
145 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 310
146 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:44 PM 46 0.05 157
147 MASH AMC 6:50 AM 30 0.05 311
148 JOYFUL N. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 64 0.05 320
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 222
150 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER L: ENGLAND/LITHUANIA FOX SPORTS 2 11:45 AM 135 0.05 146

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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.