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July 23, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.21.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday ratings. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of HBO’s BIG LITTLE LIES was the highest-rated scripted show on Sunday cable, up 0.11 from last week to 0.50, although that was down 0.16 from the Season 1 finale (however, the 50+ demo rating was up 0.30 from the last finale to 1.15).  EUPHORIA followed, down a tick to 0.20.  The midseason finale of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD climbed 0.14 to 0.48 (down 0.25 from the midseason 2018 finale and down 0.23 from last season’s finale), with the newly-renewed NOS4A2 up 0.03 to 0.18, and TALKING DEAD afterward at 0.07.  CLAWS edged up 0.02 to 0.30 on TNT, and was down 0.07 to 0.12 on TBS.  Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES was at 0.29/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.29.  Other than HBO, pay-cable was below the chart.  On Showtime, CITY ON A HILL lost 0.02 to 0.04/406K, and THE LOUDEST VOICE ticked down to 0.04/354K.  On Starz, THE ROOK was steady at 0.04/220K, and SWEETBITTER was at 0.03/95K compared to last week’s 0.04/0.03.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE was the overall Sunday cable leader, up 0.07 to 0.85, with SMOTHERED down 0.02 to 0.33.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.46 compared to last week’s 0.42/0.29.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.38.  Food Network’s GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE rose 0.06 to 0.34.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC dropped 0.04 to 0.32, and SOUTHERN CHARM was up 0.09 to 0.24.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.31.  HGTV’s line-up was topped by MEXICO LIFE, up 0.04 to 0.31.  On ID, IMPACT OF MURDER climbed 0.06 to 0.30, and EVIL LIVES HERE was up 0.03 to 0.29.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was steady at 0.24.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS ticked up to 0.23.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.19/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.16.  BET’s SUNDAY BEST gained 0.05 to 0.19.  E’s REVENGE BODY was steady at 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.85 2,753
2 BIG LITTLE LIES HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 50 0.50 1,981
3 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.48 1,599
4 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.46 1,824
5 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:23 PM 188 0.38 2,794
6 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,122
7 SMOTHERED TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.33 1,156
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,017
9 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA ESPN 7:00 PM 192 0.31 1,329
10 SP MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,501
11 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.30 892
12 IMPACT OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,285
13 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,236
14 SP ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,467
15 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 569
16 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.29 551
17 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:02 PM 21 0.28 2,162
18 SOUTHERN CHARM NEW ORLEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 714
19 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.24 668
20 SP BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,408
21 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.23 533
22 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:31 PM 33 0.23 1,452
23 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 61 0.23 797
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:12 PM 48 0.22 743
25 UNEXPECTED: CLIPSHOW TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.21 712
26 WORLDS BIGGEST GREAT WHIT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,021
27 EUPHORIA HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 50 0.20 569
28 TIME MACHINE: NAZIS ON DRUGS:HITLER..BLITZKRIEG HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.20 1,047
29 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.19 756
30 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:30 PM 30 0.19 399
31 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.19 663
32 SUNDAY BEST 9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 612
33 NOS4A2 AMC 10:05 PM 67 0.18 775
34 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.18 887
35 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 23 0.17 1,297
36 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.17 357
37 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 5:00 PM 120 0.16 608
38 AUDREYS ROYAL RETURN: DES DISNEY CHANNEL 5:35 PM 10 0.16 644
39 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 854
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.16 466
41 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.15 758
42 MOVIES: THE 2000S TO TODAY CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.15 720
43 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.15 573
44 CARNIVOROUS FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.15 651
45 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS GUADALAJARA FOX DEPORTES 7:22 PM 141 0.14 366
46 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 686
47 CARNIVOROUS FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.14 623
48 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 566
49 RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 582
50 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ATLANTA/DC UNITED ESPN 4:00 PM 124 0.13 328
51 MURDER IN THE THIRST BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 456
52 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 812
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,444
54 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 88 0.12 595
55 CLAWS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.12 449
56 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,243
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,482
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.12 511
59 TIME MACHINE: NAZIS ON DRUGS:HITLER..BLITZKRIEG HISTORY 12:03 AM 125 0.11 465
60 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.11 567
61 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.11 497
62 NORTH WOODS LAW SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.11 526
63 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 69 0.11 750
64 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 271
65 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/PORTLAND TIMBERS FOX SPORTS 1 9:34 PM 153 0.11 250
66 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 289
67 SUMMER CAMP ISLAND THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 403
68 MLB REGULAR SEASON: ROCKIES VS YANKEES TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 206 0.11 416
69 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 304
70 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,034
71 REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K E! 9:00 PM 59 0.10 267
72 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: RED SCARE/CARMENS CREW ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.10 268
73 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,406
74 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:04 PM 56 0.10 469
75 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 349
76 SUMMER CAMP ISLAND THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.10 374
77 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 259
78 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.10 716
79 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 239
80 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2019 STAGE 15 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 210 0.09 428
81 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.09 321
82 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 417
83 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 746
84 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,382
85 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,161
86 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: LOYALTY IS LOVE/FT WAYNE CHAMPS ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.09 220
87 INSIDE EVIL HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 348
88 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 409
89 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,127
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 933
91 SYFY WIRE: CON AFTER DARK SYFY 12:00 AM 10 0.08 192
92 COUNTING CARS SPECIAL HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.08 342
93 FOX NATION PRESNTS JFK JR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,103
94 SHARK VS. PRED SHOWDOWN NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 297
95 BBCA MOVIE: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE BBC-AMERICA 5:30 PM 150 0.08 259
96 DORA THE EXPLORER NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.08 347
97 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 651
98 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:45 PM 15 0.08 300
99 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 581
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,015
101 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,205
102 LIE TO DIE FOR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 369
103 LICENSE TO KILL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 335
104 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:04 PM 56 0.07 240
105 SHARK TERROR: REAL JAWS: 101: SHARK TERROR/REAL JAWS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 319
106 SP BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 323
107 WORLDS BIGGEST GREAT WHIT NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 313
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 501
109 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 11:12 PM 60 0.07 373
110 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 241
111 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVED TO DEATH TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.07 311
112 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 796
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 530
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 771
115 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:29 AM 91 0.07 272
116 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 980
117 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.06 264
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 502
119 FOX NATION PRESNTS JFK JR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 686
120 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 252
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 487
122 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.06 235
123 WOMENS PRO SOCCER  L: CHICAGO RED STARS/NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE ESPN2 6:00 PM 126 0.06 149
124 SHARK VS. PRED SHOWDOWN NAT GEO WILD 12:00 AM 60 0.06 199
125 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION: 2019 HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 193 0.06 382
126 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: ORLANDO CITY/NEW YORK RED BULLS FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 124 0.06 148
127 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 1:00 AM 60 0.06 154
128 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.05 246
129 WORLDS BIGGEST GREAT WHIT NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.05 262
130 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 332
131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 424
132 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.05 283
133 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 12:00 PM 30 0.05 201
134 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 94
135 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 162
136 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 164
137 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 190
138 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 173
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 266
140 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 453
141 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 825
142 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 115
143 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 564
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 233
145 PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE: ALL STAR NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 124 0.04 126
146 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 443
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 444
148 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.04 75
149 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.04 157
150 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: JUVENTUS/TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ESPN2 7:30 AM 124 0.04 105

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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.