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September 24, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.22.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The EMMY AWARDS adjusted to 1.7, down 0.7 from the 2018 ceremony, and the RED CARPET ARRIVALS, which aired differently in various parts of the country due to football, was at 0.4/0.9 compared to last year’s 0.9.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1, up 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, football adjustments left 60 MINUTES at 1.9, and BIG BROTHER at 1.3. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s POWER led Sunday scripted cable, up 0.03 to 0.44, with POWER CONFIDENTIAL up a tick to 0.17.  On AMC, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked up to 0.35, and PREACHER was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On HBO, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES was up a tick to 0.18, BALLERS gained 0.02 to 0.18, and SUCCESSION dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES lost 0.02 to 0.16.  On Showtime, THE AFFAIR was steady at 0.05, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA lost 0.01 to 0.01/185K, and COUPLES THERAPY was at a dead zero/47K, which means we won’t be reporting on it in the future.  

Unscripted was topped by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, up 0.06 to 0.92, with UNEXPECTED up 0.04 to 0.45.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and FLIP IT LIKE DISICK was down 0.02 to 0.14.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC gained 0.04 to 0.39, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.08 to 0.34.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was at 0.29/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.20, and GOOD EATS was at 0.17/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.15.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.27.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.19.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACH HUNTERS, up 0.04 to 0.23.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked up to 0.20.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER shrank by 0.03 to 0.19.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.12/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 22, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.92 2,773
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.60 1,503
3 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,424
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.45 987
5 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 59 0.44 1,235
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,181
7 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.36 919
8 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.35 1,340
9 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 995
10 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,209
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.30 744
12 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 150 0.29 947
13 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,076
14 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 133 0.27 671
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.26 573
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 732
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:31 PM 32 0.24 539
18 SP BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,097
19 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.22 743
20 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 89 0.22 520
21 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.22 611
22 SP CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,130
23 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,102
24 90 DAY B90D: EXTRA LOVE TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.21 761
25 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.20 505
26 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 951
27 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 150 0.19 597
28 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 5:00 PM 60 0.19 856
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:55 AM 127 0.18 458
30 RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, THE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 34 0.18 469
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 465
32 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:37 PM 29 0.18 450
33 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.18 555
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 527
35 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:57 AM 123 0.17 358
36 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 533
37 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.17 506
38 SP HAWAII HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,015
39 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 24 0.17 571
40 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX ESPN2 8:05 AM 172 0.16 574
41 DEAD NORTH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 AM 60 0.16 656
42 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,544
43 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.16 804
44 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.16 573
45 LRC: 2019 PRIMETIME EMMYS: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.16 587
46 DEAD NORTH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 AM 60 0.15 599
47 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:02 AM 25 0.15 411
48 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.14 474
49 MIDDLE SCHOOL MOGULS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.14 731
50 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PHILADELPHIA/CLEVELAND ESPN 6:30 PM 192 0.14 701
51 KILLER MOTIVE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.14 435
52 THE A&E MOVIE: NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK O A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 484
53 POOL KINGS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.14 620
54 FLIP IT LIKE DISICK E! 10:00 PM 60 0.14 377
55 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.13 508
56 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.13 486
57 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 413
58 SYFY MOVIE: VALERIAN CITY OF THOUSAND SYFY 9:00 PM 158 0.13 625
59 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 378
60 DEAD NORTH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 6:00 AM 60 0.12 577
61 DEAD NORTH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 AM 60 0.12 543
62 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:30 PM 30 0.12 250
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,532
64 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.11 812
65 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 507
66 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.11 412
67 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 681
68 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.11 388
69 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,537
70 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MYSTERY 101 DEAD TALK HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.11 1,409
71 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.10 237
72 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.10 725
73 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,502
74 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.10 685
75 PREACHER AMC 10:05 PM 65 0.10 511
76 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.10 451
77 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.09 284
78 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.09 254
79 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,320
80 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 60 0.09 247
81 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 673
82 AMC MOVIE: DEATH RACE 2 AMC 11:55 AM 150 0.09 319
83 HELLTOWN: HLLT-SP01FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 441
84 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 371
85 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,131
86 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.09 268
87 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,334
88 LBZ SNEAK PEEK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.08 555
89 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 216
90 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:42 PM 78 0.08 299
91 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.08 229
92 AI: THE COMING REVOLUTION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 663
93 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:40 PM 50 0.08 198
94 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.08 376
95 COUNTDOWN: 2019 EMMYS E! 4:30 PM 90 0.07 229
96 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 337
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 909
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,064
99 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.07 400
100 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 653
101 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 395
102 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 617
103 E! AFTER PARTY 19 EMMYS E! 11:02 PM 60 0.07 218
104 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 760
105 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 212
106 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 192
107 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 340
108 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 501
109 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 105
110 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.06 315
111 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 263
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 274
113 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 173
114 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 781
115 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,081
116 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 7:30 AM 35 0.05 199
117 DOG: IMPOSSIBLE NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 253
118 MLB REGULAR SEASON: CARDINALS/CUBS TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 210 0.05 240
119 AI: THE COMING REVOLUTION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 823
120 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 172
121 RIVERAS, SEASON 4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 97
122 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 235
123 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 420
124 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 774
125 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.05 156
126 AFFAIR, THE S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.05 382
127 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:32 AM 60 0.05 183
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 381
129 SP BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 289
130 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 761
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 262
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 420
133 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 446
134 DR. K: GLOVES OFF! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 246
135 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 805
136 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 157
137 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.05 395
138 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.05 141
139 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 639
140 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 153
141 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: PORTLAND/MINNESOTA ESPN 3:55 PM 128 0.04 127
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 445
143 LIGA MX L TUDN 8:13 PM 113 0.04 116
144 VENGEANCE: KILLER NGHBRS HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 239
145 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 126
146 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 AM 25 0.04 137
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 391
148 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 386
149 BASSMASTERS ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 103
150 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 375

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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.