UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.17.2017

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NETWORK FINALS:  The EMMY AWARDS adjusted to 2.5 in final numbers, down 0.3 from 2016 and a new low.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.1, down 2 points from last week’s final rating.  On FOX, NFL adjustment pushed THE ORVILLE down half a point to 2.2, and the rerun of THE SIMPSONS was up 0.2 to 1.0.  

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, VICE PRINCIPALS returned at 0.33, down 0.22 from last year’s series premiere.  Earlier in the evening, the just-renewed THE DEUCE was up 0.04 to 0.28 (the pilot had been made available via VOD/streaming prior to air), and BALLERS slipped 0.03 to 0.38.  The series finale of FX’s THE STRAIN rose 0.06 to 0.40.

Adult Swim’s late-night RICK & MORTY was again unchallenged at the top of Sunday cable, up 0.09 to 1.41, with lead-out TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES at 0.33, compared to last week’s 0.58/0.46.  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dropped 0.04 from last week’s 2-hour midseason premiere to 0.74, and TALKING DEAD was up 0.03 to 0.24.  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP climbed 0.07 to 0.34.  On Starz, OUTLANDER dipped 0.02 to 0.29, and SURVIVOR’S REMORSE ticked up to 0.15.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES gained 0.03 to 0.27.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN grew by 0.06 to 0.26, EPISODES ticked up to 0.05/264K, but DICE fell 0.03 to 0.01/105K.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF aired 2 episodes at 0.23/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.21, and a TEEN WOLF AWARDS after-show was at 0.09.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted at 0.53/0.48 compared to last week’s 0.64/0.62 (that was billed as a “finale,” so these may have been reunion shows), and MY GIANT LIFE premiered at 0.30.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET was steady at 0.42.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.38.  On Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.07 to 0.37, and GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE ticked up to 0.34.  On E!, LIFE OF KYLIE gained 0.05 to 0.31, and WAGS ticked down to 0.14.  HGTV’s line-up was topped by ISLAND LIFE at 0.26/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE fell 0.08 to 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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