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October 31, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.29.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  WORLD SERIES Game 5 adjusted to 5.3, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.8.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES fell 0.3 to 1.2, and WISDOM OF THE CROWD dropped 0.1 to 0.7.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

 

 

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 29.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD normally tumbles in Week 2, and this season was no exception, down 1.04 from last week to 3.99, which was down a whopping 2.10 from 2016’s Week 2, with TALKING DEAD down 0.68 from last week to 1.40, and COMIC BOOK MEN (airing at midnight) steady at 0.31.  Hallmark’s holiday movie season continued strong with THE CHRISTMAS CURE at 0.52.  Adult Swim’s SQUIDBILLIES slipped 0.03 to 0.41, and THE JELLIES held at 0.35.  Starz’s OUTLANDER dropped 0.08 to 0.33 from last week’s event episode.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned at 0.31, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM fell 0.12 to 0.26, VICE PRINCIPALS lost 0.05 to 0.23, and the season finale of THE DEUCE was down 0.06 to 0.21.  On Showtime, the season finale of RAY DONOVAN ticked down to 0.26, and WHITE FAMOUS remained at 0.07.  TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR was down 0.02 to 0.13.

NFL Network’s Sunday morning NFL game (branded as “THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” for contractual reasons) was at 1.28.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.58/0.47, compared to last week’s 0.58/0.49, and MY GIANT LIFE ticked down to 0.28.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dipped 0.02 to 0.48.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN WARS concluded up 0.07 to 0.47, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.03 to 0.29.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.46.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.09 to 0.42, and THE PLATINUM LIFE was up 0.02 to 0.18.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER slipped 0.02 to 0.35, and EDGE OF ALASKA ticked down to 0.28.  HGTV’s line-up was topped by HAWAII LIFE at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.25.  On ID, ON THE CASE was at 0.22.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 29.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 29, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 60 3.99 8,923
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:00 PM 60 1.40 3,246
3 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK8 MIN VS CLE NFL NETWORK 9:30 AM 188 1.28 3,453
4 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 12:40 PM 20 0.88 2,257
5 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.58 1,788
6 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE CHRISTMAS CURE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.52 3,252
7 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.48 1,393
8 HALLOWEEN WARS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,373
9 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 9:02 PM 63 0.47 1,631
10 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: MARTINSVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:24 PM 223 0.46 2,775
11 FX MOVIE PRIME: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 FX 8:00 PM 120 0.43 1,209
12 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.42 891
13 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.41 837
14 JELLIES, THE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.35 740
15 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.35 2,210
16 OUTLANDER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:00 PM 51 0.33 1,520
17 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.32 863
18 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:18 PM 37 0.31 963
19 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:00 AM 30 0.31 705
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.29 982
21 MONSTER HIGH HOWLIDAY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,049
22 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.28 1,546
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 706
24 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:58 PM 26 0.27 1,988
25 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.27 741
26 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:12 PM 33 0.26 800
27 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 54 0.26 1,180
28 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,345
29 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.24 658
30 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,245
31 VICE PRINCIPALS HBO PRIME 10:47 PM 30 0.23 604
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 582
33 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,264
34 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:05 PM 64 0.23 773
35 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,209
36 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,245
37 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,249
38 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.22 835
39 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,032
40 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 728
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 90 0.22 491
42 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 71 0.21 774
43 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.21 536
44 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:07 PM 53 0.21 1,127
45 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 2:12 AM 33 0.21 414
46 MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM5: DODGERS VS ASTROS FOX DEPORTES 8:14 PM 328 0.21 496
47 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.20 721
48 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.19 1,321
49 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 918
50 PLATINUM LIFE, THE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.18 370
51 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.18 1,188
52 SPLIT HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 117 0.18 480
53 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 447
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,698
55 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 741
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 90 0.16 361
57 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,461
58 STAR WARS FORCES OF DESTI DISNEY CHANNEL 8:05 PM 25 0.15 750
59 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.14 401
60 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 6:00 AM 30 0.14 390
61 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 377
62 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 399
63 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 617
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 855
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,510
66 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,251
67 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,310
68 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 61 0.13 504
69 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 827
70 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 900
71 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,101
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 632
73 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 611
74 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,084
75 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 639
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 982
77 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 62 0.12 369
78 SISTER ACT 2 HBO PRIME 10:25 AM 107 0.12 357
79 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 586
80 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.12 315
81 AMC FEARFEST AMC 11:26 AM 119 0.12 379
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,171
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 603
84 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:29 PM 29 0.11 1,052
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 637
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,146
87 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: WHITECAPS/ SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ESPN 8:30 PM 142 0.11 250
88 AMC FEARFEST: HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2 AMC 1:25 PM 120 0.11 404
89 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: HOME FOR CHRISTMAS DAY HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.11 1,102
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 586
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 571
92 OBJECTIFIED: M. STEWART FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,333
93 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.10 355
94 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 888
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 641
96 WANTED (2008) HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 110 0.10 279
97 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.10 231
98 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 871
99 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.10 283
100 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.10 365
101 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 385
102 MLB WS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 1:50 AM 56 0.10 299
103 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 62 0.10 638
104 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.10 312
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 966
106 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 293
107 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 243
108 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS: 105 MARTIN COUNTY OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.09 299
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 604
110 HELLTOWN: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 9:00 PM 120 0.09 264
111 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:04 PM 85 0.09 702
112 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:36 PM 90 0.09 170
113 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 644
114 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 404
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:52 PM 68 0.08 186
116 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 290
117 WHITE FAMOUS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 27 0.08 266
118 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 377
119 MLB WS ON FOXD – PRE FOX DEPORTES 7:30 PM 44 0.08 173
120 BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 147 0.08 198
121 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:36 AM 26 0.08 209
122 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:22 AM 134 0.08 197
123 DATELINE EXTRA: RANSOM MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.08 481
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 741
125 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 596
126 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 964
127 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 580
128 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 290
129 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 615
130 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 617
131 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 1:42 AM 36 0.07 139
132 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 244
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 247
134 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL NFL NETWORK 11:24 PM 12 0.06 111
135 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.06 218
136 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 393
137 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 135 0.06 130
138 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.06 152
139 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE MAXPRIME 10:30 PM 110 0.06 156
140 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 601
141 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 175
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 223
143 DOWN WITH LOVE HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 102 0.06 147
144 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 168
145 SISTER ACT HBO PRIME 8:45 AM 100 0.05 193
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 571
147 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 152
148 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.05 245
149 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 293
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 264

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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.