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January 23, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After time-zone adjustment, FOX’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 13.4, down 2 points from last year’s primetime game, and THE RESIDENT adjusted to 2.6.  Elsewhere, the 10PM SHARK TANK lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 21.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a night of simulcasts for TBS and TNT.  Both aired the SAG AWARDS, respectively at 0.41/0.36 (way down from last year’s 0.57/0.60), then they both aired what was billed as a “preview” of THE ALIENIST, with the pilot to be re-aired as the official “premiere” on Monday.  The Sunday runs were respectively at 0.19/0.16.  In addition, Starz’s COUNTERPART, which had itself “sneaked” on-air a few weeks ago, had its official premiere at 0.09.

Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN topped the night’s scripted efforts, up 0.06 to 0.62, with HOT STREETS at 0.43/0.35, compared to last week’s 0.42/0.41, and SUPERMANSION down 0.09 to 0.24.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS was down a tick to 0.54, with THE CHI up 0.04 to 0.24.  On HBO, DIVORCE dropped 0.06 to 0.16, and CRASHING was down 0.03 to 0.15.  

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLNTA won the night, down 0.07 to 0.89, with lead-out TO ROME FOR LOVE at 0.33.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS fell a heavy 0.16 to 0.53, and REVENGE BODY was also down 0.16 to 0.21.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES was steady at 0.41, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE was down 0.05 to 0.26.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA collapsed by 0.19 to 0.38, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.07 to 0.27.  HGTV’s line-up was led by ISLAND LIFE at 0.37/0.33, compared with last week’s 0.38/0.37.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.36, compared with last week’s 0.39.  On ID, ON THE CASE returned at 0.35, and EVIL LIVES HERE was down 0.04 to 0.32. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 21.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.89 2,230
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.62 1,668
3 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.62 1,144
4 SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 51 0.54 1,517
5 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,164
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.45 1,133
7 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.43 795
8 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.41 1,300
9 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.41 1,340
10 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 9:53 PM 67 0.40 992
11 WORST COOKS 12 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,363
12 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,460
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.37 875
14 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 125 0.36 1,408
15 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.36 2,078
16 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,479
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.35 802
18 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.35 668
19 TO ROME FOR LOVE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.33 924
20 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,480
21 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,326
22 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.32 1,456
23 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.30 620
24 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.29 549
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 697
26 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 136 0.28 614
27 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,228
28 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 889
29 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,156
30 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.26 747
31 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.25 665
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 593
33 SUPERMANSION ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.24 494
34 CHI, THE S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 46 0.24 707
35 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 360 0.24 730
36 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,124
37 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,043
38 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,735
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,064
40 REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 484
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 901
42 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.20 568
43 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,563
44 BROOKS AND MORTAR HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.20 1,180
45 ALIENIST SNEAK PEEK, THE TBS NETWORK 10:05 PM 62 0.19 633
46 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.19 709
47 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.19 714
48 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,322
49 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 150 0.18 370
50 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,338
51 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 877
52 LRC: 2018 SAG AWARDS: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.18 569
53 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 993
54 SNATCHED HBO PRIME 8:25 PM 91 0.18 556
55 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 649
56 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,827
57 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,396
58 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,008
59 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 413
60 ALIENIST SNEAK PEEK, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:05 PM 62 0.16 882
61 DIVORCE HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.16 565
62 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:39 PM 14 0.16 437
63 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,663
64 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,614
65 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 6:00 AM 30 0.16 363
66 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 733
67 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.16 1,029
68 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.16 665
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 631
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 725
71 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.15 613
72 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:52 AM 134 0.15 428
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 648
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 644
75 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 836
76 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 31 0.15 401
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 950
78 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 662
79 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,262
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.13 918
81 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 436
82 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.13 247
83 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 421
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 596
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 588
86 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 535
87 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 580
88 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 9:41 PM 90 0.11 343
89 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 921
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 562
91 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 150 0.11 237
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 800
93 ROADSIDE EATS: TOP 20 TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 371
94 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 928
95 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/DENMARK ESPN 7:30 PM 124 0.10 304
96 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MSM-MORTAL MISHAPS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.10 1,294
97 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 345
98 MORGAN HBO PRIME 10:20 AM 92 0.10 244
99 COUNTERPART STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 56 0.09 371
100 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.09 665
101 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.09 497
102 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.09 280
103 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 620
104 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 180 0.08 610
105 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 449
106 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 310
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 403
108 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 11:52 AM 96 0.08 281
109 GOLF: LATIN AMRCA TOUR: LATIN AMERICA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.08 184
110 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 275
111 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.08 161
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 611
113 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.08 247
114 INTO THE BLUE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 25 0.08 173
115 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 60 0.07 153
116 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 312
117 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 301
118 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:06 PM 54 0.07 189
119 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 316
120 BARRETT JACKSON: 14 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 14 VELOCITY 4:00 PM 180 0.07 424
121 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 307
122 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 259
123 MY FIGHTING SEASON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 AM 60 0.07 211
124 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER HBO PRIME 8:45 AM 95 0.07 139
125 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 490
126 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 109 0.06 319
127 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE MAXPRIME 9:50 AM 128 0.06 204
128 PGA TOUR: 2018 CAREERBUILDER CHALLENGE GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 244 0.06 368
129 FINAL APPEAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 230
130 I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 102 0.06 192
131 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 486
132 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 260
133 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 2:49 PM 11 0.06 257
134 ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 6:30 AM 126 0.06 133
135 IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 104 0.06 204
136 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 349
137 SKIING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:10 PM 60 0.06 242
138 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 299
139 USSA EVENTS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:10 PM 60 0.06 183
140 BARRETT JACKSON: 13 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 13 VELOCITY 2:00 PM 120 0.06 372
141 BBCA MOVIE: SIXTH SENSE, THE BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 150 0.06 201
142 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 285
143 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.05 183
144 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 181
145 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.05 547
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 266
147 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.05 171
148 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 212
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 276
150 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 77

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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.