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June 19, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.17.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  $100,000 PYRAMID gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 06 17.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Showtime’s THE AFFAIR went badly with 0.8, down 0.09 from the November 2016 premiere (which admittedly had a 0.49 lead-in from SHAMELESS), and lead-out I’M DYING UP HERE (up 0.02 to 0.05/164K) and lead-in THE FOURTH ESTATE (steady at 0.02/124K) were both off the chart.  On HBO, WESTWORLD edged up 0.02 to 0.61, SUCCESSION gained 0.04 to 0.18, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT was up 0.02 to 0.40.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN held at 0.47, and JOE PERA TALKS TO YOU was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.20.  TNT’s CLAWS dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  Without a FEAR THE WALKING DEAD lead-in, INTO THE BADLANDS slipped 0.03 to 0.29.  On TBS, JOKER’S WILD ticked up to 0.30, and DROP THE MIC was down 0.02 to 0.25.  FX’s POSE rose 0.02 to 0.21.  Hallmark’s GOOD WITCH lost 0.03 to 0.19.  Starz’s THE WRONG MAN was at 0.05/147K.  

Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the WORLD CUP continued to drive cable on Sunday, with matches at 0.76/1.74.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.51/0.44 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.44.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE dropped 0.06 to 0.46, and LOST IN TRANSITION was steady at 0.22.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.45.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC remained at 0.39, and YOUR HUSBAND IS CHEATING ON US was down 0.03 to 0.09.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS edged up 0.02 to 0.35.  On Food Network, FOOD NETWORK STAR rose 0.05 to 0.35, and IRON CHEF AMERICA was up 0.02 to 0.22.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACH HUNTERS at 0.38/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.38.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE bounced back by 0.09 to 0.31.  On ID, DISAPPEARED shed 0.03 to 0.26, and SCENE OF THE CRIME was down 0.05 to 0.25.  On A&E, OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR returned at 0.18.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 06 17.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday June 17, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: BRAZIL/SWITZERLAND FOX SPORTS 1 1:39 PM 142 1.76 4,086
2 FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: GERMANY/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 10:37 AM 141 1.74 4,002
3 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:58 PM 41 1.33 3,056
4 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:01 PM 29 1.06 2,349
5 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.61 1,564
6 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.51 1,683
7 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.47 1,007
8 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 134 0.46 1,554
9 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,143
10 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST. LOUIS ESPN 8:00 PM 214 0.45 1,918
11 NAKED AND AFRAID XL SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,438
12 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 30 0.43 1,116
13 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 30 0.40 1,192
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,161
15 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.38 1,685
16 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.35 726
17 FOOD NETWORK STAR 14 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,328
18 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,490
19 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,514
20 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,498
21 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 37 0.33 840
22 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: TEXAS/ARKANSAS ESPN 2:00 PM 167 0.33 1,114
23 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.33 1,342
24 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.31 761
25 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 819
26 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,226
27 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,058
28 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 62 0.29 894
29 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,203
30 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,133
31 SCENE OF THE CRIME W/TONY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,050
32 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 578
33 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:15 PM 45 0.25 774
34 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 150 0.25 1,138
35 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.25 516
36 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 883
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:34 PM 86 0.24 664
38 PARADISE AT ANY PRICE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.23 1,181
39 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 112 0.23 741
40 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L: TEXAS/ARKANSAS ESPN2 9:50 PM 190 0.23 871
41 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 112 0.23 1,033
42 IRON CHEF AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 725
43 LOST IN TRANSITION TLC 10:14 PM 64 0.22 790
44 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG SON, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 124 0.21 931
45 POSE FX 9:00 PM 84 0.21 561
46 AMERICAN MADE HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 115 0.20 482
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 581
48 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 53 0.19 1,970
49 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 57 0.18 605
50 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.18 452
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 502
52 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 854
53 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:03 PM 57 0.16 651
54 GUYS RANCH FEAST FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.16 724
55 GUYS RANCH FEAST FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.16 715
56 GIADA ON THE BEACH FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 762
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,613
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 336
59 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 339
60 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 563
61 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 560
62 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: LEE DANIELS: THE BUTLER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 205 0.14 534
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,661
64 SHATTERBOX TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 15 0.14 390
65 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 365
66 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,508
67 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 342
68 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 503
69 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: HDM-A WILL TO KILL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.13 1,514
70 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 6:00 PM 63 0.12 538
71 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,351
72 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,158
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 658
74 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.11 388
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,217
76 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 264
77 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 264
78 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.11 443
79 NHRA D: BRISTOL FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 180 0.11 693
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 936
81 EXTINCT OR ALIVE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.11 654
82 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 673
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 273
84 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 730
85 CHARLIES ANGELS: FULL THR HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 106 0.11 236
86 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 350
87 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 484
88 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 442
89 INSIDE EVIL HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 429
90 MONSTER FISH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 429
91 E:60 ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.10 285
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 531
93 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 685
94 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 224
95 S.W.A.T. HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 117 0.10 215
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 813
97 VET GONE WILD ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.10 686
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 558
99 THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,082
100 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,237
101 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 9:50 AM 126 0.09 243
102 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.09 268
103 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 754
104 HANGOVER THE MAXPRIME 2:50 PM 100 0.09 223
105 FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 60 0.09 237
106 YOUR HUSBAND IS CHEATING BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.09 327
107 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.09 553
108 YES MAN HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 104 0.09 196
109 AFFAIR, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 52 0.08 477
110 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 959
111 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 533
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 684
113 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 475
114 WILD BEAR RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 7:00 PM 30 0.08 423
115 FIFA COPA MUNDIAL-09-TEL: TEL/NBCSN: BRAZIL/SWITZERLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:28 PM 158 0.08 188
116 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 328
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 554
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 463
119 WILD BEAR RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 7:30 PM 30 0.07 411
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 496
121 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 281
122 INCREDIBLE DOG CHALLENGE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:06 PM 54 0.07 222
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 474
124 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 877
125 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 267
126 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 406
127 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 173
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 286
129 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 282
130 TAKEN MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 91 0.07 216
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 300
132 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 688
133 MONSTER FISH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 260
134 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 302
135 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 717
136 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 552
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 510
138 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:50 PM 70 0.06 152
139 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 161
140 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 954
141 FAHRENHEIT 451 HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 100 0.06 146
142 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT COMPIL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 225
143 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 216
144 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 442
145 MINUTO 45 L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:43 AM 20 0.06 104
146 AMERICAN METAL VELOCITY 12:00 PM 30 0.06 180
147 MATTER OF FACT W/ SOLEDAD A&E NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 136
148 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 302
149 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 163
150 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 565

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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.