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November 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.18.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.8, down 0.7 from last week’s finals. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Neither of the night’s prestige premieres fared well.  HBO’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND barely made the chart at 0.05, with CAMPING up 0.03 to 0.08, SALLY4EVER up a tick to 0.04/142K, and the season finale of LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.03 to 0.21.  On Showtime, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA was also at 0.05, with RAY DONOVAN down 0.03 to 0.15, and the premiere of ENTMIES at 0.03/175K.  A&E’s limited series THE CLINTON AFFAIR had a stronger launch at 0.21/0.20.  

Although AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD led Sunday cable, it was down a hefty 0.22 to a new low 1.80, with TALKING DEAD up 0.04 to 0.77, and HISTORY OF HORROR down 0.02 to 0.14.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS EVERGREEN was at 0.74.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB ticked down to 0.35.  Adult Swim’s DREAM CORP LLC was at 0.29/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.30.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO climbed 0.07 to 0.25.  Starz’s OUTLANDER ticked up to 0.14.  

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA topped unscripted, down 0.05 to 0.69.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE gained 0.03 to 0.59, and the season premiere of RETURN TO AMISH was at 0.26.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was at 0.55.  On Food Network, MACY’S THANKSGIVING CAKE was at 0.29, and ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE was down 0.03 to 0.29.  On ID, ON THE CASE ticked down to 0.25.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.08 to 0.24.  HGTV’s line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.23/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 1.80 4,794
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:04 PM 60 0.77 2,093
3 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS IN EVRGREEN-L2S HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.74 4,004
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.69 1,863
5 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.59 1,787
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.59 1,399
7 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.55 1,225
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.41 929
9 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.35 1,381
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.33 782
11 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 636
12 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,026
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.29 741
14 ULT THANKSGIVING CHALLENG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,108
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.26 694
16 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.26 879
17 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.25 539
18 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.25 745
19 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.25 1,118
20 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,161
21 LEAH REMINI: SCNTLGY SPCL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 865
22 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,715
23 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.24 604
24 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.23 502
25 FX MOVIE PRIME: MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES FX 8:00 PM 120 0.23 460
26 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,158
27 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,075
28 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.23 993
29 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,127
30 MARTINAS TABLE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,004
31 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:03 PM 39 0.21 762
32 CLINTON AFFAIR, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.21 1,101
33 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,128
34 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,108
35 CLINTON AFFAIR, THE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.20 1,043
36 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A GODWINK CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,948
37 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.20 955
38 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,053
39 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.20 1,254
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 548
41 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 1,034
42 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 475
43 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.19 553
44 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.18 586
45 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.17 660
46 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.17 350
47 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.16 1,008
48 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 53 0.15 871
49 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.14 861
50 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.14 274
51 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 12:08 AM 61 0.14 442
52 INSIDE NORTH KOREAS DYNAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 481
53 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 111 0.13 364
54 INSIDE NORTH KOREAS DYNAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 516
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 845
56 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 936
57 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 900
58 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 364
59 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,710
60 JONESTOWN: TERROR JUNGLE: 103/104 PARTS 3 AND 4 SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.11 437
61 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.11 306
62 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,344
63 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,454
64 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,181
65 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 720
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 567
67 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 493
68 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 942
69 DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:50 AM 10 0.10 627
70 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 25 0.10 543
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 354
72 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,089
73 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,602
74 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 7:00 PM 146 0.10 342
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 598
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/PROVIDENCE ESPN 1:30 PM 125 0.09 257
77 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.09 244
78 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE   L: ENGLAND/CROATIA ESPN2 8:50 AM 130 0.09 210
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 553
80 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.09 206
81 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.09 152
82 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.09 301
83 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,057
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 577
85 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,248
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: INDIANA/ARKANSAS ESPN 3:35 PM 123 0.09 439
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 968
88 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 594
89 UP AND VANISHED OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 90 0.08 299
90 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 310
91 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.08 385
92 CAMPING HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.08 273
93 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 287
94 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 697
95 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:34 PM 26 0.08 286
96 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 310
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 472
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 461
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 328
100 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE ISL TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 305
101 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 283
102 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 313
103 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 888
104 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.07 327
105 POKER ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 151
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 433
107 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 503
108 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,137
109 MYTHICAL BEASTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 371
110 TRMS SPECIAL REPORT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,024
111 FOUR CHRISTMASES HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 89 0.07 190
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 305
113 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 299
114 SHERLOCK HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 128 0.07 180
115 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 569
116 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 215
117 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:51 PM 10 0.06 218
118 FXX MOVIE PRIME: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.06 172
119 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 235
120 LADYGANG E! 10:30 PM 30 0.06 120
121 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.06 231
122 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 867
123 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 251
124 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 519
125 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:00 PM 118 0.06 114
126 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:26 PM 58 0.06 184
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 278
128 ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 62 0.05 397
129 50 FIRST DATES (2004) MAXPRIME 11:50 AM 99 0.05 91
130 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 90 0.05 233
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA TECH/PURDUE ESPN2 8:33 PM 127 0.05 284
132 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 5:38 PM 116 0.05 261
133 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 745
134 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.05 111
135 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 462
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 292
137 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.05 152
138 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW   L ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 60 0.05 121
139 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 AM 30 0.05 124
140 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 557
141 E:60 ESPN2 8:00 AM 50 0.05 123
142 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:40 PM 92 0.05 300
143 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 335
144 MY BRILLIANT FRIEND HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 56 0.05 242
145 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 248
146 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE L: INGLATERRA / CROACIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 AM 150 0.04 126
147 REVOLUTION MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 485
148 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.04 135
149 ITS HOW YOU GET THERE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.04 140
150 24/7 THE MATCH:TIGER/PHIL HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 45 0.04 114

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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.