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January 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.27.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MADAM SECRETARY, the 10PM SHARK TANK and the rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.  (There was no adjustment for FOX’s RENT.)

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TRUE DETECTIVE topped Sunday scripted, with a 0.15 jump to 0.44, followed by CRASHING up 0.04 to 0.14, and HIGH MAINTENANCE up 0.02 to 0.08.  Nickelodeon’s 11AM SPONGEBOB was at 0.35.  Adult Swim’s TIGTONE was at 0.34/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.28.  TNT and TBS tag-teamed for the night’s programming, with the SAG AWARDS respectively at 0.30/0.30 (compared to last year’s 0.41/0.36, followed by a “sneak peek” of the first episode of I AM THE NIGHT at 0.17/0.11.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS gained 0.04 to 0.30, BLACK MONDAY climbed 0.03 to 0.11, and SMILF ticked up to 0.07, while THE CIRCUS returned at 0.07.  On Starz, the season finale of OUTLANDER ticked down to 0.23 (the last season finale was at 0.30), and COUNTERPART was down 0.03 to 0.05.  NatGeo’s VALLEY OF THE BOOM was at 0.07 and an off-chart 0.04/146K, compared to last week’s 0.05/0.05. 

Unscripted was led by ESPN’s coverage of the PRO BOWL at 0.84, down 0.16 from last year.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA had a 0.17 leap to 0.83.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.71.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA climbed 0.09 to 0.46.  On ID, THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS rose a tenth to 0.42, and EVIL LIVES HERE was up 0.08 to 0.36.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.40/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.22.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES lost 0.03 to 0.37, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE was down 0.02 to 0.27.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER grew by 0.09 to 0.30, and THE LAST ALASKANS was down 0.02 to 0.22.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS ticked down to 0.19. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRO BOWL            L: 2019 PRO BOWL ESPN 2:59 PM 158 0.84 2,363
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.83 2,145
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 6:00 PM 150 0.71 1,787
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 5:37 PM 23 0.69 1,798
5 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,600
6 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 67 0.44 1,452
7 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.42 1,513
8 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 2:45 PM 14 0.40 1,208
9 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.40 1,779
10 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.38 1,706
11 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.37 1,421
12 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,439
13 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.35 1,241
14 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,556
15 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.34 586
16 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,509
17 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,552
18 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 1:00 PM 105 0.32 908
19 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.31 534
20 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,476
21 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 8:30 PM 151 0.30 698
22 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,310
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 721
24 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.30 1,506
25 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 53 0.30 843
26 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 123 0.30 1,169
27 THE A&E MOVIE: NATIONAL TREASURE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.28 779
28 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.27 796
29 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 89 0.26 549
30 CNN FILMS: THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.26 1,981
31 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.26 875
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 602
33 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 985
34 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.24 855
35 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 60 0.23 1,450
36 TAG HBO PRIME 7:15 PM 101 0.23 561
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 548
38 USA SOCCER MEN          L: USA/PANAMA ESPN2 8:00 PM 125 0.23 545
39 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:57 PM 134 0.22 556
40 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 31 0.22 520
41 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,494
42 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.19 454
43 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 522
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 931
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 636
46 I AM THE NIGHT SNEAK PEEK TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:03 PM 68 0.17 898
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 422
48 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L ESPN 6:00 AM 20 0.16 570
49 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 110 0.16 459
50 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: HUNGARY: THE FINAL RESTING PLACE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 598
51 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.15 592
52 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:12 PM 28 0.14 423
53 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 984
54 COUPLES RETREAT HBO PRIME 12:20 PM 114 0.13 298
55 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 6:20 AM 100 0.13 349
56 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.13 564
57 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 969
58 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:01 PM 60 0.12 595
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 748
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,579
61 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 532
62 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.12 498
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 732
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 770
65 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 947
66 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 689
67 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.12 580
68 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MYSTERY 101 HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.12 1,498
69 SUPERCROSS: OAKLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.11 367
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 958
71 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,415
72 I AM THE NIGHT SNEAK PEEK TBS NETWORK 10:03 PM 68 0.11 443
73 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 1,109
74 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.11 312
75 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,414
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 800
77 BLACK MONDAY S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.11 334
78 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.11 880
79 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.10 448
80 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,370
81 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 118 0.10 272
82 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 463
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,501
84 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.10 211
85 HOUDINIS LAST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 367
86 BATTLE AT THE BORDER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,576
87 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.09 946
88 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN2 2:00 PM 120 0.09 264
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 693
90 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 107 0.09 247
91 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 986
92 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 901
93 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 808
94 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 19 0.09 658
95 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 10:41 PM 27 0.08 243
96 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 1,006
97 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 PRO BOWL GAME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.08 297
98 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 610
99 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,337
100 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.08 249
101 SELECCION EE.UU. SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:11 PM 56 0.08 211
102 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: IOWA/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 131 0.08 485
103 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 6:00 AM 21 0.08 221
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 673
105 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MENS CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 10:00 AM 240 0.08 420
106 HANGOVER THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 35 0.08 215
107 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 179
108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,112
109 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.08 190
110 VALLEY OF THE BOOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 246
111 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 173
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,143
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.07 834
114 CIRCUS, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 29 0.07 276
115 SMILF S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:30 PM 29 0.07 203
116 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 258
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 205
118 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 378
119 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 809
120 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 447
121 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 866
122 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 367
123 DEAD BY DAWN NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 293
124 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 945
125 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 42 0.07 730
126 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 365
127 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 647
128 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 5:58 PM 62 0.06 182
129 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 118 0.06 313
130 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,061
131 WORLDS DEADLIEST NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 270
132 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.06 451
133 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 276
134 LOVE HAPPENS HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 109 0.06 155
135 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 224
136 HEADLINERS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 543
137 PBA BOWLING L: PBA LUBBOCK OPEN FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.06 345
138 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 174
139 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 147 0.06 157
140 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 201
141 2019 PRO BOWL: N/A DISNEY XD 3:00 PM 180 0.06 151
142 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 425
143 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.06 119
144 SR/KAMALA HARRIS PRES RUN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:42 PM 43 0.06 663
145 NBA CRUNCHTIME NBA-TV 9:00 PM 64 0.05 150
146 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 359
147 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.05 197
148 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 30 0.05 331
149 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:04 PM 53 0.05 262
150 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 430

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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.