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July 30, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.28.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Sunday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of BIG LITTLE LIES and FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, the top-rated scripted show on Sunday cable was Adult Swim’s late-night MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES at 0.30/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.29.  CLAWS dropped 0.05 to 0.25 on TNT, and was down 0.03 to 0.09 on TBS.  Hallmark’s GOOD WITCH returned at 0.22.  On HBO, EUPHORIA ticked down to 0.19, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from its summer break at 0.19, down 0.06 from its last airing on June 30.  FX’s THE WEEKLY was at 0.17.  The 2-hour season finale of AMC’s NOS4A2 was down 0.02 to 0.16 compared to last week’s hour.  On Showtime, CITY ON A HILL gained 0.02 to 0.06, and THE LOUDEST VOICE was steady at 0.04/359K.  On Starz, THE ROOK held at 0.04/216K, and SWEETBITTER stayed at 0.03/99K.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE narrowly held onto its Sunday cable lead at 0.83, down 0.02 from last week and with lead-out SMOTHERED up 0.04 to 0.37.  But the big news in unscripted was the return of Discovery’s SHARK WEEK, with SHARK TRIP:  EAT PREY CHUM at 0.81, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: MEGALODON at 0.71, SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK at 0.49, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.32.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.50.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.36.  On ID, IMPACT OF MURDER gained 0.05 to 0.35, and EVIL LIVES HERE was up 0.04 to 0.33.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC was steady at 0.32, and SOUTHERN CHARM was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Food Network’s GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE lost 0.06 to 0.28.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT, up a tick to 0.25.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE stayed at 0.24.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS ticked down to 0.22.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.17/0.14, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.17.  BET’s SUNDAY BEST shed 0.03 to 0.16.  E!’s REVENGE BODY was down 0.02 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.83 2,651
2 SHARK TRIP: EAT PREY CHUM: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.81 1,868
3 EXP UNKNOWN: MEGALODON DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.71 1,845
4 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 218 0.50 2,403
5 SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.49 1,133
6 FX MOVIE PRIME: FATE OF THE FURIOUS FX 6:50 PM 190 0.48 1,395
7 SMOTHERED TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.37 1,288
8 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: POCONO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:05 PM 192 0.36 2,705
9 IMPACT OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,267
10 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,203
11 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 59 0.32 722
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,066
13 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.30 598
14 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.30 583
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:38 PM 52 0.29 987
16 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,119
17 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 59 0.25 729
18 SP BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,455
19 SP MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,426
20 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.24 588
21 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:17 PM 28 0.22 1,402
22 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 569
23 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,099
24 SP ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,370
25 SOUTHERN CHARM NEW ORLEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 707
26 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: GERMAN GRAND PRIX ESPN 9:05 AM 166 0.20 688
27 EUPHORIA HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 59 0.19 549
28 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 12 0.19 1,361
29 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.19 1,064
30 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:03 PM 33 0.19 709
31 PIRATE/CARIB:DEAD MENTELL: PIRATE/CARIB:DEAD MENTELL TBS NETWORK 11:00 AM 150 0.17 468
32 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:30 PM 30 0.17 403
33 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 589
34 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 60 0.17 438
35 SUNDAY BEST 9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 593
36 UNEXPECTED: CLIPSHOW TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.16 609
37 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.16 796
38 NOS4A2: 109/110 SLEIGH HOUSE/GUNBARREL AMC 9:00 PM 120 0.16 676
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.15 463
40 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 701
41 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.15 644
42 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 23 0.15 894
43 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,577
44 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.15 858
45 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,628
46 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.14 478
47 CARNIVOROUS FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.14 545
48 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.14 395
49 CARNIVOROUS FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.14 597
50 MOVIES: THE SEVENTIES CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.14 770
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,507
52 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.13 767
53 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,394
54 SR/GILROY,CA SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,077
55 MURDER IN THE THIRST BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 534
56 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 473
57 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.13 520
58 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:31 PM 119 0.12 515
59 SUMMER NIGHTS PREVIEW HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 840
60 LIE TO DIE FOR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.12 469
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,112
62 MLB REGULAR SEASON: DODGERS VS NATIONALS TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 204 0.12 400
63 LICENSE TO KILL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.11 462
64 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 386
65 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 32 0.11 1,707
66 RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 489
67 SR/GILROY,CA SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:32 PM 28 0.11 1,450
68 SHARK TRIP: EAT PREY CHUM: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 121 0.11 244
69 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.11 368
70 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 5:49 PM 71 0.11 338
71 TOUR DE FRANCE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 31 0.11 419
72 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN 8:30 AM 35 0.10 325
73 SR/GILROY,CA SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 871
74 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:45 PM 15 0.10 376
75 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,439
76 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,270
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,027
78 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 30 0.10 320
79 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.10 299
80 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 257
81 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: OVERSEAS ELITE/DRC ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.09 202
82 CLAWS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 368
83 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 4:00 PM 109 0.09 203
84 E:60 ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 282
85 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 679
86 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 263
87 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 834
88 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 674
89 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,043
90 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 432
91 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: BOEHEIMS ARMY/BROTHERLY LOVE ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.08 211
92 SHARK AFTER DARK 2019 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:01 AM 59 0.08 146
93 REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 195
94 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 105 0.08 535
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.08 263
96 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 368
97 SR/GILROY,CA SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 685
98 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 312
99 TRACK & FIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:45 PM 76 0.07 555
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 524
101 FOX NATION: AMERICA GREAT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 980
102 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 1:32 AM 60 0.07 198
103 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 977
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.07 189
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 801
106 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.07 173
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 539
108 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 620
109 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 317
110 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.07 299
111 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 238: CERJUDO/MORAES ESPN2 7:08 PM 172 0.07 273
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 500
113 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 60 0.07 419
114 BLOCKBUSTER SUNDAYS: HOME ALONE SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 150 0.07 210
115 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.07 138
116 DORA THE EXPLORER NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.06 236
117 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 876
118 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 1:45 PM 15 0.06 487
119 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 148
120 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 630
121 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: DEADLY DISPATCH TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.06 242
122 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 526
123 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS JUAREZ FOX DEPORTES 7:32 PM 133 0.06 215
124 CITY ON A HILL S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 55 0.06 534
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 498
126 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.06 232
127 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 156
128 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.06 297
129 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 150 0.06 119
130 AMERICAN SWAMP MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 983
131 TOP 100 PLAYERS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 161
132 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.06 232
133 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.06 116
134 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 492
135 SR/GILROY,CA SHOOTING CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 496
136 UNCOVERED: MCMARTIN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 AM 120 0.05 248
137 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 131
138 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.05 175
139 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 389
140 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 427
141 TOP GEAR BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 87 0.05 175
142 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 403
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 562
144 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 498
145 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 172
146 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: MASS SHOOTING AT GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL MSNBC 10:33 PM 238 0.05 551
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 402
148 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 112
149 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 373
150 HEADLINERS MSNBC 10:00 PM 33 0.05 729

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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.