UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.25.2019

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NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and THE $100,000 PYRAMID gained 0.1 in final numbers, while INSTINCT lost the same.  In addition, NBC’s NFL PRESEASON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.2 to 1.5. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy night on scripted cable.  Starz’s POWER returned strongly for its final season at 0.56, down just 0.06 from the 2018 premiere, and with new lead-out POWER CONFIDENTIAL at 0.26.  On AMC, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.05 to 0.43, and PREACHER was down 0.02 to 0.12.  Adult Swim’s SQUIDBILLIES was at 0.30/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.31.  On HBO, the final season of BALLERS began at 0.23, down a hefty 0.24 from the 2018 premiere (but down a mere 0.03 from last season’s finale), THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES rose 0.03 to 0.22, and SUCCESSION held at 0.16.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES returned at 0.21, steady with the 2018 premiere. FX’s THE WEEKLY grew by 0.03 to 0.09.  On Showtime, the final season of THE AFFAIR launched at 0.07, down a tick from last season’s premiere, and ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA premiered with back-to-back episodes (previously available digitally) at a dismal 0.02/173K & 0.01/138K.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted cable once again, up a tenth to 0.86, with UNEXPECTED up 0.09 to 0.48.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.55.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC dropped 0.09 to 0.31.  On Discovery, SERENGETI lost 0.04 to 0.31, ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and RAISING WILD was steady at 0.17.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA shrank by 0.07 to 0.31m, and GOOD EATS was at 0.24/0.21.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE fell 0.07 to 0.26, and IMPACT OF MURDER was at 0.24.  HGTV’s line-up was led by ISLAND HUNTERS at 0.25.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was at 0.21.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS sank by 0.04 to 0.19.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.19/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.18/0.17.  BET’s SUNDAY BEST lost 0.04 to 0.18.  On E!, FLIP IT LIKE DISICK dipped 0.02 to 0.14, and REVENGE BODY ticked down to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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