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April 21, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of THE ROOKIE and SUPERGIRL lost the same (the latter rounded down to 0.0). 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN may have seen its schedule eradicated of virtually all live sports, but it managed an event with the 1st 2 hours of the 10-hour documentary series LAST DANCE, huge at 2.53/2.25 (plus another 0.32/0.30 from ESPN2).

On Adult Swim, THREE BUSY DEBRAS ticked up to 0.28, and BEEF HOUSE was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT ticked up to 0.27, WESTWORLD dropped 0.04 to 0.20, INSECURE fell an entire tenth to 0.16, ATLANTA’S MISSING & MURDERED was at 0.09, and RUN was down 0.06 to 0.06.  On Hallmark, WHEN CALLS THE HEART gained 0.05 to 0.24, and WHEN HOPE CALLS was steady at 0.14.  On Showtime, HOMELAND climbed 0.06 to 0.18, THE LONGEST WAR was at 0.03/205K, and VICE was up 0.02 to 0.02/153K.  Starz’s OUTLANDER returned from a rerun week at 0.14.  KILLING EVE lost 0.04 to 0.08 on BBCAmerica, and it was down 0.07 to 0.07 on AMC. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped unscripted, up 0.11 to 1.18, with the after-show at 0.63.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA ticked up to 0.62, and FAMILY KARMA was steady at 0.23.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s White House briefing coverage at 0.49/0.74/4.4M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.29/0.40/2M, and MSNBC’s press conference coverage at 0.13/1.4M.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF rose 0.06 to 0.44, and BEAT BOBBY FLAYwas up 0.04 to 0.30.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was steady at 0.31.  On HGTV, HOUSE IN A HURRY grew by 0.06 to 0.28.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was up 0.04 to 0.23.  On ID, THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS ticked up to 0.13, and RAW TERROR was at 0.12. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 19, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LAST DANCE ESPN 9:00 PM 60 2.53 5,652
2 LAST DANCE ESPN 10:00 PM 60 2.25 5,032
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 1.18 3,585
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.66 1,440
5 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 10:00 PM 58 0.63 2,352
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.62 1,863
7 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.56 1,295
8 SR/TRUMP VIRUS BRIEFING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 58 0.49 4,397
9 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 63 0.44 1,588
10 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.38 3,549
11 LAST DANCE ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.32 761
12 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.31 1,388
13 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:03 PM 30 0.30 1,110
14 LAST DANCE ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.30 688
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:13 PM 47 0.29 1,978
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,700
17 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 552
18 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,397
19 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.27 1,044
20 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.25 728
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,765
22 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.25 1,134
23 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,267
24 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 467
25 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,446
26 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 701
27 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,314
28 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.23 606
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,589
30 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.22 1,053
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,719
32 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,395
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,588
34 DRAGNIFICENT! TLC 10:58 PM 62 0.22 869
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,422
36 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.21 1,027
37 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,291
38 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.20 771
39 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 2,247
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,339
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,372
42 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,626
43 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,385
44 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,248
45 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,469
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,427
47 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 47 0.18 958
48 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,876
49 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.18 1,009
50 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.17 591
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,153
52 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.17 472
53 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,733
54 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.16 506
55 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 27 0.16 408
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 527
57 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.16 449
58 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.15 503
59 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,035
60 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.15 786
61 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER PROM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 733
62 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.15 454
63 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 12:30 PM 30 0.15 441
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,904
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,642
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,624
67 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 442
68 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.14 501
69 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,272
70 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 405
71 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,744
72 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 60 0.14 837
73 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 471
74 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 474
75 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:13 PM 55 0.13 1,381
76 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 2,040
77 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 808
78 TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA: A CHRONIC HISTORY HISTORY 12:03 AM 124 0.13 395
79 TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA: A CHRONIC HISTORY HISTORY 8:00 PM 125 0.12 653
80 RAW TERROR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 793
81 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.12 265
82 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 455
83 NASCAR IRACING SERIES L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 110 0.12 545
84 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 448
85 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 390
86 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.11 311
87 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 13 0.10 1,254
88 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 279
89 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 1:08 PM 52 0.10 1,215
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,365
91 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.10 394
92 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:28 PM 90 0.10 1,210
93 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,093
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 747
95 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 148 0.10 551
96 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,021
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 868
98 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 250
99 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.09 284
100 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 749
101 HUBBLE: THIRTY YEARS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 437
102 ATLANTAS MISSING & MURDER HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 52 0.09 350
103 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 216
104 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 90 0.08 377
105 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 220
106 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 342
107 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.08 397
108 HUBBLE: THIRTY YEARS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 481
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 535
110 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 23 0.08 365
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 28 0.08 1,211
112 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 412
113 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 379
114 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.07 177
115 KASIE DC MSNBC 7:58 PM 62 0.07 1,092
116 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 440
117 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 648
118 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 592
119 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,137
120 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.07 338
121 FORBIDDEN HISTORY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 401
122 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 198
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 938
124 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 223
125 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.07 180
126 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 810
127 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 168
128 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 448
129 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 309
130 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 183
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 278
132 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 989
133 TWO GUYS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 AM 30 0.06 248
134 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 5:00 PM 120 0.06 292
135 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 243
136 RUN (SRS) HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 27 0.06 196
137 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 269
138 MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 AM 120 0.06 274
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 954
140 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 283
141 MADDEN ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 104
142 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 236
143 BBCA MOVIE: UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 201
144 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 179
145 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.05 371
146 FROM SCRATCH FYI 3:00 PM 60 0.05 110
147 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.04 722
148 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 6:00 AM 58 0.04 112
149 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 181
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 243

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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.