SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 5.1.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Once again boosted by an NFL Playoffs lead-in, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.09 from its last new episode to 0.81.  AMERICAN IDOL jumped 0.13 to 0.92, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.12 to 0.49.

CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.07 to 0.50, NCIS: LA was at 0.39/0.42 compared to last week’s 0.49, and SWAT fell a tenth to 0.41.

NBC:  After a run of FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM (which probably seemed like a better idea before the new sequel flopped) at 0.21, WEAKEST LINK was down 0.05 to 0.20.

FOX:  After a rerun of THE SIMPSONS at 0.14, an unusual 7:30PM season premiere of DUNCANVILLE was at 0.18, down from 0.5 for its February 2020 premiere.  THE SIMPSONS ticked up to 0.31, GREAT NORTH gained 0.03 to 0.26, and BOB’S BURGERS rose 0.06 to 0.35.  The first new FAMILY GUY since March 27 ticked down to 0.36.

CW:  RIVERDALE ticked down to 0.04, followed by reruns at 0.04/0.03.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.14, and 61ST STREET ticked up to 0.04.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from a week off at 0.14, WINNING TIME ticked down to 0.12, BARRY gained 0.02 to 0.06, and THE BABY held at 0.02/130K.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART fell 0.04 to 0.13.  Adult Swim’s THREE BUSY DEBRAS was at 0.10/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.11.  On Starz, the season finale of OUTLANDER was at 0.04, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.08 from the 2020 finale, while GASLIT ticked down to 0.01/227K.  On Showtime, VICE returned at 0.02/104K, followed by the official premiere (after an unadvertised sneak) of I LOVE THAT FOR YOU at 0.01/71K, then THE FIRST LADY up a tick to 0.03 and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH steady at 0.02.

Sunday cable was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE down 0.06 to 0.43 (after-show down a tick to 0.20), with UNEXPECTED up 0.02 to 0.27.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.40.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was at 0.30, and KANDI & THE GANG was up 0.05 to 0.18.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.26.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.20.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.21/0.17.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was steady at 0.19.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE gained 0.03 to 0.18, and ON THE CASE was up 0.02 to 0.14.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN KICKSTART ticked down to 0.17, and BUILDING ROOTS ticked up to 0.14.  On History, THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA edged up 0.02 to 0.17, and FAST HISTORY OF was at 0.11/0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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