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September 7, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 9.4.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After reruns at 0.29/0.53, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 1.90.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER was hit hard by the sports competition, down 0.26 to 0.54.  Reruns took up the rest of the night at 0.31/0.18/0.17.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.26/0.28/0.22

FOX:  FIGHT NIGHT at 0.11 was followed by reruns at 0.12/0.16.

CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.06/0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.15/0.13.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA slipped 0.02 to 0.18, RETADOR climbed 0.07 to 0.28, and TU CREES was down 0.02 to 0.15.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s HOUSE OF THE DRAGON fell a steep 0.22 to 0.37, although HBO claimed that the show made up the losses via other platforms by Monday.  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY returned at 0.33.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES ticked down to 0.11.  AMC’s TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD ticked down to 0.09.  On Showtime, CITY ON A HILL was down a tick to 0.07, while the season finale of THE CHI was at 0.04 (down 0.04 from both last week and last season’s finale), and the special MCENROE was at zero/60K.  Starz’s POWER BOOK 3: RAISING KANAN shed a tick to 0.05. 

ESPN’s morning FORMULA 1 race led Sunday cable at 0.40, with MLB SUNDAY NIGHT at 0.28 and afternoon US OPEN coverage at 0.24.  USA’s NASCAR race was at 0.36, with PREMIER LEAGUE matches at 0.34/0.14.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA ticked up to 0.31, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE held at 0.17.  On ESPN2, COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.26, and primetime US OPEN coverage was at 0.26.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE dropped 0.04 to 0.25 (post-show down a tick to 0.11), and I LOVE A MAMA’S BOY was down 0.07 to 0.14.  On HGTV, ISLAND LIFE was at 0.14/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.12, and RENOVATION ISLAND was down 0.03 to 0.14.  Food Network’s ALEX VS AMERICA fell 0.07 to 0.10.  On ID, ON THE CASE was at 0.10, STILL A MYSTERY was at 0.10, and EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.09.  On A&E, WWE LEGENDS dropped 0.05 to 0.07, WWE RIVALS lost 0.04 to 0.05, and WWE SMACK TALK ticked down to 0.04.  On History, CRAZY RICH ANCIENTS was at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.07, and COLOSSEUM was down 0.04 to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 4, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: DUTCH GRAND PRIX ESPN 8:55 AM 141 0.40 1,148
2 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 63 0.37 1,750
3 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: DARLINGTON USA NETWORK 6:27 PM 256 0.36 2,341
4 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER UNITED USA NETWORK 11:27 AM 128 0.34 875
5 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L USA NETWORK 6:04 PM 23 0.33 2,092
6 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.33 659
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.31 1,042
8 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: SAN DIEGO/LA DODGERS ESPN 7:00 PM 259 0.28 1,142
9 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: FLORIDA A&M/JACKSON STATE ESPN2 3:10 PM 201 0.26 958
10 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 7:00 PM 321 0.26 1,364
11 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.25 1,359
12 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN 11:16 AM 464 0.24 1,376
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:19 PM 71 0.24 720
14 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST USA NETWORK 10:43 PM 17 0.20 1,190
15 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.19 556
16 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN2 6:31 PM 29 0.18 564
17 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.17 682
18 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 11:14 AM 13 0.16 470
19 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.16 949
20 LOVE LIFE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 33 0.15 435
21 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/BRIGHTON USA NETWORK 8:54 AM 140 0.14 397
22 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 863
23 ILAMB: MOTHER KNOWS BEST TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.14 896
24 RENOVATION ISLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.14 1,165
25 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 1:35 PM 25 0.13 367
26 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 64 0.13 852
27 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,340
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.12 391
29 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,509
30 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.11 742
31 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 757
32 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: CHICAGO/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 1:00 PM 130 0.11 498
33 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW ESPN2 11:00 AM 90 0.11 365
34 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,355
35 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,599
36 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 689
37 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 754
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 30 0.10 279
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.10 375
40 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 7:30 AM 85 0.10 311
41 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 636
42 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 748
43 RENOVATION ISLAND REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.09 505
44 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 635
45 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.09 340
46 TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.09 409
47 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,156
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,345
49 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,032
50 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,096
51 WNBA STUDIO L ESPN2 12:30 PM 30 0.07 249
52 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS: 209 WRESTLEMANIA 1 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.07 385
53 CITY ON A HILL S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 56 0.07 224
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 591
55 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,024
56 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TB/TEX AT BOS MLB NETWORK 1:40 PM 219 0.06 334
57 MAJOR LEAG SOCCER PT SUN: LA GALAXY / SPORTING KANSAS CITY TUDN 8:00 PM 131 0.06 155
58 CROODS, THE: CROODS, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.06 247
59 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:30 AM 30 0.06 214
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 703
61 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 864
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 692
63 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 362
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 984
65 FAREED ZAKARIA GPS SPL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 702
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 554
67 POWER BOOK III: KANAN S2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 58 0.05 211
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 543
69 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 538
70 WWE RIVALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.05 251
71 MASTERMIND OF MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 297
72 COLLEGE FOOTBALL: BCFHOF 2022: CENTRAL ST VS. WINSTON-SALE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 255 0.05 200
73 GHOSTS OF DEVILS PERCH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 351
74 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.05 292
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 578
76 HISTORYS CRAZY RICH ANCTS HISTORY 10:34 PM 29 0.05 388
77 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 767
78 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE?S PORTRAIT HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.05 930
79 HISTORYS CRAZY RICH ANCTS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.05 388
80 WWE SMACK TALK A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 30 0.04 163
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 435
82 CHI, THE S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 51 0.04 148
83 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 410
84 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 1,205
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 485
86 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 1,447
87 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 531
88 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 634
89 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:11 PM 60 0.04 79
90 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 54 0.04 122
91 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 379
92 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 518
93 WICKED TUNA: OBX SHOWDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 274
94 LPGA TOUR: DANA OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 12:28 PM 182 0.04 322
95 WICKED TUNA: OBX SD SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 233
96 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 1,043
97 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.04 436
98 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 233
99 COLOSSEUM HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.03 488
100 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 574
101 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 559
102 MORE POWER HISTORY 11:00 AM 30 0.03 261
103 NHRA QUALIFYING D FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 90 0.03 265
104 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.03 156
105 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 678
106 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 240
107 NHRA QUALIFYING D: INDIANAPOLIS FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 120 0.03 214
108 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX: N/A ESPN2 12:21 AM 149 0.03 125
109 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 507
110 NHRA L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 90 0.03 278
111 LIGA MX EN 60 TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 83
112 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 1:30 AM 60 0.03 115
113 IMSA MICHELIN PILOT CHAL: VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.03 151
114 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.03 62
115 QUIEN DA MAS MIAMI UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 67
116 EL RASTRO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 119
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:15 PM 18 0.03 164
118 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 563
119 MORE POWER HISTORY 10:30 AM 30 0.03 218
120 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 206
121 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 5:19 PM 94 0.03 182
122 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 376
123 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN DEPORTES 11:20 PM 60 0.03 61
124 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.03 51
125 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR USA NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 244
126 DESCENDANTS: ROYAL WEDDIN DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.02 140
127 MORE POWER HISTORY 11:30 AM 30 0.02 227
128 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:58 AM 30 0.02 105
129 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.02 612
130 HALL OF VILLAINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.02 113
131 PBC PRELIMS FOX DEPORTES 9:00 PM 60 0.02 95
132 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 30 0.02 65
133 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30 0.02 97
134 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.02 50
135 DP WORLD TOUR: MADE IN HIMMERLAND GOLF CHANNEL 7:30 AM 268 0.02 83
136 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: SAN DIEGO/LA DODGERS ESPN DEPORTES 7:00 PM 260 0.02 60
137 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 126
138 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 45 0.02 30
139 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 366
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 180
141 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 170
142 PBC PPV PRELIMS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.02 164
143 JUGADA, LA LF SUN B TUDN 12:45 AM 15 0.02 26
144 TRILOGIA CAPITULO 1 GGG TUDN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 59
145 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 173
146 KORN FERRY TOUR: KORN FERRY TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 3:30 PM 218 0.02 239
147 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:08 PM 30 0.02 133
148 UCL MAGAZINE SHOW TUDN 1:30 PM 30 0.02 46
149 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 468
150 PBC PRELIMS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.02 92

 

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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.