SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 10.17.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals &Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.04 to 0.47, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was steady at 0.50, SUPERMARKET SWEEP rose 0.06 to 0.43, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.05 to 0.36.

CBS  Compared to 2 weeks ago, the last time CBS had the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES was up a tenth to 1.63.  The other shows didn’t premiere until last week:  THE EQUALIZER slipped 0.03 to 0.74, NCIS: LA edged up 0.02 to 0.67, and SEAL TEAM was down 0.05 to 0.39.

NBC:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped 0.59 from last week’s game to 4.59.

FOX:  Comparisons are to 2 weeks ago.  After reruns at 0.39/0.30, THE SIMPSONS ticked up to 0.53, GREAT NORTH gained 0.05 to 0.40, BOB’S BURGERS was steady at 0.46, and FAMILY GUY held at 0.47.

CW:  LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE dropped 0.02 to 0.05, and KILLER CAMP was down 0.02 to 0.03.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was at 0.26, down 0.15 from the October 2020 premiere (as with all AMC shows, the premiere had been available for a week on the network’s streaming platform), with WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND down 0.03 from last week to 0.16, and TALKING DEAD down a tick to 0.07.  The delayed return of HBO’s SUCCESSION was at 0.12, down 0.06 from the 2019 premiere (but HBO says that with linear reruns and HBO Max streaming including, it was the show’s most-watched episode).  On Starz, after BMF dropped 0.03 to 0.10, the season premiere of HIGHTOWN was at 0.04, up a tick from the May 2020 premiere. 

Adult Swim’s TEENAGE EUTHANASIA was steady at 0.11.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES climbed 0.03 to 0.11.  On Showtime, THE CIRCUS was steady at 0.02, BURIED ticked up to 0.02, AMERICAN RUST ticked up to 0.02/324K, and DESUS & MERO returned at 0.01/79K.

Cable overall was led by TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game at 1.26.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE ticked up to 0.45, and I LOVE A MAMA’S BOY ticked down to 0.23.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC dipped 0.03 to 0.33, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC was down 0.06 to 0.22.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS was steady at 0.21, and OUTRAGEOUS PUMPKINS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE climbed 0.05 to 0.18, and ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at 0.15.  On ID, ON THE CASE rose 0.03 to 0.15, and EVIL LIVES HERE ticked down to 0.14.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.15/0.10.  On HGTV, RENO INC remained at 0.13.  On History, WHEN BIG THINGS GO WRONG grew by 0.03 to 0.10, and ENGINEERING THAT BUILT THE WORLD was up 0.04 to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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