SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.10.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.03 to 0.52, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.08 to 0.73, and THE ROOKIE was steady at 0.35.

CBS:  60 MINUTES was boosted by afternoon Masters coverage by 0.38 to 0.91.  Returning from a Grammys break, THE EQUALIZER dropped 0.12 to 0.53, NCIS: LA fell 0.08 to 0.44, and SWAT was down 0.08 to 0.38. 

NBC:  After a rerun at 0.18, THE WEAKEST LINK jumped 0.12 to 0.32, and TRANSPLANT was up 0.05 to 0.20.

FOX:  Reruns began the night at 0.15/0.13, and then the line-up returned from a rerun week at what may have been a record low level:  THE SIMPSONS down 0.07 to 0.29, GREAT NORTH down 0.08 to 0.25, and BOB’S BURGERS down 0.02 to 0.31.  A FAMILY GUY rerun wrapped things up at 0.26.

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

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy, although not necessarily high-rated, night for finales and premieres.  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD aired its two-thirds season finale at 0.39, up 0.02 from last week but down 0.14 from the October 2021 finale, and followed by the premiere of 61ST STREET at 0.07, and then an out-of-timeslot TALKING DEAD down 0.11 to 0.05.  The series finale of BBCAmerica’s KILLING EVE was up 0.02 to 0.04.  On Showtime, after THE CIRCUS ticked up to 0.03, the season finale of BILLIONS was at 0.02 (down 0.01 from last week and down 0.03 from the October finale), and the season finale of SUPER PUMPED held at 0.01/85K. 

Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN was steady at 0.16.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART gained 0.03 to 0.15.  On Starz, POWER BOOK IV: FORCE returned from a week off up 0.05 to 0.15, with OUTLANDER down a tick to 0.03, and SHINING VALE steady at 0.02/144K.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.09, and the just-renewed WINNING TIME ticked up to 0.08. 

ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game led Sunday cable at 0.58.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.52 compared to last week’s 0.55/0.54, and UNEXPECTED ticked down to 0.19.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.40.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.34/0.31.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS rose 0.05 to 0.28.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was steady at 0.20.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE climbed 0.04 to 0.19.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.17/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.14.  On Bravo, KANDI & THE GANG gained 0.03 to 0.12.  On History, FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.11, and ADAM EATS THE 80S rose 0.04 to 0.11.  HGTV’s BUILDING ROOTS was at 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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