SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, aided by an NBA PLAYOFFS lead-in, jumped two-tenths to 0.72.  A 3-hour AMERICAN IDOL dipped 0.03 to 0.70.

CBS:  60 MINUTES fell 0.36 from last week’s Masters-boosted score to 0.55.  THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.56, NCIS: LA rose 0.13 to 0.57, and SWAT was up 0.04 to 0.48.

NBC:  After a rerun AMERICAN SONG CONTEST at 0.13, WEAKEST LINK fell 0.07 to 0.25, and TRANSPLANT was down 0.07 to 0.13.

FOX:  NASCAR was at 0.74/0.74/0.69.

CW:  RIVERDALE was up 0.02 to 0.06, followed by reruns at 0.06/0.04.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The back half of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD season began at 0.15, down 0.11 from the fall 2021 premiere but steady with the midseason finale, and 61ST STREET fell 0.04 to 0.03, with TALKING DEAD down 0.02 to 0.03.  On Showtime, THE CIRCUS ticked down to 0.02.  THE FIRST LADY premiered at 0.01/263K, and it was followed by an unannounced sneak of I LOVE THIS FOR YOU at zero/153K.  On Starz, the season finale of POWER BOOK IV: FORCE dipped 0.02 to 0.13, and the season finale of SHINING VALE was steady at 0.02. 

On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT jumped a tenth to 0.19, WINNING TIME was up 0.06 to 0.14, and GAME THEORY was at 0.02.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART slipped 0.02 to 0.13.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN dropped 0.05 to 0.11.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO: SEA DEVILS was at 0.04. 

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games led Sunday cable at 1.79/1.47/0.94.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE fell 0.13 to 0.39 (after-show at 0.17), and UNEXPECTED was up 0.03 to 0.22.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS rose 0.04 to 0.32.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.31.  USA’s USFL game was at 0.18.  On History, THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA climbed 0.07 to 0.18, and ADAM EATS THE 80S was down 0.02 to 0.09.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.16/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.20.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and ON THE CASE was at 0.14.  HGTV’s BUILDING ROOTS gained 0.02 to 0.13.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE fell 0.07 to 0.12.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC was at 0.09, and KANDI & THE GANG was down 0.04 to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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