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September 13, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 9.11.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS at 0.37, the line-up returned from an off-week with CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD up 0.07 to 0.58, THE $100,000 PYRAMID up 0.02 to 0.44, and THE FINAL STRAW up 0.07 to 0.28.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER jumped 0.28 to 0.82, sandwiched between reruns at 1.05 (swollen by an afternoon NFL lead-in) and 0.23/0.16.

NBC:  The season premiere of SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL surged by 1.37 to 6.72, probably due in part to the game featuring Tom Brady’s Bucs.

FOX:  A preview post-NFL airing of MONARCH was at 0.91 (with a re-airing immediately after at 0.24), still a meh retention from a game with a 5.04 rating.

CW:  Reruns at 0.07/0.08/0.07.

TELEMUNDO:  A Queen Elizabeth special at 0.08, followed by a movie at 0.11.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA gained 0.02 to 0.20, RETADOR grew by 0.02 to 0.30, and TU CREES was up 0.04 to 0.19.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s HOUSE OF THE DRAGON rebounded by 0.04 to 0.41, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from a break at 0.09.  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY slipped 0.02 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES ticked up to 0.12.  AMC’s TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD was steady at 0.09.  On Starz, POWER BOOK 3: RAISING KANAN ticked down to 0.04, and THE SERPENT QUEEN premiered at 0.03.  Showtime’s AMERICAN GIGOLO premiered at 0.01, preceded by VICE at zero/40K and followed by CITY ON A HILL, which was crushed by its new lead-in, down 0.07 all the way to zero/167K.

Sunday cable was led by ESPN’s morning NFL COUNTDOWN at 0.55, with the network’s US OPEN coverage at 0.35/0.11.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA rose 0.04 to 0.35, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked up to 0.18.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE climbed 0.09 to 0.34 (after-show up 0.02 to 0.13, and SISTER WIVES returned at 0.27.  ESPN2’s FORMULA 1 race was at 03.1.  USA’s NASCAR race was at 0.26.  Food Network’s ALEX VS AMERICA was steady at 0.10.  On HGTV, ISLAND LIFE was at 0.10/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.09.  Paramount’s INK MASTER was at 0.09.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE held at 0.09, ON THE CASE dropped 0.03 to 0.07, and STILL A MYSTERY was down 0.04 to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 11, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.55 1,600
2 HOUSE OF THE DRAGON HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 62 0.41 1,809
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,028
4 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN 4:01 PM 64 0.35 2,150
5 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.34 1,550
6 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.31 600
7 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN2 8:55 AM 126 0.31 995
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 824
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 30 0.27 780
10 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.27 1,483
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 90 0.27 728
12 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: KANSAS USA NETWORK 3:29 PM 192 0.26 1,878
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 689
14 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.21 621
15 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L USA NETWORK 3:03 PM 26 0.20 1,468
16 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 11:01 AM 119 0.18 431
17 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.18 549
18 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 623
19 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: I WAS THERE HISTORY 8:00 PM 124 0.15 787
20 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST USA NETWORK 6:41 PM 19 0.15 892
21 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:04 PM 119 0.13 614
22 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.13 748
23 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.13 380
24 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 752
25 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:04 PM 206 0.12 634
26 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,350
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 441
28 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.12 756
29 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 426
30 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,366
31 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 64 0.11 1,398
32 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:41 AM 19 0.11 1,294
33 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: WOMENS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 1:00 PM 149 0.11 534
34 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 659
35 QUEEN ELIZABETH CASKET FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 41 0.10 1,403
36 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 300
37 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,036
38 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: FOUR FLIGHTS HISTORY 6:00 PM 120 0.10 644
39 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 840
40 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 759
41 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN2 8:00 AM 55 0.10 326
42 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 63 0.10 678
43 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:11 PM 35 0.09 568
44 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.09 622
45 TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 0.09 387
46 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS TUDN 7:03 PM 123 0.09 257
47 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:04 AM 56 0.09 1,557
48 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.09 591
49 INK MASTER P+ PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 70 0.09 311
50 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 627
51 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 744
52 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 777
53 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,060
54 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: ESCAPE FROM THE TOWERS HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.08 399
55 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 773
56 RENOVATION ISLAND REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.08 562
57 GHOSTS OF DEVILS PERCH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 397
58 ELIZABETH LOVE OF COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 707
59 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,497
60 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 6:30 AM 30 0.07 297
61 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 60 0.07 273
62 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 570
63 TIME MACHINE: RISE AND FALL: WORLD TRADE CENTR HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.07 417
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 779
65 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 786
66 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / TIJUANA TUDN 9:06 PM 122 0.07 188
67 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 926
68 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 802
69 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN 3:29 PM 32 0.06 524
70 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.06 380
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 571
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 633
73 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 8:45 AM 75 0.06 650
74 TIME MACHINE: DAYS THAT SHAPED AM: SEPTEMBER 11TH HISTORY 9:00 AM 120 0.06 255
75 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,282
76 NG INVESTIGATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 324
77 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 915
78 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: I WAS THERE HISTORY 12:03 AM 121 0.05 342
79 LIGA MX DT SUN: CRUZ AZUL / MAZATLAN TUDN 4:55 PM 128 0.05 167
80 LOVE LIFE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 35 0.05 255
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 554
82 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,082
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 587
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 516
85 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: TO HER, WITH LOVE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.05 407
86 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 7:00 PM 90 0.05 176
87 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 301
88 POWER BOOK III: KANAN S2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:55 PM 55 0.04 206
89 LEGO FRIENDS HEARTLAKE ST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.04 150
90 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 314
91 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 287
92 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 11:30 PM 60 0.04 152
93 DP WORLD TOUR: BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 282 0.04 241
94 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 644
95 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 45 0.04 565
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 508
97 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 500
98 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 432
99 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.03 163
100 TRUE SOUTH ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.03 104
101 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: BAD SEED RETURNS: ENH ED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.03 352
102 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 605
103 SERENA WILLIAMS CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 498
104 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 60 0.03 167
105 SERPENT QUEEN, THE STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 48 0.03 194
106 MASTERMIND OF MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 287
107 RUNWAY OF HOPE 9/11 STORY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 750
108 ALEX WITT REPORTS: REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II MSNBC 1:00 PM 180 0.03 448
109 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: BAD SEED RETURNS: ENH ED LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 123 0.03 144
110 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 12:30 AM 60 0.03 127
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.03 266
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 251
113 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.03 155
114 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:08 PM 60 0.03 97
115 LAMPUT THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.03 64
116 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME: MENS FINAL ESPN2 8:30 PM 180 0.03 147
117 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.02 86
118 TRUE SOUTH ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.02 80
119 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 485
120 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.02 361
121 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.02 443
122 SCI-FI SUNDAY: STAR TREK BEYOND BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 165 0.02 158
123 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 244
124 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 7:00 AM 60 0.02 67
125 LPGA TOUR: QUEEN CITY CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 12:42 PM 132 0.02 209
126 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 568
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 194
128 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.02 111
129 RUNWAY OF HOPE 9/11 STORY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.02 368
130 VELSHI: REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 514
131 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 60 0.02 76
132 AMC MOVIE: DUNE AMC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 122
133 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:08 AM 37 0.02 42
134 SKY NEWS ON MSNBC MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.02 181
135 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: REMEMBERING QUEEN ELIZABETH II MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 433
136 SCI-FI SUNDAY: EVENT HORIZON BBC-AMERICA 10:00 AM 135 0.02 84
137 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 6:00 AM 60 0.02 67
138 SKY NEWS ON MSNBC MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.02 208
139 NFL LIVE MEXICO   L ESPN DEPORTES 11:00 AM 30 0.02 33
140 EL RASTRO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 59
141 SKY NEWS ON MSNBC MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.02 156
142 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 134
143 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/STL AT PIT MLB NETWORK 3:22 PM 192 0.02 129
144 AMERICAN GIGOLO S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.01 133
145 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 1:30 AM 60 0.01 99
146 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN DEPORTES 8:00 AM 180 0.01 41
147 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 7:00 AM 60 0.01 109
148 RVING IN THE USA MOTOR TREND 9:00 AM 30 0.01 128
149 WNBA STUDIO L ESPN2 2:30 PM 34 0.01 45
150 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.01 45

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."