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January 14, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.12.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 10.5.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS adjusted to 2.1 and BLESS THE HARTS to 1.0.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s THE OUTSIDER premiered at an OK 0.18/0.15.  By comparison, WATCHMEN launched at 0.25.

Starz’s POWER dropped 0.05 to 0.39, and POWER CONFIDENTIAL was down 0.09 to 0.11.  Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES returned at 0.37/0.33.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS (just renewed for a final season to air this summer) was steady at 0.23, RAY DONOVAN lost 0.03 to 0.11, the just-renewed THE L WORD: GENERATION Q gained 0.02 to 0.05, and the just-renewed WORK IN PROGRESS ticked down to 0.01/85K.  USA’s DARE ME rebounded by 0.04 to 0.13.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO fell 0.05 to 0.10.  FX’s THE WEEKLY was at 0.08.

TLC’s 90-DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable at 0.84 (with an 11PM hour at 0.29), and SISTER WIVES was up 0.06 to 0.45.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA ticked up to 0.73.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was at 0.30, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.28.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.24/0.15.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE rose 0.03 to 0.23, ON THE CASE edged up 0.02 to 0.22, and OBSESSION: DARK DESIRE held at 0.18.  HGTV’s HOLMES & HOLMES was at 0.19/0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 12, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.84 2,701
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.73 2,008
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.64 1,985
4 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.45 1,859
5 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 59 0.39 1,051
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.39 1,181
7 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.37 697
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.36 995
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.34 852
10 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.33 627
11 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 840
12 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,092
13 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 9:54 PM 66 0.29 848
14 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.29 1,235
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 890
16 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.27 811
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 649
18 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,163
19 NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.24 910
20 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,004
21 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,179
22 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.23 1,117
23 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 55 0.23 889
24 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,094
25 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.22 688
26 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,059
27 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.18 663
28 OUTSIDER, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 60 0.18 724
29 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 767
30 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 1,011
31 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.17 627
32 HMM SPECIAL PRESENTATION: MVM: A BEAUT PLACE DIE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.17 1,813
33 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,758
34 THE A&E MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 178 0.15 515
35 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 989
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 123 0.15 454
37 OUTSIDER, THE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 56 0.15 603
38 NAKED & AFRAID: ALONE SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.15 620
39 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 240 0.15 542
40 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.15 602
41 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.15 474
42 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.14 708
43 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.14 504
44 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,841
45 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 738
46 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,527
47 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,732
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 424
49 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.13 530
50 DARE ME USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.13 395
51 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.13 516
52 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 9:52 PM 60 0.12 356
53 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 23 0.11 357
54 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,370
55 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 AM 26 0.11 312
56 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:02 PM 46 0.11 923
57 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,120
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,713
59 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.10 499
60 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 67 0.10 468
61 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,332
62 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.10 319
63 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 120 0.10 292
64 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 354
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,379
66 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,211
67 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,369
68 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 404
69 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 230
70 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 814
71 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 60 0.09 224
72 LOST IN THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 423
73 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:54 AM 127 0.08 248
74 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MVM: A BEAUT PLACE TO DIE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.08 1,295
75 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 887
76 NFL NFC DIVISIONAL FD: SEATTLE VS GREEN BAY FOX DEPORTES 6:40 PM 193 0.08 156
77 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.08 164
78 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 707
79 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO PARTY PLANNER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.08 439
80 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 348
81 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 330
82 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 319
83 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 622
84 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 342
85 INSIDE NORTH KOREA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 358
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,010
87 CFB 150 ESPN 4:00 PM 90 0.06 172
88 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 314
89 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 306
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 578
91 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 255
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 578
93 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 895
94 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 404
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.05 445
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 721
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 520
98 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.05 159
99 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.05 401
100 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 322
101 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 858
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 474
103 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 218
104 L WORD, THE: GEN Q S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 51 0.05 207
105 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 212
106 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 165
107 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 245
108 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 236
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 265
110 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 DIV HOU VS. KC NFL NETWORK 10:52 PM 158 0.04 176
111 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.04 324
112 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:58 AM 61 0.04 140
113 THE A&E MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 178 0.04 208
114 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 74
115 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: ARIZONA/OREGON STATE FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 124 0.04 195
116 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:51 AM 21 0.04 308
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 457
118 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 202
119 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 427
120 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 380
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 319
122 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 249
123 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 184
124 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.04 78
125 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 153
126 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 360
127 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 127
128 IMPEACHMENT OF TRUMP CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 388
129 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 355
130 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 270
131 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / PACHUCA TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.03 107
132 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 623
133 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 234
134 ONE SURVIVOR REMEMBERS HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 39 0.03 100
135 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 63 0.03 109
136 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 336
137 PGA TOUR: 2020 SONY OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 302 0.03 282
138 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 309
139 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.03 412
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MEMPHIS/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN2 4:00 PM 140 0.03 85
141 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 194
142 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.03 57
143 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY XD 6:00 PM 30 0.03 121
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ A. MORRIS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 443
145 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 176
146 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 DIV TEN VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 180 0.03 102
147 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY XD 6:30 PM 30 0.03 123
148 IMPEACHMENT OF TRUMP CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 383
149 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 7:07 AM 22 0.03 275
150 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 484

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About the Author

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.