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January 22, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.19.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  On FOX, the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 12.2, and 9-1-1: LONE STAR adjusted to 3.1.  In addition, the 9PM rerun of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Showtime, the season finale of RAY DONOVAN was at 0.12, down a tenth from last season’s finale, followed by SHAMELESS down a tick to 0.22, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q steady at 0.05, and WORK IN PROGRESS up a tick to 0.02/100K.  On HBO, THE OUTSIDER was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15, followed by the series premiere of AVENUE 5 at 0.16, and the season premiere of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM at 0.22, way down from the 2017 premiere at 0.52 (admittedly a somewhat different ratings world).  Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES was at 0.37/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.33.  Starz’s POWER dropped 0.06 to 0.33, and POWER CONFIDENTIAL was up 0.03 to 0.11.  The SAG AWARDS were at 0.26 on TNT and 0.16 on TBS, compared to last year’s 0.30/0.30, and were followed by a sneak peek of the season premiere of MIRACLE WORKERS at 0.09/0.08.  The Democratic primary endorsement episode of FX’s THE WEEKLY climbed 0.06 to 0.14.  USA’s DARE ME held at 0.13.   BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO gained 0.02 to 0.12. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable, although down 0.17 to 0.67 (the 11PM post-show was down 0.04 to 0.25, with SISTER WIVES up a tick to 0.46.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA dropped 0.09 to 0.64.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.30.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA lost 0.06 to 0.24, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.07 to 0.21.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE held at 0.23, ON THE CASE dropped 0.04 to 0.18, and OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES was down 0.02 to 0.16.  HGTV’s HOLMES & HOLMES was at 0.22/0.19/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.15.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.21. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 19, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.67 2,462
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.64 1,746
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.50 1,381
4 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.46 1,999
5 FX MOVIE PRIME: JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE FX 7:30 PM 150 0.45 1,446
6 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.37 674
7 SUNDAY MOVIE: COCO (DISNEY-PIXAR) FREEFORM 8:00 PM 150 0.37 978
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.36 988
9 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 59 0.33 903
10 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.33 609
11 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.32 977
12 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:22 AM 152 0.30 820
13 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 9:57 PM 63 0.29 864
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.28 798
15 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 135 0.26 1,187
16 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.25 1,156
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 735
18 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 993
19 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 995
20 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,039
21 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 53 0.22 811
22 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 37 0.22 708
23 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 790
24 NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.21 902
25 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,070
26 OUTSIDER, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.19 858
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 600
28 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 921
29 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.19 1,061
30 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 135 0.18 824
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 515
32 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 991
33 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 1,032
34 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 914
35 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.17 642
36 AVENUE 5 HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.16 571
37 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.16 736
38 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.15 772
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 404
40 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 909
41 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 63 0.14 334
42 THE A&E MOVIE: AMERICAN SNIPER A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 473
43 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 24 0.14 432
44 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,857
45 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.14 267
46 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,874
47 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 687
48 BACKSTORY ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 339
49 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.13 512
50 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:12 AM 10 0.13 363
51 DARE ME USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.13 397
52 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:04 PM 55 0.12 1,050
53 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 360 0.12 416
54 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,697
55 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 135 0.12 529
56 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 71 0.12 490
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,917
58 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.11 472
59 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MURDER IN THE SUBURBS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.11 568
60 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 6:00 AM 30 0.11 251
61 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,163
62 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:53 AM 139 0.11 309
63 NAKED & AFRAID: ALONE SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 527
64 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:51 AM 21 0.10 371
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,348
66 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.10 463
67 MIRACLE WORKERS POST SAG TBS NETWORK 10:15 PM 29 0.09 362
68 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 689
69 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,288
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,142
71 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,398
72 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,404
73 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 369
74 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GD-ROUX THE DAY HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.08 1,423
75 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.08 332
76 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,540
77 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 9:57 PM 60 0.08 247
78 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.08 217
79 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 7:07 AM 22 0.08 301
80 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 327
81 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 702
82 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,036
83 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.07 354
84 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 900
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 614
86 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:54 PM 66 0.07 189
87 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 4:00 PM 60 0.07 218
88 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 730
89 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 504
90 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.06 263
91 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 135
92 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIJUANA TUDN 4:30 PM 150 0.06 147
93 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 550
94 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 738
95 LOST IN THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 352
96 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 291
97 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 861
98 NFL NFC CHAMPIONSHIP FD: GREEN BAY VS SAN FRANCISCO FOX DEPORTES 6:37 PM 191 0.06 168
99 UFC GREAT FIGHTS/FIGHTERS ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.06 174
100 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 256
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 327
102 L WORD, THE: GEN Q S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 52 0.05 241
103 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 274
104 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 608
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 308
106 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.05 712
107 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 354
108 BARRETT JACKSON: 14 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 14 MOTOR TREND 4:00 PM 120 0.05 323
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 299
110 MURDERED BY MORNING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 287
111 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 AFC CH TEN KC NFL NETWORK 10:57 PM 153 0.05 187
112 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 253
113 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 525
114 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / NECAXA TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.05 130
115 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 304
116 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 641
117 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 300
118 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 449
119 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 251
120 LAST DAYS OF POMPEIII SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 250
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 327
122 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 358
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 566
124 PBA BOWLING L: PBA HALL OF FAME CLASSIC FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 141 0.04 304
125 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.04 144
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 463
127 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 204
128 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN 7:30 PM 95 0.04 123
129 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 274
130 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 69
131 LIGA MX – D FOX DEPORTES 10:05 PM 115 0.04 95
132 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 379
133 BARRETT JACKSON: 13 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 13 MOTOR TREND 2:00 PM 120 0.04 339
134 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 227
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 248
136 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 254
137 PGA TOUR: 2020 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS GOLF CHANNEL 3:13 PM 227 0.04 248
138 VET EXOTIC NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 245
139 IMPEACHMENT OF TRUMP CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 434
140 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 181
141 LIGA MX EN 60 TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 84
142 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.04 477
143 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 241
144 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 404
145 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 6:00 AM 58 0.03 128
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.03 295
147 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 177
148 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: AC MILAN/UDINESE ESPN2 6:25 AM 125 0.03 76
149 GOLF: LATIN AMRCA TOUR ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 121
150 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 429

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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.