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January 28, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.26.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 5.4, down 0.2 from 2019, and the RED CARPET ARRIVALS pre-show ended up at 1.5.  In addition, BATWOMAN lost 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a transition night for Showtime, where the evening began with season premieres for THE CIRCUS at 0.01/169K and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT at 0.02/203K, then continued with season finales for SHAMELESS at 0.29 (up 0.07 from last week, but down 0.16 from the 2019 finale), THE L WORD: GENERATION Q at 0.06 (up a tick from last week) and WORK IN PROGRESS at 0.02/83K (steady).

Starz’s POWER held at 0.33, and POWER CONFIDENTIAL was up 0.04 to 0.15.  Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES was at 0.30 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.33.  On HBO, THE OUTSIDER had an impressive 0.08 bump to 0.27, with AVENUE 5 down 0.03 to 0.13, and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM down 0.05 to 0.17.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO gained 0.03 to 0.15.  USA’s DARE ME ticked down to 0.12.  FX’s THE WEEKLY fell 0.07 to 0.07.

ESPN’s coveage of the PRO BOWL barely led Sunday cable at 0.83 (plus a Disney XD simulcast at 0.02/83K), down just a tick from 2019.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.82.  On TLC, 90-DAY FIANCE gained 0.03 to 0.70 (the post-show ticked down to 0.24), and SISTER WIVES was down 0.05 to 0.41.  E!’s GRAMMY AWARDS RED CARPET special was at 0.40.  On HGTV, HOLMES & HOLMES was at 0.27/0.24/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19/0.17.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE edged up 0.02 to 0.25, and ON THE CASE was steady at 0.18.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was steady at 0.24, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.03 to 0.18.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was up 0.02 to 0.23. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 26, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRO BOWL            L: 2020 PRO BOWL ESPN 2:59 PM 159 0.83 2,671
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 6:00 PM 164 0.82 2,240
3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 5:38 PM 22 0.79 2,521
4 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.70 2,565
5 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:44 PM 76 0.62 1,670
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.54 2,386
7 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 2:45 PM 14 0.54 1,574
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.53 2,228
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L: KOBE BRYANT BREAKING NEWS ESPN2 3:08 PM 172 0.52 1,317
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.50 2,156
11 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,166
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.46 1,092
13 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.44 1,497
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 PM 150 0.42 1,126
15 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.41 1,904
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.41 1,725
17 LRC: 2020 GRAMMYS: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.40 1,308
18 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 1:00 PM 105 0.33 942
19 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 58 0.33 1,059
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,411
21 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.30 647
22 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 55 0.29 916
23 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,303
24 OUTSIDER, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 0.27 988
25 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,223
26 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,332
27 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.26 1,816
28 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 150 0.26 840
29 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,988
30 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,157
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 628
32 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,038
33 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:45 PM 15 0.24 1,776
34 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,337
35 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,056
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 595
37 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.24 1,092
38 NAKED AND AFRAID: ALONE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.23 907
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 572
40 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.23 1,033
41 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,433
42 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,745
43 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,178
44 IN MEMORY: IN MEMORY OF KOBE BRYANT L NBA-TV 3:30 PM 150 0.22 669
45 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.21 1,161
46 IN MEMORY NBA-TV 3:10 PM 20 0.19 526
47 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 923
48 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,184
49 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.19 874
50 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.19 943
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 480
52 NAKED & AFRAID: ALONE SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.19 749
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,079
54 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,081
55 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.18 712
56 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 837
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 907
58 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.17 699
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 850
60 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 2,020
61 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 34 0.17 683
62 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 2,217
63 THE A&E MOVIE: S.W.A.T A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.16 589
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 751
65 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,366
66 COUNTDOWN: 2020 GRAMMYS: N/A E! 4:00 PM 120 0.16 483
67 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,148
68 MAYOR BUTTIGIEG TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,196
69 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,097
70 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 21 0.15 547
71 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 71 0.15 549
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,018
73 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 45 0.14 1,600
74 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 15 0.14 927
75 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 116 0.14 1,013
76 AVENUE 5 HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.13 500
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,603
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,479
79 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 338
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 2,084
81 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 838
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A. MORRIS: KOBE BRYANT ACCIDENT MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.13 897
83 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 547
84 DARE ME USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 56 0.12 376
85 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:02 PM 61 0.12 617
86 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.12 421
87 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN2 8:30 PM 155 0.12 315
88 KILLER YETI IN RUSSIA: RYKLI-SP05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 120 0.11 489
89 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.11 1,015
90 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: ADOPTED IN DANGER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.10 602
91 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.10 348
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,478
93 IN MEMORY: IN MEMORY OF KOBE BRYANT L NBA-TV 6:00 PM 166 0.10 289
94 LIGA MX EN 60 TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 231
95 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 249
96 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/PORTLAND NBA-TV 8:46 PM 160 0.09 257
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 697
98 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.09 425
99 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,289
100 SUPERCROSS: GLENDALE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.09 284
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 222
102 BELOW DECK BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.09 407
103 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 7:07 AM 43 0.09 356
104 LOST IN THE WILD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 420
105 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 983
106 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 848
107 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:50 AM 22 0.08 322
108 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT REPACK: TEBF-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 775
109 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 771
110 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.08 387
111 SEMA: BATTLE OF BUILDERS HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.08 427
112 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 357
113 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 736
114 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 342
115 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 487
116 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,096
117 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 819
118 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 244
119 VENGEANCE: KILLER CWRKRS HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 334
120 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.07 198
121 X GAMES                 L ESPN2 2:00 PM 68 0.07 198
122 MURDERED BY MORNING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 358
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 10:00 PM 87 0.07 640
124 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 PRO BOWL GAME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.06 246
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 321
126 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 694
127 TUTS FINAL SECRETS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 397
128 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 409
129 700 CLUB TELETHON FREEFORM 12:00 PM 60 0.06 141
130 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / NECAXA TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.06 184
131 TUTS FINAL SECRETS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 367
132 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 366
133 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 424
134 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 106
135 L WORD, THE: GEN Q S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 60 0.06 218
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 176
137 LOST UNABOMBER TAPES: 101: CAMPAIGN OF TERROR REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 229
138 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 338
139 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.05 222
140 IMSA WEATHERTECH SC CHAMP: DAYTONA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 390 0.05 212
141 SHOOK SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 55 0.05 420
142 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:26 PM 64 0.05 127
143 E! AFTER PARTY 20 GRAMMYS E! 11:42 PM 60 0.05 160
144 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 615
145 SOMOS LMX L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 98
146 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 141
147 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 2:50 PM 70 0.05 131
148 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 617
149 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.05 275
150 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L ESPN2 6:00 AM 93 0.05 312

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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.