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January 8, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.6.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDEN GLOBES adjusted to 5.2, up 0.2 from last year–but as we noted yesterday, with an NFL lead-in much higher than the show had in 2018. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Scripted cable was led by Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN, up 0.04 to 0.43.  (See its unscripted lead-ins below.)  On Starz, OUTLANDER rose 0.05 to 0.19, and COUNTERPART was at 0.04.  Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN gained 0.05 to 0.18.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE was on top of unscripted, up 0.12 to 0.90, with RETURN TO AMISH up 0.09 to 0.31.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA jumped 0.16 to 0.83, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was at 0.53.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA returned at 0.49.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE returned at 0.46, and LAKE ERIE MURDERS was at 0.38, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.31/0.27.  E!’s GOLDEN GLOBES red carpet coverage was at 0.38.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BAHAMAS LIFE at 0.33/0.29.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER grew by 0.06 to 0.31, and THE LAST ALASKANS was up 0.03 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 6, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.90 2,586
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.83 2,118
3 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,473
4 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,677
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.49 1,330
6 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,636
7 DIRTY JOHN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,491
8 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 7:53 PM 67 0.40 1,174
9 LRC: 2019 GOLDEN GLOBE: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.38 1,423
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.38 995
11 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,583
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.33 738
13 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,360
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.32 838
15 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.31 974
16 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,208
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 750
18 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,404
19 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,334
20 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,347
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 641
22 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.25 1,438
23 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,204
24 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,609
25 TIME MACHINE: UFO COVER UPS: SECRETS REVEALED HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.23 1,205
26 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.23 822
27 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,017
28 THE A&E MOVIE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.22 853
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 472
30 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.21 631
31 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,571
32 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.19 759
33 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 518
34 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 53 0.19 1,157
35 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA HBO PRIME 8:10 PM 106 0.18 429
36 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 44 0.18 1,042
37 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:29 PM 31 0.17 404
38 TIME MACHINE: UFO COVER UPS: SECRETS REVEALED HISTORY 12:03 AM 123 0.16 662
39 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,453
40 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 156 0.16 474
41 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.15 469
42 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 29 0.15 407
43 LIFE OF THE PARTY HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 105 0.15 397
44 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 7:52 PM 68 0.14 423
45 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,526
46 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 9:10 AM 140 0.14 356
47 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 931
48 SUPER TROOPERS 2 HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 100 0.12 231
49 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.12 228
50 LOSERS, THE HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 97 0.12 341
51 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 895
52 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 407
53 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,399
54 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,323
55 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WC PHI VS. CHI NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 150 0.11 382
56 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.11 322
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,039
58 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.11 372
59 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 297
60 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 324
61 SP BEHIND THE BUILD HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.10 350
62 FXX MOVIE PRIME: NERVE FXX 7:00 PM 121 0.10 287
63 MYSTERY SKELETONS OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 629
64 COUNTDOWN 2019 GOLDEN GLO: N/A E! 4:00 PM 120 0.10 420
65 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.10 309
66 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.10 246
67 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:51 PM 63 0.10 196
68 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 926
69 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 455
70 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 998
71 LOST CITY OF MACHU PICCHU NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 594
72 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 814
73 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/TORONTO NBA-TV 7:30 PM 141 0.09 239
74 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.09 270
75 FEAR THE WOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 317
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 503
77 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.09 245
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 681
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 575
80 DOWN A DARK HALL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 96 0.09 228
81 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 30 0.09 443
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,069
83 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,083
84 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.08 378
85 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.08 209
86 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.08 223
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 635
88 JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 128 0.08 224
89 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 674
90 PGA TOUR: 2019 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 244 0.08 508
91 PRIME MOVIE 1: ZERO DARK THIRTY IFC TV 8:00 PM 210 0.08 272
92 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 348
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 600
94 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 588
95 WILD KOREA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 300
96 LOVE, SIMON HBO PRIME 1:10 PM 110 0.07 162
97 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 286
98 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 970
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 625
100 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 387
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 648
102 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 648
103 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 814
104 BARBERSHOP HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 102 0.06 158
105 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 511
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 270
107 FULL GAME BROADCAST NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.06 169
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 715
109 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 485
110 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 162
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 253
112 WILD KOREA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 233
113 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 346
114 BTL AFTER PARTY 19 GLOBES E! 11:21 PM 60 0.06 178
115 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 588
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 629
117 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.06 140
118 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 55 0.06 211
119 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 591
120 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 707
121 HOW DO ANIMALS DO THAT ANIMAL PLANET 9:31 PM 30 0.06 383
122 FIST FIGHT HBO PRIME 11:36 PM 91 0.05 123
123 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 239
124 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 1:10 AM 105 0.05 113
125 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 217
126 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 53 0.05 137
127 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 712
128 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: UNDER ARMOUR ALL-AMERICA GAME ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.05 161
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 440
130 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.05 111
131 HOUDINIS LAST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 283
132 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 841
133 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 739
134 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 116
135 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.04 85
136 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 58 0.04 244
137 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.04 114
138 PBA BOWLING L: PBA HALL OF FAME CLASSIC FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 121 0.04 220
139 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:39 PM 51 0.04 126
140 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 323
141 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.04 100
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 216
143 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 241
144 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 142
145 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 119
146 SPECIAL REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 219
147 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / SANTOS LAGUNA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 150 0.03 94
148 SPARTAN RACE ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 110
149 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 74
150 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 131

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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.