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October 17, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.15.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.6, down 0.2 from last week’s game.  There were also football-related adjustments at CBS, where 60 MINUTES rose 0.1, but WISDOM OF THE CROWD and MADAM SECRETARY lost the same.  In addition, ABC’s AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 15.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a busy night for entrances and exits, AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD scored 0.80 for its 2-hour season finale, down quite a bit from the Fall 2016 1.59/1.26 season finale (which was rated as 2 separate hours), although up 0.02 from this season’s premiere, and up 0.03 from last week. The TALKING DEAD lead-out was at 0.29, down 0.23 from 2016 but down just 0.01 from last week.  On TNT, GOOD BEHAVIOR returned at 0.19, down 0.09 from the official series premiere, but up 0.05 from its “sneak” 2 nights earlier, and up 0.02 from the season finale.  On Showtime, after RAY DONOVAN slipped 0.03 to 0.25, WHITE FAMOUS premiered with 2 episodes at 0.06 and 0.04/129K (the first episode had been available via streaming and VOD).  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE aired a 2-episode finale at 0.08/0.08, down a whopping 0.33 from the season premiere (which ran after POWER), and also down 0.24 from the 2016 finale (also after POWER).

On Adult Swim, SQUIDBILLIES returned at 0.49.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT was steady at 0.43, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM ticked up to 0.40, VICE PRINCIPALS gained 0.04 to 0.30, and THE DEUCE ticked down to 0.26.  

Unscripted was dominated by TBS’s NCLS game at 1.94.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.62/0.54, compared to last week’s 0.58/0.49, and MY GIANT LIFE ticked down to 0.25.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS fell 0.05 to 0.60, and THE PLATINUM LIFE was at 0.24.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET climbed 0.04 to 0.52.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS gained 0.04 to 0.44, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.32.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER rose 0.06 to 0.41, and EDGE OF ALASKA was up 0.04 to 0.30.  HGTV’s line-up was led by HAWAII LIFE at 0.33/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.25.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 15.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 15, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NLCS: CUBS/DODGERS TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 221 1.94 6,759
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: 315/316 THINGS BAD BEGUN/SLEIGH RIDE AMC 9:00 PM 120 0.80 2,230
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.62 1,858
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,265
5 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 9:01 PM 66 0.54 1,627
6 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.52 1,378
7 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.51 1,177
8 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:11 PM 43 0.50 1,542
9 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.49 932
10 HALLOWEEN WARS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,318
11 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:06 PM 29 0.43 1,247
12 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.41 2,535
13 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 33 0.40 1,123
14 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.33 1,564
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,032
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.31 748
17 VICE PRINCIPALS HBO PRIME 10:36 PM 30 0.30 700
18 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,446
19 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.30 1,641
20 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,432
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.29 666
22 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.29 870
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.28 666
24 LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,400
25 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,359
26 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,273
27 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 57 0.26 812
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.26 595
29 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,225
30 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 60 0.25 880
31 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 43 0.25 1,237
32 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:07 PM 63 0.25 863
33 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,042
34 PLATINUM LIFE, THE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.24 536
35 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.24 567
36 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 870
37 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,003
38 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.23 594
39 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO-IN-LAW LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.23 934
40 BOBBY AND DAMARIS SHOW FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.21 760
41 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.21 491
42 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.21 853
43 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 698
44 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 468
45 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,399
46 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.19 501
47 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,715
48 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 61 0.19 686
49 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 961
50 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,425
51 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.18 474
52 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: NEVERKNOCK SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.18 570
53 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.18 642
54 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.17 339
55 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.17 644
56 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 866
57 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 834
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 374
59 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,583
60 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 589
61 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 460
62 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,229
63 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.15 633
64 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 491
65 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.14 428
66 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 139 0.13 423
67 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 AM 125 0.13 329
68 OBJECTIFIED: TYLER PERRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,085
69 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 12:30 PM 30 0.13 611
70 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.13 523
71 AMERICAS NAT PARKS COMPIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 593
72 RUSH HOUR 3 HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 91 0.13 309
73 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.13 356
74 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,073
75 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 455
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 558
77 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.12 391
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 673
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 583
80 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.12 474
81 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,091
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 962
83 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.11 341
84 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 AM 26 0.11 241
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 469
86 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 385
87 AMERICAS NAT PARKS COMPIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 550
88 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 890
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 718
90 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 767
91 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 976
92 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: HDM-DATING IS MURDER HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.10 1,148
93 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 900
94 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:36 PM 90 0.10 230
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 487
96 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 313
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 541
98 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 560
99 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:49 PM 42 0.09 490
100 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 372
101 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 10:20 AM 127 0.09 267
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 511
103 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 187
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 836
105 SURVIVORS REMORSE 4 STARZ PRIMARY 10:29 PM 27 0.08 226
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 255
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 355
108 WILD BAHAMAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 408
109 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.08 193
110 SURVIVORS REMORSE 4 STARZ PRIMARY 10:01 PM 28 0.08 216
111 XTREME SCREAMS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 202
112 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 153 0.08 173
113 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.08 225
114 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 244
115 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 108 0.08 190
116 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 252
117 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 310
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 269
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 254
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 431
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 246
122 HUNTSMAN, THE:WINTERS WAR MAXPRIME 11:35 PM 114 0.07 151
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 248
124 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 450
125 POKER ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 178
126 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 584
127 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:23 AM 127 0.07 199
128 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 277
129 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:01 PM 29 0.07 379
130 HAUNTED USA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 218
131 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 586
132 XTREME SCREAMS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.06 178
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 453
134 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.06 226
135 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 231
136 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.06 261
137 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 190
138 WHITE FAMOUS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.06 154
139 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 560
140 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 90 0.06 349
141 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 419
142 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 412
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 474
144 POKER ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 201
145 STARTALK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 225
146 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 196
147 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 28 0.05 192
148 POKER ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 246
149 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 351
150 SPACE COWBOYS: SPACE COWBOYS MAXPRIME 3:50 PM 130 0.05 192

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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.