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October 23, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.1, down 1.9 from last week’s final rating.  On ABC, THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW lost 0.1 in final numbers.  On CBS, there was a 0.4 drop for 60 MINUTES, and 0.1 dips for GOD FRIENDED ME and MADAM SECRETARY.  On FOX, THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S BURGERS each gained 0.1.  CW stayed as-is.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On AMC, THE WALKING DEAD stabilized after last week’s big drop, down 0.05 to 1.93, and TALKING DEAD was up 0.04 to 0.64, with HISTORY OF HORROR up 0.03 to 0.20.  (We don’t normally discuss theatrical movie ratings here, but it’s worth noting that TNT’s premiere of SUICIDE SQUAD, despite mixed response in theaters and a run on HBO, was strong at 0.55.)  On Showtime, the midseason finale of SHAMELESS rose 0.03 to 0.33, KIDDING ticked up to 0.06, and THE CIRCUS ticked down to 0.06.  Nickelodeon’s 11AM SPONGEBOB was at 0.30.  The midnight DREAM CORP LLC was at 0.29.  Hallmark’s movie GOOD WITCH: TALE 2 HEARTS was at 0.26.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO took a 0.17 slam to 0.25.  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP climbed 0.05 to 0.25.  Lifetime’s YOU fell 0.09 to 0.17.  On HBO, THE DEUCE ticked down to 0.11, and CAMPING was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On Starz, WARRIORS OF LIBERTY ticked up to 0.03/84K, and AMERICA TO ME held at 0.01/31K.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted, although it crashed by 0.23 to 0.58, with UNEXPECTED up a tick to 0.41.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS dropped 0.08 to 0.38, and HAUNTED GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN was down 0.06 to 0.26.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked down to 0.35.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER ticked down to 0.30.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER rose 0.06 to 0.29, and ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.23.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BAHAMAS LIFE at 0.29/0.25.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS toppled by 0.19 to 0.20 (clip show?).  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 67 1.93 5,037
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:07 PM 60 0.64 1,869
3 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.58 1,782
4 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,195
5 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,272
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.37 784
7 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,052
8 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 55 0.33 1,000
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.32 849
10 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,304
11 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.30 1,367
12 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 566
13 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,284
14 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,380
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.27 728
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.27 603
17 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,424
18 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,363
19 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.27 730
20 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: GOOD WITCH-TALE 2 HEARTS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.26 2,356
21 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,389
22 HAUNTED GINGERBREAD SHOWD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 987
23 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,299
24 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.25 489
25 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,340
26 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.25 808
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.25 610
28 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:20 AM 35 0.24 628
29 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,130
30 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,346
31 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 882
32 DEBATE NIGHT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,083
33 MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 635
34 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.21 1,170
35 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP: 1599 KIMS BIRTHDAY REVEAL E! 9:00 PM 135 0.20 498
36 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 778
37 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 12:14 AM 62 0.20 544
38 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.18 1,094
39 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 837
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 413
41 YOU LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.17 623
42 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: LOVER IN ATTIC:TRUE STORY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.17 857
43 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.15 863
44 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:21 PM 100 0.15 325
45 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 401
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:22 PM 98 0.14 377
47 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.14 472
48 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTERLIFE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 750
49 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,754
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,575
51 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.12 419
52 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,564
53 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:15 PM 15 0.12 449
54 90 DAY FIANCE: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.12 483
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 765
56 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 313
57 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,539
58 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 359
59 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.11 446
60 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 331
61 CAMPING HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.10 404
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 327
63 LIGA MX L: UNAM / TIGRES UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:00 PM 141 0.10 236
64 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.10 267
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,206
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 551
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 627
68 WISE GUYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,316
69 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,656
70 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 405
71 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 270
72 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER SEARCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 548
73 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 132 0.09 284
74 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 351
75 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.09 291
76 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 349
77 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.09 199
78 GAME NIGHT HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 100 0.09 190
79 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,338
80 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 764
81 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 501
82 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 854
83 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 388
84 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 397
85 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,105
86 MYTHICAL BEASTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 296
87 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.08 234
88 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 392
89 ANCIENT ALIENS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.07 325
90 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 300
91 TUTS TREASURES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 453
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 861
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 9:00 PM 146 0.07 187
94 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 317
95 ANCIENT ALIENS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.07 272
96 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 969
97 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 192
98 MY DINNER WITH HERVE HBO PRIME 7:10 PM 106 0.06 214
99 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ATLANTA UNITED  FC/CHICAGO FIRE ESPN 3:00 PM 127 0.06 163
100 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 257
101 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 819
102 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.06 430
103 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: FROSINONE/EMPOLI ESPN2 6:25 AM 125 0.06 112
104 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 833
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 460
106 EGYPTS SUN KING CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 386
107 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 860
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 201
109 KIDDING S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 28 0.06 192
110 CIRCUS, THE S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 29 0.06 275
111 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE HBO PRIME 9:20 AM 130 0.06 171
112 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 11:50 AM 93 0.06 166
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 498
114 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 265
115 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:01 PM 60 0.06 123
116 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 144
117 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: MINNESOTA UNITED/LA GALAXY ESPN 5:07 PM 135 0.05 136
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 468
119 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:26 PM 64 0.05 147
120 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 37 0.05 241
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 426
122 BREAK HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 10 0.05 145
123 HENRY DANGER TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 182
124 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 121
125 BANKSY DOES NEW YORK HBO PRIME 7:35 AM 79 0.05 138
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 445
127 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 484
128 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 242
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 253
130 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 435
131 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 339
132 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 296
133 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 253
134 HEADLINERS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 526
135 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 555
136 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.05 155
137 UFC RELOADED: 222:CYBORG/KUNITSKAYA FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 180 0.05 176
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 258
139 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 82
140 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 736
141 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 367
142 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:06 PM 54 0.04 126
143 ROAD TO JACOBS/DEREVYANCH HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 13 0.04 124
144 COVER STORY:SUPER CONTEST GSN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 272
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 541
146 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 335
147 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 307
148 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.04 380
149 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.04 222
150 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 376

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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.