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October 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.28.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, the final game of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 4.6, and SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.6 from last week’s game.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD inched up 0.02 to 1.95, and TALKING DEAD was down 0.04 to 0.60, with the late-night HISTORY OF HORROR down 0.08 to 0.12.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO rose 0.07 to 0.32.  Adult Swim’s DREAM CORP LLC returned at 0.29/0.28.  Nickelodeon’s 11AM SPONGEBOB was down 0.02 to 0.28.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned at 0.27, THE DEUCE was steady at 0.11, and CAMPING ticked up to 0.11.  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP slipped 0.02 to 0.23.  Lifetime’s YOU dropped 0.03 to 0.14.  Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN (which had been avaiable via streaming/VOD for over a week) had a 0.12 season premiere, down 0.12 from 2017, with KIDDING off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/179K, and THE CIRCUS down 0.02 to 0.04/238K .  Syfy’s CHANNEL ZERO was at 0.10.  Starz’s AMERICA TO ME ended its run badly at zero/15K and zero/24K, compared to last week’s 0.01/31K.  

NFL Network’s coverage of the Sunday morning NFL game from London, branded as Thursday Night Football for contractual reasons, was at 1.33.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE gained 0.05 to 0.63, and UNEXPECTED was down 0.08 to 0.33.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN WARS grew by 0.13 to 0.51, and HAUNTED GINGERBREAK SHOWDOWN was up a tenth to 0.36.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS jumped 0.22 to 0.42, and BUSY TONIGHT premiered at 0.14.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.03 to 0.38.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.32.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER ticked up to 0.31.  HGTV’s line-up was led by HAWAII LIFE at 0.22/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.26.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.16.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 1.95 5,095
2 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 8 PHI VS. JAX NFL NETWORK 9:26 AM 182 1.33 3,590
3 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.82 2,072
4 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.63 1,846
5 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.60 1,822
6 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,559
7 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.42 878
8 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,072
9 HAUNTED GINGERBREAD SHOWD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,051
10 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.33 1,028
11 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: MARTINSVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:51 PM 211 0.32 2,154
12 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.32 880
13 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.32 900
14 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,110
15 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 554
16 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.28 1,248
17 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.28 524
18 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 26 0.27 750
19 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 30 0.27 918
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:07 AM 53 0.27 633
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.26 648
22 MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM5: RED SOX VS DODGERS FOX DEPORTES 7:59 PM 218 0.26 577
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 628
24 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:27 PM 24 0.24 1,608
25 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,123
26 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,070
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.23 571
28 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 1,008
29 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,138
30 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 67 0.21 469
31 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,089
32 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,111
33 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,086
34 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: TIL EX DO US PART LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.19 764
35 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 1,030
36 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,062
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 454
38 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.18 460
39 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 627
40 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,527
41 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,908
42 AMERICAN PICKERS AC: MEGA COLLECTOR PICKS HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.16 818
43 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,359
44 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 845
45 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.15 408
46 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: THATS MY BOY COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 150 0.15 307
47 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 969
48 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 950
49 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:16 AM 142 0.15 353
50 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:22 PM 52 0.15 1,099
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,492
52 STEVE IRWIN STORY, THE: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 6:00 PM 120 0.14 636
53 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 884
54 YOU LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 65 0.14 488
55 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTERLIFE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 800
56 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.14 276
57 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 656
58 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,115
59 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 781
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,670
61 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,548
62 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 12:10 AM 60 0.12 439
63 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 54 0.12 805
64 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.12 559
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 677
66 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER SEARCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 610
67 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.12 315
68 ANCIENT ALIENS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.11 345
69 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.11 480
70 FOX NATION FIRST LOOK FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,148
71 CAMPING HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.11 384
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 567
73 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,280
74 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 11:00 PM 59 0.10 273
75 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 346
76 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 386
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 590
78 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.10 311
79 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EL CLASICO: BARCELONA/REAL MADRID 10-18 BEIN SPORT 11:00 AM 132 0.10 181
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,119
81 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:50 PM 37 0.10 696
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 592
83 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 676
84 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 278
85 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.10 397
86 METHOD OF A SERIAL KILLER: 101 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.10 377
87 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 334
88 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:38 AM 24 0.10 222
89 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 570
90 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,074
91 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 941
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 608
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 646
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 555
95 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.08 206
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 772
97 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 383
98 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 323
99 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 325
100 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 277
101 ANGELA RYE MIDTERM ELECT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 63 0.08 305
102 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 244
103 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 594
104 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 144
105 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 187
106 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,034
107 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 201
108 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 639
109 LADYGANG E! 10:30 PM 30 0.07 122
110 DR. K: GLOVES OFF! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 287
111 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 336
112 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 184
113 LIGA MX L: LEON / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:35 PM 145 0.07 178
114 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 197
115 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 804
116 MLB WS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 11:51 PM 91 0.07 252
117 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 853
118 SECRETS OF THE SPACE SHUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 349
119 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 11:37 PM 42 0.06 147
120 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 213
121 TERMINAL,THE: TERMINAL,THE HBO PRIME 4:50 PM 129 0.06 183
122 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 581
123 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 166
124 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 90 0.06 165
125 SECRETS OF THE SPACE SHUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 393
126 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 355
127 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 50 0.06 392
128 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:30 PM 150 0.05 134
129 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 636
130 POST, THE HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 116 0.05 247
131 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 303
132 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 179
133 TWO GUYS GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 AM 30 0.05 148
134 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 166
135 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 549
136 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.05 114
137 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 292
138 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 89
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 238
140 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: AC MILAN/SAMPDORIA ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.05 122
141 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 497
142 HEADLINERS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 524
143 MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR: MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR HBO PRIME 6:05 AM 144 0.05 113
144 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 546
145 MYTHICAL BEASTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 192
146 MLB WS ON FOXD – PRE FOX DEPORTES 7:37 PM 22 0.05 104
147 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 546
148 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 253
149 AIR DISASTERS SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 174
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 220

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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.