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November 19, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ended up at 5.1, down 1.6 from last week’s game.  On CBS, 60 MINUTES adjusted to 2.0, GOD FRIENDED ME lost 0.2 to 0.8, and MADAM SECRETARY was at 0.4.  In addition, BLESS THE HARTS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD showed some momentum, up 0.07 to 1.12, with TALKING DEAD up 0.03 to 0.41.  Adult Swim introduced a late-night lins-up, with RICK & MORTY down 0.32 from last week’s premiere to 0.97, followed by MR PICKLES at 0.36 and MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF at 0.29.  Hallmark’s movie WRITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was at 0.55.  BET’s SOUL TRAIN AWARDS rated a bit oddly, apparently divided into 2 pieces at 0.37/0.36 (a VH1 simulcast was at 0.11), and with the post-show at 0.23.  On Showtime, SHAMELSSS climbed 0.09 from last week’s season premiere to 0.30, with the season premiere of RAY DONOVAN up 0.05 from the 2018 premiere to 0.17, and the just-renewed BACK TO LIFE at 0.05 & 0.04/123K compared to last week’s 0.03/0.02.  On HBO, WATCHMEN gained 0.04 to 0.26, the 2019 finale of LAST WEEK TONIGHT grew by 0.03 to 0.25, SILICON VALLEY was up 0.02 to 0.20, and MRS. FLETCHER ticked up to 0.08.  USA’s MR. ROBOT, back in its regular timeslot, ticked up to 0.12.  FX’s THE WEEKLY edged up 0.02 to 0.09.  On Starz, DUBLIN MURDERS was steady at 0.03/176K, and LEAVENWORTH fell 0.02 to 0.01/59K.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted at 0.68 compared to last week’s 0.67/0.28, with UNPOLISHED arriving at 0.26.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA held at 0.66, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was at 0.36.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS returned from a week off at 0.41, with E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY at 0.16.  On ID, ON THE CASE rose 0.05 to 0.25, and AMERICAN MONSTER was up 0.06 to 0.25.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.22/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.22/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.22, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was down 0.03 to 0.11.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS ticked down to 0.20.  On Food Network, GOOD EATS was at 0.18, ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE fell 0.08 to 0.17, and MACY’S THANKSGIVING CAKE was at 0.17.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 1.12 3,311
2 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.97 1,668
3 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 8:00 PM 119 0.68 2,256
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.66 1,860
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: WRITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.55 3,215
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.54 1,402
7 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.41 1,380
8 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.41 936
9 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:12 PM 30 0.37 1,205
10 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,055
11 MR. PICKLES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.36 660
12 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2019 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 132 0.36 1,175
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.34 882
14 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 53 0.30 905
15 MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.29 557
16 WATCHMEN (SRS) HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 60 0.26 752
17 UNPOLISHED TLC 9:59 PM 61 0.26 1,089
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,047
19 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,060
20 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:03 PM 35 0.25 875
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.24 707
22 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS POSTSHO BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:42 PM 30 0.23 638
23 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 70 0.23 689
24 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,183
25 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.22 1,790
26 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,062
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 592
28 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 920
29 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 30 0.20 452
30 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.20 564
31 SOUL TRAIN RED CARPET BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 60 0.20 641
32 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.19 1,052
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.19 490
34 OFF THE GRID ON THE BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,097
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 516
36 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.18 748
37 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.17 473
38 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN2 12:05 PM 144 0.17 620
39 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:03 PM 45 0.17 908
40 ULT THANKSGIVING CHALLENG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 848
41 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 774
42 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,893
43 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 985
44 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 60 0.17 1,405
45 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,834
46 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 828
47 E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 418
48 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 446
49 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.15 363
50 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,734
51 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 594
52 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.14 866
53 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.14 671
54 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2019 ENC1 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:12 PM 161 0.14 395
55 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: RANDOM ACTS OF CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 934
56 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 776
57 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 432
58 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.13 819
59 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS. VH1 10:12 PM 30 0.13 358
60 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GODWINK CHRISTMAS 4 LOVE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.13 1,231
61 90 DAY FIANCE: EXTRA LOVE: N/A TLC 5:00 PM 120 0.13 467
62 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 90 0.13 278
63 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 56 0.12 361
64 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 4:00 PM 60 0.12 285
65 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2019 PREM VH1 8:00 PM 132 0.11 347
66 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,530
67 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,977
68 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,348
69 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.11 431
70 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.11 373
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 354
72 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.11 633
73 THE A&E MOVIE: GODZILLA (2014) A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.10 437
74 KILLER SIBLINGS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.10 371
75 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.10 315
76 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.10 286
77 SMURFS: LEGEND OF SMURFY NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.10 495
78 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,582
79 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.10 512
80 MURDER FOR HIRE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 358
81 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 614
82 ANHQ W/ ED HENRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,161
83 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPNEWS 11:30 AM 90 0.09 192
84 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 815
85 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 230
86 WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 812
87 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.09 253
88 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.09 330
89 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 11:30 AM 35 0.09 303
90 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 880
91 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.09 216
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 876
93 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 877
94 MRS. FLETCHER HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 28 0.08 275
95 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:26 PM 60 0.08 197
96 S.HOUSTON/TX FREEDM FIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 989
97 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 1,050
98 INSIDE NORTH KOREA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 360
99 TOUCH OF SUGAR, A A&E NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.08 199
100 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.07 247
101 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 245
102 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 295
103 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 836
104 FIFASUB17-19-52-TEL-UNVSO: MEXICO VS BRAZIL UNIVERSO 4:49 PM 155 0.07 170
105 DECLASSIFIED CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 470
106 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.06 264
107 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-10R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 284
108 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.06 240
109 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) PARAMOUNT 11:20 AM 150 0.06 233
110 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 202
111 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 911
112 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 1:00 PM 171 0.06 232
113 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 190
114 DEAD WIVES CLUB HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 319
115 RIVERAS, SEASON 4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 139
116 UEFA EUR QLF DT SUN: ALBANIA / FRANCIA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.06 126
117 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.06 190
118 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 190
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 547
120 WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 720
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 593
122 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: PLANES,TRAINS & AUTOMOBI. PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 140 0.06 158
123 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 224
124 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 305
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 591
126 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.06 213
127 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 737
128 UNEXPLAINED & UNEXPLORED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 422
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 624
130 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.05 269
131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 506
132 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 745
133 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 207
134 HIP HOP: SONGS SHOOK AMER AMC 12:10 AM 60 0.05 236
135 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 793
136 UEFA EUROPEAN QUALIF L: KOSOVO / INGLATERRA TUDN 11:50 AM 130 0.05 135
137 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 650
138 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 173
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 282
140 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 132
141 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 3:51 PM 83 0.05 196
142 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 270
143 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 620
144 BACK TO LIFE S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 27 0.05 157
145 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.05 737
146 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 243
147 LARRYMANIA S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 118
148 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.05 270
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 235
150 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 177

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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.