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November 6, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.4.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and MADAM SECRETARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.4, up a mighty 2.9 from last week’s game. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After massive promotion, the big Andrew Lincoln exit episode of THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.12 from last week to 2.07; TALKING DEAD had a much higher 0.40 bump to 1.00, probably because viewers wanted an explanation of what they’d just seen (and didn’t see); in late-night, HISTORY OF HORROR was up 0.02 to 0.14.  Hallmark’s movie ROAD TO CHRISTMAS was at 0.52.  Nickelodeon’s morning SPONGEBOB ticked up to 0.29.  Adult Swim’s late-night DREAM CORP LLC was at 0.28/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.28.  Starz’s OUTLANDER returned for its 4th season at 0.21, down a tenth from the 2017 premiere, and down 0.09 from last season’s finale.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO fell a steep 0.12 to 0.20.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT dropped 0.07 to 0.20, the season finale of THE DEUCE ticked down to 0.10, and CAMPING was down 0.04 to 0.07.  TNT’s THE LAST SHIP lost 0.03 to 0.20.  Lifetime’s YOU was steady at 0.14.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN ticked up to 0.13, THE CIRCUS gained 0.03 to 0.07, KIDDING ticked down to 0.03/152K, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT returned at 0.02/108K.  

Bravo’s season premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led unscripted at 0.73, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.09 to 0.47.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE dropped 0.08 to 0.55, and UNEXPECTED was steady at 0.33.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS had a 0.13 jump to 0.55.  Food Network’s ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE was at 0.39, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.31.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER lost 0.04 to 0.27.  NBC’s NASCAR race was at 0.27.  HGTV’s BAHAMAS LIFE led its line-up at 0.26/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.19.  On ID, ON THE CASE was at 0.23, and BLOOD RUNS COLD was at 0.19.  The MTV EMAS AWARDS was at 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 4, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 68 2.07 5,414
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:08 PM 60 1.00 2,703
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.73 1,931
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.57 1,466
5 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.55 1,757
6 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.55 1,129
7 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROAD TO CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.52 2,705
8 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,384
9 ULT THANKSGIVING CHALLENG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,185
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.36 887
11 UNEXPECTED: TELL ALL: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.33 1,016
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.31 919
13 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.29 1,201
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.28 727
15 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.28 606
16 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.27 1,834
17 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: TEXAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:28 PM 204 0.27 2,266
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 593
19 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.26 1,100
20 FX MOVIE PRIME: SECRET LIFE OF PETS FX 8:00 PM 120 0.25 870
21 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,167
22 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,059
23 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,120
24 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.23 503
25 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,213
26 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,130
27 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.22 578
28 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.22 619
29 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 62 0.21 1,082
30 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 71 0.20 685
31 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 30 0.20 648
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 580
33 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,127
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.20 436
35 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 634
36 BLOOD RUNS COLD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 964
37 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,065
38 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.18 768
39 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MARRYING FATHER CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,443
40 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 638
41 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 827
42 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,932
43 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:03 PM 25 0.16 1,620
44 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.16 1,079
45 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 12:30 PM 30 0.15 315
46 2018 MTV EMAS: 2018 MTV EMAS MTV 7:00 PM 125 0.15 301
47 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:52 PM 42 0.15 1,014
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 718
49 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.15 940
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,970
51 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 856
52 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 12:16 AM 60 0.14 467
53 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,505
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 676
55 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.14 283
56 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.14 853
57 YOU LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 65 0.14 470
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 734
59 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,637
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 671
61 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 315
62 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,624
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,017
64 PREMIER LEAGUE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:01 PM 60 0.13 370
65 VOTE: AMERICAS FUTURE MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,098
66 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ESPN 5:16 PM 142 0.13 323
67 ELECTION SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,304
68 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 49 0.13 732
69 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,443
70 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,473
71 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 88 0.12 359
72 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,253
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 730
74 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO PROM QUEEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.12 616
75 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.12 355
76 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 656
77 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 360
78 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 861
79 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:52 AM 129 0.11 310
80 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,340
81 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 458
82 ELECTION SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 915
83 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: COLUMBUS CREW/NY RED BULLS ESPN 3:00 PM 136 0.11 257
84 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.11 295
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 737
86 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 133 0.10 335
87 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,293
88 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:38 PM 82 0.10 279
89 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 70 0.10 387
90 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.10 190
91 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 7:02 PM 110 0.10 263
92 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 PM 65 0.10 538
93 MARATHON                L: NEW YORK CITY MARATHON ESPN2 9:00 AM 210 0.09 320
94 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 899
95 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 145 0.09 217
96 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 681
97 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF SEMI:NYC FC/ATLANTA UNITED FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 149 0.09 225
98 SECRETS OF THE SPACE STAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 390
99 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 11 0.09 239
100 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 258
101 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 428
102 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 303
103 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 150 0.09 185
104 DSP. OF PHOENIX COLDON OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 355
105 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,023
106 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 338
107 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.08 205
108 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 417
109 LADYGANG E! 10:30 PM 30 0.08 149
110 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:55 PM 125 0.08 232
111 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,024
112 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 62 0.08 412
113 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 10:35 AM 141 0.08 205
114 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 33 0.08 825
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 448
116 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.07 191
117 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 243
118 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 843
119 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 188
120 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 287
121 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 772
122 E:60 ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.07 139
123 CAMPING HBO PRIME 10:12 PM 27 0.07 265
124 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.07 167
125 CIRCUS, THE S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.07 227
126 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 600
127 CURIOSITY: LIFE OF A MAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 369
128 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:01 PM 89 0.06 473
129 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF SEMI:REAL SALT LAKE/SPORTING KC FOX SPORTS 1 9:59 PM 128 0.06 145
130 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,001
131 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 790
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 315
133 MYTHICAL BEASTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 258
134 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 568
135 AXIOS HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 31 0.06 204
136 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 563
137 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 627
138 HANNIBAL: HANNIBAL MAXPRIME 3:50 PM 132 0.06 109
139 BBCA MOVIE: PERCY JACKSON SEA OF MONS BBC-AMERICA 4:00 PM 120 0.06 203
140 INVICTUS HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 24 0.06 154
141 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 208
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 417
143 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 531
144 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 698
145 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 532
146 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 412
147 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 505
148 BASEBALL    L ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 167
149 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 138
150 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 572

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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.