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December 12, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.10.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, down a point from last week’s game, and football adjustment also accounted in the 0.4 drop for THE SIMPSONS and the 0.1 drop for BOB’S BURGERS.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 10.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s the same good news/scary news for AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD as it’s been for a while.  The midseason finale was bigger than anything else on scripted television besides GAME OF THRONES, up 0.08 from last week to 3.36, but that was down a giant 1.73 from the 2016 midseason finale–and 2016 was down 1.93 from 2015.  That’s a 34% year-to-year drop, and an incredible 52% over 2 years.  Even at that rate, WALKING DEAD should have several more years left in its tank, but there’s a chance that THIS IS US will be outrating it a year from now.  TALKING DEAD gained 0.19 to 1.35, down 0.62 from the 2016 midseason finale edition, and COMIC BOOK MEN was up 0.02 from last week to 0.24.  On Starz, the season finale of OUTLANDER ticked up to 0.30, and it was followed by a “sneak” of the pilot for January’s COUNTERPART at an unpromising 0.08.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS fell 0.07 to 0.50, SMILF rose 0.03 to 0.20, and the season (?) finale of WHITE FAMOUS ticked up to 0.12.  

Elsewhere in scripted, Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN returned at 0.55, with SQUIDBILLIES down 0.03 to 0.36, and THE JELLIES down a tick to 0.33.  Hallmark’s Sunday movie SHARING CHRISTMAS was at 0.55, very steady with last Sunday’s 0.58.  TBS’s SEARCH PARTY was at 0.19/0.12, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.15.  TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR rose 0.04 to 0.19.  

Unscripted was led by Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA, up a tick to 1.01.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE slipped 0.03 to 0.60, and UNEXPECTED was down 0.05 to 0.29.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS gained 0.05 to 0.46, and WAGS was up 0.03 to 0.21.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.38, and NBC Sports Net’s Premier League match was also at 0.38.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.32, and the finale of GUY’S BIG PROJECT was at 0.17/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.21.  Discovery’s ALASKA; THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.28 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.29.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACH HUNTERS at 0.22/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.15.  ID’s JEFFREY MCDONALD:  PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES was at 0.21.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 10.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 10, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 88 3.36 7,885
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:28 PM 60 1.35 3,359
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.01 2,640
4 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.60 1,898
5 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.55 1,098
6 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: SHARING CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.55 3,686
7 SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 51 0.50 1,517
8 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,063
9 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.45 1,198
10 LIGA MX 12/10: MONTERREY / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 171 0.38 853
11 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:25 AM 142 0.38 902
12 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.36 749
13 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.33 848
14 JELLIES, THE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.33 681
15 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 137 0.32 758
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,120
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.32 662
18 OUTLANDER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 55 0.30 1,427
19 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:05 PM 64 0.29 932
20 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.28 2,032
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 711
22 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:12 AM 133 0.25 594
23 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:55 AM 30 0.24 559
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 89 0.24 524
25 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:06 AM 33 0.22 544
26 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO 12/10 UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:21 PM 39 0.22 501
27 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 1,162
28 JEFFREY MACDONALD: PMI INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 953
29 WAGS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 466
30 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,247
31 SP WHITE HOUSE XMAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,082
32 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.20 1,299
33 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,091
34 SMILF S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.20 575
35 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.20 1,394
36 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,200
37 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.19 612
38 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.19 568
39 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,178
40 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 61 0.19 678
41 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:39 AM 33 0.19 457
42 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,156
43 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: K.K.-MAGGIES XMAS MIRACLE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,664
44 X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE HBO PRIME 8:10 PM 107 0.18 460
45 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,526
46 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 118 0.18 533
47 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.18 714
48 FINAL VISION: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 120 0.18 877
49 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.18 331
50 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 31 0.17 885
51 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 624
52 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.17 525
53 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,535
54 GUYS BIG PROJECT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 673
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 918
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 487
57 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 919
58 GUYS BIG PROJECT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 599
59 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 990
60 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:33 PM 31 0.15 667
61 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,729
62 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 707
63 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 453
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 646
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,248
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 556
67 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 394
68 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.13 502
69 INSIDE THE SS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 676
70 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.13 311
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 769
72 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:47 PM 43 0.13 263
73 INTRUDERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.13 435
74 INSIDE THE SS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 710
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,655
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA STATE/KANSAS ESPN 2:00 PM 122 0.12 421
77 WHITE FAMOUS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:31 PM 28 0.12 333
78 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 403
79 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.12 369
80 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 714
81 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,119
82 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,262
83 PBA BOWLING ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 372
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 657
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 247
86 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 152 0.11 230
87 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.10 231
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 562
89 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 350
90 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.10 299
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 541
92 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 944
93 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 367
94 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:51 AM 134 0.10 244
95 ANDREW JACKSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,354
96 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 468
97 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.09 304
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 544
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 354
100 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,001
101 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 1:30 PM 30 0.09 362
102 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 612
103 32 PILLS:MY SISTERS SUICI HBO PRIME 12:20 AM 83 0.09 196
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 524
105 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.09 181
106 HEADLINERS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 673
107 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 963
108 COLL FTBL BOWL SPECIAL  L: BOWL MANIA ESPN 8:30 PM 150 0.09 268
109 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.09 208
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 823
111 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: MUPPETS MOST WANTED COMEDY CENTRAL 5:50 PM 160 0.08 195
112 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 915
113 COUNTERPART STARZ PRIMARY 8:57 PM 56 0.08 394
114 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 925
115 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.08 285
116 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 443
117 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 357
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 716
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 582
120 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.07 526
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 337
122 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 605
123 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 614
124 FUTBOL CENTRAL 12/10 UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 30 0.07 205
125 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 408
126 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 785
127 HEISMAN TROPHY ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.07 136
128 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 269
129 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 496
130 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.06 286
131 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.06 99
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 262
133 HEADLINERS MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 453
134 RESURRECTION OF GAVIN STO HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 32 0.06 154
135 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 81 0.06 172
136 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 221
137 CONFIRMATION HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 110 0.06 179
138 BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II MAXPRIME 11:51 AM 147 0.06 119
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 293
140 JAGUAR VS. CROC NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.05 309
141 POKER ESPN 4:02 PM 58 0.05 196
142 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.05 454
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 300
144 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 219
145 RIVERAS, THE S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 92
146 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.05 224
147 FOOD FACT OR FICTION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 161
148 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: YOU CANT FIGHT CHRISTMAS TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.05 247
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 250
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 182

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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.