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January 2, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORVILLE gained 0.2 after football adjustment, putting it at 1.5, down 1.2 from the finals for its Season 1 post-NFL premiere.  Football adjustments also raised 60 MINUTES by 0.2 on CBS, where the 9:18PM rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.1, and the 10:48PM SWAT rerun was at 0.4.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5, down 0.9 from the final number for last week’s game.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

NOTE:  At this time, we don’t have any Sunday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN, once again enjoying a REAL HOUSEWIVES lead-in (see below), jumped a tenth to 0.39.  TBS concluded its ANGIE TRIBECA marathon at 0.14/0.08/0.08/0.08/0.06.  On Starz, OUTLANDER gained 0.02 to 0.14 (we don’t have COUNTERPART ratings at this time, which were presumably at or below the 0.02 of #150).  On Showtime, the finale of ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA rose 0.03 to 0.14, and RAY DONOVAN ticked down to 0.13.  A “preview” of the pilot for Syfy’s new DEADLY CLASS was at 0.11.  

TLC let unscripted, with 90 DAY FIANCE rebounding by two-tenths to 0.78, and RETURN TO AMISH was steady at 0.22.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA climbed 0.05 to 0.67, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY returned at 0.47.  ID aired THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS in several parts at 0.32/0.31/0.27.  HGTV’s line-up was topped by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.30/0.30/0.28/0.28, and HAWAII LIFE at 0.30/0.29, the latter compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER gained 0.03 to 0.25, and THE LAST ALASKANS was down 0.02 to 0.20.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.78 2,411
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.67 1,770
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.54 1,539
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,368
5 DIRTY JOHN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,369
6 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,351
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.32 774
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.31 862
9 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.31 946
10 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,399
11 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,516
12 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,472
13 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,264
14 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,570
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.28 675
16 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,368
17 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,334
18 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,306
19 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.26 931
20 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,951
21 THE A&E MOVIE: NATIONAL TREASURE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.25 719
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.24 1,246
23 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:24 AM 146 0.24 563
24 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,015
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 657
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,181
27 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.20 1,352
28 MARTINAS TABLE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 928
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 543
30 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:30 PM 90 0.18 475
31 SPARTAN RACE ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 442
32 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.16 480
33 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.15 686
34 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 867
35 ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 99 0.14 719
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:12 AM 132 0.14 361
37 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.14 450
38 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.14 1,007
39 LIFE OF THE PARTY HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 105 0.13 384
40 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 48 0.13 949
41 TIGER WOODS: RTRN OF ROAR ESPN 9:00 PM 90 0.12 407
42 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 811
43 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.12 361
44 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,498
45 INCEPTION: INCEPTION HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 148 0.12 283
46 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 383
47 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.11 630
48 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER BODY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 558
49 DEADLY CLASS SYFY 10:00 PM 54 0.11 355
50 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 705
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,220
52 SPARTAN RACE ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 245
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,330
54 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 614
55 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 348
56 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 354
57 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 322
58 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 386
59 LOST GOLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 350
60 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 210 0.08 276
61 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 791
62 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 258
63 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 547
64 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 250
65 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 221
66 DRAIN THE TITANIC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 446
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 521
68 CORNHOLE            L: NATIONAL COLLEGE CORNHHOLE CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 4:00 PM 120 0.08 215
69 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.08 278
70 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,002
71 FEAR THE WOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 368
72 LEGENDHUNTER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 343
73 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 330
74 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 338
75 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.07 164
76 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 326
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 515
78 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:50 PM 40 0.07 157
79 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.07 380
80 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.07 214
81 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 309
82 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 289
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 463
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 506
85 BOOK OF ELI, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 118 0.06 218
86 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 665
87 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 167
88 MURDER ON THE ORIENT-2017 HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 114 0.06 140
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 619
90 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 187
91 HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO: HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 129 0.06 141
92 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 190
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 823
94 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 704
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 412
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 164
97 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.06 224
98 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 283
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 608
100 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 277
101 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,019
102 ICEBOX HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 83 0.05 118
103 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 611
104 KASIE DC SPEC MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 611
105 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 481
106 HOUSE OF D HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 57 0.05 166
107 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 654
108 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 267
109 HOLIDAY PUNCH: ROAD HOUSE SUNDANCE TV 8:45 PM 150 0.05 283
110 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 238
111 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.04 214
112 WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP: 203 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 AM 180 0.04 117
113 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:52 AM 134 0.04 139
114 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 182
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 229
116 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BET HER 11:31 PM 67 0.04 114
117 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 233
118 TIGER WOODS: RTRN OF ROAR ESPN2 12:00 AM 90 0.04 95
119 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 200
120 AMERICAN MADE HBO PRIME 12:55 AM 115 0.04 114
121 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 215
122 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 527
123 SPLIT MAXPRIME 12:10 PM 117 0.04 86
124 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 123
125 POKER ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.04 143
126 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 644
127 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.04 118
128 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 137
129 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 552
130 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 551
131 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BET HER 10:12 PM 79 0.03 110
132 HUSTLER THE: HUSTLER THE MAXPRIME 6:00 AM 135 0.03 69
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 218
134 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY: BATH/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 120 0.03 69
135 LIGA PREMIER: SOUTHAM V. MAN CITY 12/30 UNIVERSO 9:11 AM 126 0.03 68
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 211
137 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 233
138 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 153
139 PAYCHECK MAXPRIME 4:10 PM 119 0.03 62
140 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:00 PM 60 0.03 61
141 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 264
142 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 559
143 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: IOWA/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.03 115
144 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 517
145 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 54
146 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 54
147 CORNHOLE            L: ACL COLLEGE AND PRO INVITATIONAL ESPN2 8:00 PM 124 0.02 155
148 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.02 66
149 JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS: JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 134 0.02 132
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.02 204

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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.