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February 20, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GOD FRIENDED ME lost 0.1 in final numbers.  Also, FOX as expected noted that the 7PM hour was filled by its DAYTONA 500 overrun rather than animated reruns, and the ratings for the two half-hours were adjusted to 1.6/1.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA ALL-STAR GAME had a modest drop from last year, down 0.34 on TNT to 2.42, and down 0.11 on TBS to 0.39.  On TNT, the ALL-STAR TIP-OFF special was down 0.20 to 1.22, and on TBS it was up a tick to 0.27.

AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD tends to fall fairly sharply in its post-premiere week, and it dropped 0.32 to 1.68, a new series low, with TALKING DEAD down 0.24 to 0.59.  On HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE was steady at 0.34 (in an odd move, its season finale will air against the Oscars on Sunday), the season premiere of LAST WEEK TONIGHT was down 0.03 from last year’s premiere to 0.27, CRASHING gained 0.02 to 0.13, and HIGH MAINTENANCE ticked up to 0.07.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS fell 0.08 to 0.32, BLACK MONDAY ticked down to 0.08, SMILF ticked off the chart to 0.05/196K, and THE CIRCUS also dropped off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.04/263K.  On History, PRESIDENTS AT WAR was at 0.15.  The series finale of Starz’s COUNTERPART ticked up to 0.07.  

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led non-NBA unscripted, up 0.07 to 0.72, with the return of DON’T BE TARDY at 0.46/0.40.  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.59.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was steady at 0.45.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.43/0.42, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.27.  ID, BTK: A KILLER AMONG US was at 0.39, and EVIL LIVES HERE ticked down to 0.28.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES rose 0.07 to 0.36, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE was up 0.04 to 0.25.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.34/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.24.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS was steady at 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 February 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 2019 NBA ALL STAR GAME: TEAM LEBRON/TEAM GIANNIS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:34 PM 153 2.42 5,766
2 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 67 1.68 4,538
3 NBA ALLSTAR TIP OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 94 1.22 2,973
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.72 1,949
5 UFC FIGHT NIGHT  L: NGANNOU VS. VELASQUEZ ESPN 9:00 PM 176 0.59 1,463
6 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:07 PM 60 0.59 1,656
7 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.46 1,213
8 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,551
9 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.43 1,915
10 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.42 1,952
11 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.40 1,113
12 2019 NBA ALL STAR GAME: TEAM LEBRON/TEAM GIANNIS TBS NETWORK 8:34 PM 153 0.39 1,031
13 BTK: A KILLER AMONG US: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 120 0.39 1,456
14 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS L: NGANNOU VS. VELASQUEZ ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.38 988
15 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.36 1,549
16 DEADPOOL 2: DEADPOOL 2 HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 120 0.34 750
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.34 729
18 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.34 1,323
19 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,698
20 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.33 683
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,702
22 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,593
23 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 55 0.32 973
24 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.31 1,554
25 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.31 920
26 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,362
27 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.28 1,212
28 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.27 1,028
29 NBA ALLSTAR TIP OFF TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 34 0.27 664
30 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.25 884
31 PGA TOUR: HANDOFF GOLF CHANNEL 6:59 PM 62 0.24 1,651
32 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.22 1,007
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 553
34 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.20 426
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:56 PM 94 0.20 489
36 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: WERE THE MILLERS PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 165 0.20 452
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 515
38 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.18 1,067
39 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: UNCOVERING AUSTRALIAS SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.18 628
40 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.18 1,068
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 483
42 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 538
43 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.18 1,543
44 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.18 457
45 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.18 953
46 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.17 880
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 363
48 THE A&E MOVIE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.16 595
49 IN THEIR OWN WORDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 550
50 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 411
51 PRESIDENTS AT WAR: 1 CALL TO VALOR, A HISTORY 8:00 PM 120 0.15 1,483
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WICHITA STATE/CINCINNATI ESPN 1:00 PM 121 0.15 391
53 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.15 895
54 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.14 605
55 WORLDS DEADLIEST GANGS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 461
56 ZOO SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 686
57 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 427
58 PROFILE:60 ESPN 3:01 PM 30 0.14 355
59 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,550
60 AMER RESCUE DOG SHOW PT 1: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.14 1,168
61 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRON MYS-RECOVERED HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.14 1,256
62 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.14 478
63 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 20 0.14 1,100
64 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 172 0.14 421
65 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 348
66 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.13 387
67 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 103 0.13 317
68 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:14 AM 61 0.13 371
69 AAF REGULAR SEASON: 2019 WK 2: ATL VS. SD NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 156 0.13 425
70 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 327
71 UNMASKING A KILLER HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 522
72 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,240
73 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.11 747
74 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,437
75 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK ESPN 3:31 PM 29 0.11 299
76 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,521
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 623
78 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 885
79 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 150 0.11 274
80 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,281
81 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 797
82 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 819
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 809
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,016
85 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,158
86 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 378
87 DEADLY CULTS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.10 333
88 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 694
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,211
90 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.09 291
91 NASCAR RACEDAY L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.09 643
92 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 421
93 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.09 206
94 IN THEIR OWN WORDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 374
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 594
96 X2: X2 HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 134 0.09 210
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 604
98 FAST LAYNE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.08 556
99 BLACK MONDAY S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.08 275
100 FOX NATION: IN DEPTH FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 958
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 813
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 658
103 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 534
104 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 193
105 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 953
106 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,148
107 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/ST. JOHNS FOX SPORTS 1 5:09 PM 133 0.08 334
108 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 882
109 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 147
110 PBA BOWLING L: PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 122 0.07 478
111 FATHER FIGURES HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 113 0.07 209
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 823
113 AMERICAS LOST VIKINGS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 369
114 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 150 0.07 190
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 596
116 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 512
117 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 27 0.07 204
118 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 716
119 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS: N/A ESPN2 12:00 AM 120 0.07 154
120 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 821
121 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 644
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 530
123 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TENNESSEE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.07 291
124 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 434
125 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.07 367
126 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.07 260
127 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 471
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 282
129 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.06 203
130 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 387
131 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 416
132 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 159
133 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 101 0.06 214
134 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 642
135 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 755
136 IN THEIR OWN WORDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 292
137 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 30 0.06 304
138 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 452
139 MORNING DRIVE GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 431
140 FINDING ATLANTIS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 338
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 220
142 MEGA MAN: 2018 BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.06 134
143 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 334
144 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 13 0.06 154
145 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:00 PM 30 0.06 114
146 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 470
147 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.05 122
148 MORNING DRIVE GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 325
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 263
150 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 470

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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.