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February 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.24.2019

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted late yesterday, THE OSCARS adjusted to 7.7, up 0.9 from last year’s finals, and in addition, LIVE FROM THE RED CARPET adjusted to 2.6.  Elsewhere, the rerun of FBI lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD wasn’t hurt by airing against The Oscars, up 0.03 to 1.71, with TALKING DEAD up 0.03 to 0.62.  On HBO, the season finale of TRUE DETECTIVE had no trouble either, up 0.09 from last week to 0.43, with LAST WEEK TONIGHT up 0.02 to 0.29, CRASHING down a tick to 0.12, and HIGH MAINTENANCE down 0.02 to 0.05.  Adult Swim’s HOT STREETS was at 0.31/0.29.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS fell 0.08 to 0.24, BLACK MONDAY lost 0.02 to 0.06, SMILF stayed off the chart and ticked down to 0.04/142K, and THE CIRCUS was steady at 0.04/180K.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART returned at 0.22.  

Unscripted was led by E!’s two helpings of ACADEMY AWARDS RED CARPET coverage at 0.55/0.49.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA ticked down to 0.44.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.33/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.34/0.33.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE gained 0.04 to 0.32, and ON THE CASE returned at 0.31.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES fell 0.06 to 0.30, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE was steady at 0.25.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.29.  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 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 1.71 4,386
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 60 0.62 1,712
3 RCR: 19 ACADEMY AWARDS E! 7:30 PM 30 0.55 1,868
4 LRC 19 ACADEMY AWARDS: N/A E! 5:00 PM 150 0.49 1,752
5 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,345
6 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 76 0.43 1,384
7 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.33 852
8 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.32 784
9 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,330
10 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,441
11 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 546
12 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,263
13 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:57 AM 144 0.29 718
14 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:18 PM 30 0.29 840
15 HOT STREETS ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.29 519
16 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.25 785
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 605
18 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 54 0.24 814
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 597
20 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.24 492
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 531
22 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,446
23 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.21 1,187
24 E:60                    L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 462
25 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:53 PM 10 0.21 634
26 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.21 705
27 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,272
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 493
29 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.20 424
30 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.19 610
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 397
32 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.18 860
33 AAF REGULAR SEASON: 2019 WK 3: SA VS. SD NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 152 0.18 515
34 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 163 0.18 477
35 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,846
36 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 88 0.16 1,246
37 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:36 PM 144 0.16 416
38 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:04 AM 61 0.16 426
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:10 PM 50 0.15 440
40 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,638
41 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.15 781
42 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CINCINNATI/CONNECTICUT ESPN 2:00 PM 134 0.15 434
43 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.14 479
44 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.14 436
45 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:21 AM 39 0.14 322
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,837
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 386
48 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.13 436
49 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.12 610
50 BREAKING IN HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 88 0.12 416
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 453
52 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 60 0.12 720
53 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: BRITISH SECRETS OF THE PAST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.12 435
54 O.G. HBO PRIME 5:36 PM 107 0.12 295
55 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:20 PM 33 0.12 321
56 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 5:41 PM 29 0.12 331
57 LOST BEASTS OF ICE AGE SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.12 654
58 E! AFTER PARTY 19 OSCARS E! 11:18 PM 90 0.11 474
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,205
60 LOST WORLD OF THE MAYA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 642
61 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.11 294
62 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 745
63 COUNTDOWN 2019 OSCARS: N/A E! 1:00 PM 240 0.11 387
64 LOST BEASTS OF ICE AGE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 649
65 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,169
66 RIDDLE OF STONE AGE GIANT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 524
67 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.11 386
68 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.10 318
69 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,208
70 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,493
71 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 905
72 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRON MYS-THE WRONG MAN HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.10 1,401
73 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,117
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 494
75 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 130 0.10 351
76 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.10 280
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 927
78 NORTH KOREA SUMMIT SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 981
79 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 496
80 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 121 0.09 238
81 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 758
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 605
83 DEADLY CULTS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 316
84 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 921
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 537
86 FAST LAYNE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.08 488
87 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.08 401
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 491
89 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 426
90 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 556
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 545
92 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/DENVER NBA-TV 5:00 PM 156 0.08 237
93 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 404
94 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 181
95 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 985
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 557
97 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.07 195
98 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 986
99 AMERICAS LOST VIKINGS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 390
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 751
101 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 758
102 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:01 PM 59 0.07 161
103 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 576
104 SIX NATIONS RUGBY: ITALY/IRELAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.07 173
105 EVAN GOES WILD ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.07 371
106 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:46 PM 44 0.07 174
107 MEET THE PEETES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 646
108 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.07 224
109 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 302
110 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.06 176
111 IT: IT MAXPRIME 11:30 AM 135 0.06 150
112 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 482
113 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 373
114 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 57 0.06 156
115 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 891
116 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 270
117 YOU GOT SERVED HBO PRIME 9:36 AM 95 0.06 136
118 ANALYZE THAT HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 96 0.06 175
119 DR. K COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 298
120 TRACK & FIELD: USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.06 257
121 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: STANFORD/ARIZONA ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.06 241
122 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 287
123 UNITED SKATES HBO PRIME 11:15 AM 86 0.06 154
124 BLACK MONDAY S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.06 242
125 PBA BOWLING L: PBA INDIANAPOLIS OPEN FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 123 0.06 379
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 274
127 NHRA D: PHOENIX FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 120 0.06 472
128 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 10:53 PM 24 0.05 174
129 ANTHOLOGY – SPORTS ESPN2 10:00 PM 30 0.05 135
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 266
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 250
132 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 144
133 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 585
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WAKE FOREST/NC ST ESPNU 6:00 PM 129 0.05 198
135 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 549
136 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 250
137 CHEERLEADING ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 149
138 DR. K: GLOVES OFF! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 197
139 UFC COUNTDOWN ESPN2 11:00 PM 61 0.05 115
140 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 10:30 PM 30 0.05 102
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 610
142 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 337
143 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 137
144 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 272
145 PRINCE & ME, THE HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 111 0.04 165
146 SPRING TRAINING: NYY AT TB MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 169 0.04 261
147 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 30 0.04 237
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 348
149 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 308
150 CIRCUS, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.04 180

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PREVIOUS SUNDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.
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