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February 5, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE SUPER BOWL adjusted to 31.0, down 2.4 from 2018’s final number. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual, there were few alternatives on Super Bowl Sunday.  Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL fell a sharp 0.39 from last year’s edition to 0.52, and its leadout COYOTE PETERSON was at 0.28.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dropped a tenth to 0.36.  Adult Swim’s late-night TIGTONE was at 0.33/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.31.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.27.  HBO had made its line-up available via VOD/streaming a few days early, and while TRUE DETECTIVE fell two-tenths to 0.24, CRASHING dipped only 0.03 to 0.11, and HIGH MAINTENANCE was actually up a tick to 0.09.  A special BELOW DECK on Bravo was at 0.17.  Hallmark’s KITTEN BOWL was down 0.03 from 2018 to 0.14.  Starz’s COUNTERPART gained 0.02 to 0.07.  Showtime’s THE CIRCUS was down 0.02 to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 3, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 10:32 PM 68 0.63 1,618
2 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 3:00 PM 123 0.52 1,854
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:40 PM 61 0.44 1,088
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN ESPN 10:00 AM 240 0.39 1,077
5 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,234
6 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.33 593
7 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 12:41 AM 89 0.30 680
8 TIGTONE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.29 524
9 SUPER BOWL POSTGAME NFL NETWORK 10:32 PM 58 0.28 818
10 COYOTE PETERSON SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 5:03 PM 30 0.27 860
11 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:26 AM 129 0.27 653
12 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.24 567
13 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,080
14 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.24 879
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 597
16 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: POPPY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.22 1,043
17 PUPPY BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW ANIMAL PLANET 2:00 PM 60 0.22 845
18 DOUBLE DARE SUPER BOWL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 45 0.22 769
19 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 718
20 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.20 912
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 714
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 517
23 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/LECIESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:59 AM 147 0.19 475
24 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 510 0.19 574
25 WORST COOKS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.19 675
26 PGA TOUR: 2019 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 122 0.17 1,288
27 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 482
28 ZOO SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 5:33 PM 30 0.17 615
29 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 12:45 PM 30 0.16 598
30 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: POPPY: N/A TLC 5:00 PM 180 0.15 745
31 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L ESPN 2:00 PM 93 0.15 428
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 358
33 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.14 423
34 KITTEN BOWLVI: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 2:00 PM 120 0.14 856
35 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,711
36 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 7:11 PM 103 0.13 368
37 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:05 PM 27 0.13 331
38 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,458
39 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.12 525
40 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 553
41 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 997
42 THE A&E MOVIE: MUMMY RETURNS, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.11 403
43 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 898
44 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,610
45 CRASHING HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.11 341
46 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 784
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.11 227
48 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,359
49 OCEANS 8 HBO PRIME 11:10 AM 110 0.10 292
50 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:35 PM 55 0.10 251
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 636
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,095
53 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:30 PM 64 0.09 238
54 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 22 0.09 285
55 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 951
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 648
57 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,101
58 WORLDS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 406
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,150
60 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 196
61 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 534
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 548
63 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.08 482
64 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.08 204
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 613
66 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 54 0.07 235
67 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL NFL NETWORK 10:05 PM 27 0.07 196
68 UFC UNLEASHED ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 201
69 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 263
70 FXX MOVIE PRIME: SIMPSONS MOVIE FXX 9:00 PM 120 0.07 148
71 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.07 371
72 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 320
73 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 468
74 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.07 352
75 UFC COUNTDOWN ESPN 3:33 PM 58 0.07 219
76 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 488
77 UFC PPV PREVIEW ESPN 4:31 PM 29 0.07 186
78 WORLDS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 351
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,073
80 WORLDS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 322
81 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 179
82 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 547
83 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 310
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 532
85 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.06 208
86 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 150 0.06 175
87 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.06 190
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 577
89 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 556
90 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 403
91 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.06 346
92 USA CLIMBING ESPN2 5:01 PM 59 0.06 153
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 337
94 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: USF/UCF ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 149
95 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 754
96 FXX MOVIE PRIME: SIMPSONS MOVIE FXX 7:00 PM 120 0.06 125
97 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 59 0.06 144
98 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 728
99 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 213
100 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:55 PM 125 0.05 135
101 UFC PPV PREVIEW ESPN2 12:34 AM 30 0.05 109
102 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 536
103 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 372
104 CIRCUS, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.05 223
105 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 755
106 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: GEORGETOWN/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 130 0.05 195
107 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 159
108 LIVING WITH LINCOLN HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 68 0.05 176
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 733
110 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 1:04 AM 30 0.05 94
111 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 243
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 249
113 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 310
114 DARKEST HOUR HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 30 0.05 145
115 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.04 95
116 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 265
117 CURLING: WORLD CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 180 0.04 133
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 209
119 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 309
120 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 142
121 ROBIN HOOD (2010): ROBIN HOOD (2010) MAXPRIME 10:45 PM 140 0.04 101
122 NFL GAMECENTER: SUPER BOWL GAMECENTER NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 215 0.04 107
123 BRESLIN & HAMILL:DEADLINE HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 107 0.04 165
124 LEADING WAY W DR. YOUSSEF USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 110
125 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 AM 90 0.04 269
126 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 266
127 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.04 75
128 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:00 AM 30 0.04 68
129 SKIING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 120
130 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 148
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WAKE FOREST/CLEMSON ESPNU 12:00 PM 120 0.04 98
132 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 109
133 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE MAXPRIME 2:50 PM 128 0.04 150
134 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.03 71
135 TAG HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 101 0.03 145
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 151
137 DOUBLE DARE AT SUPER BOWL NICKTOONS 12:00 PM 45 0.03 175
138 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:30 AM 30 0.03 62
139 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.03 103
140 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 198
141 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.03 108
142 PERFORMANCE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 173
143 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TENNESSEE/VANDERBILT ESPN2 3:00 PM 121 0.03 139
144 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 234
145 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 239
146 CRASHLETES NICKTOONS 12:45 PM 30 0.03 126
147 CRASHLETES TEENNICK 12:45 PM 30 0.03 103
148 DOUBLE DARE SUPERBOWL TEENNICK 12:00 PM 45 0.03 135
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 139
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 203

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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.