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March 29, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.27.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  All of Easter Sunday’s low numbers stayed in place, except that 60 MINUTES gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar SUN.27

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD moved toward next week’s season finale with a 5.83, down 0.21 from last week, with TALKING DEAD down 0.07 to 2.34 and COMIC BOOK MEN up 0.05 to 0.40.  It was TBS’s turn to air Elite 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT games, and at 3.37, the late North Carolina vs. Notre Dame game was far ahead of the 2.31 for Virginia vs. Syracuse.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA plunged 0.27 to 1.13, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC was down 0.09 to 0.69, and THICKER THAN WATER premiered at 0.48.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID lost 0.08 to 0.75.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN gained a tenth to 0.69.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS was down 0.07 to 0.56, BILLIONS fell 0.04 to 0.34, and THE CIRCUS inched up a hundredth to 0.08.  On Spike, BAR RESCUE ticked up to 0.43, and LIFE OR DEBT held at 0.24.  TLC’s LONG LOST FAMILY was steady at 0.37, but LONG ISLAND MEDIUM dropped 0.11 to 0.25.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.06 to 0.36, ALL-STAR ACADEMY slipped 0.02 to 0.36, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN dropped 0.08 to 0.26.  On E!, HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM outrated I AM CAIT, the former down 0.01 to 0.27, and the latter down 0.08 to 0.23.  This week was only slightly less dire at HBO (but GAME OF THRONES is just a month away), where GIRLS rose 0.02 to 0.26, VINYL ticked up to 0.22, and the just-canceled TOGETHERNESS was also up a tick to 0.12, with LAST WEEK TONIGHT taking the week off.  On A&E, INTERVENTION fell 0.12 to 0.24, and HOARDERS was down an even sharper 0.15 to 0.22.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART lost 0.06 to 0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar SUN.27

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 5.83 12,384
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SU-2: NORTH CAROLINA/NOTRE DAME TBS NETWORK 8:42 PM 139 3.37 10,112
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE-SUN TBS NETWORK 8:21 PM 21 2.87 8,488
4 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 2.34 4,996
5 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SU-1: VIRGINIA/SYRACUSE TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 141 2.31 7,588
6 TBS NCAA BSK POST GME-SUN TBS NETWORK 11:01 PM 29 1.24 3,294
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.13 2,781
8 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.75 2,107
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.69 1,590
10 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.69 1,364
11 DETOUR POST NCAA ELITE 8 TBS NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.59 1,532
12 SHAMELESS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 48 0.56 1,452
13 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-DYSU TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.51 1,473
14 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.50 1,168
15 THICKER THAN WATER BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.48 1,063
16 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.47 1,943
17 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.43 884
18 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:03 AM 30 0.40 814
19 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.40 1,741
20 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.39 1,742
21 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,634
22 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.37 1,675
23 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.37 1,596
24 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.37 1,526
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,124
26 ALL-STAR ACADEMY 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,329
27 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,471
28 BILLIONS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.34 1,103
29 VACATION HBO PRIME 7:15 PM 99 0.34 716
30 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 695
31 UNUSUAL SUSPECTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,265
32 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: TENNESSEE/SYRACUSE ESPN 3:31 PM 128 0.30 1,376
33 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,372
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 673
35 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 837
36 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 10:00 PM 60 0.27 782
37 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 174 0.27 704
38 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:30 PM 90 0.26 556
39 GIRLS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.26 586
40 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,213
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 574
42 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.25 1,002
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 692
44 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.24 579
45 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 9:30 AM 30 0.24 581
46 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 1:00 PM 118 0.24 1,034
47 LIFE OR DEBT SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 436
48 I AM CAIT E! 9:00 PM 60 0.23 576
49 HOARDERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.22 617
50 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 5:39 PM 21 0.22 988
51 VINYL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 60 0.22 666
52 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.22 512
53 HALLMARK MOVIE: K. KINGSBURY-THE BRIDGE 2 HALLMARK CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.21 1,427
54 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 2:58 PM 33 0.21 951
55 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 3 CMT 8:00 PM 60 0.20 470
56 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,942
57 PGA TOUR: 2016 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 240 0.18 1,107
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,318
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 910
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 561
61 JILL & JESSA: RECOUNT TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 595
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,280
63 MOVIE: GET OUT ALIVE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 577
64 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 838
65 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.15 465
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 944
67 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 150 0.15 322
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 791
69 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,201
70 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 848
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 869
72 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.13 289
73 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 7:05 AM 106 0.13 293
74 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 979
75 RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 837
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 801
77 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,122
78 WONDER LIST CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 720
79 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.12 366
80 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 696
81 TOGETHERNESS HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 25 0.12 333
82 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.12 442
83 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 90 0.12 362
84 WCB: 3/26/16 WARD/BARRERA: N/A HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 128 0.12 231
85 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.12 397
86 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,080
87 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,037
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 719
89 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.11 446
90 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.11 288
91 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 942
92 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:27 PM 33 0.11 243
93 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.11 271
94 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 28 0.10 300
95 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 650
96 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 355
97 LEGACY ON THE LINE:BRAD/P HBO PRIME 11:12 AM 27 0.10 183
98 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,073
99 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.09 487
100 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.09 189
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 329
102 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.09 342
103 UFC RELOADED: 191:JOHNSON/DODSON 2 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 180 0.09 285
104 DIRTY DANCING: DIRTY DANCING POP 9:00 PM 150 0.08 269
105 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 10:30 AM 30 0.08 176
106 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 448
107 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 311
108 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 418
109 CIRCUS, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.08 200
110 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 289
111 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 621
112 FINDING JESUS HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 393
113 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS: SEC WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 2:00 PM 120 0.07 258
114 FINDING JESUS HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 324
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 284
116 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 744
117 UFC FROM ALL ANGLES FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 30 0.07 217
118 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 465
119 NHL SUNDAY SHOOTOUT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.07 149
120 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 10 0.07 129
121 GHOST WHISPERER POP 5:30 PM 60 0.06 163
122 FINDING JESUS HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 338
123 GHOST WHISPERER POP 4:30 PM 60 0.06 160
124 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 351
125 HOMELESS:THE MOTEL KIDS HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 60 0.06 145
126 DARK SIDE OF CROCS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 262
127 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 350
128 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE MLB NETWORK 3:31 PM 34 0.06 268
129 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 297
130 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 541
131 REVENGE OF THE LIONESS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 256
132 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 242
133 MOVIE: DEADLY HONEYMOON LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.05 262
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 447
135 MONSTER  JAM FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 60 0.05 153
136 SUNDAY MOVIE: GRACE UNPLUGGED UP 7:00 PM 120 0.05 199
137 SPRING TRAINING: MIN AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 151 0.05 264
138 FRONTERA S5 NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 84
139 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 616
140 FINDING JESUS HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 278
141 FRONTERA S5 NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 132
142 MAZE RUNNER, THE MAXPRIME 11:00 AM 114 0.05 165
143 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MAXPRIME 8:30 AM 149 0.05 118
144 GHOST WHISPERER POP 2:30 PM 60 0.05 155
145 SPRING TRAINING: CIN AT LAD MLB NETWORK 4:05 PM 190 0.05 194
146 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 12:52 AM 60 0.05 94
147 FINDING JESUS HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 201
148 FINDING JESUS HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 257
149 GHOST WHISPERER POP 3:30 PM 60 0.05 138
150 EVERYTHING IS COPY HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 90 0.04 141

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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.