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April 3, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BOB’S BURGERS and the post-JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR DATELINE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 01.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After a couple of stable weeks, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD fell 0.32 to 2.63, with TALKING DEAD (back in its regular timeslot) up 0.27 to 0.87, and COMIC BOOK MEN steady at 0.16.  On Adult Swim, BUSHWORLD ADVENTURES (aka an unannounced episode of RICK & MORTY) was at 0.63.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from a week off at 0.41, SILICON VALLEY dropped 0.07 to 0.24, BARRY ticked down to 0.21, and HERE AND NOW lost a tick to 0.10.  On Showtime, HOMELAND slipped 0.02 to 0.30, and BILLIONS was also down 0.02 to 0.24, with OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT up 0.01 to 0.06.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART gained 0.04 to 0.23.  E!’s THE ARRANGEMENT held at 0.20, and THE ROYALS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  FX’s TRUST ticked down to 0.19.  On Starz, COUNTERPART returned from a week off with a 0.10 season finale, and ASH VS EVIL DEAD (off the chart because the network listed as a rerun, although it was apparently new) fell 0.03 to 0.07/196K. 

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA season finale tied for the lead in unscripted, down 0.02 to 0.76, with the season premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC at 0.44, and the premiere of YOUR HUSBAND IS CHEATING at 0.33.  ESPN’s coverage of the WOMENS NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.76.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID shed 0.03 to 0.39.  HGTV had half a dozen shows in the Top 20, topped by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.37/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.37/0.36.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked up to 0.29.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES dipped 0.02 to 0.28, SISTER WIVES TELL ALL was down 0.08 to 0.26, and THREE WIVES, ONE HUSBAND lost 0.05 to 0.18.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.26.  On ID, ON THE CASE fell 0.05 to 0.25, and DISAPPEARED appeared at 0.23. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 01.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 75 2.63 6,295
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:15 PM 60 0.87 2,371
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.76 1,930
4 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: NOTRE DAME/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 6:15 PM 135 0.76 3,536
5 BUSHWORLD ADVENTURES ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.63 1,288
6 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: GIANTS/DODGERS ESPN 8:30 PM 178 0.56 1,935
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,177
8 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 29 0.41 1,265
9 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.39 1,326
10 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.37 1,516
11 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.35 1,419
12 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.34 1,544
13 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,521
14 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.33 1,415
15 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 6:00 PM 15 0.33 1,555
16 YOUR HUSBAND IS CHEATING BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 895
17 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,418
18 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.31 940
19 HOMELAND S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 47 0.30 1,219
20 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.29 615
21 SISTER WIVES TLC 8:59 PM 64 0.28 1,171
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 750
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 92 0.26 725
24 SISTER WIVES TELL ALL TLC 8:00 PM 59 0.26 1,182
25 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 949
26 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,115
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 604
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 616
29 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.24 592
30 BILLIONS S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.24 839
31 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.23 958
32 SUNDAY MOVIE: PUSS IN BOOTS (2011) FREEFORM 7:45 PM 125 0.23 655
33 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,928
34 GIRLS TRIP: GIRLS TRIP HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 122 0.22 593
35 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 26 0.21 641
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 586
37 AMERICAN DYNAST: KENNEDYS CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,371
38 MLB OPENING DAY      L: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS/NEW YORK METS ESPN 1:00 PM 206 0.20 648
39 ARRANGEMENT E! 9:00 PM 61 0.20 412
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 129 0.19 499
41 TRUST FX 10:00 PM 83 0.19 736
42 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 170 0.19 542
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 459
44 THREE WIVES, ONE HUSBAND TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.18 702
45 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 413
46 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 735
47 E:60                    L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 447
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,487
49 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 659
50 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,277
51 ROYALS, THE E! 10:01 PM 61 0.16 351
52 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 595
53 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.16 723
54 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:29 AM 30 0.16 426
55 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 63 0.16 687
56 TIME MACHINE: KINGPIN:JOHN GOTTI 2 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.16 632
57 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 64 0.16 1,069
58 POPE: MOST POWERFUL MAN CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 875
59 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 822
60 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:03 PM 61 0.14 660
61 SISTER WIVES TA:MORE TO L TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 658
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,413
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 575
64 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 869
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 661
66 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 778
67 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,120
68 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 550
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 590
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 588
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 530
72 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 945
73 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:14 PM 46 0.11 601
74 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN2 11:01 PM 29 0.11 268
75 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 432
76 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:52 PM 10 0.11 334
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 513
78 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,002
79 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 351
80 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 957
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 673
82 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 4:26 PM 34 0.10 365
83 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 AM 24 0.10 288
84 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SACRAMENTO/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 9:30 PM 141 0.10 258
85 BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW: BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW USA NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.10 634
86 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.10 517
87 COUNTERPART STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 55 0.10 383
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 969
89 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 9:05 AM 107 0.10 239
90 HERE AND NOW HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 52 0.10 364
91 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.10 451
92 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 608
93 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 692
94 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 126 0.10 313
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 417
96 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 60 0.09 193
97 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT OAK/CLE AT SEA MLB NETWORK 4:07 PM 188 0.09 297
98 MEET THE PEETES HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 511
99 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 6:00 PM 157 0.09 297
100 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 499
101 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 345
102 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.09 323
103 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 421
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 220
105 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,001
106 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 537
107 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 8:37 PM 53 0.09 240
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,095
109 LA ROSA GUADALUPE SU 630P GALAVISION 6:30 PM 60 0.08 206
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 823
111 PREMIER LEAGUE L: STOKE/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:23 AM 130 0.08 258
112 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 717
113 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 524
114 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 7:15 PM 75 0.08 222
115 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 732
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 509
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 589
118 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:22 PM 38 0.07 176
119 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:51 PM 69 0.07 169
120 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.07 577
121 LA ROSA GUADALUPE SU 530P GALAVISION 5:30 PM 60 0.07 202
122 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN2 7:30 PM 60 0.07 229
123 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 248
124 GIFTED HBO PRIME 7:20 AM 101 0.07 217
125 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 638
126 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 150 0.07 180
127 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 621
128 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 804
129 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN2 8:30 PM 35 0.07 311
130 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 405
131 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 451
132 LPGA TOUR: 2018 ANA INSPIRATION GOLF CHANNEL 4:55 PM 335 0.07 437
133 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:06 PM 54 0.07 187
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 280
135 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 522
136 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 213
137 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 62 0.06 157
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 274
139 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 458
140 OUR CARTOON PRES S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 24 0.06 180
141 PRIME MOVIE 1: JUMPER IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 261
142 DRIVE CHIP & PUTT: 2018 NATIONAL FINALS GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 314 0.06 330
143 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 238
144 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE FUSE 2:30 PM 30 0.06 95
145 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.06 259
146 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 170 0.06 368
147 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 306
148 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE FUSE 2:00 PM 30 0.06 96
149 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 6:30 PM 60 0.06 169
150 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 163

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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.