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April 14, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE ROOKIE lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  KILLING EVE returned to AMC and BBCAmerica at respectively 0.14/0.12, compared to last season’s premiere on the same networks at 0.15/0.10.  HBO offered a stark demonstration that viewers know what they do and don’t want to watch:  after WESTWORLD gained 0.03 to 0.24, INSECURE returned at 0.26 (down 0.05 from last season’s premiere), then RUN premiered at 0.12, only to have LAST WEEK TONIGHT regain the audience, up a tick to 0.26. 

The highest-rated scripted shows of the night belonged to Adult Swim, with THREE BUSY DEBRAS down a tick to 0.27, and BEEF HOUSE up 0.03 to 0.27.  On Hallmark, WHEN CALLS THE HEART ticked down to 0.19, and WHEN HOPE CALLS was down 0.02 to 0.14.  Starz’s OUTLANDER was steady at 0.13.  On Showtime, HOMELAND ticked down to 0.12, the unplanned midseason finale of BLACK MONDAY lost a tick to 0.02/145K and VICE was also down a tick to 0.01/103K. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable, up 0.02 to 1.07 (and the after-show down 0.04 to 0.36), with SISTER WIVES down 0.02 to 0.49.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was steady at 0.61, with FAMILY KARMA up 0.02 to 0.23.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF climbed 0.07 to 0.38, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.26.  The first round of ESPN’s NBA HORSE CHALLENGE was at 0.32.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID rose 0.07 to 0.31.  Cable news was topped by CNN NEWSROOM at 0.27/0.39/1.7M, with Fox News’s AMERICA’S NEWS HQ at 0.23/0.32/1.9M, and MSNBC’s PRESS CONFERENCE coverage at 0.08/1.2M.  On HGTV, HOUSE IN A HURRY grew by 0.07 to 0.22, and EXTREME MAKEOVER was at 0.18/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.20.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE slipped 0.02 to 0.19.  On ID, HARVEY WEINSTEIN BREAKING NEWS was at 0.12, and THE LAKE ERIE MURDERS was at 0.12.  A&E’s BIOGRAPHY: DOLLY was at 0.09, and WILLIE NELSON:  AMERICAN OUTLAW was at 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 12, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 1.07 3,497
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.61 1,677
3 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:04 PM 56 0.49 2,381
4 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,386
5 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.36 1,697
6 NBA HORSE CHALLENGE: NBA HORSE CHALLENGE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.32 686
7 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.31 1,222
8 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.27 515
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.27 1,699
10 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 483
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:03 PM 30 0.26 1,007
12 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 34 0.26 586
13 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 29 0.26 912
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.26 966
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.25 996
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.25 880
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,492
18 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.24 766
19 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.23 996
20 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,696
21 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,931
22 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 690
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,409
24 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 1,374
25 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: QUESTION OF FAITH, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.21 1,356
26 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,525
27 IN THE KITCHEN J. GAINES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.20 967
28 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.20 1,034
29 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 2,009
30 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.20 843
31 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,911
32 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,279
33 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.19 651
34 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: WHITE HOUSE DOWN AMC 6:00 PM 120 0.19 797
35 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,432
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,429
37 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,860
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,498
39 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,719
40 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 670
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,268
42 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 929
43 COUNTING CARS SPECIAL HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.18 851
44 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,709
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,256
46 AMERICA TOGETHER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,321
47 EXT MKOVR HOME ED REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 982
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,340
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,270
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,057
51 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.17 570
52 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,659
53 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.16 815
54 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,849
55 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,863
56 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 811
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 475
58 AMERICA TOGETHER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,824
59 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.14 708
60 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,686
61 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.14 621
62 RAW TERROR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 718
63 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 492
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,754
65 EXT MKOVR HOME ED REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 781
66 BATTLE IN THE HOLY LAND FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,466
67 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.13 275
68 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 677
69 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.13 438
70 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 63 0.13 784
71 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 477
72 HARVEY WEINSTEIN:BREAKING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 546
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 998
74 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 257
75 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 52 0.12 893
76 LAKE ERIE MURDERS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.12 665
77 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 245
78 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.12 615
79 RUN (SRS) HBO PRIME 10:37 PM 30 0.12 352
80 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.12 443
81 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 239
82 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.10 293
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 280
84 BATTLE IN THE HOLY LAND FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 628
85 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 794
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,211
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 261
88 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: STALKER IN THE ATTIC LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 480
89 THIS IS STAND UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 105 0.09 260
90 BIOGRAPHY: DOLLY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 1,264
91 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 217
92 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 55 0.09 351
93 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 624
94 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 34 0.08 1,195
95 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 959
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 571
97 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 536
98 DEAD SEA SCROLLS:DOOMSDAY SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 421
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 296
100 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 242
101 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:08 PM 112 0.07 1,056
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 889
103 VATICAN EASTER MASS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 37 0.07 769
104 AM JOY MSNBC 10:00 AM 94 0.07 996
105 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 850
106 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 905
107 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 149
108 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 309
109 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 796
110 TD JAKES: THE LIGHT: THE LIGHT PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 120 0.07 320
111 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:37 AM 23 0.07 874
112 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 497
113 FORBIDDEN HISTORY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 352
114 WILLIE NELSON:AMRCN OUTLW: WILLIE NELSON: AMERICAN OUTLAW A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.06 671
115 DEAD SEA SCROLLS:DOOMSDAY SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 374
116 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 213
117 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 259
118 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.06 248
119 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 513
120 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,015
121 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 423
122 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 596
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 819
124 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 285
125 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 364
126 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 6:36 PM 27 0.05 263
127 BIBLIA, LA UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 60 0.05 131
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 258
129 BIBLIA, LA UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 130
130 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 501
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 515
132 DOLLY PARTON: 50 YRS OPRY: DOLLY PARTON: 50 YEARS AT THE OPRY A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.05 653
133 BIOGRAPHY: DOLLY A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.05 375
134 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 12:16 AM 61 0.05 198
135 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 368
136 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 460
137 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 203
138 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 255
139 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.04 627
140 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.04 365
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 285
142 TWO GUYS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 AM 30 0.04 183
143 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.04 440
144 BIBLIA, LA UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60 0.04 120
145 IFC MOVIE: BLADE IFC TV 6:15 PM 165 0.04 139
146 SINNERS WANTED: SINNERS WANTED TV ONE 4:00 PM 120 0.04 217
147 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 339
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 407
149 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 115
150 FROM SCRATCH FYI 3:00 PM 60 0.03 104

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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.