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April 18, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only adjustment from early numbers was a 0.1 boost for the BOB’S BURGERS rerun.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 16.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy night for pay-TV.  On HBO, the final season of THE LEFTOVERS launched at 0.39, down 0.09 from its last season finale, but up 0.06 from the Season 2 premiere; the series finale of GIRLS rose 0.02 to 0.35; VEEP returned with a 0.27 season premiere that was down a big 0.25 from the 2016 premiere (albeit on a night elevated by GAME OF THRONES); and LAST WEEK TONIGHT rose 0.02 to 0.43.  On Showtime, GUERILLA premiered with an awful 0.06/182K that didn’t even hit the chart, although it didn’t hurt BILLIONS, which ticked up to 0.29.  Starz premiered THE WHITE PRINCESS at an OK 0.16.  

Sunday cable was dominated by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFF games at 2.20/2.12/1.04 (led by Oklahoma City vs. Houston).  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA edged up 0.02 to 1.12, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC was down 0.06 to 0.66.  Food Network launched IRON CHEF GAUNTLET at 0.64, IRON CHEF EATS at 0.39/0.32, and LEGEND OF IRON CHEF at 0.34.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was steady at 0.63, with a post-show at 0.48.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS lost 0.05 to 0.57.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.48.  On TLC, LONG LOST FAMILY held at 0.37, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE jumped a tenth to 0.36, and LONG ISLAND MEDIUM was down 0.06 to 0.27.  ID’s SCENE OF THE CRIME was at 0.35, and DISAPPEARED was at 0.32.  USA’s BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW special was at 0.13.  On AMC, TALKING WITH CHRIS HARDWICK fell a tenth to 0.12, and COMIC BOOK MEN was down 0.03 to 0.08.

The non-pay side of scripted was led by Adult Swim’s late-night YOUR PRETTY FACE, up 0.06 to 0.62.  AMC’s INTO THE BADLANDS stabilized after last week’s plunge, down 0.06 to 0.52.  FX’s FEUD rebounded from last week, up 0.08 to 0.36.  E!’s THE ARRANGEMENT slipped 0.02 to 0.26.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART was steady at 0.25.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 16.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 16, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: OKLAHOMA CITY/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:17 PM 146 2.20 5,161
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CHICAGO/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:40 PM 157 2.12 5,138
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.12 2,796
4 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: ATLANTA/WASHINGTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:09 PM 163 1.04 2,581
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 40 0.79 1,973
6 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:43 PM 57 0.79 1,808
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.66 1,625
8 IRON CHEF GAUNTLET FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,934
9 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.63 1,990
10 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.62 1,251
11 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,172
12 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,416
13 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 123 0.49 1,204
14 NAKED AND AFRAID XL SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.48 1,538
15 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CARDINALS/YANKEES ESPN 8:00 PM 206 0.48 1,759
16 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:07 PM 30 0.43 1,181
17 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.40 1,592
18 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.39 1,765
19 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,738
20 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 60 0.39 895
21 IRON CHEF EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,240
22 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.38 1,783
23 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.38 1,652
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.37 912
25 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.37 1,757
26 FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN FX 10:00 PM 65 0.36 1,306
27 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,580
28 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.36 1,593
29 GIRLS HBO PRIME 10:05 PM 31 0.35 741
30 SCENE OF THE CRIME W/TONY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,356
31 LEGEND OF IRON CHEF FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,150
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 742
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.33 721
34 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 132 0.32 816
35 IRON CHEF EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 978
36 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,338
37 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,092
38 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.31 692
39 BILLIONS S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 56 0.29 847
40 TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.29 1,172
41 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.27 1,295
42 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:37 PM 29 0.27 659
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:26 PM 94 0.26 613
44 ARRANGEMENT E! 10:00 PM 60 0.26 595
45 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,155
46 NHL QTR FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/COLUMBUS CNBC 6:00 PM 206 0.25 613
47 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,127
48 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 9:30 AM 30 0.24 645
49 NHL QTR FINALS L: EDMONTON/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:47 PM 164 0.24 554
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,878
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,808
52 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.23 1,222
53 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 839
54 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.22 924
55 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,155
56 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,163
57 MASH AMC 11:30 AM 30 0.21 1,022
58 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,631
59 MASH AMC 11:00 AM 30 0.21 1,026
60 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 984
61 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 AM 24 0.20 436
62 MASH AMC 10:30 AM 30 0.19 964
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 845
64 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.19 986
65 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 954
66 MASH AMC 12:00 PM 30 0.18 995
67 NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 167 0.18 592
68 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,292
69 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.18 794
70 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,372
71 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,345
72 TRUTV REEL MOVIES: NORBIT TRUTV 8:00 PM 120 0.17 436
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 751
74 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.17 509
75 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:22 AM 131 0.16 415
76 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.16 808
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 826
78 WHITE PRINCESS, THE STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 58 0.16 633
79 MASH AMC 10:00 AM 30 0.16 846
80 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,272
81 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WOMAN ON THE RUN (2017) LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 632
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 686
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,331
84 PBA BOWLING             L: ROTH/HOLMAN PBA DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.14 511
85 MASH AMC 9:30 AM 30 0.14 769
86 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 363
87 GORBURGER SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.14 295
88 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:37 PM 147 0.14 327
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 620
90 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 366
91 MASH AMC 9:00 AM 30 0.13 667
92 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 493
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 914
94 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,127
95 BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW: BEVERLY HILLS DOG SHOW USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 130 0.13 677
96 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 401
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 632
98 TALKING W/ CHRIS HARDWICK AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 286
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 641
100 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 676
101 MASH AMC 8:30 AM 30 0.12 627
102 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:31 AM 29 0.11 233
103 MASH AMC 8:00 AM 30 0.11 544
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 686
105 F1 RACING L: BAHRAIN CNBC 10:30 AM 137 0.11 413
106 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 930
107 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 532
108 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 436
109 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 689
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 450
111 MASH AMC 7:30 AM 30 0.10 466
112 MASH AMC 6:00 AM 30 0.10 364
113 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.10 205
114 AMAZING FACTS PRESENTS USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 277
115 MASH AMC 6:30 AM 30 0.09 409
116 SR/PENCE-S.KOREA PRES PC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:36 AM 24 0.09 498
117 ANIMAL COPS PHOENIX ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 AM 60 0.09 492
118 BIG TIME RV REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.09 433
119 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.09 179
120 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:09 PM 51 0.09 248
121 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN HBO PRIME 4:25 PM 141 0.09 301
122 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: 2017 BASSMASTER CLASSIC: CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 220
123 MASH AMC 7:00 AM 30 0.08 394
124 PROFILE:60 ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.08 223
125 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:00 AM 30 0.08 195
126 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: MISSOURI/AUBURN ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.08 277
127 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 633
128 ANIMAL COPS PHOENIX ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 AM 60 0.08 374
129 F1 EXTRA CNBC 12:47 PM 43 0.08 245
130 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 706
131 JOURNEY TO CENTER OF EART HBO PRIME 10:20 AM 93 0.07 236
132 CROSSROADS (2002) HBO PRIME 6:40 AM 93 0.07 173
133 BOAT BUYERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 345
134 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 514
135 FINDING JESUS HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 306
136 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 331
137 PRINCE: WHEN DOVES CRY: 101: PRINCE: WHEN DOVES CRY REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 242
138 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 568
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 246
140 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 241
141 PULSE OF AMERICA MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 421
142 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:04 PM 60 0.07 177
143 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 342
144 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.06 116
145 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY: MLBT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 5:21 PM 159 0.06 249
146 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TB AT BOS/PHI AT WAS MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 231 0.06 306
147 BIG TIME RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 325
148 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 577
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 233
150 JUST MARRIED HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 35 0.06 144

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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.