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April 28, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS lost 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Showtime’s HOMELAND ended its run at 0.24, up 0.06 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  It was followed by the premiere of PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS (which was available via VOD/streaming from Friday) at 0.04/448K.  On Starz, OUTLANDER ticked down to 0.13, and the final season of VIDA premiered at 0.03/99K compared to last season’s 0.03/0.01. 

ESPN’s LAST DANCE remained huge at 2.27/2.10 (plus 0.39/0.36 on ESPN2), compared to last week’s 2.53/2.25 (plus 0.32/0.30).  On Adult Swim, THREE BUSY DEBRAS ticked down to 0.27, and BEEF HOUSE was also down a tick to 0.23.  On Hallmark, WHEN CALLS THE HEART edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and WHEN HOPE CALLS was up 0.03 to 0.17.  On HBO, WESTWORLD ticked up to 0.21, INSECURE rose 0.04 to 0.20, RUN gained 0.03 to 0.09, and ATLANTA’S MISSING & MURDERED ticked down to 0.08.  KILLING EVE climbed 0.06 to 0.14 on AMC, and was up 0.02 to 0.10 on BBCAmerica. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE edged up 0.02 to 1.20, with the after-show down 0.05 to 0.58.  On Food Network, BUDDY VS DUFF dipped 0.03 to 0.41, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.02 to 0.28.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA fell 0.23 to 0.39 (clip show?) and FAMILY KARMA was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.34/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.31.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE gained 0.05 to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE IN A HURRY lost 0.05 to 0.23.  ID’s ON THE CASE returned at 0.16. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 26, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LAST DANCE ESPN 9:00 PM 60 2.27 5,243
2 LAST DANCE ESPN 10:00 PM 60 2.10 4,801
3 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 182 1.20 3,933
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.65 1,418
5 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.58 2,242
6 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.41 1,551
7 LAST DANCE ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.39 900
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,300
9 LAST DANCE ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.36 856
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.34 1,219
11 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 63 0.34 1,448
12 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.33 1,363
13 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:02 PM 30 0.28 1,052
14 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.28 743
15 NAKED AND AFRAID SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:03 PM 58 0.28 1,274
16 THREE BUSY DEBRAS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.27 502
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,128
18 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,672
19 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.24 958
20 HOMELAND S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 62 0.24 1,258
21 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.23 1,163
22 BEEF HOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.23 406
23 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,175
24 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 1,119
25 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.21 813
26 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.21 1,053
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,795
28 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.20 914
29 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 30 0.20 467
30 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.20 712
31 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.20 842
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 507
33 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 980
34 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.19 1,119
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,215
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,535
37 WHEN HOPE CALLS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,813
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,271
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,249
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,331
41 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,725
42 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 854
43 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,593
44 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 597
45 NASCAR IRACING SERIES L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 104 0.16 818
46 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,653
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,439
48 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 118 0.16 742
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,335
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,050
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,579
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,257
53 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 29 0.16 949
54 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,420
55 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,097
56 FIXER UPPER: A LOOK BACK DIY NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.15 935
57 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 889
58 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 884
59 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:01 PM 24 0.15 478
60 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.15 922
61 MAGNOLIA NETWORK LK AHEAD DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 970
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,106
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,385
64 DETAIL ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 372
65 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,252
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,567
67 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 443
68 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.14 535
69 OUTLANDER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:04 PM 60 0.13 850
70 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,694
71 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 12:00 PM 25 0.13 499
72 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,777
73 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER IN THE GUEST HOUSE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.13 748
74 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,880
75 NORTH WOODS LAW: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 120 0.13 638
76 FIXER UPPER: A LOOK BACK DIY NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.13 785
77 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 417
78 FIXER UPPER: A LOOK BACK DIY NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.13 787
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,524
80 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 772
81 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.12 240
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 946
83 MEN IN BLACK III: MEN IN BLACK III NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 151 0.11 490
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,440
85 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:59 PM 61 0.11 1,320
86 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:05 PM 54 0.11 1,322
87 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 380
88 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 322
89 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 368
90 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.11 216
91 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.10 334
92 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 488
93 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 276
94 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.10 404
95 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.10 197
96 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,758
97 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 616
98 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.09 287
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 543
100 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 319
101 DEADLY CULTS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 382
102 AMERICA TOGETHER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,277
103 RUN (SRS) HBO PRIME 10:33 PM 31 0.09 291
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 295
105 FX MOVIE PRIME: POST, THE FX 7:30 PM 150 0.09 389
106 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 777
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,055
108 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 118 0.08 279
109 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.08 497
110 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 6:30 PM 30 0.08 317
111 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 12:03 AM 63 0.08 384
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,028
113 ATLANTAS MISSING & MURDER HBO PRIME 7:48 PM 60 0.08 372
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,073
115 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 384
116 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 234
117 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,384
118 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.08 283
119 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 300
120 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 850
121 MAGIC CAUGHT ON CAMERA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 298
122 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,016
123 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 227
124 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.07 287
125 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.07 258
126 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 661
127 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,059
128 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 279
129 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 284
130 FORBIDDEN HISTORY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 363
131 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.07 312
132 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 426
133 MADDEN L: MADDEN NFL 20 LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER ESPN2 2:00 PM 188 0.07 140
134 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.07 305
135 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.07 258
136 FLEA MARKET FLIP DIY NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.07 524
137 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 1:06 AM 62 0.07 296
138 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.07 525
139 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 1,126
140 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 966
141 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.06 197
142 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 638
143 ROCKET LEAGUE L ESPN2 5:08 PM 82 0.06 95
144 MAGIC CAUGHT ON CAMERA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.06 267
145 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 201
146 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 368
147 FLEA MARKET FLIP DIY NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.05 461
148 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 191
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 246
150 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 918

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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.