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May 4, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.2.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL, 60 MINUTES, THE EQUALIZER, BOB’S BURGERS and the reruns of  ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and the 9PM THE SIMPSONS.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final season premiere of FX’s POSE was at 0.12/0.12, which compared to 0.26 for the last premiere in 2019 (on a Tuesday).  The season premiere of Starz’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE was at an utterly dismal zero/47K & zero/52K (compared to 0.10/0.08 for its last premiere in 2017), and although we usually cover Starz originals here, if that doesn’t rise we’re going to stop providing ratings for that show.  It was followed by CONFRONTING A SERIAL KILLER, steady at 0.01/52K, and THE GLOAMING back down that tick to oblivion at zero/34K.

AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was steady at 0.26, with GANGS OF LONDON (no longer in primetime) down a tick to 0.03/132K.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned from an off-week at 0.21, MARE OF EASTTOWN impressively kept rising, up another 0.02 to 0.12, and THE NEVERS ticked up to 0.07.  Adult Swim’s BIRDGIRL rose 0.04 to 0.20.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART fell 0.06 to 0.17.  On Showtime, DESUS & MERO was at 0.03, CITY ON A HILL was steady at 0.03/426K, and COUPLES THERAPY was at 0.02/85K & zero/30K compared to last week’s 0.01/61K & 0.01/59K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable overall, despite a 2nd consecutive considerable drop, this time down 0.09 to 0.47, with EXTREME SISTERS down 0.03 to 0.21.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.43.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA dropped 0.05 to 0.36, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.02 to 0.25.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT was at 0.33, and its FORMULA 1 race was at 0.31.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN TAKEOVER was at 0.32.  On A&E, BIOGRAPHY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE was at 0.31, and WWE’S MOST WANTED was down 0.05 to 0.22.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID lost 0.05 to 0.26, and 6 DEGREES OF MIKE ROWE was down 0.02 to 0.10.  On ID, ON THE CASE ticked down to 0.20, and EVIL LIVES HERE ticked up to 0.19.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.19.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE jumped 0.08 to 0.17.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was at 0.15/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 2, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 131 0.47 2,014
2 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 2:54 PM 215 0.43 2,739
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,175
4 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NY METS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:00 PM 243 0.33 1,365
5 HOME TOWN TAKEOVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 94 0.32 2,493
6 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: PORTUGUESE GRAND PRIX ESPN 9:53 AM 128 0.31 902
7 BIOGRAPHY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.31 790
8 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:34 PM 59 0.29 1,736
9 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 67 0.26 1,033
10 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.26 1,354
11 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 798
12 WWE MOST WANTED TREASURES A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.22 563
13 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:03 PM 32 0.21 849
14 EXTREME SISTERS TLC 10:11 PM 60 0.21 970
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 11:03 PM 27 0.20 694
16 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 912
17 BIRDGIRL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.20 340
18 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:32 AM 88 0.20 552
19 LIGA MX PT SUN: UNAM VS AMERICA TUDN 10:00 PM 123 0.19 433
20 NASCAR CUP POST L FOX SPORTS 1 6:29 PM 31 0.19 964
21 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 847
22 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,632
23 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:11 PM 49 0.17 890
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 529
25 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.17 556
26 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:00 PM 158 0.16 440
27 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 31 0.15 435
28 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.15 779
29 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.15 445
30 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.14 901
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.13 384
32 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: NASHVILLE/INTER MIAMI CF ESPN 1:00 PM 123 0.13 283
33 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:34 PM 146 0.13 352
34 MARE OF EASTTOWN HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 60 0.12 918
35 POSE FX 10:00 PM 72 0.12 498
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:55 AM 157 0.12 359
37 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:11 PM 131 0.12 366
38 POSE FX 11:12 PM 80 0.12 370
39 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,358
40 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 417
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.12 357
42 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 84 0.12 733
43 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.11 544
44 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,174
45 STORY OF LATE NIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,027
46 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 857
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.11 307
48 TIME MACHINE: REVEALED: HUNT FOR BIN LADEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 125 0.11 730
49 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/LA GALAXY FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 151 0.11 285
50 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:10 PM 50 0.11 363
51 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.10 598
52 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 578
53 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 810
54 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: VALENCIA VS. BARCELONA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.10 217
55 SIX DEGREES MIKE ROWE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.10 473
56 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,159
57 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,533
58 LA JUGADA TUDN 12:03 AM 60 0.10 205
59 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.10 328
60 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 8:30 AM 83 0.09 310
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 300
62 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 348
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 646
64 BIOGRAPHY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE A&E NETWORK 12:04 AM 120 0.09 237
65 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 30 0.09 341
66 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,284
67 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 11:00 PM 60 0.09 293
68 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 41 0.09 277
69 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: NORTH DAKOTA STATE/SAM HOUSTON STATE ESPN 3:03 PM 187 0.09 328
70 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 75 0.09 650
71 SUNDAY MOVIE: NOW YOU SEE ME FREEFORM 10:20 PM 160 0.09 186
72 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.09 618
73 BIOGRAPHY: ROWDY RODDY PIPER A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.09 281
74 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 539
75 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 957
76 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.08 511
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 656
78 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 565
79 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 443
80 MASTERMIND OF MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 363
81 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 110 0.08 636
82 INDYCAR SERIES L: TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 143 0.08 407
83 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 936
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 591
85 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: ESCAPE FROM THE TOWERS HISTORY 1:01 PM 121 0.07 395
86 NEVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 55 0.07 515
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 589
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 538
89 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 284
90 PBA BOWLING D: PBA PLAYOFFS – ROUND OF 16 FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.07 406
91 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 774
92 MONSTERS & MYSTER REPACK: TMYA-2R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.07 416
93 IFC MOVIE: WOLVERINE, THE IFC TV 9:00 PM 165 0.07 163
94 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:23 PM 17 0.07 286
95 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: HOW I MET YOUR MURDERER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.07 441
96 TIME MACHINE: 102 MIN THAT CHANGED AMR 15TH AN HISTORY 3:02 PM 178 0.07 441
97 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 246
98 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 127
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 584
100 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,205
101 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:22 PM 38 0.07 180
102 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 10:01 PM 60 0.06 262
103 TIME MACHINE: REVEALED: HUNT FOR BIN LADEN HISTORY 12:03 AM 124 0.06 324
104 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS/SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 9:00 PM 191 0.06 219
105 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: NORTH DAKOTA/JAMES MADISON ESPN2 6:00 PM 180 0.06 251
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 197
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 531
108 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 287
109 AIR DISASTERS SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 204
110 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.05 203
111 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 711
112 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 370
113 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 938
114 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 393
115 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 61 0.05 295
116 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:38 AM 58 0.05 156
117 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 1:00 AM 60 0.05 142
118 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 464
119 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT TOR/DET AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:08 PM 190 0.05 245
120 LEGEND OF BIGFOOT: TMMY-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 120 0.05 326
121 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 92
122 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 575
123 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 677
124 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:00 PM 61 0.05 271
125 RUNNING WILD SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 182
126 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.04 169
127 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 919
128 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 137
129 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 73
130 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 406
131 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 749
132 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS PUEBLA FOX DEPORTES 7:51 PM 139 0.04 101
133 WICKED TUNA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.04 377
134 SOTZ: DOWN UNDER COMPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 251
135 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 259
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 202
137 MOTOGP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:40 PM 90 0.04 166
138 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 102
139 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 517
140 LIGA MX EN 60 TUDN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 68
141 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 321
142 SOCCER XTRA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 82
143 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.03 437
144 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 313
145 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.03 593
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: DRAFT RECAP NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.03 109
147 DEEP WATER SALVAGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 275
148 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:15 AM 45 0.03 251
149 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 562
150 DESUS & MERO S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.03 48

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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.