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June 4, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.2.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.8, down 1.7 from 2018’s Game 2.  Elsewhere, the 8:30PM rerun of LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD had a solid season premiere, down just 0.09 from 2018 to 0.59 (down 0.12 from last season’s finale), although the series premiere of NOS4A2 was less impressive, losing more than half its lead-in at 0.29, and the FEAR version of TALKING DEAD returned at 0.11.  FX’s THE WEEKLY premiered at 0.09.  Lifetime’s AMERICAN PRINCESS launched at 0.09/0.06.  BBCAmerica’s LUTHER returned at 0.06.  

On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT was the only new show at 0.31.  Adult Swim’s THE JELLIES was at 0.31/0.27, compared with last week’s 0.28/0.26.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART ticked up to 0.21.  On Showtime, BILLIONS gained 0.03 to 0.15, THE CHI ticked up to 0.12, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT dropped off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.03/126K.  On Starz, THE SPANISH PRINCESS ticked down to 0.06, and VIDA was at 0.03/140K & 0.02/128K, compared to last week’s 0.03/0.01.  

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped unscripted at 0.54/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.46/0.45.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS rose 0.07 to 0.41, and RELATIVELY NAT & LIV was at 0.14.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID returned at 0,38, and RAISING WILD was at 0.18.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.38.  ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage of the COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES was at 0.36/0.35/0.33/0.28, and ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.36.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dipped 0.02 to 0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC gained 0.06 to 0.31.  On ID, FAMILY MAN, FAMILY MURDERER was at 0.29, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was at 0.22.  HGTV’s line-up was led by LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.24.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was at 0.19, followed by MARRIAGE RESCUE at 0.17.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday June 2, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.59 1,966
2 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.54 1,859
3 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.41 1,010
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:39 PM 81 0.38 1,049
5 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.38 1,557
6 90 DAY FIANCE HEA LIVE AF TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.38 1,389
7 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: POCONO FOX SPORTS 1 1:41 PM 219 0.38 2,386
8 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 8:30 PM 157 0.36 1,430
9 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: BOSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 219 0.36 1,973
10 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L ESPN 5:11 PM 109 0.35 1,372
11 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,290
12 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: WASHINGTON/UCLA ESPN 1:00 PM 230 0.33 1,276
13 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 4:50 PM 21 0.32 1,127
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,039
15 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:00 AM 90 0.31 778
16 JELLIES, THE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 580
17 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.31 902
18 KONG: SKULL ISLAND: KONG: SKULL ISLAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.30 1,471
19 NOS4A2 AMC 10:05 PM 74 0.29 1,108
20 FAMILY MAN, FAMILY MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,423
21 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,451
22 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 55 0.28 1,293
23 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,325
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 548
25 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,585
26 ROGUE ONE:STAR WARS STORY: ROGUE ONE:STAR WARS STORY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:02 PM 178 0.24 700
27 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,618
28 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,348
29 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,095
30 NASCAR ME CUP POST L FOX SPORTS 1 5:20 PM 10 0.22 1,380
31 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 7:55 PM 35 0.21 878
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 495
33 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,395
34 FEAR TWD BONUS AMC 7:41 PM 79 0.21 1,054
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 528
36 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,266
37 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.20 1,248
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 497
39 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 8:59 PM 61 0.19 564
40 RAISING WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.18 796
41 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.18 804
42 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:15 PM 15 0.18 1,050
43 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 819
44 SOUTHERN CHARM NEW ORLEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.17 644
45 E:60                    L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 419
46 MARRIAGE RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.17 466
47 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 901
48 PGA TOUR: 2019 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 11:58 AM 137 0.17 1,052
49 TIME MACHINE: D-DAY: THE UNTOLD STORIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.17 1,004
50 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 859
51 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 661
52 BILLIONS S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 57 0.15 782
53 THE A&E MOVIE: BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 149 0.14 643
54 RELATIVELY NAT & LIV E! 10:00 PM 60 0.14 299
55 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 446
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 379
57 AQUARIUM, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.12 572
58 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-13R1R07H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.12 322
59 CHI, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.12 328
60 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 11:19 PM 60 0.11 457
61 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.11 479
62 MURDER FOR HIRE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 422
63 NHRA D: CHICAGO FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 180 0.10 679
64 VAMPIRES: MYST MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 446
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,565
66 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,254
67 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 30 0.09 337
68 TRUTH BEHIND MOON LANDING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 445
69 AMERICAN PRINCESS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.09 372
70 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: BAYLOR/UCLA ESPN2 3:00 PM 177 0.09 261
71 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 3:10 PM 25 0.09 326
72 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 358
73 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 353
74 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L ESPN2 11:07 PM 51 0.09 372
75 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 334
76 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 381
77 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 708
78 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,248
79 EGYPTS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 405
80 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 637
81 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 71 0.08 618
82 BBCA MOVIE: AMERICAN GANGSTER BBC-AMERICA 4:30 PM 210 0.08 208
83 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 506
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 590
85 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 658
86 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,412
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 577
88 GO AWAY UNICORN DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 30 0.08 298
89 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L NBA-TV 6:00 PM 90 0.08 189
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,345
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 507
92 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 15 0.07 236
93 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 260
94 TIME MACHINE: D-DAY: THE UNTOLD STORIES HISTORY 12:03 AM 125 0.07 371
95 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:45 PM 15 0.07 248
96 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.07 290
97 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 449
98 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 407
99 REMEMBERING D-DAY: 75 YRS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 731
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 644
101 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L ESPN2 11:57 AM 93 0.07 206
102 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,151
103 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,096
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 290
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 273
106 SUPERSTRUCTURES: ENGINEER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 339
107 SPANISH PRINCESS STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 57 0.06 546
108 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 382
109 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 175
110 ESPN BASES LOADED L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 200
111 REMEMBERING D-DAY: 75 YRS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,222
112 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 163
113 SUPERSTRUCTURES: ENGINEER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 224
114 ESPN BASES LOADED L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 180
115 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:32 AM 60 0.06 175
116 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.06 207
117 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 401
118 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 374
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 487
120 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 396
121 AMERICAN PRINCESS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 220
122 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.06 248
123 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 408
124 SEN. GILLIBRAND TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 834
125 LUTHER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 85 0.06 315
126 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT STL/MIL AT PIT MLB NETWORK 2:17 PM 161 0.06 260
127 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TCU/ARKANSAS ESPNU 9:24 PM 171 0.05 255
128 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 193
129 SUPERSTRUCTURES: ENGINEER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 362
130 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: FLORIDA STATE/GEORGIA ESPNU 6:22 PM 151 0.05 236
131 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 726
132 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 368
133 NHRA SUNDAY LIVE D FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 60 0.05 306
134 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 562
135 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 175
136 SUPERSTRUCTURES: ENGINEER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 181
137 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 837
138 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 794
139 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 724
140 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 254
141 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 836
142 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 216
143 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 211
144 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP GM2 NBA-TV 10:52 PM 128 0.05 191
145 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 661
146 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 808
147 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 618
148 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 340
149 REDEMPTION PROJECT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 299
150 HELL IN THE HEARTLAND HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 331

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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.