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July 24, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SHADES OF BLUE and the rerun of TKO: TOTAL KNOCK-OUT lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 22.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SHARK WEEK is the happiest week of the year for Discovery, and it was off to a big start with all 4 of the night’s top shows:  SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK at 1.21, RONDA ROUSEY UNCAGED at 0.95, BEAR VS SHARK at 0.86, and ALIEN SHARKS at 0.66, with SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.44.  

The night’s scripted shows were led by Starz’s POWER, down 0.08 to 0.57.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN gained 0.04 to 0.52, and MOSTLY 4 MILLENIALS was at 0.31/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.25.  TNT’s CLAWS ticked up to 0.25.  The season finale of FX’s POSE was steady at 0.28.  On HBO, SHARP OBJECTS stabilized at 0.28, and SUCCESSION ticked up to 0.17.  AMC’s PREACHER rose 0.05 to 0.26.  On Showtime, THE AFFAIR ticked down to 0.08, WHO IS AMERICA tumbled off the chart with a 0.06 drop to 0.05/161K, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT fell 0.04 to 0.03/126K.

Non-shark unscripted was topped by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, up 0.06 to 0.64, with the follow-up show down 0.03 to 0.48.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.43.  On Food Network, FOOD NETWORK STAR dipped 0.03 to 0.38, and IRON CHEF AMERICA was down 0.03 to 0.18.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC ticked up to 0.37.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER gained 0.06 to 0.36, and ON THE CASE was down 0.03 to 0.30.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS climbed 0.06 to 0.33, and VERY CAVALLARI ticked down to 0.20.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE held at 0.33.  HGTV’s line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.30/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.41/0.37.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 22.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 1.21 3,163
2 RONDA ROUSEY UNCAGED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.95 2,449
3 BEAR VS SHARK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.86 2,253
4 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.64 2,086
5 POWER 5 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 59 0.57 1,357
6 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.52 1,051
7 90 DAY FIANCE: WHAT NOW TLC 10:05 PM 64 0.48 1,549
8 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,297
9 SHARK AFTER DARK LIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 60 0.44 982
10 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 174 0.43 2,497
11 FOOD NETWORK STAR 14 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,373
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.37 974
13 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,517
14 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.33 610
15 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 62 0.33 822
16 MOSTLY 4 MILLENNIALS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 611
17 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.30 1,719
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,373
19 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,760
20 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,468
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,708
22 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:09 PM 21 0.29 1,945
23 POSE FX 9:00 PM 79 0.28 781
24 SHARP OBJECTS HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 52 0.28 1,033
25 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,630
26 MOSTLY 4 MILLENNIALS ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 514
27 SUNDAY MOVIE: DR. SEUSS THE LORAX, 2012 FREEFORM 9:55 PM 125 0.26 817
28 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,479
29 PREACHER AMC 10:00 PM 64 0.26 819
30 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.25 898
31 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 923
32 VERY CAVALLARI E! 10:00 PM 60 0.20 379
33 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:20 AM 36 0.20 483
34 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 115 0.19 759
35 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: FATHERS NIGHTMARE, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 819
36 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 434
37 HOME RUN  DERBY ESPN 9:01 PM 119 0.19 537
38 IRON CHEF AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 758
39 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 669
40 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:56 AM 34 0.18 445
41 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 57 0.17 637
42 EXTINCT OR ALIVE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.16 714
43 HISTORY OF COMEDY CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 777
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.16 429
45 NASCAR RAIN DELAY: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:04 PM 185 0.16 1,054
46 2000S CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 735
47 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: SHOGUN/SMITH FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 188 0.15 492
48 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 162 0.14 372
49 MLB REGULAR SEASON: CARDINALS/CUBS TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 214 0.14 584
50 SNOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 6:56 PM 119 0.14 500
51 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 951
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,497
53 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 929
54 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 808
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 644
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 257
57 VET GONE WILD ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.13 670
58 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.13 847
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 410
60 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 269
61 MY HAUNTED HOUSE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 334
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 763
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,433
64 OBJECTIFIED: STEVEN TYLER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,224
65 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: GERMAN GRAND PRIX ESPN2 9:05 AM 134 0.12 535
66 WICKED TUNA OBX CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 561
67 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 501
68 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 272
69 HAUNTED THINGS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 399
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 683
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 268
72 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,420
73 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.12 573
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 594
75 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 244
76 NAUGHTY & DELICIOUS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.11 725
77 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.11 321
78 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: LIVERPOOL/BORUSSIA DORTMUND ESPN 4:00 PM 121 0.11 282
79 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 977
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 575
81 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.11 327
82 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,471
83 THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 374
84 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.10 550
85 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 872
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 606
87 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 874
88 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.10 353
89 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,261
90 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: JACKSON TN UNDERDOGS/TEAM FREDETTE ESPN 12:00 PM 122 0.10 196
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 635
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,031
93 CULTS/EXTREME BELIEF SPCL A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.10 379
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 611
95 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 639
96 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,210
97 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.09 280
98 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 2:02 PM 118 0.09 249
99 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,042
100 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:01 PM 59 0.09 259
101 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 504
102 LIGA MX L: SANTOS LAGUNA / LOBOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 151 0.09 215
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 718
104 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,060
105 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMP MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 119 0.08 186
106 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.08 310
107 RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS: CUP BRACKET AND CEREMONY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 124 0.08 369
108 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 459
109 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 30 0.08 238
110 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 426
111 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 285
112 AFFAIR, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 55 0.08 483
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 624
114 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MSM-MURDER ON THE MENU HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.07 1,039
115 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:01 PM 60 0.07 178
116 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.07 216
117 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 513
118 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: SHOGUN/SMITH FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.07 271
119 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 7:10 AM 118 0.07 207
120 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 718
121 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 352
122 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 636
123 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2018 STAGE 15 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:58 AM 244 0.06 315
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 303
125 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 62 0.06 538
126 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 8:30 AM 35 0.06 241
127 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 686
128 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 5:08 PM 60 0.06 156
129 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 610
130 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 463
131 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 789
132 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 260
133 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.05 632
134 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 295
135 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 182
136 ALASKAS GRIZZLY GAUNTLET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 286
137 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 251
138 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: DOWN FOR WHATEVER TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.05 180
139 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 301
140 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.05 158
141 DOUBLE DARE NEW TEENNICK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 101
142 MATTER OF FACT W/ SOLEDAD A&E NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 130
143 WHO IS AMERICA S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 28 0.05 161
144 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 135
145 WORLDS WILDEST WEATHER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 223
146 GREAT WALL, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 103 0.04 161
147 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.04 249
148 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 28 0.04 209
149 HBO BAD: 7/21/18: N/A HBO PRIME 9:10 AM 136 0.04 151
150 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS MAXPRIME 4:10 PM 108 0.04 133

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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.