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July 25, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.23.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, NBC’s preliminary ratings were quite different after adjustment for the NASCAR overrun.  That scored 1.1, and then SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MEGYN KELLY was at 0.5 (still up 0.1 from last week, probably because of the 9PM airtime), as was the SPARTAN finale.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jul 23.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite significant competition from Discovery, HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was the night’s monarch, down a mild 0.38 from last week’s record-breaking premiere, and up 0.66 from the 2d 2016 episode–and still up from the 2016 season premiere.  BALLERS and INSECURE couldn’t have asked for more from a lead-in, and BALLERS had a 1.22 premiere, up 0.43 from last year’s premiere (and up 0.12 from the series premiere in 2015), while INSECURE was at 0.55, up a mammoth 0.44 from last year’s series premiere, and up 0.29 from the season finale.  Starz’s POWER continues to hold extremely well against THRONES, up 0.08 to 0.82.  TNT’s CLAWS slipped 0.02 to 0.45.  FX’s THE STRAIN took a big 0.22 hit from last week’s season premiere to 0.30.  Things stayed sad at Showtime, where TWIN PEAKS dropped 0.02 to 0.09, and I’M DYING UP HERE ticked off the chart to 0.04/126K.  In late-night, Adult Swim’s DECKER: MINDWIPE ticked up to 0.34, and APOLLO GAUNTLET was down 0.04 to 0.24.

SHARK WEEK began on Discovery, led by 1.88 for PHELPS VS SHARK, and with 1.29 for the SHARK-CROCODILE SHOWDOWN, 0.95 for GREAT WHITE SERIAL KILLER LIVES, 0.91 for GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION, and 0.59 for SHARK AFTER DARK.  Those 7-10PM numbers are far better than 2016, when the week kicked off at 0.90/0.90/0.84/0.55.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE rose 0.07 to 0.48, and SPOUSE HOUSE was steady at 0.22. ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.45.  On Food Network, FOOD NETWORK STAR fell 0.08 to 0.40, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.02 to 0.26.  HGTV’s extensive Sunday programming was led by ISLAND HUNTERS at 0.39/0.37, compared to last week’s 0.44/0.38. Univision’s GOLD CUP match was at 0.39, and Fox Sports 1’s English-language coverage was at 0.31.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dropped 0.07 to 0.38.  On ID, ON THE CASE gained 0.03 to 0.35, and AMERICAN MONSTER was down 0.06 to 0.29.  E!’s BOTCHED ticked down to 0.28, and FAMOUSLY SINGLE was down 0.02 to 0.13.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE dropped 0.08 to 0.24.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jul 23.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 23, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 4.33 9,270
2 PHELPS VS SHARK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 66 1.88 4,782
3 SHARK-CROC SHOWDOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:06 PM 60 1.29 3,087
4 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 30 1.22 2,476
5 GW SERIAL KILLER LIVES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.95 2,514
6 GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:06 PM 60 0.91 2,150
7 POWER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 58 0.82 1,789
8 SHARK AFTER DARK 2017 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:06 PM 30 0.59 1,334
9 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 32 0.55 1,118
10 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.48 1,371
11 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CARDINALS/CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 184 0.45 2,121
12 CLAWS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,265
13 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 139 0.42 1,274
14 FOOD NETWORK STAR 13 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,722
15 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,701
16 COPA ORO 2017 24 UNI: JAMAICA / MEXICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 152 0.39 845
17 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,051
18 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,802
19 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,403
20 DECKER: MINDWIPE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.34 728
21 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,701
22 SUNDAY MOVIE: JUST GO WITH IT FREEFORM 9:30 PM 150 0.32 769
23 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: SEMI:MEXICO/JAMAICA FOX SPORTS 1 8:56 PM 127 0.31 794
24 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,454
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:04 PM 86 0.30 805
26 PHILLY STREET FLIPPIN HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.30 1,252
27 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 61 0.30 913
28 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,536
29 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,228
30 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.28 818
31 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,505
32 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 927
33 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 612
34 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.25 986
35 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 613
36 APOLLO GAUNTLET ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 513
37 NINETIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 860
38 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: STORY OF A GIRL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.22 998
39 SPOUSE HOUSE, THE TLC 10:04 PM 65 0.22 612
40 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,053
41 HISTORY OF COMEDY CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 917
42 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.19 353
43 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: REAL MADRID/MANCHESTER UNITED ESPN 5:00 PM 131 0.19 443
44 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.19 591
45 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:02 PM 60 0.17 396
46 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.17 331
47 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 523
48 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:01 PM 47 0.16 676
49 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:11 PM 49 0.16 483
50 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.15 939
51 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.15 992
52 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 940
53 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 10:40 AM 120 0.15 429
54 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 474
55 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,413
56 FUTBOL CENTRAL 7/23 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 30 0.14 326
57 TIA MOWRY AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.14 470
58 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.14 556
59 FAMOUSLY SINGLE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.13 349
60 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.13 571
61 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,260
62 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 323
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 642
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,385
65 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 303
66 ERIN BROCKOVICH: ERIN BROCKOVICH HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 131 0.12 400
67 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 263
68 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 750
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 737
70 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 444
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 642
72 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 638
73 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 2:03 PM 127 0.11 328
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 613
75 KH PRESENTS: NEXT LEVEL COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.11 265
76 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 674
77 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.11 361
78 MLB REGULAR SEASON: ASTROS/ORIOLES TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 220 0.11 332
79 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 858
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 955
81 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,045
82 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 588
83 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 747
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 684
85 BASKETBALL              L ESPN2 6:10 PM 118 0.10 192
86 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 642
87 PEARL HARBOR: PEARL HARBOR HBO PRIME 7:31 AM 183 0.10 258
88 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 788
89 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 786
90 UNSUNG TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 307
91 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,061
92 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 267
93 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.09 167
94 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.09 241
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 549
96 SHARK VS PREDATOR NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.09 307
97 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 90 0.09 471
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 838
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 594
100 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 878
101 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.09 308
102 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 56 0.09 219
103 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 265
104 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2017 STAGE 21 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:34 AM 212 0.08 435
105 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 464
106 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 91 0.08 186
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 582
108 BASKETBALL              L: TEAM CHALLENGE ALS/FEW GOOD MEN ESPN2 4:00 PM 130 0.08 154
109 VICE SPECIAL REPORT: HBO PRIME 12:40 PM 83 0.08 245
110 TOP SECRET SWIMMING HOLES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 296
111 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 697
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 720
113 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.08 132
114 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 882
115 NASCAR VICTORY LANE P FOX SPORTS 1 11:03 PM 27 0.08 224
116 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 195
117 LIVE FROM: THE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 120 0.08 459
118 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 964
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 285
120 SUNDAY FILM FESTIVAL SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 30 0.07 258
121 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 448
122 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 610
123 OJ SIMPSON:JUSTICE SERVED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 786
124 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 488
125 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.07 209
126 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA 2 SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:02 AM 60 0.07 144
127 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 149
128 TALKING W/ CHRIS HARDWICK AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 172
129 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-170125 BBAD EP 1225 7/23/17 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.07 157
130 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 154
131 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.06 177
132 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 254
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 285
134 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 286
135 SUNDAY FILM FESTIVAL SUNDANCE TV 4:30 PM 90 0.06 207
136 ALIENS: ALIENS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 137 0.06 166
137 LIFT EVERY VOICE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:01 AM 32 0.05 246
138 WEDDING SINGER, THE MAXPRIME 8:20 AM 97 0.05 97
139 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH ESPN2 6:00 AM 30 0.05 132
140 TOUR DE FRANCE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 AM 34 0.05 245
141 JURY SPEAKS, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 202
142 CHAMPION GOLFER OF YEAR: 2017 OPEN CHP-FINAL RD GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.05 339
143 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: WAS AT ARI/NYY AT SEA MLB NETWORK 4:34 PM 196 0.05 202
144 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 104
145 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.05 262
146 SPIDER-MAN 2: SPIDER-MAN 2 MAXPRIME 5:50 PM 127 0.05 124
147 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: VANCOUVER WHITECAPS/PORTLAND TIMBERS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 146 0.05 127
148 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY MAXPRIME 1:40 PM 157 0.05 112
149 12 ROUNDS MAXPRIME 10:20 PM 108 0.05 124
150 JOYFUL N. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 61 0.04 205

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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.