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August 22, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.20.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CANDY CRUSH, the US AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, the 8:30PM rerun of FAMILY GUY, the 9PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS, and the rerun of AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOMEVIDEOS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 20.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of Starz’s SURVIVOR’S REMORSE was dead even with the 2016 premiere at 0.41, airing after a POWER episode that was up 0.07 to 0.85.  On TNT, THE LAST SHIP returned at 0.34/0.30, which compares to last season’s 0.41/0.39 (but that premiere aired against the NBA Finals; Week 2 was at 0.57).  Things didn’t get prettier at Showtime, where the final season of EPISODES premiered at 0.05/239K (the 2015 premiere was 0.17), and DICE returned at 0.03/177K (0.11 in 2016), after TWIN PEAKS rose 0.04 to 0.10, and RAY DONOVAN was down 0.02 to 0.27.

There was no suspense about the winner of Sunday cable, as HBO’s GAME OF THRONES declined 0.27 to 4.71, after which BALLERS lost 0.13 to 1.08, INSECURE held at 0.66, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT fell 0.15 to 0.67.  On Adult Swim, RICK & MORTY slipped 0.11 to 1.26, and DECKER: MINDWIPE was down 0.04 to 0.44.  FX’s THE STRAIN fell 0.05 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES ticked up to 0.22.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF aired 2 episodes at 0.22/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.21.  

Unscripted was led by NFL Network’s Preseason game at 0.66.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE aired 2 hours at 0.65/0.59, compared to 0.49 last week, and SPOUSE HOUSE was up 0.08 to 0.31.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID ticked up to 0.47.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.45.  On Bravo, SHAHS OF SUNSET ticked up to 0.43.  HGTV’s busy line-up was led by CARIBBEAN LIFE at 0.38/0.36, compared to last week’s 0.42/0.39.  On E!, a REUNION ROAD TRIP special was at 0.38, LIFE OF KYLIE fell 0.09 to 0.35, and WAGS returned at 0.26.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE was at 0.36, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.29.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER gained 0.06 to 0.35, and ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.31.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE lost 0.03 to 0.27.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 20.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday August 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 9:04 PM 70 4.71 10,236
2 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:52 PM 12 2.09 4,527
3 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 1.26 2,288
4 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:16 PM 29 1.08 2,355
5 POWER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 59 0.85 1,898
6 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:16 PM 29 0.67 1,759
7 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – ATL VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 194 0.66 2,093
8 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:47 PM 28 0.66 1,322
9 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.65 1,850
10 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 TLC 9:02 PM 62 0.59 1,629
11 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:14 PM 16 0.54 1,608
12 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – NO VS. LAC NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 178 0.47 1,606
13 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.47 1,583
14 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CARDINALS/PIRATES ESPN 7:00 PM 197 0.45 1,776
15 DECKER: MINDWIPE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.44 885
16 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,106
17 SURVIVORS REMORSE 4 STARZ PRIMARY 10:01 PM 31 0.41 976
18 DARK KNIGHT THE: DARK KNIGHT THE HBO PRIME 6:20 PM 152 0.38 782
19 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.38 1,868
20 REUNION ROAD TRIP-SP E! 9:30 PM 30 0.38 743
21 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.38 1,201
22 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.36 1,833
23 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE 8 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,207
24 LIFE OF KYLIE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.35 755
25 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.35 1,827
26 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,253
27 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.35 1,187
28 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,873
29 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,631
30 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,741
31 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,543
32 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 61 0.31 794
33 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – NE VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 150 0.31 1,135
34 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,285
35 SPOUSE HOUSE, THE TLC 10:04 PM 65 0.31 842
36 SWEET HOME RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.30 1,309
37 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,651
38 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,021
39 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:58 PM 32 0.29 749
40 NINETIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 952
41 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:17 PM 73 0.29 731
42 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 671
43 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.27 842
44 RAY DONOVAN S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 46 0.27 1,061
45 WAGS MIAMI E! 10:00 PM 60 0.26 509
46 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GREENVILLE, NC/RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, C ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.26 1,113
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 129 0.26 629
48 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 517
49 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,673
50 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.23 742
51 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,841
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 493
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,672
54 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,540
55 TEEN WOLF SSN 6B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 448
56 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 11:00 AM 106 0.21 836
57 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,013
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 483
59 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 808
60 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,026
61 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.18 925
62 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 666
63 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: AT HOME IN MITFORD HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.18 1,338
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 910
65 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 12:46 PM 74 0.18 717
66 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 128 0.17 496
67 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,189
68 TEEN WOLF SSN 6B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 379
69 TIME MACHINE: NEW AGE OF TERROR: RISING ENEMY HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.17 547
70 MLB REGULAR SEASON: YANKEES/RED SOX TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 266 0.17 609
71 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.16 804
72 I WAS PREY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.16 648
73 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 520
74 ICE CREAM NATION FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 588
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 802
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 745
77 ICE CREAM NATION FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.15 530
78 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,248
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 840
80 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 AM 24 0.14 322
81 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 141 0.14 319
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 792
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 677
84 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 996
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 733
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.14 891
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.14 799
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 681
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,056
90 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,029
91 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GSM-MURDER MOST MEDIEVAL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.12 1,350
92 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 470
93 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.12 763
94 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – GB VS. WAS NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.12 311
95 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 929
96 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/HUDDERSFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:22 AM 131 0.11 289
97 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 670
98 TIA MOWRY AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.11 473
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 899
100 GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.11 462
101 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 311
102 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 969
103 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,089
104 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN SHOWTIME PRIME 8:02 PM 53 0.10 329
105 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:06 PM 54 0.10 210
106 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 396
107 TALKING W/ CHRIS HARDWICK AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 297
108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 792
109 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 856
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 952
111 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 733
112 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 628
113 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 284
114 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 539
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 307
116 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: CANADA/VENEZUELA ESPN2 10:00 AM 137 0.09 344
117 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 30 0.09 335
118 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 366
119 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.09 673
120 TOP GEAR AMERICA BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 187
121 LPGA TOUR: 2017 SOLHEIM CUP GOLF CHANNEL 10:30 AM 340 0.09 795
122 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.09 327
123 NFL PRESEASON NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.09 252
124 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.09 314
125 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.08 287
126 INDYCAR SERIES L: POCONO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:47 PM 166 0.08 618
127 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 408
128 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 299
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 651
130 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.08 299
131 VIDIOTS MTV2 2:00 AM 30 0.08 133
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 293
133 MASH AMC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 459
134 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.07 137
135 AMATEUR BASEBALL        L ESPN2 12:17 PM 103 0.07 235
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 292
137 NHRA L: BRAINERD FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 187 0.07 412
138 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 183
139 GREEN MILE, THE: GREEN MILE, THE MAXPRIME 2:35 PM 189 0.07 165
140 CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 237
141 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 47 0.07 311
142 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 514
143 XTREME WATERPARKS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 185
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 237
145 NFL PRESEASON NFL NETWORK 2:00 AM 18 0.07 172
146 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 162
147 MONSTER  JAM FOX SPORTS 1 5:07 PM 57 0.07 275
148 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 216
149 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 627
150 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L: CINCINNATI/FINAL ESPN2 3:54 PM 124 0.06 331

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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.