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October 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1.  Football-related adjustments on other networks pushed the reruns of THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S BURGERS down by 1.2 each, 60 MINUTES and THE SIMPSONS down 0.4, and GOD FRIENDED ME, BOB’S BURGERS and the MAGNUM PI rerun down 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.02 from last week to 0.71, which was down 0.09 from the 2017 finale (a far cry from the 2016 results, which was a 2-hour 0.46/0.79 higher than the following year); TALKING DEAD dropped 0.05 from last week to 0.21.  On HBO, the season finale of INSECURE jumped 0.12 to 0.33, which was down 0.07 from 2017; LAST WEEK TONIGHT rose 0.04 to 0.37, BALLERS climbed 0.05 to 0.34, and THE DEUCE ticked down to 0.12.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS slipped 0.02 to 0.37, KIDDING lost 0.02 to 0.09, and THE CIRCUS was down a tick to 0.06.  Adult Swim’s VENTURE BROTHERS edged up 0.02 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES held at 0.23.  As some readers surmised, TNT’s THE LAST SHIP was again mistakenly listed as a rerun by the network or Nielsen, and it fell 0.09 to 0.19/1.2M.  Lifetime’s YOU dropped 0.03 to 0.18, after the lead-in original movie BELIEVE ME LISA MCVEY at 0.26.  Starz’s WARRIORS OF LIBERTY ticked down to 0.02/78K, and AMERICA TO ME was steady at 0.02/54K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led unscripted and Sunday cable in general, steady at 0.82, with a post-show at 0.60, and a pre-show at 0.29.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN WARS was at 0.66/0.48/0.41.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS held at 0.48, and ASHLEE & EVAN was down 0.02 to 0.21.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was steady at 0.44.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE remained at 0.38.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.34/0.33/0.29/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.29.  ID’s ON THE CASE rose 0.02 to 0.30, and AMERICAN MONSTER held at 0.27.  HGTV’s BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS led the line-up at 0.27/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.30.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.82 2,458
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 78 0.71 2,127
3 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.66 1,977
4 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D LIVE TLC 10:01 PM 66 0.60 1,927
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.50 1,202
6 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: DENVER/LOS ANGELES LAKERS ESPN 9:30 PM 158 0.50 1,171
7 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.48 1,601
8 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,006
9 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.44 2,219
10 HALLOWEEN WARS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,195
11 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,084
12 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 30 0.37 1,157
13 SHAMELESS S9 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 53 0.37 1,087
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:08 AM 62 0.36 875
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.34 704
16 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 29 0.34 774
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.33 689
18 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 33 0.33 751
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 90 0.33 688
20 VENTURE BROTHERS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.31 604
21 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,123
22 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.29 1,041
23 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.29 608
24 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,543
25 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,403
26 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,034
27 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,388
28 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN11 MTV 9:32 PM 30 0.26 581
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 671
30 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: BELIEVE ME: LISA MCVEY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.26 1,067
31 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,366
32 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,264
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.24 597
34 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,653
35 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:18 PM 60 0.21 822
36 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,320
37 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.21 571
38 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.21 615
39 ASHLEE & EVAN E! 10:00 PM 30 0.21 453
40 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,224
41 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 669
42 YOU LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.18 556
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 437
44 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 783
45 BEN SHAPIRO ELECTION SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,796
46 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,821
47 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 684
48 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 389
49 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.15 339
50 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 683
51 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,623
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.15 437
53 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,682
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,617
55 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 128 0.14 366
56 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.14 418
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,397
58 NORTH KOREA FROM THE INSI: NORTH KOREA FROM THE INSIDE WITH MICHAEL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 120 0.14 553
59 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.13 519
60 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.13 396
61 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,491
62 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 366
63 KAVANAUGH CONFIRMATON CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,656
64 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 326
65 DEUCE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.12 562
66 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:12 AM 168 0.12 283
67 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 903
68 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 892
69 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 331
70 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 370
71 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 424
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,095
73 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 360
74 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 1,067
75 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 324
76 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,167
77 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.11 283
78 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 855
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 854
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 321
81 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 30 0.10 292
82 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: NEW YORK RED BULLS/ATLANTA UNITED FC ESPN 1:00 PM 127 0.10 244
83 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,048
84 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,419
85 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 343
86 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.10 415
87 FORMULA ONE            L: GRAND PRIX OF RUSSIA ESPN2 7:05 AM 127 0.10 390
88 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.09 223
89 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 757
90 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.09 827
91 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 11:15 AM 105 0.09 249
92 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / MONARCAS MORELIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:55 PM 125 0.09 211
93 SHAPE OF WATER, THE: SHAPE OF WATER, THE HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 123 0.09 298
94 KIDDING S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 27 0.09 281
95 DYING TO BELONG OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 369
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 570
97 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 726
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 588
99 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,118
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 523
101 TRUMP TOWER: THE MEETING MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 867
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 69 0.08 206
103 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/CARDIFF NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 129 0.07 225
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 278
105 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.07 216
106 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 847
107 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 292
108 RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 897
109 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 203
110 MARVEL RISING: SECRET WAR DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 90 0.07 435
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 563
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 476
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 520
114 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 324
115 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 159
116 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 121
117 MLB REGULAR SEASON: YANKEES-RED SOX TBS NETWORK 3:00 PM 215 0.06 255
118 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 355
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 588
120 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 671
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 315
122 CIRCUS, THE S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 30 0.06 293
123 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 789
124 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 188
125 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 624
126 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 257
127 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 539
128 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:03 PM 27 0.05 123
129 BACK TO THE FUTURE MAXPRIME 10:10 AM 116 0.05 134
130 PRACTICAL MAGIC HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 39 0.05 147
131 INVINCIBLE (2006) HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 104 0.05 148
132 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 291
133 ARTHUR (2011) HBO PRIME 6:40 AM 110 0.05 158
134 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 463
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 231
136 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 125
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 640
138 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 117
139 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 160
140 BREAK HBO PRIME 6:33 PM 12 0.05 158
141 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 105
142 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 AM 54 0.04 140
143 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 170
144 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 393
145 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 30 0.04 192
146 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:00 PM 55 0.04 84
147 PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.04 91
148 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SPORTING KANSAS CITY/REAL SALT LAKE FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 150 0.04 103
149 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 497
150 NBA PRESEASON   L NBA-TV 7:31 PM 111 0.04 107

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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.