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September 10, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.5, the same rating as last year’s season premiere.  As expected, there were major adjustments at FOX, where a rerun of THE SIMPSONS fell from 3.8 to 1.1, the 8:30PM LAST MAN STANDING rerun dropped from 1.2 to 0.6, and the FAMILY GUY rerun went down 0.2 to 0.5.  Elsewhere, the rerun CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD gained 0.1 in final numbers, and 60 MINUTES lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD led Sunday scripted cable, up 0.12 to 0.41, with PREACHER up 0.03 to 0.11.  Starz’s POWER gained 0.04 to 0.38, and POWER CONFIDENTIAL was was down 0.05 to 0.12.  Adult Swim’s SQUIDBILLIES was at 0.32/0.29.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT returned at 0.22, BALLERS climbed 0.04 to 0.21, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES was up 0.05 to 0.20, and SUCCESSION was steady at 0.11.  Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES ticked down to 0.16.  BET’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK was at 0.12.  On Showtime, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA rose 0.03 to 0.06, THE AFFAIR stayed off the chart at 0.04/405K, and COUPLES THERAPY premiered at an exceptionally low 0.01/71K.  FX’s THE WEEKLY fell 0.05 to 0.05. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE won the cable night, up a tick to 0.79, with UNEXPECTED up 0.07 to 0.40.  ESPN’s US OPEN coverage was at 0.54, and its MLB game was at 0.27.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS had a 0.49 season premiere, and FLIP IT LIKE DISICK was at 0.14.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC rose 0.09 to 0.38, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE jumped 0.19 to 0.34.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and GOOD EATS was at 0.16/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19.  On Discovery, ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE ticked up to 0.25, SERENGETI crept up 0.02 to 0.23, and RAISING WILD was up 0.03 to 0.17.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACH HUNTERS, up 0.04 to 0.23.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS grew by 0.05 to 0.22.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE returned at 0.21.  ID’s AMERICAN MONSTER was at 0.18.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.18/0.16. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 8, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.79 2,681
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.65 1,626
3 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS FINALS ESPN 4:00 PM 132 0.54 2,751
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.49 1,073
5 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.43 1,102
6 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.41 1,446
7 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,363
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,174
9 POWER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 59 0.38 1,122
10 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 983
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.32 989
12 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.32 605
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.32 876
14 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.29 539
15 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L ESPN2 9:13 PM 45 0.28 1,570
16 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON ESPN 9:12 PM 165 0.27 1,302
17 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,141
18 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:17 PM 62 0.25 1,550
19 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.24 661
20 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,181
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.23 632
22 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,181
23 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:11 PM 30 0.22 744
24 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:22 PM 60 0.22 516
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 545
26 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.22 888
27 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,130
28 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 1,305
29 SERENGETI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 77 0.21 1,478
30 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.21 724
31 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:41 PM 27 0.21 533
32 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.21 569
33 RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES, THE HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 35 0.20 562
34 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,163
35 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG CHEERLEADER, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 757
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 587
37 AMERICAN MONSTER: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 120 0.18 957
38 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN2 9:05 AM 134 0.18 635
39 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,275
40 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:30 PM 30 0.18 367
41 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 1,159
42 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 11:19 AM 101 0.17 366
43 RAISING WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:19 PM 59 0.17 971
44 MIDDLE SCHOOL MOGULS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.17 612
45 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 828
46 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,678
47 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 552
48 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 13 VH1 7:00 PM 30 0.16 319
49 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L TUDN 6:55 PM 115 0.15 380
50 FLIP IT LIKE DISICK E! 10:00 PM 61 0.14 342
51 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.14 480
52 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.14 587
53 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 419
54 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 426
55 POWER CONFIDENTIAL STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 22 0.12 477
56 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 119 0.12 555
57 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 405
58 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 376
59 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 509
60 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 60 0.11 507
61 PREACHER AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.11 533
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,515
63 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.11 450
64 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.11 530
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,476
66 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: WOMENS DOUBLES FINAL ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.11 475
67 BLACK GIRLS ROCK. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:59 PM 31 0.11 551
68 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.10 372
69 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.10 434
70 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,191
71 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L ESPN2 8:00 PM 73 0.10 576
72 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 458
73 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 353
74 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.09 436
75 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,124
76 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.09 309
77 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 182
78 SUNDAY MOVIE: TOMORROWLAND FREEFORM 10:55 PM 185 0.08 227
79 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,222
80 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.08 383
81 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.08 497
82 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 858
83 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 8:30 AM 35 0.08 252
84 KILLER MOTIVE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 375
85 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 720
86 NEIL GORSUCH: JUSTICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 683
87 THE A&E MOVIE: BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.07 385
88 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 447
89 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: DARROW MYS-WITNESS 2 MRDR HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.07 886
90 HMM SPECIAL PRESENTATION: DARROW MYS-WITNS 2 MURDER HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 1,113
91 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 344
92 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.07 192
93 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 664
94 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 190
95 AMC MOVIE AMC 6:00 PM 59 0.07 289
96 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 685
97 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! 2019 ENC1 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 150 0.07 283
98 NEIL GORSUCH: JUSTICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 932
99 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: SIMONE BILES STORY, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:35 PM 145 0.07 337
100 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,080
101 AMC MOVIE AMC 5:30 PM 30 0.06 219
102 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 193
103 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,073
104 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 60 0.06 112
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 442
106 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 AM 60 0.06 324
107 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 170
108 DAY I PICKED MY PARENTS A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 202
109 DAY I PICKED MY PARENTS A&E NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 210
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 832
111 DALE JR. DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:30 AM 60 0.06 286
112 AIR DISASTERS SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 255
113 ON BECOMING A GOD S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 42 0.06 235
114 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:58 AM 61 0.06 134
115 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 142
116 DR. K COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 329
117 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:58 PM 48 0.06 252
118 E:60 ESPN2 7:30 AM 60 0.06 144
119 VENGEANCE: KILLER NGHBRS HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 238
120 LIE TO DIE FOR OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 259
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 249
122 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 233
123 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 331
124 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 31 0.05 184
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 475
126 DAY I PICKED MY PARENTS A&E NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 201
127 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 769
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 427
129 DAY I PICKED MY PARENTS A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 201
130 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 541
131 LARRYMANIA S8 AVANCE ESP UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 14 0.05 86
132 DAY I PICKED MY PARENTS A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.05 174
133 HMM CROSSWORD MYS PRVIEW HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.05 543
134 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 272
135 VOLCANOES: DESTRUCTION SMITHSONIAN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 246
136 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 430
137 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 441
138 CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE L: PANAMA / BERMUDA TUDN 8:50 PM 130 0.05 123
139 OPENING NIGHT FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 251
140 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.05 170
141 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 412
142 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 283
143 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 415
144 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 669
145 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 PM 60 0.05 320
146 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME: MENS FINAL ESPN2 9:58 PM 212 0.05 187
147 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 711
148 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 142
149 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 644
150 DOG: IMPOSSIBLE NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 253

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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.