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NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Sunday ratings.

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Even on a strictly linear basis, the Season 8 premiere of HBO’s GAME OF THRONES was its biggest premiere ever, up 0.32 from the July 2017 premiere to 5.03. It wasn’t quite the highest-rated episode of the show, down 0.67 from the Season 7 finale. However, HBO has been quick to note that viewing patterns have changed in the past 2 years, and that when digital viewing is counted, their math has the premiere as the show’s most-watched ever. In any case, it was mammoth. (By way of comparison, while THRONES has sustained and even grown, THE WALKING DEAD has fallen such that its October 2018 premiere was less than half the Sunday THRONES linear number at 2.49–even though AMC is in roughly 3x as many households as HBO.) Having THRONES as a lead-in did wonders for the rest of the line-up, as BARRY jumped 0.57 to 0.72, LAST WEEK TONIGHT rose 0.16 to 0.44, and VEEP was up two-tenths to 0.35.

The night’s other scripted programming was much lower, but not particularly dented by the arrival of THRONES. On Showtime, BILLIONS slipped 0.02 to 0.17, and THE CHI was also down 0.02 to 0.11, with ACTION steady at 0.03/116K On AMC, KILLING EVE lost 0.02 to 0.13 on AMC, and was down 0.03 to 0.07 on BBCAmerica, with A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES down 0.07 to 0.10 on AMC and up a tick to 0.04/171K on BBCAmerica. On Starz, AMERICAN GODS was steady at 0.08, and NOW APOCALYPSE held at 0.02/80K. Adult Swim’s late-night LAZOR WULF, out of the THRONES orbit, was at 0.29/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.20.

Unscripted was led by TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.27/1.04/0.69. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA dropped 0.08 to 0.79, with MARRIED TO MEDICINE down 0.03 to 0.32. Food Network’s BUDDY VS DUFF rose 0.09 to 0.53, and TAKE YOU RICH was at 0.28. On TLC, SISTER WIVES TELL ALL was at 0.41, up 0.06 from last week’s regular episode, and SEEKING SISTER WIFE TELL ALL was at 0.33, up 0.08 from last week’s show. Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.38/0.34. ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.32. Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.29. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.27/0.23. HGTV’s line-up was led by ISLAND LIFE at 0.27/0.25. ID’s ON THE CASE returned at 0.25, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was at 0.21. Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked down to 0.24.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 14, 2019 P18-49 P2+ Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s) 1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 53 5.03 11,760 2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: JAZZ/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:38 PM 148 1.27 3,040 3 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PISTONS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:08 PM 150 1.04 2,663 4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.79 2,090 5 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 28 0.72 1,775 6 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PACERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 PM 148 0.69 1,806 7 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:06 AM 52 0.53 1,267 8 BUDDY VS DUFF FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 67 0.53 1,857 9 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 38 0.50 1,208 10 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 29 0.44 1,335 11 SISTER WIVES TELL ALL TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.41 1,683 12 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.38 1,249 13 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 30 0.35 1,002 14 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.34 1,089 15 SEEK SISTER WIFE TELL ALL: N/A TLC 9:01 PM 122 0.33 1,226 16 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT L: NEW YORK METS/ATLANTA ESPN 7:33 PM 223 0.32 1,232 17 MARRIED TO MEDICINE LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 935 18 LIGA MX SUN: AMERICA / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 125 0.29 694 19 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.29 582 20 BAKE YOU RICH FOOD NETWORK 10:07 PM 60 0.28 878 21 NHL QTR FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/COLUMBUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 159 0.27 884 22 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,345 23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.27 593 24 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.26 527 25 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,340 26 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,224 27 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:40 PM 25 0.25 728 28 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.24 1,287 29 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,240 30 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.24 569 31 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 954 32 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.24 732 33 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,215 34 NHL QTR FINALS L: SAN JOSE/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:05 PM 165 0.23 555 35 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,144 36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:21 AM 140 0.22 555 37 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: TAKEN AMC 6:00 PM 120 0.21 685 38 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.21 1,086 39 SPORTSCENTER LATE L ESPN 11:16 PM 91 0.21 560 40 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,066 41 MLB BONUS GAME L: ST. LOUIS/CINCINNATI ESPN 4:00 PM 213 0.21 696 42 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,084 43 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,094 44 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 848 45 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.20 944 46 E:60 L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 428 47 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP: 1699 KOURTNEYS BIRTHDAY SPECIAL E! 7:00 PM 123 0.18 489 48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 604 49 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 490 50 BILLIONS S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 56 0.17 751 51 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 31 0.17 429 52 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.16 883 53 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.16 859 54 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.15 458 55 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN 12:30 PM 30 0.15 376 56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 334 57 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 369 58 THE A&E MOVIE: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 500 59 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 678 60 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 372 61 KILLING EVE AMC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 609 62 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.13 685 63 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:59 AM 142 0.12 336 64 AMERICA UNEARTHED REPACK: TAUH-5R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 579 65 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.11 539 66 CHI, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.11 375 67 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:05 PM 60 0.11 249 68 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.11 415 69 FINDING JUSTICE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 282 70 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 543 71 FORBIDDEN HISTORY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 414 72 MURDER FOR HIRE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 399 73 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT: BAD SEED, THE (2018) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.10 499 74 MISSION DECLASSIFIED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 447 75 MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.10 392 76 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, A AMC 9:00 PM 62 0.10 505 77 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,485 78 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 460 79 MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:30 PM 30 0.09 401 80 TOWN HALL AMERICA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,133 81 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 517 82 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.09 192 83 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 527 84 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:50 AM 32 0.09 180 85 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 399 86 NHL QTR FINALS L: WINNIPEG/ST.LOUIS CNBC 7:33 PM 163 0.09 262 87 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS SANTOS FOX DEPORTES 9:29 PM 126 0.08 194 88 NBA POST GAME L ESPN2 6:19 PM 11 0.08 259 89 GO AWAY UNICORN DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 30 0.08 320 90 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 320 91 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 150 0.08 244 92 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 817 93 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:41 PM 19 0.08 220 94 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 242 95 EVAN GOES WILD ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.08 398 96 VENGEANCE: KILLER LOVERS HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 376 97 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,346 98 AMERICAN GODS 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 53 0.08 240 99 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,540 100 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.08 455 101 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 603 102 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT: BAD SEED, THE (2018) LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.08 284 103 SAVAGE KINGDOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 402 104 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 30 0.08 361 105 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,270 106 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.08 327 107 RAPUNZELS TANGLED ADV. DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 346 108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 968 109 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,164 110 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 355 111 EGYPTS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 409 112 GO AWAY UNICORN DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 30 0.07 304 113 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 842 114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 761 115 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,463 116 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 659 117 INDYCAR SERIES L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:41 PM 115 0.07 436 118 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:36 PM 25 0.07 272 119 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.07 339 120 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 559 121 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 2:53 PM 127 0.07 398 122 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 321 123 EGYPTS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 384 124 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 197 125 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 436 126 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 794 127 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 383 128 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 374 129 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 463 130 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 452 131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 565 132 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 6:59 PM 59 0.06 318 133 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,167 134 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 575 135 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 842 136 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 393 137 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MSM-A MURDER IN MIND HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.06 826 138 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 511 139 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 395 140 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:50 PM 70 0.06 154 141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 386 142 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 PM 140 0.06 176 143 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 11:35 PM 25 0.06 119 144 TOYMAKERZ HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.06 268 145 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 553 146 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CWS AT NYY/BAL AT BOS MLB NETWORK 1:11 PM 201 0.05 284 147 DR. K: GLOVES OFF! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 286 148 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 184 149 TALKING TRICKY DICK CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 460 150 TWO GUYS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 AM 30 0.05 235

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