Sunday Cable Ratings 3/31/19: Veep Grows on Barry on Premiere Night, The Walking Dead Rises for Season Finale, Fast Layne and SMILF Fall for Finales

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 3/31/19. Items of not include the season premiere of Veep on HBO, the season finale of The Walking Dead on AMC, and the series finale of SMILF on Showtime.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
The Walking Dead	AMC	1.86	5.02
Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.81	2.14
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	0.62	1.30
MLB: Atlanta v. Philadelphia	ESPN	0.62	1.87
Alaskan Bush People	Discovery	0.45	2.21
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.43	1.55
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.41	1.65
Killing Eve (R)	AMC	0.39	1.22
Buddy vs Duff	Food	0.39	1.45
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.37	1.52
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.37	0.77
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.37	1.07
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.37	1.02
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.35	0.75
Sister Wives	TLC	0.33	1.44
Mediterranean Life	HGTV	0.33	1.41
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.32	1.40
Bar Rescue	Paramount	0.32	0.70
How Close Can I Beach	HGTV	0.3	1.33
Talking Dead	AMC	0.29	1.03
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.28	0.74
On The Case with Paula Zahn	Invest. Disc.	0.28	1.18
Gemusetto Machu Picchu	Adult Swim	0.28	0.56
The Pioneer Woman	Food	0.28	1.22
Premier League	NBCSN	0.28	0.74
Highlights Below the Chart:
Last Week Tonight John Oliver	HBO	0.26	0.87
Veep	HBO	0.18	0.53
Barry	HBO	0.16	0.53
Billions	Showtime	0.16	0.82
Fast Layne	Disney	0.12	0.55
American Gods	Starz	0.1	0.34
Black Monday	Showtime	0.09	0.30
Tricky Dick	CNN	0.08	0.56
The Bush Years	CNN	0.07	0.43
SMILF	Showtime	0.03	0.15
Now Apocalypse	Starz	0.02	0.08

Sunday Cable Ratings 3/24/19: Billions Slips, Into the Badlands Returns Near Season High

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 3/24/19. Items of note include Billions on Showtime, Into the Badlands on AMC, and Fast Layne on Disney Channel.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
The Walking Dead	AMC	1.48	4.14
NCAA: Ohio St. v. Houston	TNT	1.14	3.57
NCAA: UC Irvine v. Oregon	TBS	0.94	2.70
NCAA: Liberty v. VA Tech	TBS	0.94	2.75
TBS NCAA Coverage	TBS	0.77	2.13
Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.75	2.05
TNT NCAA Coverage	TNT	0.6	1.99
NCAA: OK v. VA	TruTV	0.55	1.86
NCAA: Buffalo v. TX Tech	TNT	0.53	1.70
TBS NCAA Coverage	TNT	0.44	1.12
Buddy vs Duff	Food	0.43	1.49
Into the Badlands	AMC	0.42	1.25
Naked and Afraid	Discovery	0.42	1.57
Alaskan Bush People	Discovery	0.41	1.86
NASCAR: Martinsville	FS1	0.36	2.46
Talking Dead	AMC	0.33	1.01
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.32	0.67
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.31	0.75
The Meg	HBO	0.31	0.83
Sister Wives	TLC	0.31	1.39
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.3	1.36
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.3	1.32
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.3	0.96
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.29	0.67
College Gameday	ESPN	0.28	0.74
Highlights Below the Chart:
Billions	Showtime	0.16	0.79
Fast Layne	Disney	0.13	0.61
American Gods	Starz	0.1	0.33
Black Monday	Showtime	0.08	0.26
SMILF	Showtime	0.05	0.18
Now Apocalypse	Starz	0.02	0.09

Sunday Cable Ratings 3/10/19: Shameless Rises for Emmy Rossum Exit, American Gods Returns Decently for Starz Standards

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 3/10/19. Items of note include the season finale of Shameless on Showtime, the series premiere of Now Apocalypse on Starz, and the series finale of Crashing on HBO.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
The Walking Dead	AMC	1.77	4.83
Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.78	2.08
Talking Dead	AMC	0.71	2.03
Shameless	Showtime	0.45	1.35
Buddy vs. Duff	Food	0.43	1.60
Naked and Afraid	Discovery	0.41	1.52
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.4	1.82
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.4	1.75
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.36	1.01
Mediterranean Life	HGTV	0.35	1.50
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.35	1.55
Ridiculousness	HGTV	0.35	0.75
Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver	HBO	0.35	1.08
Sister Wives	TLC	0.35	1.52
Alaskan Bush People	Discovery	0.34	1.73
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.34	1.67
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.34	0.72
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	HBO	0.32	0.91
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.32	0.65
Mediterranean Life	HGTV	0.3	1.39
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.29	0.64
Bar Rescue	Paramount	0.28	0.67
Seeking Sister Wife	TLC	0.27	0.96
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.27	0.73
Evil Lives Here	Invest. Disc.	0.24	1.09
Highlights Below the Chart:
The Case Against Adnan Syed	HBO	0.21	0.56
When Calls the Heart	Hallmark	0.2	2.14
American Gods	Starz	0.16	0.52
Crashing	HBO	0.15	0.43
Fast Layne	Disney	0.12	0.53
High Maintenance	HBO	0.09	0.27
Black Monday	Showtime	0.08	0.31
The Bush Years	CNN	0.08	0.51
SMILF	Showtime	0.07	0.25
The Circus	Showtime	0.05	0.32
Now Apocalypse	Starz	0.04	0.15

SMILF Canceled by Showtime, Crashing Canceled by HBO

Two premium cable comedies that occupy timeslots in the 10 PM hour have been axed today. Neither were particularly strong ratings performers, though both are somewhat surprising anyway.

Showtime's SMILF is down nearly two-thirds from its first season, and was recently the subject of a misconduct investigation into showrunner and star Frankie Shaw. Despite this, the show was allegedly preparing for a third season. Rosie O'Donnell and Miguel Gomez also starred in the series, which had averaged a truly awful 0.058 for its first six episodes so far. The series finale will air on March 31.

HBO's Crashing had a much healthier trend than SMILF, down less than 10% from last year. It looked weak in its premiere, but slowly strengthened and hit a season high for its most recent airing. The series was mentioned by Deadline as looking good for a renewal just a few weeks ago, though a sudden regime change at HBO may have caused those plans to be dumped. The news was revealed by executive producer Judd Apatow on last night's episode of Conan. Over its three seasons, Crashing aired 24 episodes and was one of HBO's weakest shows throughout its run.

Below are the ratings for the current seasons of both series:

What do you think of this news? Will you be tuning in to the final episodes of either show? Let us know in the comments below!

Sunday Cable Ratings 3/3/19: Leaving Neverland Solid on HBO, Shameless Soars

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 3/3/19. Items of note include the miniseries premiere of Leaving Neverland on HBO, the series premiere of The Bush Years on CNN, and Last Week Tonight on HBO.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
The Walking Dead	AMC	1.73	4.71
Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.75	1.96
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.58	1.99
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.57	1.96
Talking Dead	AMC	0.53	1.70
Alaskan Bush People	Discovery	0.42	2.18
Shameless	Showtime	0.41	1.13
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.41	1.13
Leaving Neverland	HBO	0.41	1.29
Sister Wives	TLC	0.4	1.57
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.35	0.67
Worst Cooks In America	Food	0.34	1.22
Free Solo	Nat Geo	0.33	1.04
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.31	0.77
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.31	1.48
Seeking Sister Wife	HGTV	0.3	0.95
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.3	0.73
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.3	0.57
When Calls the Heart	Hallmark	0.3	2.39
Premier League	NBCSN	0.29	0.73
Skyscraper	HBO	0.29	0.80
On The Case	Invest. Disc.	0.29	1.12
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.29	1.59
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.28	1.62
American Pickers	History	0.28	1.41
Highlights Below the Chart:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO	0.27	0.97
Crashing	HBO	0.15	0.47
The Bush Years	CNN	0.14	0.99
The Bush Years	CNN	0.11	0.83
Fast Layne	Disney	0.08	0.44
Black Monday	Showtime	0.08	0.29
High Maintenance	HBO	0.07	0.24
SMILF	Showtime	0.07	0.22
The Circus	Showtime	0.06	0.29