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

Sunday Cable Ratings 2/24/19: When Calls the Heart Premieres Down Against the Oscars, True Detective Rises for Finale

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 2/24/19. Items of note include When Calls the Heart on Hallmark, the season finale of True Detective on HBO, and The Walking Dead on AMC.
(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	1.71	4.39
Talking Dead	AMC	0.62	1.71
Red Carpet: Oscars	E!	0.55	1.87
Red Carpet: Oscars	E!	0.49	1.75
Worst Cooks In America	Food	0.44	1.35
True Detective	HBO	0.43	1.38
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.33	0.85
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.32	0.78
Evil Lives Here	Invest. Disc.	0.32	1.33
On The Case with Paula Zahn	Invest. Disc.	0.31	1.44
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.31	0.55
Sister Wives	TLC	0.3	1.26
Premier League	NBCSN	0.29	0.72
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver	HBO	0.29	0.84
Hot Streets	Adult Swim	0.29	0.84
Seeking Sister Wife	TLC	0.25	0.79
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.25	0.61
Shameless	Showtime	0.24	0.81
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.24	0.60
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.24	0.49
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.23	0.53
When Calls the Heart	Hallmark	0.22	2.45
American Pickers	History	0.21	1.19
E:60	ESPN	0.21	0.46
The Expendables	A&E	0.21	0.71
Highlights Below the Chart:
Crashing	HBO	0.12	0.32
Fast Layne	Disney	0.08	0.49
Black Monday	Showtime	0.06	0.24
High Maintenance	HBO	0.05	0.17
The Circus	Showtime	0.04	0.18
SMILF	Showtime	0.04	0.14

Sunday Cable Ratings 2/17/19: Last Week Tonight Returns Up from Finale, Fast Layne Falls Apart

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 2/17/19. Items of note include the premiere of Last Week Tonight on HBO, The Walking Dead on AMC, and Black Monday 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.)
NBA All-Star Game	TNT	2.42	5.77
The Walking Dead	AMC	1.68	4.54
NBA All-Star	TNT	1.22	2.97
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.72	1.95
UFC Fight Night	ESPN	0.59	1.46
Talking Dead Don't Be Tardy	AMC Bravo	0.59 0.46	1.66 1.21
Worst Cooks In America	Food	0.45	1.55
BeachFront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.43	1.92
BeachFront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.42	1.95
Don't Be Tardy	Bravo	0.4	1.11
NBA All-Star Game	TBS	0.39	1.03
BTK: A Killer Among Us	Invest. Disc.	0.39	1.46
UFC Fight Night	ESPN	0.38	0.99
Sister Wives	TLC	0.36	1.55
Deadpool 2	HBO	0.34	0.75
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.34	0.73
True Detective	HBO	0.34	1.32
Island Life	HGTV	0.34	1.70
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.33	0.68
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.33	1.70
Island Life	HGTV	0.32	1.59
Shameless	Showtime	0.32	0.97
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.31	1.55
Watch What Happens Live	Bravo	0.31	0.92
Highlights Below the Chart:
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver	HBO	0.27	1.03
Crashing	HBO	0.13	0.39
Fast Layne	Disney	0.08	0.56
Black Monday	Showtime	0.08	0.28
High Maintenance	HBO	0.07	0.20
SMILF	Showtime	0.05	0.20
The Circus	Showtime	0.05	0.26