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October 13, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.10.2015

NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL adjusted up 0.1 in final numbers to 1.1, and FOX’s game remained at 0.8.  On the rerun front, CBS’s were respectively up and down 0.1, and THE VOICE on NBC lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct SAT.10

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As always with fall Saturdays, cable was dominated by sports.  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL led the way at 1.53 (with the late game at 1.07 and an afternoon game at 0.78), and TBS’s pair of MLB PLAYOFFS were at 1.22 (Mets/Dodgers) and 1.17 (Cubs/Cardinals).  Soccer scored 0.73 with the CONCACAF CUP on Fox Sports 1, plus 0.45 on Univision.  Adult Swim broke into the sports crush with DRAGON BALL Z, up 0.04 to 0.62 in the demo with 1.29M total viewers.  The rest of the Adult Swim anime line-up had AKAME GA KILL up 0.03 to 0.49, PARASYTE up a tick to 0.43, MICHIKO & HATCHINI up 0.05 to 0.41 (848K total viewers), NARUTO up 0.09 to 0.40 (832K viewers), ONE PIECE up 0.06 to 0.36 (741K viewers), and KILL LA KILL up 0.04 to 0.33 (695K viewers).  Spike’s COPS was up 0.09 to 0.41.  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO gained 0.04 to 0.36, and the premiere of THE LAST KINGDOM was at 0.11.  On the original movie front, Hallmark’s HARVEST MOON was 0.32, Syfy’s OMINOUS was 0.31, and Lifetime’s UNAUTHORIZED MELROSE PLACE STORY was 0.16, with the latter’s related lead-out specials at 0.16/0.13.  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE fell 0.07 to 0.12, and BLUNT TALK rose 0.01 to 0.07 (183K total viewers).

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable Oct SAT.10

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 10, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/ALABAMA ESPN 7:00 PM 217 1.53 4,835
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: NY METS/LA DODGERS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 217 1.22 4,211
3 MLB DIVISION SERIES: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS TBS NETWORK 5:30 PM 192 1.17 4,608
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CALIFORNIA/UTAH ESPN 10:37 PM 188 1.07 2,820
5 MLB GAME BREAK TBS NETWORK 8:42 PM 18 0.91 3,123
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: LSU/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 3:30 PM 204 0.78 2,600
7 CONCACAF CUP L: USA/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 165 0.73 1,561
8 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.65 1,752
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:45 AM 75 0.62 1,341
10 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.49 1,091
11 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:20 PM 10 0.46 1,578
12 COPA CONCACAF 10/10: ESTADOS UNIDOS / MEXICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 203 0.45 994
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: INDIANA/PENN STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 200 0.43 1,535
14 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.43 908
15 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.41 1,232
16 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:37 AM 57 0.41 1,136
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.38 798
18 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.37 1,336
19 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.36 936
20 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.34 1,723
21 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,004
22 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.33 1,748
23 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: HARVEST MOON HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.32 2,901
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OKLAHOMA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:14 PM 240 0.32 1,157
25 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.31 1,094
26 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: OMINOUS SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.31 1,003
27 RAFTERHOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.30 991
28 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.30 1,290
29 FOCUS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.29 804
30 SPIKE TV MOVIE: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE FALL SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 210 0.29 665
31 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.27 1,251
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ILLINOIS/IOWA ESPN2 12:00 PM 211 0.27 1,021
33 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 723
34 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 4:00 AM 60 0.26 583
35 HELL HOUSE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 941
36 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.25 1,597
37 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 55 0.25 1,233
38 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.24 843
39 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,607
40 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.24 731
41 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:23 AM 97 0.24 457
42 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.24 658
43 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 762
44 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.20 627
45 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: BET HIP HOP AWARDS 14 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:48 PM 172 0.20 471
46 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 5:00 AM 30 0.20 458
47 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,197
48 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,067
49 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.20 507
50 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:15 AM 45 0.19 394
51 FXX MOVIE PRIME: TURBO FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.18 551
52 SP OUTRAGEOUS FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.18 792
53 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 401
54 TIME MACHINE: DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO THE MOB HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.17 681
55 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 663
56 FOCUS HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 104 0.16 350
57 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.16 374
58 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 25 0.16 1,004
59 TIME MACHINE: ST.VALENTINE DAY MASSACRE HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.16 713
60 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 417
61 MOVIE- LOM PREM: UNTHRZD BH, 90210 STORY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.16 382
62 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 1:00 AM 65 0.15 360
63 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.14 608
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 3:33 PM 221 0.14 706
65 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 366
66 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 324
67 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 286
68 TIME MACHINE: RUMRUNNERS, MOONSHINERS A HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.13 556
69 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.13 245
70 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.13 318
71 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.13 299
72 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BLACK KNIGHT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:11 PM 131 0.13 364
73 PITBULLS AND PAROLS RECAP ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.12 521
74 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 354
75 SURVIVORS REMORSE 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:31 PM 29 0.12 303
76 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPNEWS 10:19 PM 19 0.12 371
77 PRESIDENTS CUP: 2015 PRESIDENTS CUP GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 400 0.12 720
78 BLAZE NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.11 551
79 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 946
80 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,291
81 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.11 213
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 357
83 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 55 0.11 309
84 LAST KINGDOM BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 75 0.11 393
85 CONCACAF CUP PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 90 0.11 252
86 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 8:45 AM 150 0.11 281
87 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 2:05 AM 61 0.11 275
88 JOHN WICK HBO PRIME 3:50 AM 101 0.10 232
89 FUTBOL CENTRAL 10/10 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.10 237
90 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,110
91 TIME MACHINE: THE GODFATHER LEGACY HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.10 393
92 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 338
93 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 330
94 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.10 372
95 BLOOD DIAMOND: BLOOD DIAMOND HBO PRIME 1:25 AM 143 0.09 205
96 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 295
97 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.09 233
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 572
99 I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSEL: I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSEL POP 9:00 PM 150 0.09 266
100 ALASKA MONSTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 239

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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.