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September 29, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.26.2015

 

NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.

FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down 0.2 to 1.0, while ABC’s remained at 0.7.  On NBC, THE CARMICHAEL SHOW rerun went down 0.1, and BOXING gained the same.  CBS’s LIMITLESS rerun lost 0.1.

Broadcast Nationals 2015 SAT.26 Sep

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual in the fall, COLLEGE FOOTBALL owned Saturday cable, with games and game-related programming taking up the top 6 slots, led by ESPN’s afternoon game at 1.12, with the primetime games at 0.97/0.73.  That’s a big step down from last week’s primetime games at 2.77/1.11.  Adult Swim’s anime slate continued to score, with its mix of originals and quasi-originals, although this was an off-week.  DRAGON BALL Z ticked down to 0.66, with 1.32M total viewers.  AKAME GA KILL slipped 0.03 to 0.53.  MICHIKO & HATCHINI was down 0.04 to 0.45, with 990K total viewers.  SWORD ART ONLINE edged down 0.02 to 0.42.  NARUTO dropped 0.07 to 0.34, with 705K total viewers.  ONE PIECE fell 0.05 to 0.34, with 675K total viewers.  ATTACK ON TITAN lost 0.06 to 0.30, with 663K viewers.  Elsewhere, Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.43.  COPS (Spike) dropped 0.06 to 0.37.  DOCTOR WHO (BBCAmerica) plunged by half a point to 0.37.  PIONEER WOMAN (Food) gained 0.05 to 0.30.  AMERICA’S NEXT WEATHERMAN (TBS) rose 0.04 to 0.29. Hallmark’s CEDAR COVE was up 0.02 to 0.16.  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE lost 0.02 to 0.14, and BLUNT TALK shrank by another 0.02 to 0.03, with 179K total viewers. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SAT.26 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 26, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: LSU/SYRACUSE ESPN 12:00 PM 225 1.12 3,204
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEXAS A&M/ARKANSAS ESPN 7:15 PM 192 0.97 3,112
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:45 PM 15 0.76 2,403
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: USC/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 10:30 PM 193 0.73 2,144
5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.69 1,809
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/AUBURN ESPN2 7:31 PM 194 0.66 2,164
7 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.53 1,151
8 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: BARNETT/NELSON FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 195 0.43 841
9 SWORD ART ONLINE II ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.42 863
10 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.37 1,115
11 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 65 0.37 1,121
12 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:43 AM 60 0.36 913
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,484
14 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.36 859
15 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SUNDERLAND/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 138 0.35 699
16 SATURDAY MOVIE III: MURDER IN MEXICO: BRUCE B LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.34 1,302
17 UNBROKEN: UNBROKEN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 137 0.32 1,076
18 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.30 866
19 JAIL: LAS VEGAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,104
20 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.30 1,218
21 AMERICAS NEXT WEATHERMAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 699
22 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.29 1,499
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:45 PM 75 0.29 817
24 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.29 1,078
25 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 816
26 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:42 AM 15 0.28 489
27 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 2:43 AM 60 0.28 622
28 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,805
29 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,779
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 PM 127 0.26 534
31 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.26 1,095
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.25 615
33 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.24 795
34 BRIAN REGAN: LIVE COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 92 0.24 772
35 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.24 919
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.23 551
37 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:43 AM 30 0.23 512
38 LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:49 PM 132 0.22 517
39 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,413
40 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,074
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,546
42 PITBULLS AND PAROLS RECAP ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.21 617
43 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:01 PM 119 0.21 540
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: GEORGIA TECH/DUKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 195 0.20 775
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.20 453
46 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 845
47 MIXELS THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.20 1,053
48 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: EAST CAROLINA/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 3:30 PM 223 0.20 579
49 TWISTED TALES OF MY 9-5 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 619
50 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:15 PM 15 0.19 651
51 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:15 PM 12 0.19 339
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,321
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,365
54 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 576
55 NEIGHBORS (2014) HBO PRIME 10:20 PM 96 0.18 370
56 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:38 AM 124 0.17 397
57 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VANDERBILT/OLE MISS ESPNU 7:05 PM 221 0.17 499
58 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI/NEBRASKA ESPNEWS 12:00 PM 223 0.16 594
59 CEDAR COVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,047
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,100
61 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE ON THE AIR HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 1,861
62 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 1:15 AM 45 0.15 307
63 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 240 0.15 615
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,062
65 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 7:13 PM 18 0.15 440
66 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.15 967
67 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:30 AM 60 0.14 350
68 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 98 0.14 286
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,025
70 SURVIVORS REMORSE 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:31 PM 27 0.13 355
71 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.13 576
72 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE KARATE KID, PART III SPIKE TV 2:34 PM 153 0.13 347
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,003
74 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:34 PM 26 0.13 235
75 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 60 0.13 514
76 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 917
77 MLP EQU:FRNDSHIP GAME-M DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 90 0.12 436
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 840
79 UNBROKEN: UNBROKEN HBO PRIME 2:25 AM 137 0.12 252
80 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 334
81 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NORTH TEXAS/IOWA ESPNU 3:30 PM 200 0.12 348
82 TIME MACHINE: TRUE CARIBBEAN PIRATES 232 HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.12 507
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,022
84 UFC FS1 PRELIMS L: BARNETT/NELSON FOX SPORTS 2 8:00 PM 120 0.12 270
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/LEICESTER CITY USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 125 0.11 262
86 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: MARYLAND/WEST VIRGINIA FOX SPORTS 1 3:37 PM 185 0.11 408
87 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 5:00 PM 60 0.11 597
88 TIME MACHINE: RETURN OF THE PIRATES HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.11 417
89 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:19 PM 183 0.11 933
90 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.11 629
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 705
92 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.11 255
93 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 2:30 AM 30 0.11 258
94 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 475
95 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 352
96 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: UCF/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPNU 12:00 PM 193 0.10 380
97 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 289
98 UNPLUGGED NATION FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.10 253
99 TIME MACHINE: LEONARDO DAVINCIS BOOK OF SECRETS HISTORY 3:00 PM 120 0.10 560
100 ESPN GOAL LINE  L ESPNEWS 3:43 PM 17 0.10 298

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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.