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October 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.15.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 2.7 in final numbers, and NBC’s game also gained 0.2 to 0.7.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the Cubs vs. Dodgers BASEBALL PLAYOFFS won Saturday cable at 1.61, with TBS’s Blue Jays vs. Indians game at 0.62.  Lifetime’s SURVIVING COMPTON was strong at 0.89, and the BEYOND THE HEADLINES after-show was at 0.77.  ESPN had 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL games in the Top 13, with Old Miss vs. Arkansas at 0.77, Kansas vs. Oklahoma at 0.54, and UCLA vs. Washington State at 0.35.  Adult Swim shifted its late-night animation line-up by adding JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE, which debuted at 0.52.  The rest of the network’s line-up was as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z down 0.06 to 0.57/1.232M, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.04 to 0.40, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.06 to 0.38/846K, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.35/778K, ONE PIECE steady at 0.30/702K, and the relocated ONE PUNCH MAN down 0.25 to 0.31/655K.  A pair of morning Nickelodeon shows occupied the #10-11 slots, with SPONGEBOB down 0.08 to 0.43, and LOUD HOUSE at 0.41.  Spike’s COPS fell 0.12 to 0.35, and JAIL: BIG TEXAS was down a tenth to 0.22.  Hallmark’s movie PUMPKIN PIE WARS was at 0.27, and Syfy’s movie STAKE LAND was at 0.18.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN dropped 0.03 to 0.22, KITCHEN AT FN was down 0.02 to 0.21, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was down 0.01 to 0.18, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING ticked up to 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 15, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO 1 FOX SPORTS 1 8:01 PM 227 1.61 5,924
2 MOVIE- LOM PREM: SURVIVING COMPTON LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.89 2,286
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/ARKANSAS ESPN 7:04 PM 230 0.77 2,540
4 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.77 1,926
5 MLB ALCS: BLUE JAYS/INDIANS TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 186 0.62 2,608
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.58 1,706
7 MLB NLCS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 11:48 PM 72 0.57 1,716
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: KANSAS ST/OKLAHOMA ESPN 12:00 PM 192 0.54 1,775
9 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.52 1,077
10 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.43 1,767
11 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.41 1,823
12 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.40 898
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UCLA/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 10:54 PM 198 0.35 1,311
14 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.35 1,043
15 MLB NLCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 31 0.32 1,152
16 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS TECH FOX SPORTS 1 11:59 AM 225 0.31 834
17 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 7:06 PM 52 0.31 1,103
18 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.31 1,285
19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WAKE FOREST/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 3:30 PM 210 0.31 961
20 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,582
21 JOY (2015): JOY (2015) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 124 0.30 1,002
22 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:12 PM 18 0.30 1,027
23 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:12 AM 59 0.29 746
24 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 790
25 POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.28 1,056
26 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: PUMPKIN PIE WARS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.27 2,171
27 SOUTHWEST OF SALEM: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 120 0.27 843
28 AMC FEARFEST: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3 AMC 11:00 AM 120 0.27 673
29 STEVEN UNIVERSE: PERIDOTS REDEMPTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 120 0.26 974
30 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.25 754
31 AMC FEARFEST: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4 AMC 1:00 PM 120 0.25 646
32 REGAL ACADEMY NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.25 822
33 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:11 AM 56 0.23 562
34 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.22 763
35 LIGA MX 2 SAT: AMERICA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 129 0.22 464
36 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.22 875
37 JAIL: BIG TEXAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 783
38 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.22 1,144
39 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.22 835
40 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.21 905
41 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 978
42 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.21 719
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,213
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN2 3:46 PM 16 0.20 792
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,717
46 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.20 664
47 AMC FEARFEST: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5 AMC 3:00 PM 120 0.20 511
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.20 523
49 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.20 353
50 YOUR MONEY, YOUR VOTE CNN 7:30 PM 30 0.20 1,332
51 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:07 AM 27 0.20 475
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 1,332
53 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,564
54 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,134
55 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,297
56 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.18 1,030
57 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 827
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,083
59 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,194
60 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: STAKE LAND 2 SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.18 616
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,222
62 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,087
63 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,439
64 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,411
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,030
66 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 556
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,131
68 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA/PURDUE ESPN2 12:00 PM 226 0.17 631
69 RIDE ALONG 2 HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 101 0.16 358
70 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,752
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 992
72 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 121 0.16 359
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,052
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,278
75 BRIDE WARS HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 89 0.15 326
76 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,113
77 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,501
78 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 865
79 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 702
80 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:58 AM 34 0.14 320
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 930
82 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 720
83 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 884
84 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TULSA/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:20 PM 202 0.14 454
85 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,018
86 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 843
87 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 4:02 PM 198 0.13 449
88 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,066
89 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.13 403
90 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 985
91 JOY (2015): JOY (2015) HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 124 0.13 324
92 FOREVER BROTHERS: PIRATES FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 AM 60 0.13 418
93 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 362
94 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.12 503
95 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:25 AM 32 0.12 270
96 LIGA MX (PT) SAT: TIGRES / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.12 256
97 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 121 0.12 255
98 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 120 0.11 479
99 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.11 498
100 LIGA MX L: JAGUARES / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 125 0.11 281
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 389
102 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:04 AM 60 0.11 203
103 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,034
104 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.11 265
105 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: COLORADO STATE/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:42 PM 196 0.10 344
106 LIFE AT VET U ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.10 486
107 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 898
108 DRUMLINE HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 119 0.10 242
109 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.10 225
110 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 812
111 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.10 345
112 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 259
113 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 273
114 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.09 213
115 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 783
116 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 7:19 PM 11 0.09 265
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 753
118 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 7:00 PM 180 0.08 334
119 AMERICAN GANGSTER: AMERICAN GANGSTER HBO PRIME 2:50 AM 157 0.08 207
120 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS/BAYLOR FOX SPORTS 1 3:44 PM 194 0.08 364
121 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.08 206
122 SHERLOCK: 203 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 238
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 718
124 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.08 616
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 286
126 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 721
127 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 574
128 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 4:00 PM 180 0.07 279
129 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.07 181
130 RIFLEMAN, THE SUNDANCE TV 11:00 AM 30 0.07 360
131 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:58 AM 62 0.07 219
132 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MINNESOTA/MARYLAND ESPNU 12:00 PM 191 0.07 312
133 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 485
134 BUCKET LIST THE HBO PRIME 1:50 PM 97 0.07 224
135 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 436
136 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 298
137 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 221
138 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VIRGINIA TECH/SYRACUSE ESPNU 3:39 PM 220 0.07 295
139 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 268
140 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 130
141 FOX COLLEGE EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 6:58 PM 32 0.06 272
142 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SWANSEA CITY/ARSENAL CNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 130
143 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.06 398
144 SP ALL STAR HALLOWEEN SPE COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 190
145 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 220
146 101 DALMATIANS HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 103 0.06 174
147 RIFLEMAN, THE SUNDANCE TV 11:30 AM 30 0.06 348
148 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.06 274
149 NFL FILMS PRESENTS NFL NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.06 143
150 MLB NLCS GM1 – IN: DODGERS VS CUBS FOX DEPORTES 8:01 PM 232 0.06 158

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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.