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October 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1.  In addition, DATELINE lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports reigned on Saturday cable.  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 1.28/0.61, and the day’s slate of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games was led by ESPN’s primetime game at 0.79.  In addition, Fox Sports 1’s UFC telecast was at 0.59.  The highest-rated non-sports show was A&E’s LIVE PD, down 0.07 to 0.54.  Fox News continued to reap the benefits of its Bret Kavanaugh coverage, topped by the 4PM hour at 0.45.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES rose 0.09 to 0.27.  Hallmark’s movie FALLING FOR YOU was at 0.26.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.25 and 0.17/536K compared to last week’s 0.30 and 0.21/622K, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.07 to 0.14/415K, NARUTO down 0.07 to 0.15/364K, BORUTO down 0.06 to 0.17, FLCL down 0.02 to 0.15, ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.02 to 0.16, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES down 0.04 to 0.13, BLACK CLOVER down 0.04 to 0.14/300K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.03 to 0.14/263K, ONE PUNCH MAN down 0.02 to 0.14/269K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.01 to 0.12/229K, COWBOY BEBOP down 0.01 to 0.12/223K, and SAMURAI JACK steady at 0.13/231K.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN climbed 0.07 to 0.23, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.05 to 0.22, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was up 0.05 to 0.20.  ID’s FATAL VOWS edged up 0.02 to 0.23.  On OWN, IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE fell 0.06 to 0.14, and BLACK LOVE was at 0.10.  HBO’s FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS special was at 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES VS RED SOX TBS NETWORK 7:57 PM 236 1.28 5,059
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: KENTUCKY/TEXAS A&M ESPN 7:00 PM 216 0.79 2,547
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ALABAMA/ARKANSAS ESPN 12:00 PM 201 0.74 2,495
4 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.61 1,775
5 MLB DIVISION SERIES: INDIANS VS ASTROS TBS NETWORK 4:30 PM 207 0.61 2,497
6 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 229:KHABIB/MCGREGOR FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.59 1,308
7 LIVE PD: 149 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.54 1,645
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH/STANFORD ESPN 10:36 PM 173 0.49 1,415
9 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.45 4,340
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: AUBURN/MISSISSIPPI ST ESPN2 7:30 PM 206 0.44 1,528
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:29 AM 104 0.42 926
12 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.41 4,330
13 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:53 PM 40 0.39 1,250
14 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 4,041
15 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.34 3,478
16 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.32 3,426
17 SATURDAY MOVIE: MALEFICENT FREEFORM 9:45 PM 125 0.31 942
18 GAME NIGHT HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.31 1,027
19 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 3,210
20 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 768
21 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.27 2,363
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CLEMSON/WAKE FOREST ESPN 3:30 PM 205 0.27 966
23 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.27 2,605
24 KAVANAUGH COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.26 2,263
25 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FALLING FOR YOU HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.26 2,106
26 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:13 AM 60 0.25 547
27 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,346
28 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.25 536
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,214
30 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 2,420
31 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 849
32 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.23 1,022
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,152
34 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,588
35 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,411
36 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,105
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 10:56 PM 64 0.21 616
38 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,428
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,163
40 CHESAPEAKE FIX HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.20 958
41 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.20 1,018
42 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:13 AM 30 0.19 437
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 552
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: KANSAS/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 12:00 PM 194 0.19 731
45 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 869
46 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,103
47 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MOTHERS WORST FEAR, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.17 766
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.17 459
49 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.17 428
50 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA STATE/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN2 3:30 PM 216 0.17 726
51 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:28 AM 44 0.17 364
52 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.17 392
53 RESTORED HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 876
54 POWER RANGERS SNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.17 746
55 PUSS IN BOOTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 109 0.17 620
56 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,956
57 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.16 334
58 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: NO ESCAPE ROOM SYFY 9:00 PM 126 0.16 557
59 FLCL: ALTERNATIVE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.15 348
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 898
61 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.15 717
62 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:20 PM 40 0.14 373
63 KNIGHT SQUAD NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.14 686
64 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 518
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 656
66 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.13 297
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 818
68 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 7:06 PM 24 0.13 494
69 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 723
70 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.13 502
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 376
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 827
73 SIMPLY DELICIOUS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.13 686
74 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: CAL/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 208 0.13 406
75 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER SYFY 7:00 PM 120 0.13 442
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 810
77 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 93 0.12 343
78 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CARDIFF/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 AM 137 0.12 341
79 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 60 0.12 469
80 SATURDAY MOVIE: WARM BODIES FREEFORM 11:50 PM 130 0.12 376
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 799
82 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 120 0.11 281
83 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NORTHWESTERN/MICHIGAN ST FOX SPORTS 1 11:59 AM 210 0.11 620
84 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 90 0.11 594
85 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:15 PM 45 0.11 938
86 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.10 459
87 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 726
88 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:14 PM 16 0.10 453
89 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 596
90 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,371
91 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 88 0.10 233
92 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.10 246
93 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.10 537
94 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.10 450
95 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 356
96 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 972
97 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: KAVANAUGH VOTE MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 869
98 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 12:30 AM 35 0.10 321
99 UNSPKABLE CRIME: JESSICA OXYGEN MEDIA 7:30 PM 60 0.09 389
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 688
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 526
102 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 207
103 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 762
104 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,090
105 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 2 1:12 AM 60 0.09 151
106 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.09 227
107 GAME NIGHT HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 100 0.09 179
108 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2: LITTLE NICKY IFC TV 4:00 PM 120 0.08 177
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 749
110 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.08 298
111 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 75 0.08 733
112 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPNEWS 3:40 PM 55 0.08 205
113 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.08 209
114 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 472
115 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 668
116 LIGA MX L: LEON / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.07 204
117 WOLVES AND WARRIORS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.07 348
118 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: JAPANESE GRAND PRIX ESPN2 1:05 AM 142 0.07 290
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 312
120 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.07 278
121 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.07 199
122 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 PM 21 0.07 224
123 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 484
124 FOREIGNER, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 113 0.07 342
125 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/BAYLOR FOX SPORTS 1 3:35 PM 225 0.06 317
126 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 105 0.06 148
127 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 194
128 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.06 420
129 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 421
130 NBA PRESEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:01 PM 147 0.06 174
131 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SAN DIEGO STATE/BOISE STATE ESPNU 3:31 PM 205 0.06 269
132 SUND MOVIE: LONE RANGER, THE SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 120 0.06 205
133 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 272
134 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:23 PM 105 0.06 625
135 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.06 287
136 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 302
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 550
138 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.06 165
139 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 159
140 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 386
141 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:30 AM 60 0.06 141
142 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 175
143 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE HBO PRIME 4:05 PM 130 0.06 228
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 268
145 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 184
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 271
147 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 323
148 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 150
149 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 12:28 AM 30 0.05 129
150 HOUSE POP 12:00 AM 60 0.05 125

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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.