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November 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.17.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.7.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s original movie CHRISTMAS AT GRACELAND led Saturday cable at 0.66.  Fox Sports 1’s afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL game narrowly beat ESPN’s evening game, 0.64 vs. 0.63, with other ESPN games at 0.45/0.31, and with Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT at 0.25/0.25.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.62, with the lead-in clip show at 0.29.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES was steady at 0.34.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN edged up 0.02 to 0.29, PIONEER WOMAN lost 0.05 to 0.26, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN ticked up to 0.22.  ID’s  MURDER IN MANSFIELD was at 0.26, and TWISTED held at 0.21.  Nickelodeon’s evening HENRY DANGER gained 0.03 to 0.26, and its morning RISE OF THE TMNT was down 0.04 to 0.24.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION rose 0.07 to 0.23.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.02 to 0.22.  TLC’s MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING ticked down to 0.15.  On OWN, READY TO LOVE was at 0.07, and CHAD LOVES MICHELLE was at 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 17, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS AT GRACELAND HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.66 4,657
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.64 1,817
3 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: INDIANA/MICHIGAN FOX SPORTS 1 4:05 PM 230 0.64 2,273
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: DUKE/CLEMSON ESPN 7:05 PM 207 0.63 2,452
5 LIVE PD: 162 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.62 2,021
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 10:35 PM 209 0.45 1,568
7 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.35 1,015
8 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 817
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: AUBURN/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 12:01 PM 199 0.31 1,036
10 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.29 1,152
11 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,440
12 MURDER IN MANSFIELD, A: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.26 1,100
13 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,129
14 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: MAGNY/PONZINIBBIO FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.25 707
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 663
16 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: MAGNY/PONZINIBBIO FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 185 0.25 632
17 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.24 959
18 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:04 AM 60 0.24 699
19 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,090
20 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 654
21 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,091
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIAMI/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 3:30 PM 207 0.21 733
23 TWISTED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 946
24 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.21 946
25 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: RETURN TO CHRISTMAS CREEK HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,512
26 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 52 0.19 483
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: BOSTON COLLEGE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 3:45 PM 207 0.18 716
28 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UAB/TEXAS A&M ESPN2 7:12 PM 191 0.18 722
29 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.18 691
30 BOUGHT AT FIRST SITE HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.17 785
31 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.17 889
32 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 120 0.17 496
33 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.16 405
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 450
35 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:04 AM 60 0.16 498
36 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 952
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 785
38 MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.15 449
39 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:20 PM 10 0.14 575
40 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 785
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 888
42 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,840
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 794
44 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:04 AM 30 0.14 410
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 922
46 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,748
47 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,869
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 678
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 781
50 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 696
51 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,914
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,381
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 608
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 806
55 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.12 299
56 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 688
57 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.12 284
58 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,728
59 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,531
60 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.11 498
61 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: HOMESTEAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:57 PM 129 0.11 986
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: RICE/LSU ESPNU 7:30 PM 180 0.11 445
63 JONESTOWN: TERROR JUNGLE: 101/102 PARTS 1 AND 2 SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.11 418
64 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 642
65 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 30 0.11 570
66 24/7 THE MATCH:TIGER/PHIL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 45 0.10 282
67 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,127
68 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 915
69 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 146 0.09 276
70 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,354
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 241
72 AXE FILES CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 638
73 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:56 PM 69 0.09 230
74 FIT NATION: AROUND WORLD CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 530
75 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 12:50 AM 111 0.09 227
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 902
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,032
78 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:05 AM 60 0.08 187
79 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 11:00 PM 30 0.08 307
80 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NEW MEXICO STATE/BYU ESPN2 10:23 PM 212 0.08 295
81 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 1,120
82 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:33 PM 24 0.08 741
83 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 355
84 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TCU/BAYLOR FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 221 0.08 405
85 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 704
86 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 321
87 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 392
88 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 293
89 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,150
90 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 335
91 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.07 447
92 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 398
93 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 272
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IDAHO/FLORIDA ESPNU 12:00 PM 199 0.07 282
95 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:41 PM 24 0.07 297
96 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: YALE/HARVARD ESPN2 12:00 PM 225 0.07 272
97 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:05 PM 57 0.07 152
98 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 704
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 247
100 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.07 187
101 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.07 160
102 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:06 PM 54 0.07 528
103 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 766
104 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.06 267
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ R. LUI: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 742
106 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 199
107 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.06 161
108 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.06 189
109 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 848
110 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 435
111 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 164
112 HOUSE POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 217
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 275
114 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 AM 90 0.06 141
115 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.06 185
116 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 917
117 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 323
118 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER ESPN2 5:00 AM 60 0.06 131
119 HOUSE POP 6:00 PM 60 0.06 182
120 HOUSE POP 12:00 AM 60 0.05 157
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 364
122 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 295
123 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 180
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 266
125 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 402
126 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.05 332
127 POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.05 210
128 CHAD LOVES MICHELLE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 228
129 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 395
130 LOVE, SIMON HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 110 0.05 97
131 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.05 396
132 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 1:55 AM 60 0.05 172
133 LARA CROFT:CRADLE OF LIFE HBO PRIME 3:12 AM 117 0.05 142
134 IRON CHEF COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 171
135 LEGO STAR WARS: ALL STARS DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.05 199
136 UEFA N.L. 2018 SAT: ITALIA / PORTUGAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 140 0.05 116
137 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:30 AM 60 0.05 295
138 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,039
139 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.05 195
140 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 PM 60 0.05 314
141 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.05 106
142 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 169
143 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:00 AM 60 0.05 105
144 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 118
145 BBCA MOVIE BBC-AMERICA 2:29 PM 119 0.04 166
146 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 33 0.04 479
147 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 183
148 BEYBLADE: BURST DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.04 185
149 FUT AMISTOSO MEX: LEY FUT MEX:AMERICA VS CHIVAS FOX DEPORTES 9:32 PM 149 0.04 96
150 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.04 421

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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.