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November 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.18.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.4.  Elsewhere, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.2 and the 10PM 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 18.SAT

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday cable at 0.89, with afternoon games at 0.45/0.42,.  In addition, Fox Sports 1’s game was at 0.40, and ESPN2’s game was at 0.39.  More detail on these and other games can be found in the week’s SKEDBALL post.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.02 to 0.68.  Hallmark’s latest holiday movie COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS was at 0.63, and Lifetime’s original movie I AM ELIZABETH SMART was at 0.50.  On Adult Swim, the primetime DRAGON BALL episodes were down 0.02 to 0.24/628K, and steady at 0.38, while in late-night, DRAGON BALL was down 0.11 to 0.39/818K and steady at 0.34, while JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE was steady at 0.30, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ticked down to 0.28, HUNTER X HUNTER ticked up to 0.28/580K,  LUPIN THE 3RD was steady at 0.25, NARUTO was up 0.05 to 0.25/475K, OUTLAW STAR was up 0.05 to 0.22/408K, COWBOY BEBOP was up 0.08 to 0.24/422K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL was at 0.21/368K.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.09 to 0.32, VALERIE’S HOME COOKING jumped 0.13 to 0.27, PIONEER WOMAN ticked up to 0.25.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.30/0.25/0.25.  Nickelodeon’s noon POWER RANGERS hit the Top 20 at 0.29.   HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION climbed 0.02 to 0.25.  ID’s KILLER WOMEN held at 0.23.  HBO’s NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS special was at 0.14.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE stayed at 0.13, and RELEASED ticked down to 0.10.  BBCAmerica’s DIRK GENTLY was steady at 0.06.  Ovation’s VERSAILLES remained at 0.02/147K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 18.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 18, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LSU/TENNESSEE ESPN 7:11 PM 191 0.89 2,946
2 LIVE PD: 76 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.68 1,886
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.67 1,911
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.63 4,114
5 MOVIE- FEATURE PREM: I AM ELIZABETH SMART LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.50 2,122
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH/WASHINGTON ESPN 10:30 PM 201 0.47 1,537
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TEXAS/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 12:00 PM 202 0.45 1,594
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OKLAHOMA/KANSAS ESPN 3:30 PM 221 0.42 1,606
9 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NEBRASKA/PENN ST FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 230 0.40 1,564
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEXAS A&M/OLE MISS ESPN2 7:04 PM 219 0.39 1,516
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:51 AM 69 0.39 949
12 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.38 898
13 SATURDAY MOVIE: INSIDE OUT (2015) FREEFORM 9:00 PM 125 0.35 1,034
14 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.34 747
15 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 103 0.33 867
16 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.32 1,370
17 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: WERDUM/TYBURA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 207 0.30 815
18 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.30 643
19 POWER RANGERS NINJA STEEL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,066
20 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.29 677
21 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.28 584
22 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,170
23 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.27 686
24 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,337
25 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 793
26 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: WERDUM/TYBURA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.25 775
27 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.25 492
28 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,171
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,239
30 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:50 PM 10 0.25 739
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.23 520
32 KILLER WOMEN W/ P. MORGAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 924
33 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.21 494
34 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 121 0.20 467
35 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,063
36 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.20 1,066
37 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: KANSAS STATE/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN2 3:30 PM 214 0.19 831
38 LIGA MX SAT: MONTERREY / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 126 0.18 411
39 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.18 613
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 131 0.18 425
41 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.17 1,551
42 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 125 0.17 354
43 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.17 1,171
44 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: HOMESTEAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:55 PM 136 0.17 1,201
45 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,712
46 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,841
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 747
48 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,822
49 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:35 AM 22 0.16 335
50 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 121 0.16 326
51 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. COMEDY CENTRAL 7:30 PM 150 0.15 316
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 705
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 752
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 753
55 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:27 AM 60 0.14 321
56 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:58 AM 34 0.14 319
57 NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS:: N/A HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 130 0.14 570
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 664
59 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.14 1,383
60 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.14 1,250
61 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: AIR FORCE/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:43 PM 165 0.13 436
62 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 826
63 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,351
64 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,046
65 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,109
66 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,873
67 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.13 1,248
68 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 425
69 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:26 PM 29 0.13 879
70 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 115 0.13 504
71 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,382
72 CAKE BOSS TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.12 501
73 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 678
74 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: LOUISIANA-MONROE/AUBURN ESPN2 12:00 PM 193 0.12 526
75 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.12 1,186
76 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 638
77 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.11 546
78 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.11 523
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,071
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.11 820
81 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.11 453
82 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 385
83 RELEASED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 366
84 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:39 PM 21 0.10 473
85 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:13 PM 17 0.10 386
86 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:11 PM 79 0.10 663
87 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.10 710
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 636
89 FXX MOVIE PRIME: GOOSEBUMPS FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.09 330
90 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 940
91 SWEET NOVEMBER: SWEET NOVEMBER HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 120 0.09 258
92 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 381
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 697
94 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 449
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 506
96 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 488
97 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 430
98 FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 107 0.09 235
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 477
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 607
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 566
102 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: CURLING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 190 0.08 242
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 619
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 861
105 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.08 187
106 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NC STATE/WAKE FOREST ESPNU 7:41 PM 189 0.08 412
107 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TCU/TEXAS TECH FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 219 0.08 388
108 LIGA MX SAT 8P: LEON / GUADALAJARA GALAVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.08 197
109 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 355
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 957
111 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.07 176
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 541
113 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 235
114 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:32 PM 28 0.07 232
115 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.07 423
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 307
117 SPLIT HBO PRIME 2:20 PM 117 0.07 199
118 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 547
119 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ATLETICO MADRID VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 2:29 PM 136 0.07 147
120 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:01 PM 25 0.07 486
121 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 853
122 CHIPS MAXPRIME 2:05 AM 101 0.07 185
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 578
124 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 524
125 NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS:: N/A HBO PRIME 10:10 PM 130 0.06 235
126 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 399
127 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE SYFY 1:00 AM 116 0.06 273
128 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 784
129 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.06 298
130 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 701
131 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.06 173
132 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 256
133 PRIME MOVIE 1: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD IFC TV 8:00 PM 180 0.06 224
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241
135 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 292
136 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 388
137 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 242
138 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.05 265
139 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 157
140 ICE AGE:DAWN OF THE DINOS HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 94 0.05 161
141 POKEMON: S20 SUN & MOON DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.05 248
142 PRINCESS DIARIES, THE HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 115 0.05 181
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 209
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SYRACUSE/LOUISVILLE ESPNU 3:30 PM 251 0.05 223
145 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 689
146 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 216
147 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 114
148 DATELINE MSNBC 4:00 AM 60 0.05 250
149 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.05 122
150 HENRY DANGER TEENNICK 12:30 PM 30 0.05 249

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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.