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July 11, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.8.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jul 08.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s TOUR DE PHARMACY special crossed the finish line at 0.15, sharply down from the 0.29 for Andy Samberg’s 7 DAYS IN HELL special in 2015.  

A&E’s LIVE PD was on top of Saturday cable, returning from a holiday week off at a steady 0.57.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.48.  ESPN continued its SUMMER NBA coverage with games at 0.46/0.33.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned from holiday hiatus as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z down 0.08 to 0.42 (the primetime episode was down 0.03 to 0.28), ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.08 to 0.34, TOKYO GHOUL down 0.09 to 0.29, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.02 to 0.24, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.03 to 0.27/653K, NARUTO down 0.02 to 0.23/568K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.05 to 0.20/521K.  HGTV’s Saturday line-up had HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.04 to 0.36,  and HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATIONS up 0.04 to 0.32, with BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS up 0.04 to 0.29. Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES climbed 0.09 to 0.27.  On Spike, COPS was at 0.26, compared to 0.24/0.22 2 weeks ago, and JAIL: BIG TEXAS was at 0.24.  ID’s FATAL VOWS rose 0.06 from last week to 0.25.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN dropped 0.04 from last week to 0.21. OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE was at 0.15/0.14/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13/0.11.  AMC’s TURN fell 0.05 from last week to 0.10. BBCAmerica’s ORPHAN BLACK ticked down to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jul 08.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 8, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 50 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,617
2 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 PM 178 0.48 2,710
3 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L: BOSTON/LA LAKERS ESPN 8:30 PM 124 0.46 1,106
4 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.42 938
5 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.36 1,414
6 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.34 795
7 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L: PHILADELPHIA/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:34 PM 121 0.33 736
8 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,385
9 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 25 0.31 1,819
10 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,299
11 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.29 685
12 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.28 787
13 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 712
14 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 790
15 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 935
16 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 2,056
17 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.24 595
18 JAIL: BIG TEXAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 664
19 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 213:ROMERO/WHITTAKER FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.24 657
20 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.24 678
21 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,892
22 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 8:00 AM 540 0.21 957
23 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,000
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:35 AM 25 0.21 496
25 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,169
26 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:53 PM 54 0.20 964
27 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.19 1,054
28 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,642
29 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 COMEDY CENTRAL 6:55 PM 125 0.18 327
30 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 394
31 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.18 1,025
32 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.18 609
33 NBA STUDIO  L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.17 403
34 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,863
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 829
36 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,151
37 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,983
38 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,476
39 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,499
40 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 631
41 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,436
42 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,114
43 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 323
44 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,447
45 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.15 645
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 773
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 333
48 TOUR DE PHARMACY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 41 0.15 328
49 POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 86 0.14 335
50 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.14 566
51 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:15 PM 153 0.14 975
52 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 844
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 734
54 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 951
55 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 715
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 410
57 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,048
58 COPA ORO 2017 03 UNI: ESTADOS UNIDOS / PANAMA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:24 PM 144 0.13 356
59 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,023
60 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 315
61 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.13 503
62 BOSS, THE HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 99 0.12 289
63 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,097
64 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 10:03 PM 60 0.12 490
65 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 11:30 AM 30 0.12 483
66 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.12 557
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 587
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 546
69 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 478
70 MR. WOODCOCK HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 88 0.11 260
71 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 12:00 PM 28 0.11 378
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 537
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,159
74 FRIDAY HBO PRIME 2:45 AM 91 0.11 200
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 567
76 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.11 917
77 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 482
78 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 555
79 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 12:30 PM 30 0.10 329
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 527
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 563
82 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: NA ESPN2 8:00 AM 300 0.10 244
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 513
84 TURN AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 637
85 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,224
86 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 239
87 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 199
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 535
89 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 458
90 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:48 PM 12 0.09 768
91 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.09 219
92 POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 86 0.09 194
93 BLAZE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.09 471
94 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 1:00 PM 30 0.09 243
95 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CINCINNATI REDS/ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 192 0.09 334
96 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 860
97 COPA ORO 2017 04 UNI: MARTINICA / NICARAGUA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:48 PM 151 0.09 233
98 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.09 257
99 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:12 AM 60 0.09 206
100 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.08 258
101 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 127 0.08 271
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.08 770
103 TOUR DE PHARMACY HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 41 0.08 157
104 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 155
105 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.08 573
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 340
107 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.08 734
108 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 3:49 PM 22 0.08 371
109 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 613
110 POKER   L: 2017 WORLD SERIES OF POKER MAIN EVENT ESPN2 4:20 PM 220 0.07 287
111 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT NYY/HOU AT TOR MLB NETWORK 1:11 PM 158 0.07 325
112 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 115
113 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 271
114 TOUR DE PHARMACY HBO PRIME 4:20 AM 41 0.07 124
115 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.07 521
116 LOVING: LOVING HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 123 0.07 211
117 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.07 162
118 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L: USA/PUERTO RICO ESPN2 2:00 PM 140 0.07 330
119 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.07 115
120 F1 QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 90 0.07 263
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 272
122 POKEMON: S20 SUN & MOON DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.06 226
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 277
124 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:47 PM 60 0.06 298
125 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 586
126 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.06 717
127 NICE GUYS, THE HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 116 0.06 196
128 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 391
129 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 129 0.06 130
130 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:19 PM 36 0.06 156
131 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 392
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 279
133 FUTBOL CENTRAL 7/8 UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:00 PM 24 0.06 169
134 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L: DALLAS/CHICAGO NBA-TV 4:30 PM 120 0.06 136
135 TMZ SPORTS WEEKEND FOX SPORTS 1 2:12 AM 27 0.06 133
136 INDYCAR QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 90 0.05 415
137 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 7:09 AM 51 0.05 138
138 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: PORTLAND/UTAH ESPNU 6:22 PM 133 0.05 126
139 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L: TORONTO/MINNESOTA NBA-TV 6:30 PM 120 0.05 144
140 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 28 0.05 364
141 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 583
142 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 8:27 PM 33 0.05 175
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 264
144 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.05 442
145 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT TB/ATL AT WAS MLB NETWORK 4:11 PM 162 0.05 270
146 NHRA QUALIFYING L: CHICAGO FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 120 0.05 272
147 NWSL SOCCER: ORLANDO PRIDE AT WASHINGTON SPIRIT LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:50 PM 130 0.05 123
148 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 518
149 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 645
150 ANIMAL 24 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 346

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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.