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December 6, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’S Big 10 Championship  COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.7, and ABC’s ACC Championship ended up at 1.6.  Both CBS’s reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and CRIMINAL MINDS fell 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With college football on the broadcast networks for the night, Saturday’s cable crown went to the latest Hallmark holiday movie, A DREAM OF CHRISTMAS at 0.62.  Nickelodeon’s 10:30AM SPONGEBOB was impressive at 0.50, and the same network’s primetime HENRY DANGER was at 0.43.  Adult Swim’s late night animation block was as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z up 0.07 to 0.61/1.426M, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.08 to 0.48, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM up 0.07 to 0.42, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.04 to 0.38/845K, NARUTO down 0.01 to 0.31/726K, ONE PIECE down 0.01 to 0.27/640K, and ONE PUNCH MAN down 0.05 to 0.24/611K.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC was at 0.41, with the PRELIMS at 0.33.  Even though it shouldn’t be on the chart, it’s worth noting that HBO’s BATMAN V. SUPERMAN, which has been in heavy rotation on the network for a week or so, still managed to hit the Top 10 with a 5:40PM airing at 0.38, just slightly below the primetime premiere of KEANU at 0.42, which led in to a PETE HOLMES comedy special at 0.15.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION gained 0.06 to 0.36. Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.35.  The Food Network morning block had PIONEER WOMAN up a tenth to 0.32, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN up 0.09 to 0.27, KITCHEN AT FN up 0.03 to 0.26, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING up 0.03 to 0.20.  Spike’s COPS returned from a week off down 0.13 to 0.30, and BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.18.  TLC’s UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was at 0.23, up from last week’s 0.21/0.20.  BBCAmerica’s DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY climbed 0.03 to 0.11.  

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 December 3, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A DREAM OF CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.62 3,793
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.54 1,540
3 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.50 2,124
4 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.48 1,062
5 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.43 2,496
6 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.42 950
7 KEANU HBO PRIME 8:16 PM 100 0.42 960
8 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE L: 24:JOHNSON/ELLIOT FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 212 0.41 1,032
9 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 152 0.38 808
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 85 0.38 937
11 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,570
12 LIGA MX L: SF: TIGRES / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:31 PM 149 0.35 764
13 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PRELIM L: 24:JOHNSON/ELLIOT FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.33 887
14 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.32 1,300
15 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.31 1,299
16 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,153
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:25 AM 35 0.30 702
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: LOUISIANA TECH/WESTERN KENTUCKY ESPN 12:01 PM 233 0.29 926
19 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 758
20 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: MEET THE FOCKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 155 0.28 592
21 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.27 1,188
22 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 848
23 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.26 590
24 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.26 1,279
25 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EL CLASICO-BARCELONA VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 10:03 AM 130 0.25 520
26 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.24 714
27 HATEFUL EIGHT, THE: HATEFUL EIGHT, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 168 0.24 929
28 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: BAYLOR/WEST VIRGINIA FOX SPORTS 1 3:29 PM 233 0.24 1,011
29 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: GET ON UP BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 160 0.23 787
30 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.23 579
31 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,060
32 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.21 561
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.21 583
34 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.21 753
35 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:00 AM 30 0.21 441
36 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 969
37 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.20 375
38 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GONZAGA/ARIZONA ESPN 5:33 PM 125 0.19 656
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:31 PM 29 0.19 566
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,988
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 3:54 PM 99 0.18 600
42 HMM MOVIE: JOURNEY BACK TO CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,306
43 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 696
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SAN DIEGO STATE/WYOMING ESPN 7:43 PM 228 0.18 713
45 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 167 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 129 0.18 545
46 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PREFT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:22 PM 38 0.18 479
47 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: HEAVEN SENT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.18 1,127
48 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.17 413
49 SPIKE TV MOVIE: XXX SPIKE TV 11:00 AM 180 0.17 468
50 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,461
51 UNTOLD STORIES E.R: EXTRA TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 773
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,945
53 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.16 1,683
54 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.16 665
55 TIME MACHINE: PEARL HARBOR: 75 YEARS LATER HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.16 1,316
56 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 128 0.16 393
57 PETE HOLMES:FACES & SOUND HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.15 351
58 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.15 345
59 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,940
60 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.15 1,675
61 PROJECT GRIZZLY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.14 543
62 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SWANSEA/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:55 AM 124 0.14 360
63 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.13 1,527
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 839
65 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:32 AM 23 0.13 324
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,436
67 PGA TOUR: 2016 WORLD CHALLENGE GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 150 0.13 829
68 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,605
69 KILLING SEASON, THE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.13 478
70 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,559
71 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.13 1,502
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 783
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,187
74 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:59 AM 33 0.12 285
75 TUF FINALE POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:32 AM 58 0.12 280
76 HANNITY: TRUMP THANK YOU FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,400
77 KILLING SEASON, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.12 480
78 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 122 0.12 234
79 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.11 362
80 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.11 260
81 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.11 307
82 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 450
83 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,186
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,501
85 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,375
86 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,076
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 693
88 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 249
89 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.10 371
90 KEANU HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 100 0.10 258
91 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.10 187
92 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.10 240
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 687
94 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 782
95 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.10 257
96 AFTERNOON MOVIE 3: CON AIR IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.09 362
97 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 575
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 676
99 KUNG FU PANDA HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 92 0.09 186
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,100
101 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,004
102 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 672
103 SCANDAL MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 292
104 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 431
105 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 213
106 SCANDAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 241
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 631
108 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 322
109 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 299
110 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:17 PM 13 0.08 307
111 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 457
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 556
113 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/TCU FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 209 0.08 431
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: XAVIER/BAYLOR ESPN2 3:30 PM 123 0.08 249
115 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.08 279
116 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.08 209
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 508
118 EXPRESS WEEKEND-L BEIN SPORT 12:13 PM 47 0.08 159
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:33 PM 117 0.08 347
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 269
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 689
122 PETE HOLMES:FACES & SOUND HBO PRIME 12:02 AM 57 0.07 198
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 559
124 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 555
125 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 200
126 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 478
127 COUNTERFEIT CAT DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.07 234
128 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TROY/GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN2 12:00 PM 197 0.07 269
129 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.07 234
130 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 12:42 AM 48 0.07 152
131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 551
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 568
133 NO RESERVATIONS HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 104 0.07 192
134 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 31 0.07 152
135 CNN FILMS CNN 8:00 PM 115 0.07 377
136 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.06 230
137 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 398
138 FAIL ARMY MTV2 10:00 AM 30 0.06 132
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 403
140 MR. MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPO HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 94 0.06 179
141 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 478
142 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 210
143 FAIL ARMY MTV2 10:30 AM 30 0.06 118
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:50 AM 10 0.06 275
145 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 458
146 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2 IFC TV 3:45 PM 105 0.06 231
147 BALLS OF FURY HBO PRIME 4:45 AM 75 0.06 159
148 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 257
149 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 225
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 234

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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.