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November 29, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.25.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.3, and FOX’s game to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the NATIONAL DOG SHOW lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 25.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL game topped Saturday cable at 1.26, with earlier games at 0.59/0.50.  (Note that HBO continues to label its theatrical movie premieres as “originals,” which is why KONG: SKULL ISLAND is near the top of the chart, but in any case that 0.75 is an impressive number.)  Hallmark’s reign over holiday movies continued with THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN at 0.74.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.11 to 0.57.  HENRY DANGER aired during the nightly split between Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite, so it had a split rating:  0.44 for 30 minutes on Nick At Nite, and 0.40 for the opening hour on Nickelodeon; it also simulcast on Nicktoons at 0.06, and TeenNick at 0.04/240K .  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.33.  Lifetime’s movie WRAPPED UP IN CHRISTMAS was at 0.33.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES rose 0.05 to 0.31.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN gained 0.06 to 0.31, KITCHEN AT FN dropped 0.07 to 0.25, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.25, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING fell 0.12 to 0.15.  ID’ KILLER WOMEN climbed 0.05 to 0.28.  BET’s TALES was at 0.26, preceded by a special episode of LIP SYNC BATTLE at 0.22.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION dropped 0.06 to 0.19.  On OWN, WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE’s was at 0.13, and CHECKED INN was at 0.08.  BBCAmerica’s DIRK GENTLY rose 0.03 to 0.09.  Ovation’s VERSAILLES ticked down to 0.01/131K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 25.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 25, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CLEMSON/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:34 PM 191 1.26 4,032
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.77 2,291
3 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.75 2,739
4 THE COLLECTION FROM HHOF: THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.74 4,872
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA STATE/FLORIDA ESPN 12:01 PM 220 0.59 2,056
6 LIVE PD: 78 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,802
7 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:45 PM 75 0.51 1,340
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WEST VIRGINIA/OKLAHOMA ESPN 3:47 PM 224 0.50 1,898
9 HENRY DANGER NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.44 1,900
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.42 1,013
11 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,917
12 LIGA MX L: QF: MONARCAS / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 128 0.33 728
13 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: WRAPPED UP IN CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.33 1,279
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.32 767
15 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 826
16 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.31 1,326
17 MOVIE- MINI PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 12 0.31 1,172
18 KILLER WOMEN W/ P. MORGAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,062
19 TALES: TALES 108 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.26 706
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,120
21 WCB: 11/25/17 KOVALEV/SHA HBO PRIME 10:08 PM 40 0.25 763
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 588
23 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.25 1,093
24 WCB: 11/25/17 KOVALEV/SHA HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 41 0.24 760
25 WCB: 11/25/17 KOVALEV/SHA HBO PRIME 11:41 PM 17 0.24 758
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.24 632
27 LIGA MX SAT: QF: TIGRES / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 145 0.22 467
28 LIP SYNC BATTLE: STA SPL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 758
29 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.22 1,073
30 WCB: 11/25/17 KOVALEV/SHA HBO PRIME 12:05 AM 11 0.22 677
31 WCB: 11/25/17 KOVALEV/SHA HBO PRIME 10:48 PM 12 0.22 698
32 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.21 993
33 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.20 511
34 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 985
35 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON ST/OREGON ESPN2 7:00 PM 203 0.19 738
36 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 122 0.19 562
37 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 2:55 AM 118 0.18 497
38 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:53 AM 134 0.17 394
39 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.17 370
40 HHOF COLLECTION: THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.17 1,476
41 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 152 0.15 360
42 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 877
43 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,491
44 CRAZY DELICIOUS FOOD NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.14 515
45 CAKE BOSS TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.14 517
46 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,688
47 HOMESTEAD TABLE FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.14 745
48 MIGUEL COTTO:RETROSPECTIV HBO PRIME 12:18 AM 28 0.14 371
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 749
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 764
51 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,664
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 748
53 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 543
54 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:07 PM 25 0.13 279
55 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 845
56 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.13 991
57 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 620
58 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,217
59 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,456
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 663
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 724
62 HATFIELDS & MCCOYS SAT: 102 PART 2 AMC 8:30 PM 150 0.11 736
63 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 944
64 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,284
65 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.11 1,188
66 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.11 1,402
67 HATFIELDS & MCCOYS SAT: 103 PART 3 AMC 11:00 PM 120 0.11 608
68 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.11 1,158
69 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.11 417
70 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:03 AM 60 0.10 194
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA STATE/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 3:33 PM 200 0.10 498
72 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 104 0.10 247
73 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 934
74 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 657
75 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 1,280
76 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: INDIANA/PURDUE ESPN2 12:00 PM 213 0.10 336
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 676
78 HATFIELDS & MCCOYS SAT: 101 PART 1 AMC 6:00 PM 150 0.10 637
79 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: COLORADO/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 10:03 PM 207 0.10 273
80 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 282
81 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 4:53 AM 12 0.09 227
82 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.09 428
83 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS/OKLAHOMA ST FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 219 0.09 343
84 AMANPOUR CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 485
85 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.09 384
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 715
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.08 219
88 SHACK, THE HBO PRIME 5:05 AM 55 0.08 225
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 489
90 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH ST/AIR FORCE ESPN2 10:23 PM 212 0.08 288
91 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 195
92 SPIKE TV MOVIE: OVERBOARD SPIKE TV 1:00 PM 150 0.08 296
93 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 450
94 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 939
95 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:55 AM 60 0.08 217
96 CHECKED INN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 339
97 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) SAT UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 30 0.08 143
98 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 451
99 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.08 590
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 915
101 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NORTH CAROLINA/NC STATE ESPNU 3:30 PM 217 0.08 271
102 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 379
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 481
104 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 435
105 AXE FILES CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 404
106 MIKE & DAVE NEED WEDDING MAXPRIME 11:15 PM 99 0.07 158
107 CAT VS. DOG ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.07 455
108 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 390
109 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.07 277
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 520
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 407
112 MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, T HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 86 0.07 172
113 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 185
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 662
115 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 557
116 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.07 267
117 EXPRESS THE: EXPRESS THE HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 130 0.07 152
118 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 466
119 F1 QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 90 0.06 279
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 456
121 DATELINE MSNBC 4:00 AM 60 0.06 250
122 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.06 270
123 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS:SQU HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 89 0.06 158
124 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 797
125 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 378
126 SIXTEEN CANDLES MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 93 0.06 164
127 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW YORK/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 149 0.06 187
128 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 351
129 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:29 PM 60 0.06 168
130 BAYOU CLASSIC L: GRAMBLING/SOUTHERN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 240 0.06 194
131 HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS 8:00 PM 90 0.06 325
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 728
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 547
134 BREAKFAST CLUB MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 97 0.05 134
135 HEARTBREAK: THE BINGHAMS: N/A MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.05 461
136 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 198
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 620
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 296
139 WARGAMES MAXPRIME 8:45 AM 113 0.05 93
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 241
141 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 711
142 ROMANCING THE STONE MAXPRIME 10:40 AM 106 0.05 101
143 POKEMON: S20 SUN & MOON DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.05 213
144 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:29 PM 97 0.05 139
145 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.04 370
146 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:25 AM 60 0.04 113
147 PREDATOR 2 (1990) MAXPRIME 12:55 AM 108 0.04 94
148 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 178
149 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 AM 23 0.04 121
150 DR. OAKLEY: NORTHERN NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 355

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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.