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December 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.23.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 4.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 23.SAT

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On another holiday weekend day with little original programming, the NFL Network’s Saturday afternoon game (branded with another day of the week) was at 1.53.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.74/0.72/0.41.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS GETAWAY was at 0.66.  ID’s YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE ticked up to 0.28.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN lost a tick to 0.23, and BAKED IN VERMONT was at 0.18.  On OWN, WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE’S fell 0.04 to 0.09, and CHECKED INN was down 0.05 to 0.05.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 23.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 23, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK 16 IND VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 4:31 PM 175 1.53 5,395
2 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 7:29 PM 31 0.87 2,856
3 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SAN DIEGO STATE/ARMY ESPN 3:57 PM 183 0.74 3,485
4 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEXAS TECH/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 12:00 PM 237 0.72 3,397
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS GETAWAY HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.66 4,378
6 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 31 0.48 1,559
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: APPALACHIAN STATE/TOLEDO ESPN 7:00 PM 196 0.41 1,770
8 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.29 652
9 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.29 686
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.29 933
11 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,058
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 672
13 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,157
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 581
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 693
16 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 118 0.22 682
17 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.22 718
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 528
19 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: BLENDED COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 150 0.19 530
20 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 529
21 ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 126 0.18 985
22 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 474
23 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,872
24 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 480
25 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:00 AM 30 0.18 432
26 BAKED IN VERMONT FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 811
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:16 PM 104 0.18 536
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 406
29 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: WAR ROOM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 190 0.17 792
30 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 13 0.16 427
31 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.16 1,483
32 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.16 1,618
33 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,729
34 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 123 0.15 380
35 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.15 1,690
36 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.15 1,570
37 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,394
38 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 13 0.14 694
39 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,768
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 658
41 EAT SLEEP BBQ FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.14 601
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 690
43 DIGBY DRAGON NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.13 588
44 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 753
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 735
46 SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 128 0.13 410
47 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EL CLASICO: REAL MADRID/BARCELONA 12-17 BEIN SPORT 6:37 AM 140 0.13 258
48 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 32 0.12 335
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,306
50 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS IN MISSISSIPPI LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.12 603
51 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.12 593
52 NFL GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 90 0.12 426
53 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,143
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 657
55 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,253
56 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 604
57 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 AM 27 0.11 305
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 683
59 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,488
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 702
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 530
62 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 565
63 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 946
64 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/MISSOURI ESPN2 8:00 PM 132 0.10 506
65 LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY G HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 110 0.10 256
66 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 126 0.10 270
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 482
68 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 444
69 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 949
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 916
71 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,175
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
73 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.09 307
74 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/WAKE FOREST ESPN2 12:30 PM 124 0.09 382
75 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.08 212
76 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 878
77 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:29 PM 90 0.08 224
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 583
79 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 943
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 583
81 BREAK HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 10 0.08 196
82 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.07 307
83 ICE AGE:DAWN OF THE DINOS HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 94 0.07 243
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 869
85 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 620
86 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.07 207
87 VACATION RENTAL POTENTIAL A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.07 231
88 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 293
89 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 282
90 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:12 PM 108 0.06 241
91 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 282
92 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 280
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 613
94 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.06 689
95 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.06 130
96 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 322
97 CHECKED INN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 264
98 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:36 PM 84 0.05 198
99 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 591
100 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.05 172
101 NBA CRUNCHTIME NBA-TV 9:00 PM 94 0.05 123
102 MY COUSIN VINNY MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.05 132
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 633
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.05 721
105 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.05 232
106 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 162
107 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 283
108 FIST FIGHT MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 91 0.05 123
109 ELLSBERG-PENTAGON PAPERS: MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.05 572
110 ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 1:51 AM 126 0.05 175
111 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 194
112 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: SNF: MIN VS GB NFL NETWORK 2:29 AM 181 0.05 140
113 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.05 244
114 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 279
115 FIRST KILL MAXPRIME 12:10 AM 102 0.05 133
116 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.04 341
117 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.04 265
118 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.04 451
119 ATLANTA VETS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 260
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CONNECTICUT/AUBURN ESPN2 2:34 PM 120 0.04 242
121 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.04 240
122 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 10:34 PM 176 0.04 112
123 MADDEN NFL AMERICA NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 12 0.04 111
124 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 4:27 AM 93 0.04 153
125 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.04 89
126 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE MAXPRIME 10:35 AM 120 0.04 89
127 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 311
128 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.04 356
129 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL NFL NETWORK 11:12 PM 17 0.04 88
130 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 120 0.03 98
131 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 68
132 MAFIAS GREATEST HITS AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 170
133 MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: PURPLE RAIN BET HER 10:55 AM 185 0.03 109
134 SEABISCUIT: SEABISCUIT MAXPRIME 6:15 AM 140 0.03 108
135 EXPRESS WEEKEND – BEIN SPORT 8:57 AM 63 0.03 71
136 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.03 169
137 PIRATES WHO DONT DO ANYTH HBO PRIME 9:56 AM 85 0.03 106
138 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: APPALACHIAN STATE/TOLEDO ESPN2 1:00 AM 120 0.03 72
139 NARCOS: GUER ANTI DRO S1 UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 30 0.03 59
140 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.03 93
141 FUGITIVOS DE LA LEY LA UNIVERSO 1:00 PM 60 0.03 70
142 NARCOS: GUER ANTI DRO S1 UNIVERSO 2:30 PM 30 0.03 60
143 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIDD TEN. ST/USC ESPN2 4:34 PM 122 0.03 132
144 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 194
145 VERDICT, THE: VERDICT, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 129 0.03 105
146 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 248
147 WATERWORLD: WATERWORLD MAXPRIME 3:30 AM 135 0.03 65
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 219
149 GARFIELD HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 80 0.03 111
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 223

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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.