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January 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.27.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.5, and FOX’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT adjusted to 0.6.  In addition, on NBC the SUPERSTORE rerun fell 0.02, and DATELINE was down 0.3 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 27.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD took Saturday cable, up 0.08 to 0.76.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.61/0.38/0.25.  Lifetime’s original movie FAITH UNDER FIRE was at 0.51, and the post-movie special was at 0.36.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.42/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.51/0.39, BLACK CLOVER down 0.05 to 0.24, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.06 to 0.20, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.07 to 0.18/398K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.04 to 0.18/386K, NARUTO down 0.02 to 0.20/423K, OUTLAW STAR down 0.04 to 0.16/343K, the new SPACE DANDY at 0.15/319K, COWBOY BEBOP down a tick to 0.20/389K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.01 to 0.18/375K.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL SUPERSKILLS was at 0.39.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION gained 0.04 to 0.32.  ID’s YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE rose 0.08 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s original movie WINTER’S DREAM was at 0.29.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN dipped 0.03 to 0.28, PIONEER WOMAN lost 0.02 to 0.24, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was down 0.05 to 0.24, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING shed 0.04 to 0.20.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was steady at 0.27.  A primetime TBS CONAN special was at 0.22.  BBCAmerica’s BLUE PLANET II fell 0.07 to 0.20, and the AFTER-SHOW was also down 0.07 to 0.19.  USA’s FALLING WATER was up 0.02 to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 27.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 92 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.76 2,095
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 PM 138 0.61 2,232
3 MOVIE- FEATURE PREM: FAITH UNDER FIRE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.51 2,056
4 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.42 999
5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 6:25 PM 35 0.42 1,178
6 ALL EYEZ ON ME: ALL EYEZ ON ME HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 140 0.41 943
7 NHL SUPERSKILLS COMP L: 2018 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:40 PM 129 0.39 942
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:29 PM 116 0.38 1,221
9 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.36 1,309
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.35 918
11 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.33 782
12 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,544
13 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 4:10 PM 19 0.31 1,095
14 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.31 815
15 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,200
16 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: WINTERS DREAM HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.29 2,578
17 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.29 678
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.29 645
19 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.28 1,351
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.28 1,313
21 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.28 1,341
22 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 2:15 PM 115 0.28 948
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.28 590
24 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 63 0.27 1,156
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:21 PM 39 0.27 582
26 CAROLINA RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.26 1,282
27 HBO BAD: 1/27/18 MATTHYSS HBO PRIME 11:44 PM 29 0.26 719
28 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 9:18 PM 123 0.26 689
29 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 12:00 PM 119 0.25 687
30 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 727
31 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.24 1,332
32 HBO BAD: 1/27/18 MATTHYSS HBO PRIME 11:27 PM 17 0.24 702
33 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.24 1,192
34 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.24 562
35 BACK TO THE FUTURE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 116 0.24 650
36 POWER RANGERS SNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,019
37 HBO BAD: 1/27/18 MATTHYSS HBO PRIME 10:40 PM 47 0.23 659
38 LIGA MX L: GUADALAJARA / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:57 PM 127 0.23 492
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 550
40 HBO BAD: 1/27/18 MATTHYSS HBO PRIME 12:13 AM 12 0.23 598
41 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 657
42 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:49 PM 11 0.22 545
43 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 COMEDY CENTRAL 7:30 PM 150 0.22 483
44 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.22 925
45 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,188
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 457
47 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 90 0.21 1,208
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 445
49 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,130
50 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 1,055
51 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.20 484
52 BLUE PLANET II: DEEP DIVE BBC-AMERICA 10:11 PM 19 0.20 820
53 BLUE PLANET II BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 71 0.19 785
54 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN 3:30 AM 150 0.19 554
55 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 385
56 SAY YES: WEDDING SOS TLC 9:03 PM 59 0.19 851
57 SENIOR BOWL: 2018 SENIOR BOWL NFL NETWORK 2:30 PM 200 0.19 786
58 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:20 PM 11 0.19 466
59 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.19 667
60 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,108
61 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,789
62 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 2,031
63 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.18 875
64 UFC ON FOX PRELIMS L: JACARE/BRUNSON 2 FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 180 0.18 566
65 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,814
66 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.18 449
67 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.18 398
68 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.17 621
69 LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 122 0.17 397
70 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:59 PM 16 0.17 526
71 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,577
72 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 343
73 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 118 0.16 475
74 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,799
75 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 125 0.16 333
76 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 40 0.16 410
77 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 3:00 AM 30 0.16 332
78 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,235
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,142
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,294
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 789
82 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.13 424
83 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,966
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 731
85 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 800
86 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 6:24 PM 96 0.13 453
87 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 760
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 812
89 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,169
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 611
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/ARKANSAS ESPN2 6:04 PM 137 0.12 473
92 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,274
93 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 1,157
94 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,143
95 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,291
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 716
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 717
98 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 689
99 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: GLENDALE FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 183 0.12 338
100 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:04 AM 60 0.12 208
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 588
102 ALL EYEZ ON ME: ALL EYEZ ON ME HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 140 0.11 251
103 NUMBER ON GREAT-GRANDPAS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 19 0.11 313
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 624
105 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 580
106 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 927
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 642
108 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.11 873
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,079
110 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.10 472
111 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.10 443
112 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 557
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.10 911
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 997
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 5:50 PM 40 0.10 326
116 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,009
117 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 284
118 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.10 417
119 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 400
120 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.09 669
121 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 505
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 702
123 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 368
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 12:00 PM 136 0.09 371
125 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.09 384
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:08 PM 116 0.09 288
127 FA CUP RD 4 L: NEWPORT COUNTY/TOTTENHAM FOX SPORTS 1 12:17 PM 133 0.09 260
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 727
129 SIGNAL, THE HBO PRIME 4:32 AM 88 0.08 197
130 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE MAXPRIME 10:10 PM 128 0.08 252
131 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 4:20 AM 12 0.08 195
132 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 362
133 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 425
134 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 251
135 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.08 192
136 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.08 256
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 716
138 VACATION RENTAL POTENTIAL A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.07 269
139 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.07 242
140 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.07 476
141 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 475
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:21 PM 106 0.07 369
143 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 365
144 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.07 154
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:16 PM 112 0.07 227
146 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.07 135
147 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 270
148 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 345
149 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:30 AM 30 0.06 254
150 LIVE BY NIGHT: LIVE BY NIGHT MAXPRIME 12:20 AM 129 0.06 158

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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.