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October 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.29.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.8, and NBC’s to 0.8, while FOX’s stayed at 0.4.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There were 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL games in Saturday’s Top 10 (and 4 more in the next 10), with ESPN’s primetime game on top at 0.72, while ESPN2’s afternoon game was at 0.33, and Fox Sports 1’s late afternoon game was at 0.28.  A&E’s LIVE PD led non-football programming, down 0.03 to 0.61.  Hallmark’s original movie ALL OF MY HEART WEDDING was at 0.32.  The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows:  2 DRAGON BALL episodes at 0.30 and 0.21/522K compared to last week’s 0.35, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.07 to 0.21/503K, NARUTO up 0.02 to 0.22/488K, BORUTO at 0.23, FLCL down 0.02 to 0.17, ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.05 to 0.18, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.02 to 0.17, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.18/359K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.01 to 0.17/324K, ONE-PUNCH MAN down 0.02 to 0.16/316K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.01 to 0.13/246K, COWBOY BEBOP up 0.01 to 0.13/239K, and SAMURAI JACK at 0.13/235K.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION gained 0.04 to 0.23.  ID’s FATAL VOWS slipped 0.02 to 0.21.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE rose 0.05 to 0.20, and MIND YOUR BUSINESS.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN fell a tenth to 0.17, PIONEER WOMAN dropped 0.07 to 0.16, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was down 0.07 to 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 29, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/LSU ESPN 9:13 PM 213 0.72 2,023
2 LIVE PD: 147 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,858
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.60 1,577
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FLORIDA/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 5:57 PM 196 0.58 1,903
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ARKANSAS/TEXAS A&M ESPN 12:00 PM 202 0.52 1,596
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:51 AM 69 0.50 1,104
7 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:22 PM 12 0.46 1,186
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:34 PM 17 0.43 1,120
9 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:51 PM 20 0.35 817
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 12:00 PM 231 0.33 1,147
11 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ALL OF MY HEART: WEDDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.32 2,709
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA STATE/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 3:51 PM 191 0.31 1,057
13 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.30 652
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 673
15 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS/KANSAS ST FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 191 0.28 974
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: USC/ARIZONA ESPN2 10:30 PM 212 0.26 756
17 ESPN GOAL LINE  L ESPN 4:11 PM 79 0.25 541
18 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.23 550
19 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: OREGON/CAL FOX SPORTS 1 10:36 PM 204 0.23 750
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 500
21 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 955
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VIRGINIA TECH/DUKE ESPN2 7:02 PM 193 0.21 723
23 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 6:41 PM 19 0.21 558
24 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 908
25 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.20 920
26 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.20 746
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 PM 123 0.20 524
28 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.20 485
29 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 715
30 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,067
31 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 5:30 PM 27 0.19 516
32 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 886
33 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.19 465
34 RESTORED HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.19 856
35 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,345
36 CHRISTMAS-2ND LOOK PRVIEW HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.18 1,342
37 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.18 362
38 POWER RANGERS SNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.18 818
39 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,511
40 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.17 344
41 FLCL: ALTERNATIVE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.17 362
42 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,995
43 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,014
44 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 4:00 AM 60 0.17 403
45 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 474
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 954
47 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.16 1,025
48 KNIGHT SQUAD NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 668
49 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.15 959
50 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 5:00 AM 30 0.15 371
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,751
52 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,650
53 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.15 581
54 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,714
55 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 2:02 AM 58 0.15 344
56 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,538
57 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 745
58 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,770
59 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,238
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 812
61 UNSPKABLE CRIME: JESSICA OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.14 507
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 783
63 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,334
64 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.13 550
65 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 128 0.12 287
66 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 300
67 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:25 PM 97 0.12 943
68 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 654
69 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT TIGERS/MILWAUKEE BREWERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 216 0.12 613
70 CAJUN ACES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 696
71 MIND YOUR BUSINESS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 427
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 794
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 798
74 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: CONRAD & MICHELLE: WCK LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.11 444
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 734
76 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 507
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,286
78 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE AMC 9:00 PM 151 0.11 432
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 772
80 LEGO:BATMAN:DC S HEROS THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.11 531
81 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.11 903
82 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 882
83 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,152
84 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 25 0.10 275
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 875
86 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: CENTRAL MICHIGAN/MICHIGAN ST FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 192 0.10 425
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,226
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 714
89 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:03 PM 22 0.10 737
90 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 666
91 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 957
92 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.10 520
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 972
94 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:56 AM 126 0.10 276
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 817
96 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 923
97 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 760
98 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 10:00 PM 36 0.09 585
99 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 709
100 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 10:15 PM 15 0.09 349
101 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 682
102 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 310
103 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,077
104 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 824
105 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:32 AM 24 0.09 224
106 FOX COLLEGE SAT BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 3:12 PM 18 0.09 419
107 PHANTOM THREAD: PHANTOM THREAD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 130 0.08 562
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 733
109 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 33 0.08 429
110 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 295
111 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 323
112 NBA PRESEASON   L: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 8:30 PM 143 0.08 208
113 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: CONRAD & MICHELLE: WCK LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.08 246
114 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.08 374
115 WOLVES AND WARRIORS ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 358
116 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: REAL MADRID VS. ATLETICO DE MADRID BEIN SPORT 2:33 PM 137 0.07 118
117 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: IOWA STATE/TCU ESPNU 7:05 PM 188 0.07 366
118 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.07 202
119 BARRETT JACKSON: 9 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 9 VELOCITY 8:00 PM 120 0.07 376
120 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 564
121 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / SANTOS LAGUNA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.07 189
122 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 125 0.07 185
123 ESPN GOAL LINE ESPNU 6:52 PM 13 0.07 207
124 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 419
125 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.07 205
126 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 120 0.07 335
127 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 7:54 AM 74 0.06 250
128 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 567
129 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 11:37 AM 93 0.06 205
130 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.06 185
131 BARRETT JACKSON: 8 – LAS VEGASEPISODE 8 VELOCITY 5:00 PM 180 0.06 332
132 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 474
133 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 214
134 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 193
135 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 139 0.06 174
136 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 548
137 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.06 119
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 292
139 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 60 0.06 264
140 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.06 193
141 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 284
142 HOUSE POP 6:00 PM 60 0.05 171
143 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS TIJUANA FOX DEPORTES 9:54 PM 139 0.05 134
144 HOUSE POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 190
145 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 496
146 SPECIAL REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 148
147 BARRETT JACKSON: 7 – LAS VEGAS EPISODE 7 VELOCITY 10:00 PM 120 0.05 245
148 INCREDIBLE DR. POL SEASON NAT GEO WILD 10:00 AM 60 0.05 259
149 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:02 PM 58 0.05 402
150 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: PITTSBURGH/UNIV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ESPNU 3:55 PM 177 0.05 246

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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.