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October 1, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.7.  In addition, the reruns of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, THE VOICE, DATELINE and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE all lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another Saturday dominated by COLLEGE FOOTBALL, with ESPN’s games at 0.78/0.58/0.57/0.34 (and COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.65).  A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.03 to 0.52.  On Nickelodeon, the morning SPONGEBOB lost 0.04 to 0.34 with lead-out LEGO JURASSIC WORLD down 0.05 to 0.19, and the primetime HENRY DANGER was up 0.02 to 0.28, with lead-out ALL THAT NEW up 0.04 to 0.25.  Adult Swim’s original DRAGON BALL edged up 0.02 to 0.37, leading into a night of reruns.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.31.  On Food Network, GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN was at 0.24, KITCHEN AT FN gained 0.02 to 0.24, PIONEER WOMAN ticked up to 0.22, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.20.  Lifetime’s original movie TRAPPED was at 0.21.  Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.18, and ESPN2’s game was at 0.16.  ID’s FEAR THY NEIGHBOR dropped 0.05 to 0.14, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME was at 0.14.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE ticked down to 0.08, and IYANLA was also down a tick to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TEXAS A&M/ARKANSAS ESPN 12:00 PM 206 0.78 2,582
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.65 1,855
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MISSISSIPPI ST/AUBURN ESPN 7:14 PM 207 0.58 1,992
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UCLA/ARIZONA ESPN 10:41 PM 193 0.57 1,627
5 LIVE PD: 237 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.52 1,863
6 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:54 AM 66 0.39 919
7 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.37 815
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA STATE/BAYLOR ESPN 3:30 PM 224 0.34 1,246
9 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.34 1,282
10 LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA TUDN 9:57 PM 131 0.31 695
11 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,208
12 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.25 567
13 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.25 921
14 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.24 923
15 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,122
16 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.22 1,100
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 574
18 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: TRAPPED: ALEX COOPER STRY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.21 1,057
19 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 1,046
20 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.19 774
21 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: WASHINGTON ST/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 206 0.18 677
22 SATURDAY MOVIE: IRON MAN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 180 0.17 504
23 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 938
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIDDLE TENNESSEE/IOWA ESPN2 12:00 PM 188 0.16 529
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 426
26 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS TIGRES FOX DEPORTES 7:56 PM 129 0.16 330
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 122 0.15 413
28 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 762
29 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.14 478
30 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.14 760
31 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:15 AM 15 0.14 421
32 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,926
33 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.13 355
34 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.13 284
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 847
36 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 412
37 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,761
38 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.12 558
39 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/SHEFFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 AM 126 0.11 306
40 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.11 437
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,657
42 LIGA MX EF SAT: PACHUCA / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 5:55 PM 130 0.11 266
43 GHOST ADV POP-UPS: TGA-14R2R09H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 359
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,218
45 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,452
46 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.11 308
47 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,395
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 861
49 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:31 AM 26 0.10 318
50 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 953
51 ZOO, THE: SAN DIEGO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.10 613
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,143
53 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: CHARLOTTE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:46 PM 140 0.09 852
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 783
55 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 769
56 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,766
57 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,233
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 839
59 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.09 562
60 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 666
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 789
62 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 7:54 AM 83 0.09 325
63 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 965
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CONNECTICUT/UCF ESPN2 7:00 PM 205 0.09 322
65 EMERGENCE FREEFORM 11:00 PM 60 0.08 253
66 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MINNESOTA/PURDUE ESPN2 3:30 PM 204 0.08 460
67 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 428
68 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 2,014
69 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:08 PM 22 0.08 339
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 956
71 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:59 AM 33 0.08 240
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 655
73 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 79 0.08 924
74 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 629
75 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 655
76 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 984
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 666
78 TOP WING NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.08 385
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 713
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,060
81 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 12:08 AM 60 0.07 153
82 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 953
83 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,214
84 PBC PPV POSTFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:26 AM 60 0.07 193
85 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 901
86 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.07 309
87 ISNT IT ROMANTIC HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 88 0.07 200
88 IYANLA:WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 348
89 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 834
90 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 209
91 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:33 PM 13 0.07 640
92 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 373
93 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.07 259
94 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 698
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.07 429
96 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HAWAII/NEVADA ESPN2 10:30 PM 195 0.07 254
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 815
98 PBC PPV PRELIMS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 90 0.06 217
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 265
100 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 494
101 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:06 PM 24 0.06 423
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 792
103 LIGA MX L TUDN 8:05 PM 112 0.06 170
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 183
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 733
106 TINY HOUSE NATION A&E NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.05 243
107 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 869
108 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 893
109 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 813
110 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 719
111 HALLMARK MOVIE HALLMARK CHANNEL 4:30 AM 90 0.05 418
112 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 179
113 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 737
114 DR. OAKLEY COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 432
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 243
116 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 606
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 354
118 NFL GAMEDAY VIEW NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 60 0.05 117
119 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 33 0.04 450
120 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.04 147
121 LIGA PREMIER: EVERTON VS MANCHESTER CITY UNIVERSO 12:23 PM 133 0.04 93
122 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.04 147
123 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 351
124 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.04 82
125 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ATLETICO DE MADRID VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 2:50 PM 130 0.04 86
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 235
127 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.04 306
128 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.04 81
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 116
130 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:03 AM 61 0.04 72
131 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 4 PHI VS. GB NFL NETWORK 4:00 AM 120 0.04 80
132 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:32 PM 29 0.04 167
133 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 1:45 AM 60 0.04 141
134 POKEMON: S22 ULTRA LEGEND DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.03 153
135 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 1981 AFC DIV SD VS. MIA NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 180 0.03 77
136 NATURES GREAT EVENTS BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.03 196
137 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 132
138 GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 561
139 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 96
140 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:17 AM 43 0.03 128
141 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UNLV/WYOMING ESPNU 8:00 PM 205 0.03 137
142 NANCY DREW HIDDEN STAIRCA HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 89 0.03 157
143 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 60 0.03 148
144 MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: SISTER ACT 2 BET HER 11:00 AM 180 0.03 81
145 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 143
146 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS/TCU FOX SPORTS 1 12:01 PM 206 0.03 133
147 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 138
148 SENOR DE LOS CIELOS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 63
149 BEYBLADE: BURST DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.03 108
150 SENOR DE LOS CIELOS UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 66

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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.