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October 20, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.17.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.0, while ABC’s remained at 1.6. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct Sat.17

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Saturday’s cable ratings.  ESPN’s afternoon game took the crown at 2.35 (later games were at 2.21/1.10, and the early game was at 0.90), with TBS’s primetime National League MLB PLAYOFFS game at 2.26 and Fox Sports 1’s afternoon American League game at 0.58.  Adult Swim’s anime line-up remained strong:  DRAGON BALL Z (not on the chart, as it’s a quasi-original) jumped 0.12 from last week to 0.74 with 1.65M total viewers, AKAME GA KILL rose a tenth to 0.59, PARASYTE was up 0.07 to 0.50, MICHIKO & HATCHINI ticked up to 0.42 (with 981K viewers), NARUTO held at 0.40 (906K viewers), ONE PIECE was up a hundredth to 0.37 (806K viewers), and KILL LA KILL was similarly up to 0.34 (748K viewers).  Disney aired GIRL MEETS WORLD for a 0.61.  HBO’s AMY SCHUMER: LIVE AT THE APOLLO scored 0.42 (although that was below the 0.57 for its lead-in, the premiere of the theatrical movie TAKEN 3).  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO lost 0.05 to 0.31, and THE LAST KINGDOM fell 0.04 to 0.07/241K.  Syfy’s movie THEY FOUND HELL was at 0.30, and Hallmark’s OCTOBER KISS was at 0.29.  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE dropped 0.04 to 0.08 (235K viewers) and BLUNT TALK fell 0.02 to 0.05 (136K viewers).

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct Sat.17

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 17, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:28 PM 24 2.35 7,398
2 MLB NLCS: NLCS CHICAGO/NEW YORK METS 1 TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 193 2.26 7,891
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FLORIDA/LSU ESPN 7:24 PM 202 2.21 6,777
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA STATE/UTAH ESPN 10:46 PM 179 1.10 3,059
5 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:18 PM 10 0.95 2,961
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: LOUISVILLE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 12:01 PM 197 0.90 2,852
7 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.69 2,010
8 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.61 2,876
9 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.59 1,372
10 MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: TORONTO/KANSAS CITY 2 FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 210 0.58 2,657
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:45 AM 60 0.58 1,279
12 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.57 1,615
13 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:13 PM 40 0.55 1,636
14 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.54 1,873
15 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.50 1,173
16 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:45 AM 60 0.44 914
17 AMY SCHUMER:AT THE APOLLO HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.42 1,088
18 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.41 1,742
19 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.41 1,126
20 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 874
21 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 30 0.39 1,674
22 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:45 AM 45 0.36 746
23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/WASHINGTON ESPN2 10:38 PM 206 0.33 1,211
24 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:30 AM 30 0.32 642
25 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.32 843
26 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.31 910
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 134 0.31 574
28 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: THEY FOUND HELL SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.30 840
29 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: OCTOBER KISS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.29 2,586
30 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.29 780
31 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.28 1,367
32 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 60 0.28 986
33 NICKS ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,357
34 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:40 AM 17 0.28 494
35 SCCOBY-DOO:MMM THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 109 0.27 1,392
36 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,074
37 TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.26 1,001
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,357
39 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 850
40 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.24 1,113
41 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.24 641
42 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:39 AM 121 0.24 453
43 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 821
44 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,184
45 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:49 PM 12 0.23 656
46 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 758
47 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TCU/IOWA STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 218 0.23 849
48 HELL HOUSE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 814
49 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 775
50 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NEBRASKA/MINNESOTA ESPN2 3:34 PM 198 0.22 970
51 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPNEWS 7:09 PM 18 0.22 604
52 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.20 477
53 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.20 628
54 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.20 779
55 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.20 719
56 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 2:04 AM 60 0.18 456
57 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 670
58 MLB ALCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 3:36 PM 24 0.18 611
59 TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH HISTORY 1:01 AM 123 0.18 610
60 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 PM 21 0.17 316
61 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: BET HIP HOP AWARDS 15 EN3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.16 401
62 MARILUS SIMPLE GOOD FOOD FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 808
63 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 1:30 AM 109 0.16 480
64 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS TECH/KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 216 0.14 417
65 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA/NORTHWESTERN ESPN2 12:01 PM 208 0.14 504
66 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.14 528
67 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 150 0.14 332
68 BURN AFTER READING HBO PRIME 4:20 AM 95 0.14 297
69 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 94 0.14 413
70 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.13 394
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VIRGINIA TECH/MIAMI (FL) ESPNU 3:30 PM 201 0.13 437
72 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/CLEMSON ESPNU 7:03 PM 199 0.13 465
73 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.12 724
74 MUTT & STUFF NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.12 623
75 BLAZE NICK JR 12:30 PM 30 0.12 631
76 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:58 PM 121 0.12 276
77 GET ON UP: GET ON UP HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 138 0.12 247
78 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 488
79 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.11 635
80 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 1:04 AM 65 0.11 356
81 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.10 328
82 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 131 0.10 201
83 BASEBALL TONIGHT ESPN2 3:04 AM 30 0.10 245
84 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 431
85 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 362
86 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 2:09 AM 60 0.10 337
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 181 0.10 259
88 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 3:09 AM 91 0.10 321
89 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 12 0.09 220
90 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/CHELSEA USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 121 0.09 212
91 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 291
92 JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 127 0.09 278
93 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 260
94 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 3:15 PM 15 0.09 227
95 FUTBOL LIGA MX: LEON VS. UNAM 10/17 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 124 0.09 207
96 LOVE & BASKETBALL: LOVE & BASKETBALL MAXPRIME 10:30 AM 124 0.09 226
97 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 6:51 PM 12 0.09 294
98 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 874
99 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: KANSAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:19 PM 153 0.08 971
100 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: ARIZONA/COLORADO FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 228 0.08 288

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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.