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November 10, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.7.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  In the battle of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games, CBS’s LSU vs. Alabama match-up was dominant by far, adjusting up 0.2 to 3.6.  ABC’s Minnesota vs. Ohio State game held at 1.2, and FOX’s Utah vs. Washington game gained 0.1 from early numbers but was still way behind at 0.4. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Broadcast 2015 Nov SAT.07

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable was mostly about COLLEGE FOOTBALL and anime.  ESPN’s noon and primetime games led at 0.96 and 0.94, with the late afternoon game at 0.58 and late-night at 0.48.  On Adult Swim, there was the usual mix of originals and “originals” after a week off, topped by DRAGON BALL Z, up 0.09 from 2 weeks ago to 0.81 and with 1.68M total viewers.  It was followed by AKAME GA KILL up 0.11 to 0.69, PARASYTE up a tenth to 0.57, MICHIKO & HATCHINI up 0.11 to 0.53/1.12M, NARUTO up 0.16 to 0.53/1.10M, ONE PIECE up 0.13 to 0.47/922K, and KILL LA KILL at 0.41/773K.  Hallmark has already begun the holiday season, and successfully, as its movie ICE SCULPTURE CHRISTMAS earned 0.43.  Spike’s original COPS was down 0.08 from 2 weeks ago to 0.41.  Food Network’s PIONEER WOMAN gained 0.09 to 0.40, and FARMHOUSE RULES was up 0.03 to 0.33.  HBO, as usual, rates its boxing program in segments, which had this range:  0.34/0.28/0.24/0.21/0.19.  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO rose 0.16 from last week’s Halloween disaster to 0.35, but THE LAST KINGDOM fell even further, down 0.04 to 0.05/274K.  On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD didn’t perk up post-Halloween, losing a tick to 0.12, and DAVINCI’S DEMONS gained a hundredth to 0.07/233K.  On Sundance, THE RETURNED slipped from its weak premiere by 0.1 to 0.02/100K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable40 2015 Nov SAT.07

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 7, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VANDERBILT/FLORIDA ESPN 12:01 PM 206 0.98 2,736
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MICHIGAN STATE/NEBRASKA ESPN 7:03 PM 222 0.94 3,470
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.87 2,233
4 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.69 1,447
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:30 PM 3 0.58 1,883
6 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.57 1,250
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA/USC ESPN 10:45 PM 184 0.48 1,528
8 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:49 AM 61 0.44 1,029
9 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ICE SCULPTURE CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.43 3,276
10 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.41 1,262
11 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.40 1,753
12 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.35 912
13 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 35 0.35 1,854
14 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.34 1,145
15 WCB: 11/7/15 BRADLEY/RIOS HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 35 0.34 910
16 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 2:50 AM 60 0.34 691
17 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.33 1,654
18 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:35 PM 29 0.32 1,630
19 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.32 832
20 SATURDAY MOVIE: ICE AGE 3: DAWN/DINOSAURS ABC FAMILY 6:00 PM 120 0.32 1,110
21 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.32 1,531
22 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: BELFORT/HENDERSON 3 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 176 0.31 757
23 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 720
24 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.31 964
25 UNFINISHED BUSINESS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 91 0.29 763
26 LIGA MX L: MONTERREY / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 128 0.28 649
27 WCB: 11/7/15 BRADLEY/RIOS HBO PRIME 11:20 PM 13 0.28 727
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.27 598
29 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.27 1,370
30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CALIFORNIA/OREGON ESPN2 10:32 PM 216 0.27 851
31 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,130
32 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.26 1,541
33 PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,198
34 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: DUKE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 12:00 PM 205 0.25 742
35 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:50 AM 30 0.25 484
36 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,163
37 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.24 785
38 WCB: 11/7/15 BRADLEY/RIOS HBO PRIME 10:22 PM 23 0.24 637
39 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:04 PM 30 0.24 1,292
40 DOUBLE FEATURE PREM EVENT: CONAN THE BARBARIAN(2011) AMC 10:00 PM 150 0.23 841
41 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 779
42 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.22 845
43 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: PENN ST/NORTHWESTERN ESPNU 12:00 PM 216 0.22 876
44 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: BELFORT/HENDERSON 3 FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.22 609
45 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 894
46 WCB: 11/7/15 BRADLEY/RIOS HBO PRIME 9:44 PM 38 0.21 585
47 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.21 1,048
48 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 128 0.20 474
49 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: IOWA ST/OKLAHOMA ESPNU 7:00 PM 209 0.20 554
50 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.19 941
51 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NAVY/MEMPHIS ESPN2 7:09 PM 190 0.19 653
52 SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON DISNEY JUNIOR 4:30 PM 50 0.19 684
53 WCB: 11/7/15 BRADLEY/RIOS HBO PRIME 9:32 PM 12 0.19 523
54 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS TECH/WEST VIRGINIA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 210 0.18 710
55 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 2:08 AM 60 0.18 373
56 DEAD FILES REVISITED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 451
57 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 25 0.18 866
58 DOUBLE FEATURE PREM EVENT: MAX PAYNE AMC 8:00 PM 120 0.17 857
59 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 25 0.17 820
60 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST COMEDY CENTRAL 1:07 AM 95 0.16 359
61 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 4:30 PM 30 0.16 373
62 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 421
63 DR. DEE: ALASKA VET ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.15 887
64 STAR WARS REBELS SIEGE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 883
65 SURVIVORMAN SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.15 339
66 24/7 COTTO/CANELO HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 27 0.15 367
67 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 429
68 TIME MACHINE: THIRD REICH: THE FALL HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.14 892
69 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.14 285
70 TIME MACHINE: THIRD REICH: THE RISE HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.14 737
71 TIME MACHINE: WWII IN HD: THE AIR WAR HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.14 638
72 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.14 535
73 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:00 AM 60 0.14 266
74 MUTT & STUFF NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.13 656
75 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.13 695
76 LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 120 0.13 292
77 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 394
78 MOVIE: STOCK OPTION TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.13 328
79 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 28 0.12 276
80 PREM LEAGUE NBC/NBCSN L: NEWCASTLE/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:45 AM 123 0.12 285
81 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 6:10 PM 62 0.12 254
82 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 358
83 SHALLOW HAL HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 113 0.12 288
84 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:56 AM 64 0.12 215
85 GHOST ADVENTURES: DEADWOOD: CITY OF GHOSTS TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.12 289
86 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/WEST HAM USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.12 248
87 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.11 729
88 AMC MOVIE: SHANGHAI KNIGHTS AMC 10:30 AM 150 0.11 745
89 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: ARIZONA ST/WASHINGTON ST FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 226 0.11 384
90 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.11 363
91 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 575
92 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.11 478
93 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPNEWS 1:00 AM 43 0.11 226
94 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.10 474
95 HORSEMEN MAXPRIME 7:25 PM 90 0.10 181
96 STAR WARS DROID TLS-GAMBI DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.10 330
97 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CINCINNATI/HOUSTON ESPN2 3:30 PM 219 0.10 396
98 ALASKA MONSTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 221
99 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.10 253
100 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 10:19 PM 13 0.10 383

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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.