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February 23, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2016

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NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA telecast gained 0.3 in final numbers, and NBC’s SNL rerun was up 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb SAT.20

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE BASKETBALL ruled Saturday cable, with ESPN games taking 4 of the top 6 slots at 0.61/0.48/0.47/0.46 (plus a COLLEGE GAMEDAY report at 0.51).  Adult Swim’s late-night animated line-up was high-ranking but down:  DRAGON BALL Z by 0.13 to 0.61/1.35M, AKAME GA KILL by 0.09 to 0.50, PARASYTE by a tenth to 0.43, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO by 0.07 to 0.39/837K, NARUTO by 0.06 to 0.38/797K, ONE PIECE by 0.11 to 0.33/705K, and KILL LA KILL by 0.06 to 0.29/656K.  Spike’s COPS was up 0.02 to 0.42.  Primetime news network coverage of the SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY had CNN at 0.42 and Fox News at 0.39, although Fox was far higher in (older) total viewers.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.37.  Discovery’s MYTHBUSTERS fell 0.03 to 0.32.  HGTV’s LOG CABIN LIVING was at 0.33.  The Food Network morning line-up had TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN down 0.04 to 0.27 and KITCHEN AT FN down 0.06 to 0.26.  TLC’s SEX SENT ME TO THE ER dropped 0.04 to 0.23.  Starz’s BLACK SAILS held at 0.21.  Esquire’s BEOWULF gained 0.01 to 0.04/189K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb SAT.20

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday February 20, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/TEXAS A&M ESPN 6:30 PM 148 0.61 1,995
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 6:06 PM 24 0.51 1,280
3 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.50 1,110
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 4:06 PM 120 0.48 1,402
5 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/LOUISVILLE ESPN 12:00 PM 129 0.47 1,559
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 8:58 PM 96 0.46 1,408
7 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 115 0.45 1,080
8 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.43 905
9 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.42 1,307
10 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.42 2,000
11 AEHQ: SC PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,522
12 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,545
13 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 141 0.37 2,120
14 AEHQ: SC PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 3,433
15 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: PREGNANT AT 17 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.37 1,204
16 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,973
17 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:34 PM 86 0.34 733
18 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,551
19 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.33 1,367
20 POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.33 1,191
21 MYTHBUSTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.32 958
22 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 2:09 PM 117 0.32 938
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.29 611
24 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 713
25 AEHQ: SC PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,930
26 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,702
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,418
28 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: 3:10 TO YUMA AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.27 1,517
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 548
30 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,669
31 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,684
32 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.27 763
33 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.27 1,272
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 120 0.26 557
35 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.26 1,178
36 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.26 659
37 LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 129 0.25 540
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 503
39 TOM & JERRY SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.25 1,113
40 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 608
41 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,270
42 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:51 PM 39 0.24 1,265
43 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 117 0.23 517
44 SEX SENT ME TO THE ER TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 890
45 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,061
46 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.22 971
47 MAGIC MIKE HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 110 0.22 562
48 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,363
49 BUNNICULA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.22 1,046
50 BLACK SAILS 3 STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 55 0.21 679
51 SERIAL THRILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 860
52 SERIAL THRILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 875
53 TELESCOPE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.21 901
54 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.21 911
55 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.21 903
56 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,188
57 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,480
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 409
59 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 99 0.19 424
60 YANKEE JUNGLE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.19 742
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,115
62 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,001
63 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.18 967
64 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 6:04 PM 128 0.18 672
65 SERIAL THRILLER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 768
66 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.18 792
67 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 861
68 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 790
69 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 30 0.17 1,090
70 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:04 PM 119 0.17 384
71 BLENDED HBO PRIME 12:05 PM 117 0.17 355
72 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 3:00 AM 120 0.17 350
73 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 682
74 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 115 0.16 325
75 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,721
76 WALLYKAZAM! NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.15 729
77 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.15 879
78 SPIKE TV MOVIE: TOMBSTONE SPIKE TV 1:00 PM 180 0.15 522
79 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 3:30 AM 133 0.15 325
80 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.14 304
81 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.14 482
82 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: ARLINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.14 342
83 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 60 0.14 436
84 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,574
85 DOGS 101: NEW TRICKS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.14 544
86 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.14 635
87 PLACE FOR POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 1,109
88 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 805
89 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.13 269
90 ITS NOT YOU, ITS MEN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 402
91 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,920
92 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 60 0.13 901
93 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 11:47 AM 13 0.12 648
94 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 5:45 AM 13 0.12 218
95 JUSTICE SCALIA COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,551
96 DOGS 101: NEW TRICKS ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.12 519
97 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 392
98 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,365
99 BLADES OF GLORY HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 93 0.11 230
100 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 357
101 DORA AND FRIENDS NICK JR 12:00 PM 60 0.11 598
102 TRANSPORTER, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 92 0.11 290
103 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.11 406
104 AMSOIL ARENACROSS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 60 0.11 344
105 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PITTSBURGH/SYRACUSE ESPN2 2:04 PM 121 0.11 395
106 PLACE FOR POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.11 947
107 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 12:04 AM 30 0.11 278
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.11 214
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,382
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:10 PM 114 0.10 345
111 FA CUP RD 5 L: ARSENAL/HULL CITY FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 150 0.10 228
112 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.10 216
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,470
114 LUCY MAXPRIME 8:30 PM 89 0.10 294
115 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 716
116 JUSTICE SCALIA COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 69 0.10 1,570
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:12 PM 118 0.10 363
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 858
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:05 PM 119 0.10 395
120 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,034
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 364
122 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:34 AM 30 0.09 216
123 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.09 384
124 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,234
125 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.09 177
126 MONSTER ENERGY PRERACE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 30 0.09 241
127 7D DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.08 407
128 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 107 0.08 487
129 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:09 PM 51 0.08 1,329
130 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 344
131 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.08 177
132 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 285
133 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 442
134 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:04 AM 56 0.08 167
135 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 524
136 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 387
137 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 660
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 341
139 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 869
140 ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.08 224
141 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 142
142 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 5:00 AM 60 0.07 137
143 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 926
144 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: REQUIEM FOR THE BIG EAST ESPN2 1:04 AM 120 0.07 179
145 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 528
146 TINY HOUSE HUNTING FYI 9:30 PM 30 0.07 237
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 636
148 COLLISION COURSE REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 302
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS: NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 2:00 PM 240 0.07 605
150 LA LIGA BBVA MARQUEE-L: LAS PALMAS VS. BARCELONA BEIN SPORT 9:55 AM 125 0.07 176

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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.
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