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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.12.2015

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  The Oregon vs. Michigan State COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.5.  The reruns of RUNNING WILD and BULLSEYE each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports (and ESPN) dominated Saturday cable, with COLLEGE FOOTBALL and various pre-and-post shows accounting for 7 of the day’s Top 10 slots.  The Oklahoma vs. Tennessee game ranked highest at 1.35.  There was still room for NASCAR, which had a 0.58 rating on NBC Sports Net, and the Women’s Final of the US Open was at 0.35 on ESPNF.  The other major player was Adult Swim, which had its middle of the night animation line-up back in full force.  (Some of the titles are on the chart while others aren’t, because the latter are quasi-originals that ran in the US with limited distribution and different edits.)  They were led by DRAGON BALL Z at 0.66/1.34M, then AKAME GA KILL at 0.61, MICHIKO & HATCHINI at 0.53/1.02M, SWORD ART ONLINE at 0.46, NARUTO at 0.42/863K, ONE PIECE at 0.36/726K, and ATTACK ON TITAN at 0.31/613K.  Elsewhere, an original COPS was at 0.39 on Spike, and Food Network’s PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.29.  HBO’s FERRELL TAKES THE FIELD special was at 0.21.  TBS’s AMERICA’S NEXT WEATHERMAN gained 0.02 to 0.20.  CEDAR COVE (Hallmark) rose 0.03 to 0.14.  Starz’s SURVIVOR’S REMORSE kept falling, down 0.03 to 0.14, and BLUNT TALK climbed 0.03 to 0.10.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/161K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SAT.12 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 12, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OKLAHOMA/TENNESSEE ESPN 5:57 PM 242 1.35 4,129
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:48 AM 12 1.19 2,610
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LSU/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 9:59 PM 169 1.13 3,121
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.82 1,539
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SOUTH FLORIDA/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 11:31 AM 218 0.77 2,216
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 151 0.76 1,795
7 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.61 1,203
8 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: RICHMOND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 178 0.58 3,060
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.52 978
10 SWORD ART ONLINE II ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.46 931
11 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 33 0.43 2,439
12 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 29 0.39 1,172
13 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 15 0.39 1,687
14 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:45 AM 15 0.38 1,681
15 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.37 2,134
16 FX MOVIE PRIME: PACIFIC RIM FX 8:00 PM 180 0.37 1,263
17 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.37 1,406
18 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: WOMENS FINALS ESPN 3:09 PM 168 0.35 1,601
19 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.32 1,041
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BOISE STATE/BYU ESPN2 10:46 PM 175 0.32 1,027
21 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.32 655
22 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 60 0.32 1,979
23 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 97 0.32 972
24 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: EAST CAROLINA/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:08 PM 218 0.32 1,046
25 JAIL: LAS VEGAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 886
26 SATURDAY MOVIE III: MURDER PACT, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.30 1,336
27 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 717
28 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.29 1,325
29 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,217
30 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 59 0.27 1,169
31 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.27 728
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPNU 9:19 PM 42 0.26 936
33 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.25 726
34 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.25 472
35 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 55 0.25 1,035
36 TWISTED TALES OF MY 9-5 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 706
37 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 PM 22 0.24 423
38 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: THE HELP BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:11 PM 235 0.24 689
39 AMERICAN REHAB CHARLESTON HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.23 793
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.23 551
41 SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 55 0.23 917
42 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,077
43 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:03 PM 118 0.22 459
44 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:41 AM 59 0.22 540
45 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:38 AM 123 0.22 449
46 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 10:04 PM 61 0.21 1,027
47 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: BUFFALO/PENN STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 216 0.21 949
48 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:41 AM 16 0.21 452
49 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 134 0.21 454
50 FERRELL TAKES THE FIELD HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 49 0.21 438
51 AMERICAS NEXT WEATHERMAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 500
52 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 940
53 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FRESNO STATE/OLE MISS ESPN2 3:36 PM 192 0.20 630
54 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 97 0.19 414
55 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.19 925
56 JAKES BUCCANEER COMPILATI DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 25 0.18 1,069
57 CAKE MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.18 583
58 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.18 993
59 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.17 1,071
60 CAMP CUTTHROAT FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.16 534
61 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 866
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIAMI (OH)/WISCONSIN ESPNU 12:00 PM 191 0.16 444
63 TINY HOUSE HUNTING FYI 9:30 PM 30 0.15 396
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BALL STATE/TEXAS A&M ESPNU 7:09 PM 154 0.14 420
65 LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 128 0.14 362
66 CEDAR COVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,753
67 TINY HOUSE HUNTING FYI 9:00 PM 30 0.14 404
68 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.13 430
69 SURVIVORS REMORSE 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:31 PM 28 0.13 303
70 FERRELL TAKES THE FIELD HBO PRIME 1:41 AM 49 0.13 327
71 JOHNNY CASH: AMERICAN REB: AMERICAN REBEL CMT 9:00 PM 120 0.13 647
72 UNPLUGGED NATION FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.13 291
73 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 6:48 PM 20 0.13 422
74 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.12 283
75 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.12 1,324
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.12 308
77 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.12 816
78 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 458
79 20, THE VH1 9:00 AM 60 0.12 265
80 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 6:20 PM 68 0.12 300
81 BLADES OF GLORY HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 93 0.12 231
82 NITRO CIRCUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.12 314
83 7D DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.12 550
84 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 432
85 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 364
86 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 442
87 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.11 1,338
88 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,401
89 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.11 269
90 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,213
91 PREMIER LEAGUE L: STOKE/ARSENAL USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 122 0.11 202
92 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WASHINGTON STATE/RUTGERS ESPNU 3:30 PM 219 0.11 461
93 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.10 1,233
94 20, THE VH1 10:00 AM 59 0.10 236
95 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 30 0.10 270
96 JOHNNY CASH: AMERICAN REB: N/A TV LAND 9:00 PM 120 0.10 496
97 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 417
98 BASEBALL TONIGHT ESPN2 2:40 AM 30 0.10 255
99 KUNG FU FRIDAYS AMC 6:00 AM 30 0.10 524
100 BLUNT TALK STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 27 0.10 221

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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.