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October 6, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.3.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up by 0.1 to 2.5, and FOX’s game adjusted up 0.3 to 0.7.  In addition, NBC’s SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE primetime rerun had a 0.1 bump in final numbers, but 48 HOURS went down the same on CBS.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 SAT.03 Oct

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Essentially all of the Saturday Top 10 were COLLEGE FOOTBALL games or related programming.  (The only exception was HBO’s first showing of AMERICAN SNIPER, which that network lists as an “original” as per their policy.)  ESPN’s primetime game topped the day at 1.37, better than the 1.12 top rating for last Saturday.  In non-football numbers, Adult Swim had the lead with its anime slate, led by the quasi-original DRAGON BALL Z, down 0.08 to 0.58, with 1.309M total viewers.  It was followed by AKAME GA KILL down 0.07 to 0.46, PARASYTE at 0.42, MICHIKO & HATCHINI down 0.10 to 0.36 with 817K total viewers, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.31 with 677K viewers, ONE PIECE down 0.04 to 0.30 with 613K viewers, and KILL LA KILL at 0.29 with 582K viewers.  An OJ SPEAKS special on A&E was at 0.32.  DOCTOR WHO (BBCAmerica) dropped 0.05 to 0.32.  On Lifetime, the UNAUTHORIZED 90210 STORY was at 0.30, and its related lead-out specials were at 0.27 and 0.23.  Hallmark’s AUTUMN DREAMS was at 0.27.  HBO and Showtime report separate ratings for their BOXING segments, which ranged from 0.27 to 0.23 on HBO and 0.17 to 0.14 on Showtime.  Syfy’s NIGHT OF THE WILD was at 0.20.  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE gained 0.05 to 0.19, and BLUNT TALK was up 0.03 to 0.06 with 160K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SAT.03 Oct

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 3, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/FLORIDA ESPN 7:00 PM 201 1.37 3,745
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/COLORADO ESPN 11:00 PM 212 0.87 2,231
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.86 2,144
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/TENNESSEE ESPN2 7:16 PM 196 0.81 2,291
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA/WISCONSIN ESPN 12:00 PM 194 0.79 2,637
6 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:14 PM 16 0.74 2,376
7 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 132 0.71 2,110
8 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:21 PM 39 0.70 2,004
9 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 6:49 PM 11 0.62 1,508
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:32 AM 60 0.49 1,059
11 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.46 1,038
12 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA STATE/WAKE FOREST ESPN 3:30 PM 199 0.46 1,273
13 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/OKLAHOMA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 231 0.44 1,238
14 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.42 985
15 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:11 PM 24 0.42 1,362
16 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 827
17 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 4:32 AM 60 0.34 680
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: PURDUE/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 191 0.34 1,266
19 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 192:CORMIER/GUSTAFSSON FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.33 749
20 OJ SPEAKS A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 119 0.32 1,120
21 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,062
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VARIOUS ESPN2 3:35 PM 221 0.32 931
23 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.32 987
24 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.31 1,427
25 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.31 1,008
26 JAIL: LAS VEGAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 960
27 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,096
28 MOVIE- LOM PREM: UNTHRZD BH, 90210 STORY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.30 654
29 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.28 1,054
30 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.28 1,345
31 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,570
32 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: THE CAMPAIGN COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 120 0.28 474
33 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: AUTUMN DREAMS HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.27 2,085
34 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.27 950
35 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.27 551
36 HBO BAD: 10/3/15 HBO PRIME 10:28 PM 40 0.27 698
37 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 10:00 AM 25 0.27 1,128
38 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 5:32 AM 28 0.26 570
39 LAB RATS VS. MIGHTY MED DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 55 0.25 1,478
40 HBO BAD: 10/3/15 HBO PRIME 11:08 PM 21 0.25 677
41 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.25 1,123
42 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:50 PM 10 0.24 569
43 HBO BAD: 10/3/15 HBO PRIME 10:16 PM 12 0.24 624
44 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE, THE A&E NETWORK 12:01 AM 122 0.23 700
45 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/OKLAHOMA ST FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 230 0.23 847
46 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,438
47 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,032
48 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.23 468
49 HBO BAD: 10/3/15 HBO PRIME 11:29 PM 56 0.23 642
50 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: EASTERN MICHIGAN/LSU ESPNU 7:00 PM 197 0.22 763
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.22 550
52 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 787
53 TIME MACHINE: THE LOST PYRAMID HISTORY 3:00 PM 120 0.22 837
54 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.22 607
55 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,205
56 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HAWAII/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:32 PM 204 0.21 610
57 TIME MACHINE: EGYPT: ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.21 673
58 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: NIGHT OF THE WILD SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.20 713
59 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,283
60 DORA AND FRIENDS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.19 859
61 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPNU 10:25 PM 10 0.19 590
62 SURVIVORS REMORSE 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:31 PM 27 0.19 387
63 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:36 PM 50 0.19 506
64 TIME MACHINE: CALIGULA: 1400 DAYS OF TERROR HISTORY 9:00 AM 120 0.18 551
65 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.18 760
66 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.18 715
67 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 138 0.18 396
68 TIME MACHINE: ROME: ENGINEERING AN EMPIRE HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.17 626
69 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.17 730
70 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:26 AM 11 0.17 400
71 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,535
72 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 463
73 SATURDAY MOVIE: FAN GIRL ABC FAMILY 9:00 PM 120 0.16 425
74 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 52 0.16 378
75 BASTARD EXECUTIONER MARA: 101-PILOT FX 10:00 PM 125 0.16 486
76 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.16 694
77 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.16 741
78 LEGO MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 100 0.15 372
79 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 419
80 NCWTS RACING L: LAS VEGAS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 122 0.15 464
81 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:01 PM 119 0.14 352
82 PITBULLS AND PAROLS RECAP ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.14 562
83 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:38 PM 106 0.14 1,054
84 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:09 PM 27 0.14 394
85 OJ SPEAKS A&E NETWORK 2:03 AM 117 0.14 457
86 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:15 PM 15 0.14 297
87 LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / CHIAPAS FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 126 0.13 275
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ARMY/PENN STATE ESPNU 12:00 PM 175 0.13 589
89 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 423
90 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:42 AM 15 0.12 240
91 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 6:50 PM 10 0.12 409
92 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 2:13 AM 132 0.12 384
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 766
94 HALLOWEEN CRAZIER TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 319
95 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 7:20 AM 97 0.11 247
96 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 AM 60 0.11 254
97 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:02 AM 58 0.11 284
98 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 696
99 BECAUSE I SAID SO HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 101 0.11 267
100 NASCAR RAIN DELAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:47 PM 38 0.11 799

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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.