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October 15, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.12.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The NCIS rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, FOX’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 1.5.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports, as usual, dominated cable on a fall Saturday.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 2.01 (Florida vs. LSU)/0.97/0.47 (and COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.61), with Fox Sports 1’s games at 0.28/0.20/0.16.  TBS’s NLCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.62.  A&E’s LIVE PD dipped 0.03 to 0.47.  ESPN’s FORMULA 1 race was at 0.29.  Hallmark’s original movie LOVE, FALL & ORDER was at 0.23.  Nickelodeon’s morning SPONGEBOB was at 0.23.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN edged up 0.02 to 0.21, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN gained 0.04 to 0.16, and GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN was steady at 0.13.  Adult Swim’s slightly revised line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL down 0.25 to 0.22/441K, ONE-PUNCH MAN at 0.20, DR STONE at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29, FIRE FORCE down 0.05 to 0.19, FOOD WARS down 0.03 to 0.18, DEMON SLAYER at 0.17/303K, BLACK CLOVER down 0.03 to 0.15/258K, BORUTO down 0.02 to 0.15, NARUTO down 0.01 to 0.15/294K, LUPIN THE 3RD steady at 0.12, and MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.01 to 0.11/219K.  Lifetime’s original movie COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL was at 0.15.  ID’s FEAR THY NEIGHBOR lost 0.02 to 0.15.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION ticked up to 0.14.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE ticked down to 0.11, and READY TO LOVE was up 0.02 to 0.09.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 12, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: FLORIDA/LSU ESPN 8:00 PM 209 2.01 6,450
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:29 PM 31 1.30 3,602
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA ESPN 12:00 PM 227 0.97 3,247
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:47 PM 13 0.80 2,573
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 65 0.64 1,636
6 MLB NLCS: NATIONALS/CARDINALS TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 191 0.62 3,039
7 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.61 1,812
8 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 7:11 PM 49 0.59 1,950
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L ESPN 4:00 PM 11 0.47 1,573
10 LIVE PD: 241 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.47 1,670
11 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 7:11 PM 19 0.37 1,692
12 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: JAPANESE GRAND PRIX ESPN 1:05 AM 124 0.29 756
13 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NEBRASKA/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 7:59 PM 167 0.28 1,022
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 637
15 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE, FALL & ORDER HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.23 2,172
16 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,000
17 SATURDAY MOVIE: SCREAM FREEFORM 6:00 PM 160 0.21 478
18 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,112
19 ONE-PUNCH MAN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.20 415
20 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: WASHINGTON/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 215 0.20 730
21 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.19 380
22 FIRE FORCE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.19 357
23 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 534
24 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.18 333
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 934
26 SATURDAY MOVIE: SCREAM 2 FREEFORM 8:40 PM 160 0.17 364
27 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.17 303
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 411
29 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 911
30 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.16 590
31 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.16 611
32 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS TECH/BAYLOR FOX SPORTS 1 4:27 PM 212 0.16 810
33 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 849
34 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,958
35 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HAWAII/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:46 PM 205 0.15 555
36 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 719
37 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 2:30 AM 30 0.15 256
38 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 758
39 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: BANANA SPLITS SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.14 439
40 HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 100 0.14 385
41 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.14 693
42 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.14 548
43 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 872
44 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,630
45 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.13 280
46 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,338
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 952
48 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/MISSOURI ESPN2 7:00 PM 226 0.13 495
49 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.13 653
50 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 923
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 927
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,417
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,650
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN2 2:11 AM 59 0.13 372
55 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.12 560
56 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,031
57 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.12 605
58 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 5 ADULT SWIM 3:30 AM 30 0.12 232
59 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 337
60 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.12 586
61 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.12 469
62 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.12 506
63 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 10:46 PM 14 0.12 421
64 SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPK DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 55 0.12 505
65 SATURDAY MOVIE: SCREAM 3 FREEFORM 11:20 PM 160 0.12 270
66 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 415
67 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 477
68 PAW PATROL NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.11 423
69 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.11 456
70 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:09 AM 29 0.11 317
71 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.11 424
72 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.11 393
73 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.11 354
74 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 488
75 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 3:10 AM 60 0.11 288
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 770
77 DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT DISNEY CHANNEL 10:42 PM 24 0.10 540
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 693
79 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 788
80 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.10 633
81 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,411
82 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 303
83 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,339
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 767
85 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.09 317
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 813
87 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 406
88 HELLTOWN: HLLT-SP01FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 120 0.09 324
89 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,037
90 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,357
91 TOP WING NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.09 355
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 811
93 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:38 AM 55 0.09 289
94 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:15 AM 15 0.09 344
95 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA: ONE: CENTURY LIVE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 126 0.09 264
96 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 274
97 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 272
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 755
99 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.08 512
100 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 247
101 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.08 508
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 704
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 706
104 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: 2019 HIP HOP AWARDS ENC3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.08 235
105 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS: TOP 25 FINDS, THE 1003 HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.08 371
106 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 983
107 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 734
108 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 667
109 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 7:39 PM 22 0.08 323
110 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 1,005
111 MLB ALCS ON FOXD: GM1: YANKEES VS ASTROS FOX DEPORTES 8:02 PM 207 0.08 222
112 EUROPEAN QUAL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN2 4:10 AM 30 0.07 178
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 723
114 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,254
115 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 565
116 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MEMPHIS/TEMPLE ESPN2 12:00 PM 211 0.07 232
117 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: PIRATES CARIBBEAN: WORLDS PARAMOUNT 1:10 PM 250 0.07 184
118 AXE FILES CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 831
119 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 173
120 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,027
121 DNA MURDER W. PAUL HOLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 90 0.07 281
122 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 843
123 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 533
124 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CINCINNATI/HOUSTON ESPN2 3:31 PM 202 0.06 261
125 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: BRAZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 237
126 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 749
127 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 163
128 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 840
129 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 706
130 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 230 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 125 0.06 202
131 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 276
132 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:59 AM 60 0.06 246
133 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.05 245
134 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: TALLADEGA FOX SPORTS 1 1:27 PM 180 0.05 521
135 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: BRAZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 283
136 PARTIDO AMISTOSO SUB 22 L: MEXICO / ARGENTINA TUDN 7:56 PM 121 0.05 139
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 699
138 UEFA EUR QLF DT SAT: NORUEGA / ESPANA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.05 124
139 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 135
140 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 224
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ R. LUI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 720
142 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 72 0.05 446
143 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 397
144 BRAND NEW MUSCLE CAR:BRNC MOTOR TREND 9:30 AM 30 0.04 265
145 FOURWHEELER MOTOR TREND 12:00 PM 30 0.04 182
146 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.04 260
147 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.04 586
148 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.04 461
149 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.04 178
150 IFC MOVIE: TAKEN IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 172

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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.