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October 16, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.13.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted down to 1.2 in final numbers, and everything on NBC and FOX dropped by 0.1-0.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Saturday cable, with TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game on top at 1.50.  ESPN had 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL games in the Top 10 at 1.10/0.81/0.49, and also had BOXING at 0.81.  Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.62/0.34/0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD was the highest-rated non-sports telecast of the day, down a tick to 0.53.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.31 and 0.15/420K compared to last week’s 0.25/0.17, MY HERO ACADEMIA up 0.02 to 0.16/424K, NARUTO up 0.05 to 0.20/434K, BORUTO up 0.04 to 0.21, FLCL up 0.02 to 0.17, ATTACK ON TITAN up 0.02 to 0.18, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES up 0.02 to 0.15, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.14/323K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.01 to 0.13/305K, ONE PUNCH MAN down 0.02 to 0.12/293K, LUPIN THE 3RD steady at 0.12/285K, COWBOY BEBOP down 0.01 to 0.11/268K, and SAMURAI JACK down 0.02 to 0.11/257K.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES gained 0.03 to 0.30.  Hallmark’s original movie UNDER THE AUTUMN MOON was at 0.28.  Nickelodeon’s morning RISE OF THE TMNT rose 0.03 to 0.26.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN climbed 0.03 to 0.25, and PIONEER WOMAN edged up 0.02 to 0.25.  Paramount’s BELLATOR was at 0.23.  ID’s LOVE & HATE CRIMES was at 0.19.  On OWN, IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE rose 0.02 to 0.16, and BLACK LOVE was up 0.02 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 13, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB ALCS: ALCS ASTROS-RED SOX TBS NETWORK 8:01 PM 257 1.50 5,821
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MISSOURI/ALABAMA ESPN 7:09 PM 196 1.10 3,758
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA/VANDERBILT ESPN 12:00 PM 219 0.81 2,497
4 TOP RANK BOXING        L: TERENCE CRAWFORD/JOSE BENAVIDEZ JR. ESPN 10:25 PM 131 0.81 2,245
5 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: MINNESOTA/OHIO ST FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 201 0.62 2,405
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.60 1,699
7 LIVE PD: 151 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.53 1,709
8 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:18 AM 38 0.52 1,623
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: BAYLOR/TEXAS ESPN 3:39 PM 210 0.49 1,783
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:36 AM 24 0.43 1,073
11 FOX COLLEGE SAT BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 3:21 PM 14 0.42 1,582
12 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: COLORADO/USC FOX SPORTS 1 10:40 PM 231 0.34 1,184
13 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/IOWA ST FOX SPORTS 1 7:05 PM 208 0.32 1,323
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 817
15 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.31 608
16 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 31 0.30 1,127
17 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 846
18 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI (FLA)/VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 205 0.28 870
19 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: UNDER THE AUTUMN MOON HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.28 2,442
20 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.26 1,090
21 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,178
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 605
23 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.25 1,264
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 561
25 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,081
26 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.23 810
27 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 208 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 178 0.22 521
28 POWER RANGERS SNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 857
29 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,034
30 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.22 532
31 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: CUCUY:THE BOOGEYMAN SYFY 7:00 PM 120 0.21 824
32 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.21 426
33 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HAWAII/BYU ESPN2 10:25 PM 203 0.20 646
34 MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR: MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 144 0.20 784
35 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.19 789
36 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.19 598
37 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.19 458
38 LOVE AND HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 793
39 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE SYFY 9:00 PM 118 0.19 764
40 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.18 429
41 FLCL: ALTERNATIVE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.17 426
42 RESTORED HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 860
43 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BARBERSHOP: NEXT CUT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 160 0.17 477
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: IOWA/INDIANA ESPN2 12:00 PM 197 0.17 740
45 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.16 377
46 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.16 672
47 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 571
48 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,772
49 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,933
50 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.15 364
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,809
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 320
53 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SINISTER SURROGATE, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 581
54 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,760
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 763
56 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:17 PM 13 0.13 423
57 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: UCF/MEMPHIS ESPN2 3:30 PM 208 0.13 341
58 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,055
59 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,474
60 UNSPKABLE CRIME: JESSICA OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.12 493
61 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 422
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 781
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 739
64 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.11 476
65 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: PURDUE/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 3:35 PM 198 0.11 501
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 733
67 GAME NIGHT HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 100 0.11 310
68 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 75 0.11 506
69 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,257
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,196
71 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 303
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 478
73 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VIRGINIA TECH/NORTH CAROLINA ESPNU 7:00 PM 204 0.09 389
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 734
75 ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 438
76 WOLVES AND WARRIORS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.09 418
77 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 257
78 MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR: MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR HBO PRIME 1:46 AM 144 0.09 188
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 596
80 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,291
81 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 311
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 533
83 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,333
84 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 540
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.08 212
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 526
87 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 657
88 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 956
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,259
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 492
91 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 952
92 PRIME MOVIE 1: WERE THE MILLERS IFC TV 8:00 PM 150 0.07 195
93 AMC MOVIE AMC 5:29 AM 31 0.07 197
94 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.07 307
95 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/KANSAS STATE ESPNU 12:00 PM 199 0.07 422
96 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.07 243
97 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 478
98 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 1:48 AM 44 0.07 214
99 FOX COLLEGE SAT BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 6:53 PM 12 0.06 395
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 920
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,167
102 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 175
103 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 974
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 264
105 U.S. MARSHALLS: U.S. MARSHALLS HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 131 0.06 242
106 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 564
107 DATELINE MSNBC 4:00 AM 60 0.06 255
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 170
109 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 479
110 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.06 247
111 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.06 191
112 FUTBOL CENTRAL (DT) FRI UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:02 PM 28 0.06 136
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 717
114 HOUSE POP 12:00 AM 60 0.06 185
115 CONCACAF NATIONS QUALIF L: EL SALVADOR / BARBADOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:05 PM 120 0.05 118
116 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 201
117 UEFA N.L. 2018 SAT: HOLANDA / ALEMANIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 145 0.05 141
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 247
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 290
120 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 132
121 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.05 212
122 MENARDS CHEVY SHOW VELOCITY 9:30 AM 30 0.05 197
123 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 11:00 PM 60 0.05 174
124 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 90 0.05 281
125 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: TALLADEGA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 120 0.05 378
126 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.05 225
127 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 903
128 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 333
129 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.05 195
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 285
131 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 490
132 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 125 0.05 156
133 HOUSE POP 6:00 PM 60 0.05 193
134 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO WKND FOX DEPORTES 7:45 PM 20 0.05 112
135 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 172
136 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WYOMING/FRESNO STATE ESPNU 10:30 PM 188 0.05 128
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 369
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 277
139 ROAD TO JACOBS/DEREVYANCH HBO PRIME 10:25 PM 13 0.04 161
140 HOUSE POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 182
141 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.04 212
142 MEGAMIND HBO PRIME 7:23 AM 96 0.04 127
143 DR. OAKLEY COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 469
144 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 383
145 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 353
146 MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM2: DODGERS VS BREWERS FOX DEPORTES 4:00 PM 225 0.04 159
147 LA REINA DEL SUR UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 79
148 INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY MAXPRIME 10:45 AM 103 0.04 95
149 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 516
150 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.04 521

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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.