Articles

October 10, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.7.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held at 1.9, and FOX’s game adjusted up 0.1 to 0.5.  In addition, the reruns of DATELINE and SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Oct 07.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable was particularly sports-heavy, with both COLLEGE FOOTBALL and the MLB PLAYOFFS crowding the top of the chart.  ESPN’s games were #1-2 at 1.40/0.89, with additional games at 0.66 and 0.52.  TBS’s baseball games were at 0.89/0.75.  The top-rated non-sports telecast was A&E’s LIVE PD at 0.56.  Nickelodeon’s 10AM SPONGEBOB was steady at 0.46, and the network’s primetime HENRY DANGER rose 0.07 to 0,38, with lead-out GAME SHAKERS up 0.04 to 0.31.  Hallmark’s movie ALL OF MY HEART INN LOVE was at 0.36.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  in primetime, DRAGON BALL up 0.02 to 0.36 and up 0.04 to 0.26/670K, and in late night, DRAGON BALL up 0.12 to 0.46/875K and steady at 0.41, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES up 0.05 to 0.33, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM at 0.30, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.05 to 0.31/590K, LUPIN THE 3RD up 0.02 to 0.27, NARUTO up 0.03 to 0.28/509K, OUTLAW STAR up 0.01 to 0.24/440K, COWBOY BEBOP up 0.01 to 0.22/423K, and ATTACK ON TITAN up 0.02 to 0.20/383K.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.04 to 0.27, PIONEER WOMAN climbed 0.02 to 0.24, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING was down 0.02 to 0.15.  FX’s UFC PRELIMS was at 0.24.  HBO’s documentary SPIELBERG was at 0.20.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION fell 0.07 to 0.19, and LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT lost a tenth to 0.16.  Syfy’s original movie HOUSE OF THE WITCH was at 0.19.  ID’s SWAMP MURDERS fell 0.04 to 0.17.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE ticked down to 0.14, and RELEASED was at 0.11.  AMC’s penultimate HALT & CATCH FIRE dropped 0.03 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Oct 07.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 7, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ALABAMA/TEXAS A&M ESPN 7:23 PM 197 1.40 4,774
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIAMI (FL)/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 3:30 PM 233 0.89 2,726
3 MLB DIVISION SERIES: CUBS/NATIONALS TBS NETWORK 5:30 PM 202 0.89 3,505
4 MLB DIVISION SERIES: DIAMONDBACKS/DODGERS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 245 0.75 2,812
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: GEORGIA/VANDERBILT ESPN 12:00 PM 195 0.66 1,958
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.62 1,644
7 LIVE PD: 64 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.56 1,637
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CALIFORNIA/WASHINGTON ESPN 10:45 PM 189 0.52 1,634
9 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:15 PM 15 0.46 1,401
10 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.46 1,805
11 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.41 800
12 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.38 1,645
13 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 7:04 PM 242 0.37 1,266
14 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ALL OF MY HEART: INN LOVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.36 2,782
15 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.36 859
16 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/TCU FOX SPORTS 1 3:37 PM 207 0.34 1,149
17 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.33 638
18 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.31 1,350
19 POWER RANGERS NINJA STEEL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,110
20 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.30 576
21 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,145
22 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.27 513
23 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:54 AM 66 0.27 723
24 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 1:05 AM 39 0.26 804
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WAKE FOREST/CLEMSON ESPN2 12:00 PM 189 0.25 864
26 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 634
27 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 665
28 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,891
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.24 1,202
30 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 216:FERGUSON/LEE FX 8:00 PM 120 0.24 653
31 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,738
32 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 33 0.22 612
33 GOLDBERGS, THE NICK-AT-NITE 1:33 AM 33 0.22 574
34 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: STANFORD/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 11:06 PM 155 0.21 631
35 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.20 515
36 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.20 559
37 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 147 0.20 757
38 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:09 PM 21 0.20 672
39 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,020
40 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 952
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,679
42 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 4:30 PM 60 0.19 664
43 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: HOUSE OF THE WITCH SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.19 698
44 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,615
45 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.18 471
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.18 460
47 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.18 1,055
48 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 927
49 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.17 396
50 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:02 PM 58 0.16 1,350
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,313
52 RESTORING SALEM HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.16 996
53 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 906
54 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 127 0.15 504
55 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 791
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 816
57 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MINNESOTA/PURDUE ESPN2 3:30 PM 225 0.15 586
58 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,572
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 789
60 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,203
61 CAKE BOSS: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.14 613
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 840
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 754
64 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 532
65 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,183
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 708
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 668
68 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 943
69 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 845
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,026
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 688
72 X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 107 0.13 377
73 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,233
74 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 652
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 724
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 835
77 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 141 0.13 332
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 661
79 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 594
80 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WICKED MOMS CLUB LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 513
81 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VIRGINIA TECH/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN2 7:15 PM 196 0.12 458
82 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FX 7:00 PM 60 0.12 324
83 WONDER LIST CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 615
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 572
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 649
86 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 596
87 RELEASED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 402
88 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 940
89 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 617
90 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SAN DIEGO ST/UNLV ESPN2 10:43 PM 198 0.11 344
91 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 708
92 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,059
93 SPIKE TV MOVIE: TAKEN (2008) SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.11 343
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 697
95 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 618
96 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.11 261
97 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.10 748
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 474
99 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.10 386
100 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 563
101 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 597
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 640
103 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 2:01 AM 59 0.10 215
104 SR/HURRICANE NATE CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 749
105 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 10:31 PM 12 0.10 297
106 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 932
107 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 912
108 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 444
109 MY BIG FAT PET MAKEOVER ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.09 703
110 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS TECH/KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 217 0.09 351
111 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 886
112 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.09 361
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.09 801
114 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 502
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 586
116 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: CHARLOTTE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:42 PM 147 0.09 601
117 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 525
118 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 475
119 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 827
120 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:12 PM 30 0.08 504
121 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 550
122 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:41 AM 19 0.08 221
123 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 593
124 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.08 158
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 466
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 479
127 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 833
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 263
129 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 844
130 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 387
131 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 403
132 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 9:00 PM 75 0.08 327
133 DSP. OF MAURA MURRAY OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 286
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 360
135 SR/HURRICANE NATE CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 491
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 467
137 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 377
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 580
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 529
140 SR/HURRICANE NATE CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 554
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 350
142 FXX MOVIE PRIME: PERFECT GUY FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.07 180
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 620
144 F1 RACING L: JAPAN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 AM 149 0.07 232
145 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 4:00 PM 90 0.07 189
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.07 400
147 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 11:15 PM 108 0.07 164
148 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 601
149 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 341
150 LIAR LIAR MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 86 0.07 179

PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

###



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.