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November 14, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.11.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up 0.2 to 2.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.8.  In addition, DATELINE and the NCIS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SUPERSTORE and SNL reruns lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 11.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL triple-feature at 2.16 (for Alabama vs Miss St)/0.59/0.55.  In addition, the network’s TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.50, and Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.34, with PRELIMS at 0.28, and ESPN2’s afternoon game was at 0.25.  (More details about all these ratings can be bound in this week’s SKEDBALL post.)  Non-sports programming was led by A&E’s LIVE PD, steady at 0.66.  Hallmark’s latest holiday movie THE SWEETEST CHRISTMAS was at 0.66, and Lifetime’s OSCAR PISTORIUS: BLADE RUNNER was at 0.22.  Adult Swim’s primetime DRAGON BALL episodes were were up 0.06 to 0.26/550K and up 0.12 to 0.48, and the late-night line-up was as follows:  DRAGON BALL up 0.01 to 0.50/893K, and down 0.05 to 0.31, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.01 to 0.30, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM up 0.01 to 0.29, HUNTER X HUNTER steady at 0.27/531K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.07 to 0.20, NARUTO down 0.04 to 0.20/459K, OUTLAW STAR down 0.06 to 0.17/386K, and COWBOY BEBOP at 0.16/358K.  Nickelodeon’s primetime pair of HENRY DANGER and LOUD HOUSE were at 0/29/0.28.  Cartoon Network’s morning TRANSFORMERS was at 0.26.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES held at 0.25.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN gained 0.04 to 0.24, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.23, KITCHEN AT FN was steady at 0.23, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING fell 0.06 to 0.14.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION ticked down to 0.23.  ID’s KILLER WOMEN was at 0.23, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.21.  On OWN, IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE dropped 0.04 to 0.13, and RELEASED was down 0.03 to 0.11.  BBCAmerica’s DIRK GENTLY ticked down to 0.06.  Ovation’s VERSAILLES held at 0.02/211K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 11.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 11, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 7:01 PM 210 2.16 7,031
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.73 2,108
3 LIVE PD: 74 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.66 2,050
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE SWEETEST CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.66 3,878
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ARKANSAS/LSU ESPN 12:01 PM 187 0.59 2,032
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA STATE/CLEMSON ESPN 3:28 PM 208 0.55 1,872
7 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 10:31 PM 109 0.50 1,487
8 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:08 PM 20 0.40 1,445
9 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.35 807
10 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: POIRIER/PETTIS FOX SPORTS 1 10:07 PM 183 0.34 837
11 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.31 730
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 762
13 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,524
14 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,385
15 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: POIRIER/PETTIS FOX SPORTS 1 8:05 PM 122 0.28 726
16 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.26 573
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 659
18 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 683
19 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 3:35 PM 222 0.25 983
20 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.24 564
21 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.24 537
22 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.24 577
23 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.24 1,349
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.23 600
25 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,137
26 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.23 1,111
27 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.23 1,260
28 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,304
29 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.22 670
30 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: OSCAR PISTORIUS: BLADE RU LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.22 997
31 KILLER WOMEN W/ P. MORGAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 829
32 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.20 482
33 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:30 PM 30 0.19 954
34 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.19 520
35 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 11:22 PM 47 0.19 706
36 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,757
37 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 12:09 AM 13 0.18 641
38 CAKE BOSS TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.18 630
39 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 33 0.18 673
40 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,627
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,759
42 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NEBRASKA/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 11:59 AM 211 0.17 659
43 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.17 829
44 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON ST/ARIZONA ESPN2 10:34 PM 163 0.16 531
45 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.16 417
46 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 11:07 PM 15 0.16 621
47 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 850
48 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:10 AM 60 0.15 369
49 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.15 1,312
50 SATURDAY MOVIE: PERCY JACKSON/SEA MONSTER FREEFORM 11:30 PM 150 0.15 385
51 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.15 471
52 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,234
53 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.14 631
54 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 10:20 PM 14 0.14 519
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 751
56 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,529
57 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 1,067
58 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,418
59 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 1,000
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VARIOUS ESPN2 12:01 PM 207 0.14 408
61 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:17 AM 60 0.14 331
62 WONDER LIST CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 651
63 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 1,195
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 741
65 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,340
66 WCB: 11/11/17 JACOBS/ARIA HBO PRIME 10:08 PM 12 0.13 532
67 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 449
68 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,520
69 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 10:24 PM 31 0.12 586
70 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 691
71 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,382
72 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 61 0.12 265
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 685
74 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 111 0.12 290
75 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 10:00 PM 29 0.12 586
76 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 655
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 658
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 499
79 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 974
80 RELEASED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 375
81 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: PURDUE/NORTHWESTERN ESPN2 7:17 PM 197 0.11 421
82 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 446
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 519
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 871
85 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.10 297
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 812
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 671
88 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.10 216
89 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.10 180
90 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 65 0.10 272
91 ICE AGE:DAWN OF THE DINOS HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 94 0.10 275
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 796
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 733
94 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,148
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.09 846
96 WARFIGHTERS, THE HISTORY 11:03 PM 61 0.09 346
97 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.09 685
98 DATELINE MSNBC 4:00 AM 60 0.09 328
99 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 507
100 CAT VS. DOG ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.09 540
101 DATELINE MSNBC 3:00 AM 60 0.09 356
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 577
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 719
104 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 357
105 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.08 784
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 529
107 STORKS HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 87 0.08 176
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 580
109 MY FIGHT: DANIEL JACOBS HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 15 0.08 265
110 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.08 319
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 746
112 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 677
113 X-FILES:I WANT TO BELIEVE HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 104 0.08 241
114 WARFIGHTERS, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.08 319
115 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 681
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.07 390
117 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 947
118 WARFIGHTERS, THE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 362
119 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 168
120 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.07 382
121 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 330
122 WARFIGHTERS, THE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 427
123 SPIKE TV MOVIE: MAX (2015) SPIKE TV 1:00 PM 150 0.07 266
124 LIGA MX L: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:55 PM 126 0.07 154
125 FRIDAY MAXPRIME 6:00 AM 66 0.07 141
126 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.07 174
127 LIGA MX L: SF: TIGRES UANL / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 126 0.07 148
128 FIT NATION: AROUND WORLD CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 375
129 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 597
130 ALIENS IN THE ATTIC HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 86 0.06 189
131 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 283
132 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 801
133 BRIMSTONE: BRIMSTONE SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 149 0.06 291
134 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 248
135 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 10:26 PM 25 0.06 307
136 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.06 336
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 487
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 310
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 263
140 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 425
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 265
142 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.06 326
143 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.06 380
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NEW MEXICO/TEXAS A&M ESPNU 7:00 PM 193 0.06 222
145 CFB PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 59 0.05 139
146 ADVENTURES SHARKBOY & LAV HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 88 0.05 122
147 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 165
148 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 2:20 AM 105 0.05 132
149 SONIC BOOM BOOMERANG 6:00 PM 30 0.05 165
150 COPYCAT KILLERS REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 147

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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.