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November 15, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.12.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.9 (up 0.2 from preliminary numbers), and FOX’s game settled at 1.3 (up 0.3).  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Saturday cable again featured a mix of genres.  ESPN’s noon Alabama vs Mississipi State COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was on top at 1.09, with 3 more games in the Top 10, two of them on ESPN and the third on Fox Sports 1.  Fox Sports 1 also had the UFC PPV PRELIMS at 0.86.  Amidst all that sports, Hallmark’s EVERY CHRISTMAS HAS A STORY scored with 0.64.  Adult Swim’s late-night animated line-up was as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z down 0.03 to 0.59/1.346M, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES steady at 0.48, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM also steady at 0.41, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.04 to 0.36/781K, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.33/740K, ONE PIECE down 0.03 to 0.29/645K, and the return of ONE PUNCH MAN at 0.26/577K.  On Spike, COPS rose 0.06 to 0.39. Children’s programming was just below the Top 10, with Cartoon Network’s ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.37, and Nickelodeon’s POWER RANGERS up 0.02 to 0.37.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION was at 0.33.  On Food Network’s TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.32, PIONEER WOMAN jumped 0.07 to 0.31, and KITCHEN AT FN was also up 0.07 to 0.29.  TLC’s UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER gained 0.03 to 0.23.  BBCAmerica’s DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY lost 0.1 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 12, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/ALABAMA ESPN 12:01 PM 202 1.09 3,257
2 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 205:ALVAREZ/MCGREGOR FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.86 1,801
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LSU/ARKANSAS ESPN 7:05 PM 207 0.70 2,351
4 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.70 1,870
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: EVERY CHRISTMAS HAS STORY HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.64 4,009
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OHIO STATE/MARYLAND ESPN 3:30 PM 208 0.64 2,291
7 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.48 1,041
8 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.41 895
9 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 232 0.41 1,269
10 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.39 1,289
11 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.37 1,542
12 POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.37 1,417
13 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 8:04 PM 121 0.36 1,051
14 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,748
15 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,354
16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CALIFORNIA/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 10:32 PM 223 0.32 1,005
17 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.32 1,302
18 SATURDAY MOVIE: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON FREEFORM 8:20 PM 130 0.32 979
19 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.31 1,231
20 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,086
21 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,325
22 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,421
23 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:15 AM 60 0.29 666
24 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:25 PM 35 0.29 642
25 TRUE NIGHTMARES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,000
26 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.27 822
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WAKE FOREST/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 211 0.27 986
28 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,501
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.27 604
30 OCTONAUTS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.26 929
31 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 871
32 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 665
33 SHARING PARADISE HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.25 1,037
34 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS TECH/OKLAHOMA ST FOX SPORTS 1 3:52 PM 213 0.25 901
35 MECH-X4 DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.24 1,240
36 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 668
37 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.24 639
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,157
39 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,268
40 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 2,039
41 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.23 877
42 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 883
43 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,806
44 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:15 AM 60 0.22 548
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,220
46 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.22 928
47 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,735
48 AYESHAS HOMEMADE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.21 862
49 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,983
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,020
51 REGAL ACADEMY NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.21 869
52 HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 138 0.20 416
53 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: GARCIA VS VARGAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 141 0.20 654
54 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,918
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,109
56 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,620
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 954
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,061
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,479
60 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:15 AM 30 0.18 431
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 952
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ILLINOIS/WISCONSIN ESPN2 3:30 PM 188 0.17 811
63 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.17 731
64 PROJECT GRIZZLY ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.17 732
65 ALL DEF COMEDY HBO PRIME 10:05 PM 52 0.17 396
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 963
67 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,005
68 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: PHOENIX NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:51 PM 136 0.16 1,057
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 954
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,340
71 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,864
72 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: COLORADO/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 214 0.16 374
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 953
74 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 12:00 PM 210 0.15 512
75 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:34 AM 86 0.15 281
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,277
77 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 816
78 PERINO & STIREWALT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,765
79 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,130
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 958
81 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.14 503
82 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,248
83 KILLING SEASON, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.13 432
84 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 6:04 PM 119 0.13 339
85 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: LITTLE GIRLS SECRET LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.13 608
86 KILLING SEASON, THE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.13 472
87 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 15 0.13 455
88 DR.SEUSS HOW THE GRINCH HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 105 0.13 295
89 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 699
90 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 670
91 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:45 AM 60 0.11 255
92 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: GEORGIA TECH/VIRGINIA TECH ESPNU 3:29 PM 199 0.11 377
93 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.11 248
94 HBO BAD: 11/12/16-DAYTIME HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 48 0.11 388
95 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 6:38 PM 22 0.11 432
96 SATURDAY MOVIE: PLANES: FIRE AND RESCUE FREEFORM 1:40 PM 120 0.11 378
97 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:28 PM 23 0.11 773
98 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 410
99 MOVIE: BEST-SELLING MURDER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 485
100 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 2:15 AM 121 0.10 230
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 371
102 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 756
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 501
104 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NEW MEXICO/UTAH STATE ESPN2 10:31 PM 194 0.09 268
105 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 576
106 POINT BREAK (2015) HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 114 0.09 189
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 417
108 HBO BAD: 11/12/16 ORTIZ/S HBO PRIME 11:06 PM 48 0.08 242
109 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 620
110 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 321
111 F1 QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 90 0.08 303
112 DIRK GENTLYS HOLISTIC DET BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 248
113 HBO BAD: 11/12/16-DAYTIME HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 40 0.08 254
114 ALL DEF COMEDY HBO PRIME 12:50 AM 52 0.08 210
115 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:07 PM 53 0.08 570
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 532
117 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:02 AM 58 0.08 185
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 300
119 ALL DEF COMEDY HBO PRIME 4:20 AM 52 0.07 187
120 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 626
121 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 28 0.07 425
122 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:30 AM 60 0.07 168
123 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:01 PM 89 0.07 442
124 HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FRO MAXPRIME 5:05 PM 100 0.07 144
125 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 241
126 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 445
127 SPLIT SECOND DECISION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 323
128 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 397
129 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 490
130 HAPPENING THE MAXPRIME 8:25 PM 90 0.07 160
131 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 409
132 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 281
133 SCOOBY-DOO!CURSE LAKE MON BOOMERANG 9:00 AM 106 0.07 336
134 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 61 0.07 367
135 GUILTY PLEASURES COOKING CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.07 139
136 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.06 155
137 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.06 214
138 YO-KAI WATCH THE MOVIE: YO-KAI WATCH THE MOVIE DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 120 0.06 381
139 MY FIGHT: KOVALEV/WARD HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 29 0.06 191
140 OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 96 0.06 180
141 FIFA WOM U-20 WORLD CUP L: PAPUA NEW GUINEA/BRAZIL FOX SPORTS 1 3:55 AM 125 0.06 101
142 ROAD TO KOVALEV/WARD HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 15 0.06 169
143 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 200
144 GUILTY PLEASURES COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 124
145 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 359
146 PEANUTS BOOMERANG 11:00 AM 30 0.05 195
147 GUILTY PLEASURES COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.05 159
148 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 229
149 FRONTERA S3 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 106
150 E:60 ESPN2 6:30 AM 60 0.05 143

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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.