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November 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.23.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.0, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.8.  In addition, the reruns of THE VOICE, DATELINE and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA all lost 0.1 in final numbers

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN and COLLEGE FOOTBALL led Saturday cable, with games at 0.79/0.57/0.35/0.34 and COLLEGE GAMEDAY at 0.66, along with Fox Sports 1’s games at 0.28/0.15, and ESPN2’s game at 0.21.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.51.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS IN GRACELAND was at 0.36.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   MY HERO ACADEMIA up 0.06 to 0.27, ONE-PUNCH MAN up 0.06 to 0.25, DR STONE up 0.03 to 0.22, FIRE FORCE up 0.04 to 0.22, FOOD WARS up 0.07 to 0.22, DEMON SLAYER up 0.05 to 0.20/413K, BLACK CLOVER up 0.04 to 0.17/364K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.03 to 0.16/349K, NARUTO up 0.01 to 0.15/355K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.01 to 0.12, and ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.03 to 0.11/261K.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.27.  Food Network’s primetime CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was at 0.25, and in the morning, KITCHEN AT FN dropped 0.07 to 0.22, and PIONEER WOMAN held at 0.22.  Freeform’s original movie TURKEY DROP was at 0.16.  Lifetime’s original movie TWINKLE ALL THE WAY was at 0.15.  ID’s HIGHWAY TO HELL ticked up to 0.15.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE dipped 0.02 to 0.12, and READY TO LOVE ticked down to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 23, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/LSU ESPN 7:00 PM 201 0.79 3,174
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 179 0.66 2,035
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: INDIANA/MICHIGAN ESPN 3:28 PM 205 0.57 2,298
4 LIVE PD: 254 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.51 1,788
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS GRACELAND: H4H HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.36 2,664
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WASHINGTON/COLORADO ESPN 10:21 PM 174 0.35 1,177
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: WESTERN CAROLINA/ALABAMA ESPN 11:59 AM 181 0.34 1,441
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.32 793
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 45 0.30 843
10 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS/BAYLOR FOX SPORTS 1 3:28 PM 211 0.28 1,147
11 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.27 675
12 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 35 0.27 1,072
13 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.25 951
14 ONE-PUNCH MAN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.25 577
15 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,178
16 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 590
17 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.22 497
18 FIRE FORCE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.22 473
19 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:00 PM 28 0.22 877
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE: KC-SP01ZH FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 120 0.22 1,230
21 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.22 463
22 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.22 1,228
23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 12:00 PM 190 0.21 871
24 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 674
25 US HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.21 709
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 466
27 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.20 413
28 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.19 722
29 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.18 475
30 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.17 529
31 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:58 AM 124 0.16 437
32 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 2:30 AM 30 0.16 349
33 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTAH/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:29 PM 173 0.16 533
34 FREEFORM ORIGINAL MOVIE: TURKEY DROP FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.16 463
35 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: TWINKLE ALL THE WAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 1,207
36 30 MINUTE MEALS FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.15 784
37 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/TEXAS TECH FOX SPORTS 1 6:59 PM 210 0.15 633
38 HIGHWAY TO HELL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 757
39 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,173
40 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.14 295
41 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.13 351
42 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.13 508
43 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CHRISTMAS BELLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.13 573
44 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 331
45 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.13 497
46 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: HOLIDAY HEARTS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.13 1,496
47 DESTINATION FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 365
48 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 30 0.12 354
49 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 512
50 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 5 ADULT SWIM 3:30 AM 30 0.12 292
51 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 26 0.12 569
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,901
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,913
54 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 2,315
55 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:10 PM 20 0.11 549
56 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.11 438
57 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.11 510
58 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 2,048
59 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.11 462
60 THE PARKERS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 30 0.11 283
61 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:45 AM 15 0.11 473
62 PAW PATROL NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 462
63 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:34 AM 24 0.11 287
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 611
65 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: PITTSBURGH/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 3:30 PM 191 0.10 571
66 THE PARKERS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 PM 30 0.10 291
67 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.10 444
68 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 AM 129 0.10 288
69 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 456
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 725
71 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,507
72 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.10 489
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 676
74 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY HUSBANDS SECRET TWIN LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 414
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 736
76 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,515
77 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.10 428
78 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 472
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 611
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 659
81 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 457
82 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.09 531
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 811
84 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 374
85 FXX MOVIE PRIME: ONLY THE BRAVE FXX 7:00 PM 180 0.09 322
86 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,360
87 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,118
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NEVADA/FRESNO STATE ESPN2 10:30 PM 214 0.08 323
89 LIGA MX SAT 2: PACHUCA / UNAM TUDN 10:00 PM 126 0.08 210
90 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 2:04 AM 56 0.08 218
91 ANHQ W/ ED HENRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,403
92 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEMPLE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 198 0.08 359
93 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 650
94 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.08 477
95 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.08 479
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 814
97 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 228
98 DSP. OF MILLBROOK TWINS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.07 422
99 SPECIAL AUDIENCE PROGRAM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:00 AM 60 0.07 158
100 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.07 307
101 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 1,101
102 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.07 225
103 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 393
104 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:30 PM 149 0.07 175
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,098
106 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:15 PM 15 0.07 303
107 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS ATLAS FOX DEPORTES 7:46 PM 140 0.07 177
108 TZGZ SHORTS SYFY 12:33 AM 13 0.07 200
109 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 6:41 PM 19 0.07 355
110 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 AM 120 0.07 264
111 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 10:18 PM 12 0.07 259
112 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 872
113 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:59 PM 64 0.06 162
114 LIGA MX EF SAT: QUERETARO / MONARCAS MORELIA TUDN 5:55 PM 125 0.06 170
115 DSP. OF MILLBROOK TWINS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.06 289
116 TIME MACHINE: WW2 FROM SPACE HISTORY 9:00 AM 120 0.06 331
117 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 646
118 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 782
119 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.06 147
120 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 11:00 AM 60 0.06 188
121 HELL DEN SYFY 12:46 AM 13 0.06 170
122 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 815
123 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 62 0.06 195
124 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 975
125 LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / ATLETICO SAN LUIS TUDN 8:00 PM 120 0.05 177
126 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 669
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 573
128 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:06 AM 61 0.05 104
129 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 809
130 LIL REL HOWERY: LIVE IN HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 64 0.05 178
131 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 921
132 PBC PPV PRELIMS L: WILDER/ORTIZ II FOX SPORTS 2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 141
133 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 130
134 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 624
135 FOURWHEELER MOTOR TREND 12:00 PM 30 0.05 199
136 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 157
137 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 375
138 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.05 185
139 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 195
140 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 260
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 243
142 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 166
143 IRON CHEF AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 174
144 BRAND NEW MUSCLE CAR:BRNC MOTOR TREND 9:30 AM 30 0.04 208
145 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 101 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 120 0.04 245
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.04 274
147 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 85
148 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 589
149 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 91
150 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 706

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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.