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December 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.22.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of SNL and CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

NOTE:  At this time, we have no Saturday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, NFL Network’s pair of SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL games were branded as “Thursday Night Football” because of the NFL’s contractual arrangements, and this week rated at 2.32 (Baltimore vs. Chargers)/1.56 (Washington vs. Tennessee).  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.56/0.55/0.37/0.32.  Hallmark’s movie was at 0.53.  On A&E, the LIVE PD Top 40 clip show was at 0.50, down a tenth from last week’s original.  On Food Network, GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN gained 0.03 to 0.21.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION ticked up to 0.18.  ID’s KILLER UNKNOWN lost 0.04 to 0.16.  On OWN, READY TO LOVE was steady at 0.09, and CHAD LOVES MICHELLE ticked down to 0.04.  On Bravo, GET A ROOM held at 0.06, and SWEET HOME was steady at 0.05.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 16 BAL VS. LAC NFL NETWORK 8:21 PM 175 2.32 8,207
2 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2018 WK 16 WAS VS. TEN NFL NETWORK 4:31 PM 162 1.56 6,191
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 21 1.55 5,609
4 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 7:15 PM 45 1.55 5,482
5 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:18 PM 29 1.19 3,334
6 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: HOUSTON/ARMY ESPN 3:42 PM 198 0.56 2,577
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MEMPHIS/WAKE FOREST ESPN 12:00 PM 222 0.55 2,533
8 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 118 0.53 3,345
9 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2018 (PT2) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.50 1,790
10 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:47 PM 73 0.48 1,239
11 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 31 0.38 1,571
12 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BUFFALO/TROY ESPN 7:00 PM 214 0.37 1,698
13 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: HAWAII/LOUISIANA TECH ESPN 10:34 PM 221 0.32 1,159
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.28 764
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 692
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 667
17 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.22 810
18 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:15 AM 90 0.22 568
19 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.21 901
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 542
21 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.20 700
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,260
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:09 PM 51 0.18 517
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 9:08 PM 121 0.18 814
25 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 933
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,106
27 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 454
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,171
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 121 0.17 473
30 KILLER UNKNOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 830
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.16 395
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 377
33 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.15 705
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.15 414
35 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 792
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,073
37 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS BELLS RINGING HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 120 0.15 1,669
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 970
39 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 853
40 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.14 762
41 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 899
42 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,057
43 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.14 273
44 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R: 2018 WK 16 – WAS VS. TEN NFL NETWORK 2:00 AM 150 0.14 338
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,067
46 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,869
47 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 90 0.13 467
48 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,406
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 940
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,038
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,720
52 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 874
53 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: SELENA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 190 0.12 352
54 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,552
55 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,370
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,015
57 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,540
58 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,255
59 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,369
60 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:58 AM 34 0.11 325
61 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: HERE COMES THE BOOM COMEDY CENTRAL 5:00 PM 150 0.11 308
62 READY PLAYER ONE: READY PLAYER ONE HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 140 0.11 362
63 TAKEN HBO PRIME 12:15 AM 91 0.10 280
64 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: STAR TREK: BEYOND PARAMOUNT 6:00 PM 180 0.10 465
65 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,287
66 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:33 AM 24 0.10 287
67 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 4:30 AM 90 0.10 237
68 GET HIM TO THE GREEK HBO PRIME 1:46 AM 109 0.09 180
69 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 405
70 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 1,040
71 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 344
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,009
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 827
74 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 345
75 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,000
76 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 457
77 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 118 0.08 295
78 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 129 0.08 237
79 ISLE OF DOGS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.08 340
80 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,234
81 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 372
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 958
83 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 443
84 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 561
85 FOUR CHRISTMASES HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 89 0.08 295
86 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 824
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 920
88 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.07 876
89 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 111 0.07 253
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ R. LUI: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 881
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VANDERBILT/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 128 0.07 324
92 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:30 PM 150 0.07 220
93 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WAKE FOREST/TENNESSEE ESPN2 12:00 PM 124 0.07 342
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CLEMSON/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 2:04 PM 124 0.07 285
95 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 873
96 SHREK 2 HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 93 0.07 246
97 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 853
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 412
99 HOUSE POP 12:00 AM 60 0.07 185
100 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.07 277
101 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 398
102 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 170 0.06 192
103 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 908
104 JACK FROST (1998) HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 79 0.06 142
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 316
106 MOUNTAIN MAFIA MOTOR TREND 7:00 AM 30 0.06 200
107 DEATH ROW STORIES CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 307
108 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.06 566
109 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 147 0.06 241
110 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/CHELSEA CNBC 10:00 AM 122 0.06 153
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 761
112 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.06 306
113 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 253
114 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 285
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 322
116 NORMAL HEART, THE: NORMAL HEART, THE HBO PRIME 3:35 AM 133 0.06 144
117 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 142
118 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.05 164
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 483
120 LOGAN: LOGAN MAXPRIME 5:10 PM 137 0.05 94
121 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 184
122 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.05 178
123 RED APE: SAVING THE ORANG ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 318
124 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.05 134
125 HOUSE POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 134
126 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:00 PM 68 0.05 117
127 DR. OAKLEY COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 370
128 HOUSE POP 6:00 PM 60 0.05 149
129 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 207
130 SWEET HOME BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 210
131 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 206
132 GET OUT MAXPRIME 11:10 AM 104 0.05 89
133 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.05 130
134 HOUSE POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 183
135 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.05 148
136 CHAD LOVES MICHELLE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 185
137 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:00 AM 30 0.04 116
138 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:02 PM 58 0.04 156
139 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 138
140 MEGAMIND HBO PRIME 7:20 AM 96 0.04 121
141 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.04 177
142 MENARDS CHEVY SHOW MOTOR TREND 9:30 AM 30 0.04 264
143 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 142
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 184
145 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 234
146 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 119
147 DR. BUCKEYE BOTTOMS COMPI NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 259
148 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: MEMPHIS/WAKE FOREST ESPN2 2:00 AM 150 0.04 123
149 IRON CHEF COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 109
150 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 12 0.04 151

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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.
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