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February 25, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM ALMOST FAMILY lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NAACP IMAGE AWARDS were at 0.20 on BET, 0.07 on VH1, 0.06 on Comedy Central, 0.03/106K on MTV, 0.02/162K on TV Land, 0.02/51K on CMT, 0.02/60K on POP, 0.01/44K on Smithsonian, 0.01/28K on MTV2, zero/48K on BET HER, and zero/42K on Logo. 

A&E’s LIVE PD led Saturday cable, down 0.03 to 0.54, with the lead-in hour down 0.04 to 0.31.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.44/0.35/0.29/0.26/0.20/0.18, with BOXING at 0.28.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: MY HERO ACADEMIA at 0.07/196 & 0.09/202K, compared to last week’s 0.09/262K & 0.08/243K and 0.29, DR STONE up 0.02 to 0.24,  SWORD ART UNDERWORLD up 0.06 to 0.23, DEMON SLAYER up 0.02 to 0.22/362K, FOOD WARS up 0.03 to 0.20, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.18/308K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.03 to 0.17/283K, NARUTO up 0.01 to 0.14/233K, PROMISED NEVERLAND up 0.01 to 0.13/233K, and ATTACK ON TITAN up 9.01 to 0.12/193K.  Fox Desportes’ LIGA match was at 0.23.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.22, PIONEER WOMAN dropped 0.05 to 0.17, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.16.  Hallmark’s original movie LOVE IN STONE was at 0.20.  HGTV’s NATE & JEREMIAH was at 0.20/0.17.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS fell 0.06 to 0.16.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.15/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.11.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday February 22, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 278 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.54 1,987
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/BAYLOR ESPN 12:00 PM 128 0.44 1,877
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 6:03 PM 61 0.35 1,410
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.33 724
5 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:07 PM 51 0.31 1,248
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/PURDUE ESPN 2:08 PM 122 0.29 1,248
7 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 8:01 PM 61 0.28 862
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:03 AM 57 0.28 798
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 33 0.28 762
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 566
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:10 PM 113 0.26 1,003
12 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.24 440
13 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS AMERICA FOX DEPORTES 9:50 PM 136 0.23 535
14 SWORD ART:UNDERWORLD ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.23 386
15 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,269
16 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.22 362
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.21 864
18 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,152
19 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 51ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.20 850
20 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,057
21 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/ARIZONA ESPN 9:02 PM 148 0.20 704
22 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,003
23 NATE & JERE:SAVE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,125
24 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.20 328
25 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,878
26 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE IN STORE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,995
27 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,699
28 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 702
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.19 1,062
30 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 51 0.19 527
31 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,297
32 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:13 PM 110 0.18 671
33 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,980
34 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.17 548
35 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L FOX SPORTS 1 5:23 PM 58 0.17 1,164
36 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.17 283
37 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 883
38 LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / TIGRES TUDN 7:56 PM 128 0.17 429
39 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.17 1,090
40 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.17 737
41 NATE & JERE:SAVE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 875
42 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GONZAGA/BYU ESPN2 10:03 PM 128 0.17 659
43 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.16 928
44 ITS PONY NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.16 677
45 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 826
46 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 858
47 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 975
48 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 744
49 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,009
50 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,078
51 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,663
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 456
53 SYTTD: AMERICA TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.15 808
54 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.14 581
55 SUBSTITUTE NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.14 548
56 TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA: A CHRONIC HISTORY HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.14 480
57 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 786
58 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/SHEFFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:58 AM 130 0.13 380
59 DECISION 2020 MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,172
60 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 51ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ENC1 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.13 464
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 438
62 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,627
63 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 372
64 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.13 647
65 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 116 0.13 826
66 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 750
67 SYTTD: ENGLAND TLC 9:01 PM 59 0.12 701
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 364
69 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,714
70 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: PHILADELPHIA/MILWAUKEE ESPN 4:00 AM 120 0.12 243
71 FNC 2020: NEVADA CAUCUSES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,465
72 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.12 420
73 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:47 AM 11 0.12 270
74 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.12 358
75 DECISION 2020: NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.11 941
76 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.11 534
77 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 12:11 AM 45 0.11 350
78 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 116 0.11 471
79 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:26 AM 141 0.11 323
80 51ST NAACP PRE-SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 60 0.11 489
81 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,631
82 TIME MACHINE: COCAINE: HISTORY BETWEEN THE LINES HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.11 414
83 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 50 0.10 478
84 PAW PATROL NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.10 545
85 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.10 575
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,510
87 POWER RANGERS BM10 NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.10 392
88 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:15 AM 15 0.10 422
89 PBC PPV PRELIMS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 92 0.10 441
90 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.10 298
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 587
92 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 521
93 ANNABELLE COMES HOME HBO PRIME 8:10 PM 106 0.09 395
94 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:08 PM 24 0.09 305
95 SUPERCROSS: ARLINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:37 PM 178 0.09 295
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,266
97 DECISION 2020: NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 3:00 PM 300 0.09 1,078
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,153
99 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 240 PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 129 0.09 310
100 LIGA MX L: LEON /NECAXA TUDN 5:55 PM 121 0.09 224
101 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 244
102 DECISION 2020: NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.09 688
103 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 84 0.09 709
104 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.09 393
105 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 558
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 305
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 628
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 599
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 6:09 PM 124 0.08 305
110 FNC 2020: NEVADA CAUCUSES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,163
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA/PITTSBURGH ESPN2 12:00 PM 124 0.08 262
112 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.08 367
113 TOP RANK BOXING: STUDIO L ESPN2 12:56 AM 80 0.08 217
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 594
115 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,094
116 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.08 443
117 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 330
118 DECISION 2020 MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 654
119 FIFTH GEAR MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 187
120 SINNER, THE INSIDE THE EP USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 63 0.07 233
121 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 195
122 THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 396
123 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 51ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM VH1 8:00 PM 120 0.07 222
124 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 332
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 264
126 UP & VANISHED OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 331
127 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,089
128 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 274
129 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 670
130 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:14 PM 115 0.06 271
131 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:00 AM 30 0.06 334
132 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: 2020 NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 722
133 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 51ST NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 168
134 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:30 AM 30 0.06 272
135 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 272
136 PGA TOUR: 2020 WGC-MEXICO CHP GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 147 0.06 540
137 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: HOUSTON/MEMPHIS ESPN2 2:04 PM 130 0.06 208
138 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.06 923
139 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:06 AM 54 0.06 124
140 PBC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 30 0.06 364
141 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 112 0.06 201
142 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 235
143 HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA: THE HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 123 0.05 387
144 AM JOY: 2020 NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 920
145 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 206
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 207
147 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 513
148 HEARTLAND DOCS, DVM NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.05 572
149 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 494
150 SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET AMC 9:00 PM 90 0.05 331

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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.