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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 1PM hour briefing was the key time for the news networks, with Fox News at 0.68/1.06/5.1M, CNN at 0.59/0.90/3.1M, and MSNBC at 0.21/0.35/2.2M.  Aside from the HBO premiere of X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX at 0.44, Adult Swim fared best of the non-news networks, and its line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.13/362K & 0.14/381K compared to last week’s 0.11/237K & 0.15/326K, MY HERO ACADEMIA up 0.08 to 0.34, SWORD ART UNDERWORLD up a tenth to 0.29, DEMON SLAYER up 0.11 to 0.29/552K, FOOD WARS up 0.12 to 0.28, BLACK CLOVER up 0.11 to 0.26/482K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.07 to 0.20/366K, NARUTO up 0.03 to 0.16/308K, PRIMAL up 0.03 to 0.15/273K, and SAMURAI JACK up 0.01 to 0.14/260K.  Nickelodeon’s HENRY DANGER jumped 0.15 to 0.33.  On Food Network, the primetime DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.02 to 0.32, and in the morning, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.06 to 0.29, and PIONEER WOMAN was up 0.05 to 0.27.  Hallmark’s movie IN THE KEY OF LOVE was at 0.24.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS climed 0.03 to 0.21, and THE UNXPLAINED was down 0.02 to 0.17.  HGTV’s NATE & JEREMIAH edged up 0.02 to 0.20.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.17/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13/0.12.  OWN’s LOVE GOALS ticked down to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 21, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SR/CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.68 5,072
2 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.59 3,117
3 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.57 4,359
4 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.52 2,775
5 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.51 2,513
6 X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.44 1,330
7 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.43 3,423
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.40 2,138
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.38 2,141
10 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.38 2,750
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.36 2,042
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,889
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,773
14 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.34 718
15 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 32 0.33 1,259
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.33 2,006
17 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.32 2,492
18 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 3,340
19 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.32 1,135
20 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 2,484
21 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.32 2,418
22 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.32 1,675
23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,102
24 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,663
25 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.31 2,570
26 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.30 2,720
27 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,591
28 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,617
29 SWORD ART:UNDERWORLD ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.29 552
30 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.29 552
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 1,600
32 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.28 522
33 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.27 1,319
34 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 2,519
35 HALLMARK MOVIE: IN THE KEY OF LOVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.24 2,215
36 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,421
37 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 875
38 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 1,043
39 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:00 PM 90 0.21 2,168
40 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 244: MASVIDAL/DIAZ ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.21 725
41 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.21 571
42 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 8:32 PM 28 0.21 790
43 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.20 366
44 NATE & JERE:SAVE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 59 0.20 979
45 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,214
46 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PREDATORS OBSESSION, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 874
47 ALL THAT NEW NICK-AT-NITE 9:01 PM 29 0.18 610
48 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 11:30 AM 30 0.18 629
49 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,065
50 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 12:30 PM 30 0.18 630
51 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 12:00 PM 30 0.18 631
52 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:05 AM 47 0.17 1,865
53 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 8:00 PM 58 0.17 1,030
54 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 887
55 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.17 736
56 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,884
57 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:30 PM 90 0.16 1,528
58 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 973
59 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 11:00 AM 30 0.16 532
60 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 1:00 PM 30 0.16 555
61 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 374
62 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 690
63 AM JOY MSNBC 10:00 AM 65 0.15 1,725
64 SYTTD: ATL: COUNTDOWN TO TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 870
65 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 733
66 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:30 AM 30 0.14 453
67 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 1,217
68 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 884
69 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.13 704
70 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 58 0.13 371
71 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 410
72 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.13 635
73 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:02 AM 58 0.13 402
74 THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 567
75 2020 SPRING FLNG PRV SPEC HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 981
76 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,573
77 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:00 AM 30 0.12 389
78 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 AM 30 0.12 350
79 UFC GREAT FIGHTS/FIGHTERS: UFC 25 GREATEST FIGHTS: 1-4 ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.12 372
80 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,203
81 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.12 372
82 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,127
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A. MENENDEZ MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,259
84 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 423
85 SYTTD: NORTHERN EDITION TLC 8:58 PM 62 0.11 780
86 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 62 0.11 344
87 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 791
88 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 264
89 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,191
90 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 341
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.10 696
92 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.10 273
93 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 229
94 UFC GREAT FIGHTS/FIGHTERS ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.10 327
95 TIME MACHINE: CALIGULA: 1400 DAYS OF TERROR HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.10 700
96 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:30 AM 30 0.10 300
97 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 15 0.09 273
98 DNA MURDER W. PAUL HOLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 465
99 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:45 AM 15 0.09 278
100 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 55 0.09 328
101 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,091
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 665
103 2020 HMM PREVIEW SPECIAL HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.08 705
104 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 9:00 AM 30 0.08 249
105 TIME MACHINE: THE DARK AGES HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.08 714
106 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 1,050
107 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.07 797
108 TECH GARAGE MOTOR TREND 8:00 AM 30 0.05 139
109 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 8:30 AM 30 0.05 150
110 CRITTER FIXERS NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.05 480
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 581
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 210
113 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 443
114 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 234
115 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: 2007 ALL-AMERICAN GAME ESPN2 11:30 AM 120 0.04 92
116 CMT REMEMBERS CMT 9:00 PM 30 0.04 193
117 CRONICAS DT SAT 1 GALAVISION 12:00 PM 60 0.04 140
118 2020 HMM PREVIEW SPECIAL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 11:00 PM 30 0.04 416
119 LOVE GOALS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 256
120 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 120
121 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.03 446
122 HOME MADE SIMPLE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.03 114
123 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 144
124 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 141
125 HOGANS HEROES SUNDANCE TV 3:45 PM 30 0.03 324
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 237
127 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 83
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 286
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 248
130 QUIEN DA MAS S2 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.03 83
131 SEASONAL WONDERLANDS BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 85 0.03 299
132 2020 SPRING FLNG PRV SPEC HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 11:30 PM 30 0.03 330
133 GIRLFRIENDS BET HER 11:12 AM 36 0.03 68
134 GIRLFRIENDS BET HER 10:36 AM 36 0.03 60
135 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.03 120
136 MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: ABOUT LAST NIGHT BET HER 7:30 PM 150 0.02 66
137 HOGANS HEROES SUNDANCE TV 3:15 PM 30 0.02 310
138 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S11 UNIVERSO 11:30 AM 30 0.02 48
139 FIFTH GEAR MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.02 119
140 BEING BET HER 10:00 PM 30 0.02 60
141 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.02 53
142 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 153
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 101
144 LO MEJOR DE LMX 2020: N/A TUDN 1:00 PM 120 0.02 38
145 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.02 53
146 LO MEJOR DE LMX 2020: N/A TUDN 1:00 AM 120 0.02 36
147 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.02 38
148 GIRLFRIENDS BET HER 3:24 PM 36 0.02 64
149 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 164
150 HOGANS HEROES SUNDANCE TV 11:45 AM 30 0.02 234

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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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