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April 2, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 2 hours of DATELINE dropped 0.1/0.2 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS ruled Saturday cable (and broadcast) with its NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage, led by its 2.93 for the Purdue vs. Virginia game, and an 11:45PM post-game airing of THE LAST OG was at 0.61.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from a break at 0.62.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.33 and 0.10/232K & 0.14/340K compared to last week’s 0.41 and 0.09/304K & 0.12/345K, BORUTO down 0.04 to 0.24, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.01 to 0.23/498K, SWORD ART ONLINE at 0.18/0.18 compared to alst week’s 0.19, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.01 to 0.16, BLACK CLOVER down 0.02 to 0.15/330K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.02 to 0.14/279K, NARUTO down 0.04 to 0.12/294K, and ATTACK ON TITAN steady at 0.12/272K.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.24, with KITCHEN AT FN up 0.02 to 0.21, GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN steady at 0.18, and PIONEER WOMAN down 0.04 to 0.16.  Hallmark’s original movie A BRUSH WITH LOVE was at 0.22.  Nickelodeon’s morning POWER RANGERS was at 0.21 and ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS was at 0.20.  Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.20.  On TLC, TRADING SPACES gained 0.02 to 0.20, WHILE YOU WERE OUT was steady at 0.15.  Lifetime’s original movie THE KILLER NEXT DOOR was at 0.15.  Syfy’s ALIEN NEWS DESK gained 0.02 to 0.09.  OWN’s FAMILY OR FIANCE was at 0.08/0.08, compared to last week’s 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 30, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-2: PURDUE VS VIRGINIA TBS NETWORK 8:45 PM 145 2.93 10,486
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE-SAT TBS NETWORK 8:29 PM 16 2.55 8,826
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-1: TEXAS TECH VS GONZAGA TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 149 2.04 7,722
4 TBS NCAA BKB POST GAME-SA TBS NETWORK 11:15 PM 30 1.21 3,701
5 LIVE PD: 195 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.62 1,949
6 LAST OG POST ELITE 8 TBS NETWORK 11:45 PM 23 0.61 1,633
7 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.33 777
8 ROAD TO FINAL FOUR-SAT TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.29 1,225
9 UFC FIGHT NIGHT  L: BARBOZA VS. GAETHJE ESPN 7:00 PM 181 0.26 828
10 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.24 507
11 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A BRUSH WITH LOVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.22 2,057
12 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,116
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 454
14 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.21 713
15 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.20 925
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 657
17 LIGA MX SAT: AMERICA / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:56 PM 125 0.20 526
18 TRADING SPACES TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.20 760
19 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 AM 137 0.19 493
20 PGA TOUR: 2019 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 246 0.19 1,249
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 588
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:59 PM 61 0.19 509
23 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 5:08 AM 25 0.19 442
24 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 418
25 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.18 649
26 SWORD ART OL:ALICIZATION ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.18 407
27 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 869
28 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 32 0.18 730
29 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 5:33 AM 27 0.18 460
30 SWORD ART OL:ALICIZATION ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.18 403
31 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.17 694
32 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.17 402
33 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 10:01 PM 118 0.17 655
34 GHOST ADV REPACK: AMERICAS MOST HAUNTED TOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.17 495
35 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WH COMEDY CENTRAL 4:00 PM 135 0.17 363
36 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,836
37 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 644
38 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.16 343
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 513
40 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.16 420
41 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.16 661
42 AAF FOOTBALL: APOLLOS/EXPRESS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 180 0.16 469
43 20/20 ON ID INVESTIGATES: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.16 749
44 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,563
45 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 11:30 AM 112 0.15 840
46 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS L: BARBOZA VS. GAETHJE ESPN 5:00 PM 120 0.15 480
47 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER NEXT DOOR, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 719
48 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 10:00 AM 90 0.15 528
49 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,080
50 WHILE YOU WERE OUT TLC 9:02 PM 61 0.15 662
51 COUSINS FOR LIFE NICKELODEON 8:32 PM 28 0.14 553
52 PITBULLS & PAROLEES SPCL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.14 496
53 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS CRUZ AZUL FOX DEPORTES 10:52 PM 138 0.14 306
54 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 347
55 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.13 1,133
56 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ATLANTA BRAVES/PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 214 0.13 554
57 MEG, THE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 113 0.13 509
58 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SOUTH CAROLINA/BAYLOR ESPN 1:50 PM 121 0.13 849
59 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 180 0.12 928
60 JONESTOWN: EXTENDED AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.12 500
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,174
62 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,960
63 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,401
64 KNIGHT SQUAD NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.12 421
65 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:39 AM 17 0.11 350
66 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,602
67 MAMMA MIA:HERE WE GO AGAI HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.11 484
68 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 426
69 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 543
70 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.11 781
71 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.11 492
72 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,785
73 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 10:54 AM 75 0.10 340
74 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 1:22 PM 28 0.10 730
75 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,773
76 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:23 PM 92 0.10 271
77 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 470
78 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 461
79 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:28 PM 125 0.10 251
80 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.10 534
81 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 421
82 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/FULHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:21 AM 138 0.09 287
83 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 927
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 911
85 ALIEN NEWS DESK SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.09 277
86 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 362
87 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.09 597
88 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.09 860
89 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:13 PM 15 0.09 261
90 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,269
91 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS: N/A ESPN2 11:55 PM 125 0.09 250
92 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 118 0.09 291
93 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 3:51 PM 69 0.08 434
94 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 7:34 PM 26 0.08 248
95 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 4:04 PM 116 0.08 655
96 PIKETON FAM MURDER SNK PK: 101 SNEAK PEEK OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 458
97 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.08 370
98 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 325
99 50TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: N/A TV ONE 9:00 PM 150 0.08 395
100 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 146 0.08 230
101 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 292
102 CHAMPIONS TOUR: BNF PGAT GOLF CHANNEL 6:14 PM 31 0.08 583
103 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 407
104 INVINCIBLE (2006) HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 104 0.08 238
105 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.08 417
106 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 30 0.07 389
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 598
108 TOP WING NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.07 372
109 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 413
110 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 817
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 526
112 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 906
113 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 765
114 SUPERCROSS: HOUSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.07 226
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 464
116 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 957
117 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 472
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 477
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 394
120 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:33 PM 27 0.07 157
121 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 659
122 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 405
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 426
124 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 890
125 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/SAN DIEGO PADRES FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 204 0.07 248
126 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 54 0.06 156
127 AUTOBIOGRAPHY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 408
128 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 60 0.06 314
129 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MISSOURI STATE/STANFORD ESPN2 6:28 PM 124 0.06 478
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 552
131 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 6:00 PM 28 0.06 424
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 422
133 TIGERLAND: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.06 257
134 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT WAS MLB NETWORK 1:05 PM 230 0.06 240
135 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 245
136 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 383
137 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 640
138 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 455
139 PRIME MOVIE 1: GODFATHER, THE IFC TV 9:00 PM 240 0.06 292
140 GREAT BEAR STAKEOUT BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.06 273
141 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 103 0.06 153
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 483
143 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 403
144 MAMMA MIA:HERE WE GO AGAI HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 114 0.06 204
145 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:01 PM 119 0.06 153
146 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 7:55 AM 73 0.05 195
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 264
148 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: EDSON BARBOZA/JUSTIN GAETHJE ESPN2 2:00 AM 180 0.05 167
149 MLB REG SEASON PRE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 30 0.05 172
150 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 1:00 PM 150 0.05 243

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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.