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May 9, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS game on ABC adjusted to 1.9, and the NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC went to 1.3 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 06.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the night’s sports on the broadcast networks (an afternoon NHL PLAYOFFS game on NBC Sports Net was at 0.32), it was quite a mixed group of shows at the top of Saturday cable.  Adult Swim was on top, and their line-up performed as follows:  SAMURAI JACK down 0.03 to 0.61, DRAGON BALL Z down 0.08 to 0.40 (the primetime episode was down 0.07 to 0.29), ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.02 to 0.35, TOKYO GHOUL down 0.01 to 0.33, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM steady at 0.26, HUNTER X HUNTER steady at 0.30/649K, NARUTO down 0.02 to 0.25/539K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.04 to 0.23/515K.  A&E’s LIVE PD ticked down to 0.50.  2 episodes of HGTV’s LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT were in the Top 10 at 0.34/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.34 for a 1-hour episode. 2 networks listed their theatrical movies as “originals,” putting Cartoon Network’s MEGAMIND and HBO’s SULLY in the Top 10, both at 0.33.  Cartoon Network also had its 7:30AM JUSTICE LEAGUE (0.29) and 6:30AM TRANSFORMERS (0.28) in the Top 15.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN and KITCHEN AT FN each edged up 0.02 to 0.23, with VALERIE’S HOME COOKING down 0.03 to 0.18.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS ticked up to 0.22, and NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN was up 0.03 to 0.18. OWN’s IYANLA FIX MY LIFE dropped 0.02 to 0.20, and BOOK OF JOHN GRAY stayed at 0.15.  .  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO lost 0.02 to 0.19, and CLASS was up 0.01 to 0.07.  History’s COUNTING CARS fell 0.07 to 0.19.  AMC’s THE SON ticked up to 0.15, and the Sundance simulcast was at 0.01/141K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 06.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 6, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SAMURAI JACK ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.61 1,358
2 LIVE PD: 38 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.50 1,466
3 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.40 925
4 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.35 771
5 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,648
6 MEGAMIND: MEGAMIND THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.33 1,245
7 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.33 713
8 SULLY HBO PRIME 8:20 PM 96 0.33 1,366
9 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY RANGERS/OTTAWA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 206 0.32 999
10 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,451
11 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.29 879
12 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.29 734
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.28 663
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.28 582
15 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.28 632
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:07 AM 53 0.28 599
17 MOBILE SUIT GUN/UNICORN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.26 550
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 67 0.26 578
19 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,389
20 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 462
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 582
22 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,120
23 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,087
24 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,277
25 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.23 1,234
26 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 934
27 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,007
28 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 720
29 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.19 625
30 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 615
31 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 564
32 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:30 PM 31 0.19 942
33 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,778
34 NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.18 829
35 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,756
36 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 813
37 LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.17 348
38 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/TORONTO ESPN 2:55 PM 126 0.16 305
39 NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT: WARRIORS/JAZZ ESPN 4:00 AM 120 0.16 320
40 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,748
41 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY SORORITY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.15 696
42 SON, THE AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,295
43 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,373
44 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 686
45 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.15 1,366
46 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.15 1,426
47 LIGA MX 2 SAT: AMERICA / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 121 0.15 272
48 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.14 1,337
49 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.14 395
50 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.14 1,235
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 358
52 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,287
53 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.14 675
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 554
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 632
56 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:30 PM 150 0.13 263
57 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:28 AM 29 0.13 308
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 581
59 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 545
60 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,961
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 588
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 490
63 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SUNDERLAND/HULL CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 123 0.12 310
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 620
65 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.11 632
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,125
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 566
68 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.11 418
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 569
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 631
71 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,019
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 553
73 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 539
74 CHRIS GETHARD:CAREER SUIC HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 89 0.10 286
75 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:26 PM 34 0.10 294
76 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 124 0.10 302
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 515
78 KENTUCKY DERBY PREP: 2017 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 151 0.10 456
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 975
80 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 829
81 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 60 0.10 182
82 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: LAS VEGAS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 208 0.10 274
83 MASH AMC 12:00 PM 30 0.09 784
84 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:01 AM 60 0.09 175
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 351
86 MASH AMC 12:30 PM 30 0.09 727
87 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L ESPN 5:01 PM 104 0.09 263
88 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.09 272
89 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.09 399
90 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,091
91 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CLEVELAND INDIANS/KANSAS CITY ROYALS FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 180 0.09 370
92 MADAGASCAR:ESCAPE 2 AFRIC HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 89 0.09 208
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 784
94 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 694
95 MASH AMC 1:30 PM 30 0.08 657
96 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 129 0.08 257
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 874
98 BANDIT PATROL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 448
99 MASH AMC 1:00 PM 30 0.08 655
100 SULLY HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 96 0.08 244
101 YARD CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.08 292
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 318
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 589
104 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 739
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 229
106 BANDIT PATROL: HOME FREE NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 336
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 542
108 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 757
109 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:45 PM 15 0.07 186
110 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 294
111 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.07 147
112 HARDCORE HENRY SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 96 0.07 230
113 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.07 188
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 477
115 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 776
116 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.07 457
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 243
118 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 242
119 CLASS BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 257
120 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 211
121 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: AUBURN/ALABAMA ESPN 8:00 PM 144 0.06 263
122 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.06 118
123 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:24 PM 36 0.06 207
124 WARNING:DRUG MAY KILL YOU HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 59 0.06 250
125 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. VILLAREAL BEIN SPORT 12:20 PM 130 0.06 145
126 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:31 PM 29 0.06 245
127 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 208
128 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT MAXPRIME 3:55 AM 123 0.06 161
129 GAMETIME LIVE PO POSTGAME NBA-TV 11:12 PM 78 0.06 168
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 262
131 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 4:00 AM 60 0.06 102
132 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 617
133 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 778
134 GONE IN 60 SECONDS MAXPRIME 3:55 PM 118 0.06 168
135 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.06 108
136 CHRIS GETHARD:CAREER SUIC HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 89 0.06 137
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 520
138 PERFORMANCE TV VELOCITY 9:30 AM 30 0.06 206
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 436
140 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:52 PM 98 0.06 472
141 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT MIN MLB NETWORK 2:10 PM 184 0.05 267
142 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.05 226
143 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:00 AM 30 0.05 106
144 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 308
145 BABY MAMA HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 99 0.05 176
146 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 AM 24 0.05 101
147 NCAA MENS VBALL TOURN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 108 0.05 190
148 STACEY DAVIDS GEARZ VELOCITY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 190
149 HAIRSPRAY HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 116 0.05 125
150 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 30 0.05 162

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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.