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July 17, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.14.2018

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jul 14.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   Note, it appears as though Showtime aired an unannounced premiere of WHO IS AMERICA at midnight with an 0.09 rating.  

A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable, returning from a week off at 0.61.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.42.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES gained 0.06 to 0.38, and lead-out HAUNTED TOWNS was at 0.22.  ESPN’s WIMBLEDON coverage was at 0.35, and its primetime WORLD SERIES OF POKER telecast was at 0.22.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL down a tick to 0.34, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.06 to 0.20/497K, FLCL down 0.03 to 0.18/419K, POP TEAM EPIC steady at 0.17, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up a tick to 0.17, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.02 to 0.16/349K, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.17/343K, NARUTO up a tick to 0.18/368K, SPACE DANDY down a tick to 0.13/290K, COWBOY BEBOP down 0.03 to 0.12/281K, and LUPIN THE 3RD down a tick to 0.12/274K.  Fox Sporta 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.30, with the PRELIMS at 0.21, and the POST-SHOW at 0.10.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION led that network’s line-up at 0.29.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN gained 0.06 to 0.21.  ID’s FEAR THY NEIGHBOR slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  On TLC, SAY YES TO THE DRESS dropped 0.02 to 0.16, and I WANT THAT WEDDING was down 0.05 to 0.10.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jul 14.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 14, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 130 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,842
2 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:54 PM 159 0.42 2,264
3 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 992
4 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 525 0.35 1,485
5 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 22 0.34 1,846
6 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.34 750
7 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: DOS SANTOS/IVANOV FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 194 0.30 754
8 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,386
9 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.27 1,218
10 HOME TO LAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.27 1,241
11 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.23 1,098
12 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 655
13 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:58 AM 34 0.22 610
14 BATTLE OF THE SEXES: BATTLE OF THE SEXES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.22 755
15 POKER   L: 2018 WSOP: FINAL TABLE ESPN 9:00 PM 540 0.22 670
16 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 2:32 AM 34 0.22 625
17 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,056
18 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,031
19 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 3:06 AM 36 0.21 563
20 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: DOS SANTOS/IVANOV FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.21 572
21 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 30 0.20 974
22 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 916
23 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:23 AM 35 0.20 527
24 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 952
25 POP TEAM EPIC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.17 391
26 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.17 380
27 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MY HUSBANDS DOUBLE LIFE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 927
28 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.17 658
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,837
30 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.16 799
31 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: EASY A COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 125 0.16 319
32 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 PM 60 0.15 807
33 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.15 670
34 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,825
35 MOUNTAIN MEN AC: FIGHT TO THE FINISH HISTORY 8:00 PM 241 0.14 1,087
36 STAR FALLS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.14 697
37 BABY DRIVER SHOWTIME PRIME 10:07 PM 113 0.13 500
38 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN2 10:31 PM 101 0.13 300
39 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.13 617
40 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,767
41 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.13 933
42 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,120
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 676
44 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.12 575
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,684
46 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,499
47 TOP RANK BOXING        L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.12 518
48 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN2 6:34 PM 117 0.11 278
49 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 738
50 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: SIXERS/BUCKS ESPN2 8:31 PM 120 0.11 292
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 635
52 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 203 PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 124 0.11 391
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 609
54 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 162 0.10 302
55 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: UNSTOPPABLE (2010) PARAMOUNT 2:30 PM 150 0.10 430
56 I WANT THAT WEDDING TLC 9:02 PM 62 0.10 508
57 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 539
58 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 605
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 651
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:26 PM 34 0.10 358
61 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,420
62 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:14 AM 60 0.10 237
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 623
64 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 369
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 586
66 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 558
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 575
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:12 AM 48 0.09 209
69 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,347
70 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 496
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 549
72 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 173
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,248
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 608
75 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 62 0.09 433
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 200
77 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 931
78 WHO IS AMERICA S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:00 AM 28 0.09 222
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,294
80 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 106 0.08 224
81 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,019
82 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,098
83 MOUNTAIN MEN AC: FIGHT TO THE FINISH HISTORY 12:03 AM 235 0.08 467
84 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 215
85 SOUTH PACIFIC BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 90 0.07 363
86 BLOW: BLOW HBO PRIME 2:45 AM 123 0.07 181
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 752
88 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,018
89 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 172
90 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 202
91 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: CAVALIERS/ROCKETS ESPN2 4:30 PM 124 0.07 190
92 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 877
93 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 923
94 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L ESPN 4:45 PM 101 0.06 352
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 900
96 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L: USA/JAPAN ESPN2 12:00 PM 149 0.06 262
97 DODO HEROES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 62 0.06 618
98 BATTLE OF THE SEXES: BATTLE OF THE SEXES HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 122 0.06 165
99 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 177
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 757
101 TANKED DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 118
102 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 159
103 BILL MAHER:LIVE FROM OKLA HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 65 0.06 200
104 PRINCESS BRIDE, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 78 0.06 170
105 BELLATOR KICKBOXING PARAMOUNT 10:04 PM 119 0.06 185
106 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKTOONS 3:55 AM 25 0.06 209
107 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 148
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 569
109 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 649
110 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.05 183
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 360
112 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 864
113 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKTOONS 3:30 AM 25 0.05 218
114 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT ATL/WAS AT NYM MLB NETWORK 4:30 PM 154 0.05 251
115 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMP MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.05 191
116 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 205
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 277
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 212
119 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.05 101
120 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 112 0.05 258
121 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HBO PRIME 7:20 AM 98 0.05 144
122 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 136
123 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 170
124 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.05 141
125 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN2 2:29 PM 31 0.05 201
126 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.04 284
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 216
128 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT SD/OAK AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 193 0.04 227
129 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT BOS/MIL AT PIT MLB NETWORK 1:08 PM 202 0.04 317
130 YOUVE GOT MAIL HBO PRIME 5:20 AM 40 0.04 153
131 INDYCAR QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 229
132 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.04 638
133 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.04 147
134 LOSERS, THE MAXPRIME 11:20 AM 97 0.04 117
135 TRACK & FIELD: WORLD CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.04 236
136 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.04 162
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:54 PM 48 0.04 89
138 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 304 SOMEBODYS DAUGHTER OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.04 309
139 DOUBLE DARE NEW TEENNICK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 109
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 255
141 TRACK & FIELD: IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.04 174
142 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 12 0.04 90
143 FIFA WORLD CUP: 3RD:BELGIUM VS ENGLAND FOX DEPORTES 5:00 PM 120 0.04 87
144 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.04 113
145 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 156
146 FRESH PRINCE TEENNICK 10:30 PM 30 0.03 99
147 LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 9:58 AM 101 0.03 96
148 AMERICAN FLAG FOOTBALL: FINALS NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 234 0.03 84
149 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 90
150 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 61

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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.