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August 1, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2017

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jul 29.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD continued its weekend reign, up 0.06 from last Saturday to 0.66.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC PRELIMS were at 0.40.  ESPN’s telecast of the CHAMPIONS CUP match was at 0.36.  Showtime rated its BOXING telecast in segments, which were 0.32/0.23/0.22/0.19/0.17.  Adult Swim’s late-night block played as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z down 0.02 to 0.33 (the 2d episode moved back to primetime, down 0.11 from last week’s 11PM run to 0.28), JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE at 0.28, TOKYO GHOUL down 0.03 to 0.25, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.03 to 0.21, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.04 to 0.21/475K, NARUTO steady at 0.20/461K, GHOST IN THE SHELL up 0.02 to 0.19/416K, and SAMURAI JACK up 0.02 to 0.17/286K.  Disney Channel’s 9AM LION GUARD was at 0.31.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION fell 0.04 to 0.25, and BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT was down 0.02 to 0.23.  Carton Network’s 8:30AM TRANSFORMERS was at 0.25, and an hour earlier, JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION was at 0.24.  Nickelodeon’s primetime NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN dropped 0.05 to 0.22.  ID’s FATAL VOWS slipped 0.02 to 0.18.  On Spike, COPS lost a tenth to 0.17. AMC’s TURN ticked up to 0.13.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR returned with a triple feature at 0.12/0.11/0.11, down from what FOR BETTER OR WORSE had been doing in those slots. BBCAmerica’s ORPHAN BLACK ticked up to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jul 29.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 29, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 56 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.66 2,017
2 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 214:CORMIER/JONES 2 FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.40 886
3 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: REAL MADRID/BARCELONA ESPN 7:55 PM 137 0.36 836
4 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.33 721
5 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:04 PM 50 0.32 881
6 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 55 0.31 1,379
7 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.28 638
8 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.28 673
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.26 1,189
10 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.25 560
11 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.25 598
12 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,363
13 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.24 594
14 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,332
15 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:32 PM 32 0.23 598
16 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,237
17 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:54 PM 22 0.22 556
18 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.21 475
19 LIGA MX SAT: PACHUCA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 123 0.20 415
20 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.20 806
21 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,754
22 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.20 985
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 910
24 LIGA MX L: GUADALAJARA / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 125 0.19 423
25 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:15 PM 17 0.19 500
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 847
27 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LA GALAXY/SEATTLE ESPN 10:12 PM 125 0.19 397
28 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 846
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,873
30 SMERCONISH CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 952
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 240 0.18 389
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 899
33 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 899
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 790
35 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.17 713
36 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 15 0.17 387
37 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.17 894
38 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,448
39 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 657
40 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.16 904
41 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.16 628
42 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 794
43 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 276
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 751
45 BLAZE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.15 598
46 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,306
47 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,246
48 DECLASSIFIED CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 670
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 282
50 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:02 AM 74 0.14 267
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 944
52 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,218
53 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FXX 7:00 PM 60 0.14 307
54 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: HITCH COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 160 0.14 349
55 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: MANCHESTER CITY/TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ESPN2 6:00 PM 121 0.14 296
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:17 AM 43 0.14 286
57 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 1,080
58 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 2:45 AM 139 0.14 320
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 802
60 TURN AMC 9:00 PM 62 0.13 597
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,086
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.13 1,023
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 691
64 ALMOST CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 11:55 PM 111 0.13 359
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 757
66 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.12 447
67 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,423
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 734
69 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,043
70 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 639
71 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 430
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 933
73 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.11 438
74 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,148
75 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,068
76 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,673
77 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,928
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 965
79 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 285
80 REAL HOUSEWIVES AUCKLAND BRAVO 12:05 PM 62 0.10 237
81 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 977
82 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.09 826
83 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 506
84 GONE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 62 0.09 347
85 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 754
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 773
87 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: REAL MADRID/BARCELONA ESPN2 8:01 PM 134 0.09 197
88 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 171 0.09 421
89 LIGA MX 2 SAT: NECAXA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 120 0.09 197
90 SCANDAL MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 350
91 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 650
92 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 444
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 734
94 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 231
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.08 530
96 DRONE RACING LEAGUE ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 183
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 912
98 SOUL FOOD HBO PRIME 4:55 PM 115 0.08 203
99 BETX ON THE ROAD: DMV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 32 0.08 251
100 MR. WOODCOCK HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 88 0.08 233
101 DIANA, OUR MOTHER:LIFE&LE HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 65 0.08 383
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 712
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 730
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 264
105 MLB REG SEASON BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 6:51 PM 12 0.08 338
106 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 129 0.08 197
107 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 115 0.07 184
108 STORKS HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 87 0.07 221
109 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 175
110 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:30 AM 60 0.07 398
111 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.07 678
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 543
113 DRONE RACING LEAGUE ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 143
114 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.07 172
115 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 171
116 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/LAA AT TOR MLB NETWORK 1:09 PM 203 0.07 388
117 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.07 411
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 408
119 ESPN FC   L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 133
120 F1 QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 90 0.06 252
121 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.06 166
122 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 167
123 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CINCINNATI REDS/MIAMI MARLINS FOX SPORTS 1 7:03 PM 160 0.06 276
124 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: CHELSEA/INTERNAZIONALE ESPN2 7:30 AM 127 0.06 112
125 KITTY KELLEY FILES REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 297
126 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 207
127 HOW TO BE SINGLE MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 110 0.06 130
128 BBCA MOVIE: VILLAGE, THE BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 150 0.06 135
129 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 150
130 DR. SEUSS HORTON HEARS A HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 86 0.06 159
131 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 174
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 248
133 JURY SPEAKS, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 234
134 SISTERS MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 118 0.05 148
135 BABY MAMA MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 99 0.05 132
136 ABOUT A BOY HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 101 0.05 140
137 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.05 183
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 238
139 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:03 AM 60 0.05 101
140 TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR: OHIO ST/MICHIGAN ESPNU 3:00 PM 180 0.05 151
141 DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE MAXPRIME 8:55 AM 129 0.05 115
142 STACEY DAVIDS GEARZ VELOCITY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 206
143 ROLE MODELS MAXPRIME 4:30 PM 99 0.05 115
144 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 119
145 AMA MOTOCROSS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.05 143
146 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 142
147 TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR: USC/PENN ST ESPNU 6:00 PM 180 0.05 114
148 LE DIVORCE HBO PRIME 5:10 AM 50 0.05 114
149 TOP 25 CFB GAMES OF YEAR: CLEMSON/LOUISVILLE ESPNU 9:00 AM 180 0.05 80
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 123 0.05 200

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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.