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September 19, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.16.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game held at 1.6, and FOX’s game rose 0.3 to 1.5.  In addition, RUNNING WILD gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Sep 16.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL games and related programming occupied the Top 8 slots on Saturday cable, with ESPN’s primetime LSU vs. Mississippi State game on top at 0.81.  Adult Swim’s animated line-up fared as follows:  the primetime DRAGON BALL SUPER at 0.22/515K and 0.36 (last week 0.30), the late-night DRAGON BALL SUPER down 0.02 to 0.40/850K, DRAGON BALL Z down 0.03 to 0.36, TOKYO GHOUL up 0.07 to 0.33, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.01 to 0.31, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.02 to 0.21, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.01 to 0.27/589K, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.21/394K, OUTLAW STAR down 0.02 to 0.17/398K, COWBOY BEBOP steady at 0.17/414K, and ATTACK ON TITAN up 0.02 to 0.17/416K.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.32.  Nickelodeon’s noon POWER RANGERS was at 0.30, and the network’s primetime HENRY DANGER was at 0.30.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT, up 0.07 to 0.29, with HOUSE HUNTERS INTL up a tick to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS down a tick to 0.23.  ID’s SWAMP MURDERS climbed 0.05 to 0.25.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.03 to 0.23, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN gained 0.02 to 0.23, PIONEER WOMAN was up 0.02 to 0.21, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING was at 0.17.  OWN’s BLACK LOVE was at 0.13, and OPRAH’S MASTER CLASS was at 0.06.  AMC’s HALT & CATCH FIRE fell 0.04 to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Sep 16.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 16, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LSU/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPN 7:04 PM 194 0.81 2,498
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.71 1,727
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/PITTSBURGH ESPN 12:01 PM 198 0.56 1,566
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NOTRE DAME/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN 3:34 PM 210 0.53 1,779
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: COLORADO STATE/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:02 PM 195 0.44 1,613
6 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:19 PM 15 0.44 1,311
7 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:18 PM 12 0.42 1,305
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/CALIFORNIA ESPN 10:30 PM 216 0.41 1,195
9 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.36 786
10 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.36 775
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:06 AM 60 0.36 856
12 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.33 677
13 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: ROCKHOLD/BRANCH FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 170 0.32 872
14 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.31 618
15 POWER RANGERS NINJA STEEL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,203
16 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,568
17 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,377
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,461
19 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: NORTHERN ILLINOIS/NEBRASKA FOX SPORTS 1 11:59 AM 206 0.26 808
20 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,059
21 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.25 642
22 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.25 1,233
23 LA LA LAND: LA LA LAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 128 0.24 911
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,328
25 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:06 AM 61 0.23 544
26 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,048
27 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.23 547
28 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: ROCKHOLD/BRANCH FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.23 653
29 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.23 1,001
30 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,869
31 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.21 1,557
32 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.21 1,097
33 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.21 489
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.20 489
35 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: ILLICIT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 135 0.20 601
36 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.20 927
37 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: TAMMY COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 135 0.20 501
38 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:07 AM 30 0.19 451
39 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NORTH TEXAS VS IOWA ESPN2 3:30 PM 212 0.19 669
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,706
41 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.19 1,349
42 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.18 1,259
43 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 1:35 PM 127 0.17 546
44 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 801
45 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 608
46 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 124 0.17 359
47 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.17 847
48 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.16 744
49 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: TEN: MURDER ISLAND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.16 651
50 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 860
51 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 12:50 AM 70 0.15 361
52 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: SECRETS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.15 514
53 WALLYKAZAM! NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.15 580
54 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,218
55 GHOST ADV ARTIFACTS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 418
56 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,421
57 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:56 AM 124 0.14 335
58 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.14 1,112
59 SEASIDE SNACKS & SHACKS FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.14 652
60 MY GIANT LIFE: CHARACTER TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 514
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 800
62 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,110
63 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 128 0.13 428
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 791
65 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 386
66 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 588
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 695
68 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,677
69 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,470
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 971
71 MLB REG SEASON PRE L FOX SPORTS 1 3:25 PM 35 0.13 334
72 WHOSE PLANET IS IT ANYWAY: HOBBIT: UNEXPECTED JOURNE AMC 6:00 PM 180 0.13 485
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 762
74 LIGA MX 2 SAT: GUADALAJARA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:04 PM 125 0.13 259
75 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: DRINK, SLAY, LOVE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 120 0.13 407
76 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.12 544
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.12 751
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 908
79 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.12 946
80 WHOSE PLANET IS IT ANYWAY AMC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 423
81 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 928
82 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 942
83 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 11:03 PM 60 0.12 524
84 RESCUE DOG TO SUPER DOG ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.12 566
85 MY GIANT LIFE: CHARACTER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 474
86 MY GIANT LIFE: CHARACTER TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 496
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 669
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 611
89 24/7 CANELO/GOLOVKIN HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 28 0.11 309
90 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.11 668
91 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.11 582
92 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 491
93 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 112 0.10 741
94 DSP. OF NATALEE HOLLOWAY OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.10 400
95 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 517
96 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.10 248
97 MYSTERIES OF THE MISSING SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 380
98 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:09 AM 51 0.10 192
99 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: KANSAS CITY ROYALS/CLEVELAND INDIANS FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 180 0.10 480
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 605
101 DECLASSIFIED CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 596
102 24/7 CANELO/GOLOVKIN HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 28 0.10 297
103 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:32 AM 24 0.10 230
104 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,047
105 UNDER THE LIGHTS: HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 14 0.09 259
106 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: KANSAS ST/VANDERBILT ESPNU 7:30 PM 208 0.09 415
107 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: CHICAGOLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:52 PM 136 0.09 807
108 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 9:00 PM 64 0.09 313
109 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 328
110 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 32 0.09 202
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 536
112 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SMU/TCU ESPNU 3:30 PM 205 0.09 372
113 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SAN JOSE ST VS UTAH ESPN2 10:17 PM 208 0.09 294
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 582
115 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.09 340
116 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 128 0.09 209
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 568
118 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 960
119 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 736
120 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.08 208
121 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 557
122 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 263
123 MASTER CLASS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 341
124 LIGA MX SAT: LEON / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:04 PM 120 0.08 203
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 636
126 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 509
127 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.08 224
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 536
129 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 30 0.08 252
130 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 358
131 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CONNECTICUT/VIRGINIA ESPN2 12:00 PM 180 0.08 286
132 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.08 208
133 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.08 318
134 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 742
135 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:27 PM 25 0.07 625
136 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 813
137 LA LA LAND: LA LA LAND HBO PRIME 12:50 AM 128 0.07 234
138 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 7:30 AM 30 0.07 268
139 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 308
140 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 294
141 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 350
142 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 243
143 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: DOWNSIZED TV ONE 9:00 PM 120 0.07 204
144 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:52 AM 68 0.07 171
145 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 274
146 ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.07 561
147 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 1:45 AM 63 0.06 179
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.06 126
149 MARVELS SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.06 294
150 NHRA QUALIFYING FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 60 0.06 194

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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.