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September 22, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.19.2015

 

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  The ABC COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 1.1, and FOX’s went to 0.7.  Elsewhere, the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun gained 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  All but one of Saturday’s Top 10 were COLLEGE FOOTBALL-related, with ESPN’s primetime game the leader by far at 2.77 (the evening’s earlier game was at 1.11, and an ESPN2 game was at 0.79).  The exception was the return of BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO at 0.87, a huge number for that network.  Adult Swim’s anime line-up was led by DRAGON BALL Z (not on the chart because it’s a quasi-original), up a tick to 0.67 and with 1.59M total viewers.  It was followed by AKAME GA KILL (down 0.05 to 0.56), MICHIKO & HATCHINI (down 0.04 to 0.49, with 1.09M total viewers), SWORD ART ONLINE (down 0.02 to 0.44), NARUTO (down 0.01 to 0.41, with 853K viewers), ONE PIECE (up 0.03 to 0.39, with 729K viewers), and ATTACK ON TITAN (up 0.05 to 0.36, with 751K viewers).  An original COPS (Spike) was at 0.43.  PIONEER WOMAN (Food) slipped 0.03 to 0.26.  AMERICA’S NEXT WEATHERMAN (TBS) rose 0.05 to 0.25.  The somewhat controversial STEVE RANNAZZISSI stand-up special on Comedy Central was at 0.21.  On Starz, SURVIVOR’S REMORSE gained a tick to 0.15, and BLUNT TALK collapsed by half, down 0.05 to 0.05, with 169K total viewers.  CEDAR COVE (Hallmark) held at 0.14.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at was at 0.01/66K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SAT.19 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 19, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLE MISS/ALABAMA ESPN 9:18 PM 249 2.77 7,605
2 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:27 AM 32 1.68 3,687
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH CAROLINA/GEORGIA ESPN 5:57 PM 201 1.11 3,189
4 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:59 AM 61 0.99 2,003
5 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 65 0.87 1,971
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEXAS TECH/ARKANSAS ESPN2 7:54 PM 142 0.79 1,914
7 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.78 1,949
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CONNECTICUT/MISSOURI ESPN 12:01 PM 185 0.74 1,903
9 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:06 PM 24 0.63 1,641
10 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.59 1,202
11 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.56 1,266
12 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.51 1,035
13 SWORD ART ONLINE II ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.44 976
14 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.43 1,334
15 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 29 0.43 1,267
16 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.40 952
17 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 150 0.39 1,333
18 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.37 1,504
19 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.36 1,558
20 DJ MELODIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:55 AM 5 0.35 1,540
21 BELLATOR: DYNAMITE: 1 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 222 0.34 800
22 DJ MELODIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:25 AM 5 0.33 1,484
23 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 772
24 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 55 0.33 1,264
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 3:30 PM 264 0.33 926
26 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.31 1,374
27 ESPN GOAL LINE  L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.30 764
28 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: BYU/UCLA FOX SPORTS 1 11:16 PM 142 0.30 946
29 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,348
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:39 AM 127 0.29 607
31 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,936
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WESTERN CAROLINA/TENNESSEE ESPNU 7:13 PM 178 0.28 844
33 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: UTSA/OKLAHOMA ST FOX SPORTS 1 3:46 PM 186 0.27 563
34 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 784
35 NETWORK TELEVISION PREM: GREAT GATSBY, THE (2013) AMC 7:00 PM 180 0.26 832
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 10:16 PM 44 0.26 646
37 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.26 817
38 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.26 1,263
39 AMERICAS NEXT WEATHERMAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 699
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.25 571
41 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 4:30 PM 87 0.25 613
42 ICE AGE: LAST OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.25 858
43 STAR WARS DROID TLS-CRISI DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.25 1,131
44 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,782
45 TWISTED TALES OF MY 9-5 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 807
46 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 776
47 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 55 0.22 957
48 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,115
49 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 1:38 AM 22 0.21 568
50 STONEHENGE: SECRETS OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 848
51 STEVE RANNAZZISI: DAD COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 449
52 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.21 777
53 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:46 AM 11 0.21 397
54 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:16 PM 52 0.21 587
55 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ILLINOIS/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 12:00 PM 201 0.20 590
56 HAUNTING OF…, THE LIFETIME MOVIE 9:00 PM 60 0.20 548
57 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TULSA/OKLAHOMA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 226 0.20 668
58 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,146
59 SATURDAY MOVIE III: UNGODLY ACTS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.20 915
60 STONEHENGE: SECRETS OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.19 584
61 DONT BE TARDY FL BRAVO 8:15 PM 13 0.19 475
62 ICE AGE: LAST OF THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 916
63 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:41 PM 12 0.19 459
64 BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE START UP BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.18 435
65 BELOW DECK FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:53 PM 13 0.18 398
66 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: VIRGINIA TECH/PURDUE ESPNU 3:30 PM 223 0.17 522
67 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:56 PM 125 0.17 395
68 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.17 1,053
69 K.HART: LET ME EXPLAIN: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:27 PM 153 0.17 353
70 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.17 794
71 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 12:55 AM 150 0.16 417
72 TITANIC: TITANIC HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 194 0.16 407
73 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 3:21 PM 9 0.16 482
74 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 PM 126 0.16 395
75 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 3:26 PM 4 0.16 463
76 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 332
77 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 120 0.15 350
78 STAR WARS DROID TLS-CRISI DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.15 1,062
79 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 918
80 SURVIVORS REMORSE 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:31 PM 28 0.15 329
81 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.15 330
82 OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 492
83 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:59 PM 17 0.14 392
84 CEDAR COVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,687
85 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.14 651
86 PITBULLS AND PAROLS RECAP ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.13 547
87 VET SCHOOL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.13 660
88 TIME MACHINE: NEANDERTHAL APOCALYPSE 8574 HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.13 709
89 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: CHICAGOLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:22 PM 131 0.13 1,112
90 LAST GOODBYE, THE LIFETIME MOVIE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 336
91 TAMMY HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 96 0.13 322
92 ALASKA MONSTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 345
93 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,101
94 MARRIED TO MEDICINE FL BRAVO 8:28 PM 13 0.12 282
95 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.12 258
96 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 435
97 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 8:28 PM 32 0.12 362
98 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:08 PM 17 0.12 383
99 BREAK HBO PRIME 6:09 PM 1 0.12 322
100 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:57 AM 30 0.11 268

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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.