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November 17, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.14.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  The DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE adjusted up 0.2 to 1.7 in finals, while 48 HOURS lost 0.1.  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game rose 0.2 to 1.9, while FOX’s stayed put at 0.5. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Broadcast 2015 Nov SAT.14

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With one exception, Saturday cable was again the land of COLLEGE FOOTBALL and anime.  ESPN owned 8 of the day’s Top 100 slots with games and associated programming, led by the primetime game at 1.09.  Fox Sports 1 interrupted the flow of football with its UFC PRELIMS to the Ronda Rousey fight (which was pay-per-view) at 0.70.  On Adult Swim, DRAGON BALL Z was steady at 0.81, with 1.75M total viewers.  AKAME GA KILL lost 0.06 to 0.63, PARASYTE held at 0.57, MICHIKO & HATCHINI was down a tick to 0.52/1.21M, NARUTO dropped 0.07 to 0.46/1.03M, ONE PIECE fell 0.07 to 0.40/923K, and KILL LA KILL remained at 0.40, but with 921K total viewers.  Notwithstanding its title, Hallmark remained in the holiday spirit with the original movie I’M NOT READY FOR CHRISTMAS at 0.47.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN was down 0.03 to 0.37, and FARMHOUSE RULES fell 0.04 to 0.29.  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO had a 0.11 drop to 0.24, but THE LAST KINGDOM gained 0.04 to 0.09/310K.  On Starz, ASH VS EVIL DEAD rose 0.04 to 0.16, but DAVINCI’S DEMONS fell 0.03 to 0.04/231K.  Sundance’s THE RETURNED was up 0.02 to 0.04/127K.  Esquire entered the scripted game with SPOTLESS, a British import that premiered at 0.03/68K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Nov SAT.14

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 14, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/LSU ESPN 7:15 PM 198 1.09 3,638
2 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:33 PM 12 0.75 2,096
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.74 1,826
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: FLORIDA/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 12:00 PM 193 0.71 1,736
5 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 193:ROUSEY/HOLM FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.70 1,394
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WASHINGTON ST/UCLA ESPN 10:45 PM 230 0.68 1,923
7 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.63 1,446
8 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.57 1,323
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OKLAHOMA ST/IOWA ST ESPN 3:30 PM 208 0.55 1,741
10 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 6:58 PM 17 0.50 1,914
11 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:13 PM 17 0.49 1,170
12 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.47 2,014
13 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: IM NOT READY 4 CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.47 3,601
14 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.46 1,774
15 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.45 1,771
16 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.45 2,041
17 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.44 1,978
18 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.43 1,367
19 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.40 1,976
20 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.39 1,778
21 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:35 AM 60 0.38 922
22 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.37 1,527
23 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.36 1,817
24 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 1,390
25 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.33 2,640
26 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.33 2,596
27 JAIL: LAS VEGAS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,171
28 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.32 2,293
29 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.31 1,627
30 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,060
31 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.30 982
32 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.29 1,292
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 76 0.29 615
34 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.29 2,332
35 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.29 1,664
36 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,602
37 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:35 PM 25 0.27 576
38 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 904
39 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,519
40 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,401
41 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.26 1,288
42 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:35 AM 56 0.26 636
43 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.25 1,166
44 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.25 519
45 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: PREACHERS SIN, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.25 1,165
46 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.24 645
47 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.24 1,651
48 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.24 691
49 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:31 AM 27 0.23 617
50 SR/PARIS ATTACKS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,776
51 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.23 731
52 SR/PARIS ATTACKS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,986
53 PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.23 1,074
54 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,053
55 CNN DEM DEBATE SPECIAL CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 898
56 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,586
57 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 1:41 AM 49 0.22 490
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 10:45 PM 16 0.22 574
59 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TEXAS/WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU 12:00 PM 188 0.22 685
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MEMPHIS/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:05 PM 220 0.22 748
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.22 522
62 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTAH/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 221 0.22 575
63 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MARYLAND/MICHIGAN ST ESPN2 12:00 PM 205 0.22 1,006
64 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,347
65 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,421
66 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.20 698
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.20 962
68 AEHQ: DEM DEBATE WRAP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,428
69 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.19 905
70 DR. DEE: ALASKA VET ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.19 773
71 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.19 1,314
72 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.19 858
73 DEAD FILES REVISITED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 525
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,238
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.18 405
76 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 752
77 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 717
78 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:18 PM 106 0.17 1,225
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,737
80 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 3:32 PM 211 0.17 735
81 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 30 0.17 837
82 BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: NOVEMBER RULE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 123 0.17 471
83 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 AM 30 0.17 801
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,402
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 690
86 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 28 0.16 383
87 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,085
88 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.15 732
89 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,069
90 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 380
91 REAL HOUSEWIVES CHESHIRE BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.15 325
92 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,282
93 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 18 0.14 949
94 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.14 483
95 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: KANSAS ST/TEXAS TECH FOX SPORTS 1 3:43 PM 232 0.14 414
96 AEHQ: DEM DEBATE WRAP FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.14 953
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,359
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 531
99 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.14 1,010
100 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2: WATCHMEN IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.13 321

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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.