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January 18, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.14.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 9.4.  Elsewhere, the rerun of LETHAL WEAPON was adjusted to reflect the afternoon NFL overrun, and fell 0.4 to 1.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jan 14.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL coverage had the Top 2 slots on Saturday cable, with Duke vs. Louisville at 0.63, and Florida State vs. UNC at 0.58.  Adult Swim’s late-night animation block was as follows:  DRAGON BALL SUPER down 0.07 to 0.58/1.236M, DRAGON BALL Z up 0.05 to 0.57, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE steady at 0.44, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM up 0.03 to 0.38, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.02 to 0.32/685K, NARUTO up 0.02 to 0.32/634K, ONE PIECE up 0.04 to 0.30/584K, and ONE PUNCH MAN up 0.05 to 0.32/614K.  Food Network’s PIONEER WOMAN rose 0.02 to 0.39, KITCHEN AT FN was up 0.03 to 0.36, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN ticked down to 0.32. Nickelodeon’s NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN hit the Top 10, up 0.06 to 0.35, with lead-in THUNDERMANS steady at 0.34, and lead-out SCHOOL OF ROCK up 0.08 to 0.28.  Hallmark’s movie A ROYAL WINTER was at 0.35.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION fell 0.04 to 0.28.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jan 14.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 14, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/LOUISVILLE ESPN 12:00 PM 135 0.63 2,090
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA STATE/UNC ESPN 2:15 PM 123 0.58 1,919
3 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.57 1,210
4 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 129 0.51 1,208
5 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.44 915
6 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.39 1,592
7 MOBILE SUIT GUN/UNICORN ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.38 819
8 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.36 1,010
9 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.36 1,442
10 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.35 1,837
11 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.35 1,008
12 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A ROYAL WINTER HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.35 2,689
13 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,817
14 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: OPEN MARRIAGE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.34 1,036
15 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.32 1,323
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:18 PM 109 0.32 1,180
17 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,070
18 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.30 706
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.29 623
20 LIGA MX SAT: MONTERREY / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 121 0.29 643
21 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,556
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 560
23 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,170
24 ZHUZHUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.27 1,146
25 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.26 648
26 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,078
27 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.25 1,191
28 REGAL ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 AM 30 0.25 616
29 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.24 919
30 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.23 1,405
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 576
32 GHOST ADVENTURES REV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 614
33 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.22 592
34 NOW YOU SEE ME 2: NOW YOU SEE ME 2 HBO PRIME 1:35 AM 129 0.22 451
35 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,199
36 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 270 0.21 605
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 542
38 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:34 PM 105 0.20 775
39 LIGA MX L: LEON /NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:56 PM 125 0.19 389
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,952
41 BABY MAMA HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 99 0.18 401
42 OLD SCHOOL HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 90 0.18 337
43 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 123 0.18 440
44 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.17 968
45 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:53 PM 54 0.16 454
46 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.16 1,797
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 956
48 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.16 1,867
49 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 362
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 888
51 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 623
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 883
53 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.15 1,630
54 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.15 1,607
55 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,554
56 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,617
57 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.14 374
58 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:47 PM 17 0.14 391
59 RISKY BUSINESS HBO PRIME 3:45 AM 99 0.13 335
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 819
61 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 32 0.13 307
62 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:25 AM 32 0.13 291
63 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,448
64 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 856
65 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 340
66 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:51 AM 33 0.12 420
67 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,697
68 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,966
69 GUARDIANS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.12 562
70 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,299
71 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 125 0.12 284
72 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 951
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.11 433
74 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: SAN DIEGO FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 188 0.11 243
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 761
76 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:49 PM 32 0.11 344
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,055
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS ESPN2 4:19 PM 123 0.11 483
79 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,178
80 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:07 PM 53 0.11 376
81 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.11 475
82 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:21 PM 32 0.11 332
83 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 60 0.11 182
84 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:18 AM 33 0.11 349
85 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: MORE MONEY MORE FAMILY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.11 321
86 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 323
87 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 796
88 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.10 298
89 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,238
90 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 890
91 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.10 239
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,054
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 681
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 697
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 724
96 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 91 0.09 230
97 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 661
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,044
99 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 291
100 PRINCESS DIARIES, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 115 0.09 218
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 618
102 QUEEN BOSS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 63 0.08 225
103 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 576
104 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 121 0.08 228
105 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 298
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 312
107 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,149
108 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 267
109 FOOLS GOLD HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 112 0.08 252
110 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.08 257
111 VICE SPECIAL:KILLING CANC HBO PRIME 5:30 AM 30 0.07 190
112 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:30 PM 19 0.07 227
113 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.07 184
114 MY CLASSIC CAR VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.07 243
115 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 530
116 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 6:22 PM 110 0.07 327
117 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 253
118 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:07 PM 105 0.07 293
119 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.07 229
120 PUPPY DAYS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.07 334
121 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 597
122 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 535
123 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.07 177
124 LADY IN THE WATER HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 110 0.07 161
125 STACEY DAVIDS GEARZ VELOCITY 8:00 AM 30 0.07 243
126 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 2:09 PM 141 0.07 307
127 AFTERNOON MOVIE 1: SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE IFC TV 2:15 PM 165 0.07 397
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGIA/FLORIDA ESPN2 12:00 PM 154 0.07 305
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 690
130 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN 8:05 PM 93 0.06 206
131 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 381
132 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 604
133 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 533
134 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2016 DIV PLAYOFF – SEA VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 12:58 AM 182 0.06 161
135 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 332
136 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 199
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.06 265
138 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 204
139 PERFORMANCE TV VELOCITY 9:30 AM 30 0.06 175
140 NICKY RICKY DICKY DAWN TEENNICK 11:30 AM 30 0.06 237
141 MYTHBUSTERS: THE SEARCH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 171
142 FULL GAME RE-AIR: 2016 DIV PLAYOFF – HOU VS. NE NFL NETWORK 4:00 AM 120 0.06 178
143 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.06 138
144 NFL PICK EM NFL NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.06 178
145 MOVIES: DEATH RACE 2 FUSE 7:30 PM 120 0.06 160
146 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241
147 LAND BEFORE TIME SERIES SPROUT 8:00 PM 30 0.05 194
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 360
149 NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN NBC UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 180 0.05 125
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 216

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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.