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January 23, 2018
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.20.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up to 1.4 in final numbers.  Elsewhere the rerun of SUPERSTORE fell 0.1, and DATELINE fell 0.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Jan 20.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD won Saturday cable, down 0.02 to 0.68.  The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.51/0.39 compared to 0.37/0.34 last week, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.29, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES up 0.05 to 0.26, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM up 0.06 to 0.25/502K, HUNTER X HUNTER steady at 0.22/419K, LUPIN THE 3RD up 0.01 to 0.22, NARUTO up 0.01 to 0.22/427K, OUTLAW STAR steady at 0.20/396K, COWBOY BEBOP steady at 0.21/434K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL steady at 0.19/383K.  On Lifetime, the original movie COCAINE GODMOTHER was at 0.48, with the post-movie special at 0.33.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL quadruple-header was at 0.45/0.42/0.37/0.29.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC PPV PRELIMS was at 0.39.  Hallmark’s original movie ONE WINTER WEEKEND was at 0.38.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.32.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.31, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN dropped 0.02 to 0.29, PIONEER WOMAN fell 0.06 to 0.26, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING ticked down to 0.24.  On HGTV, the afternoon NORTHWEST REVIVAL was at 0.30, and the evening HOUSE HUNTER RENOVATIONS was at 0.28.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS slipped 0.02 to 0.27.  On BBCAmerica, BLUE PLANET II premiered at 0.27 with an after-show special at 0.26 (with simulcasts on AMC at 0.16/0.12, We at 0.09 and 0.06/268K, Sundance at 0.05/294K and 0.04/228K, and IFC at 0.03/149K and 0.04/132K.  ID’s YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE fell 0.07 to 0.23.  USA’s FALLING WATER gained 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Jan 20.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 90 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.68 1,966
2 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.51 1,068
3 MOVIE- FEATURE PREM: COCAINE GODMOTHER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 152 0.48 1,846
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/KENTUCKY ESPN 8:15 PM 125 0.45 1,766
5 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/KANSAS ESPN 6:03 PM 132 0.42 1,305
6 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.39 844
7 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 220:MIOCIC/NGANNOU FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.39 905
8 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ONE WINTER WEEKEND HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.38 3,028
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 2:04 PM 140 0.37 1,097
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.33 794
11 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.33 1,236
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.32 803
13 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 192 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 210 0.32 770
14 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.31 1,332
15 NORTHWEST REVIVAL HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.30 1,550
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:24 PM 99 0.29 904
17 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.29 626
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.29 1,426
19 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.29 1,275
20 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,304
21 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 64 0.27 1,115
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,184
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.27 1,276
24 BLUE PLANET II BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.27 1,180
25 BLUE PLANET II: DEEP DIVE BBC-AMERICA 10:10 PM 20 0.26 1,060
26 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.26 540
27 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCLA/OREGON ESPN 10:20 PM 128 0.26 798
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.26 1,327
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.26 581
30 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.26 1,294
31 LIGA MX 2 SAT: NECAXA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 128 0.26 471
32 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.26 1,143
33 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 1,193
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:28 AM 32 0.25 648
35 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.25 502
36 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.24 1,082
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,170
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 586
39 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 650
40 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.24 1,146
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,336
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,133
43 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.23 2,015
44 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,535
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,164
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 525
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,241
48 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 798
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 1,766
50 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.22 419
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,561
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,132
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,155
54 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 954
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,071
56 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,008
57 LIGA MX SAT: MONTERREY / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 120 0.21 397
58 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 90 0.21 949
59 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 485
60 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,822
61 SAY YES: WEDDING SOS TLC 9:04 PM 60 0.21 838
62 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,201
63 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,337
64 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,210
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,029
66 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:38 PM 33 0.19 637
67 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.19 581
68 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 68 0.19 783
69 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 12:00 PM 112 0.19 632
70 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.19 418
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 418
72 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 482
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:12 PM 112 0.19 664
74 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,453
75 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.18 1,590
76 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.18 945
77 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 122 0.18 452
78 LIGA MX CLAUSURA 18-1/20: CRUZ AZUL / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:50 PM 125 0.18 377
79 SNATCHED HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 91 0.18 429
80 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,388
81 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.18 563
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,374
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 388
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 931
85 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 4:30 AM 90 0.17 373
86 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:52 PM 12 0.17 558
87 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,685
88 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,538
89 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:59 AM 33 0.16 411
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,511
91 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:19 PM 52 0.16 462
92 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:11 PM 27 0.16 492
93 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 701
94 BLUE PLANET II AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.16 613
95 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 8:11 PM 49 0.16 448
96 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: SHANGHAI NOON COMEDY CENTRAL 6:20 PM 160 0.15 450
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.15 1,221
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,070
99 MSNBC LIVE W/J REID MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,005
100 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,098
101 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 180 0.14 650
102 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.14 1,083
103 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 607
104 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 137 0.13 389
105 EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME: 2018 EAST-WEST SHRINE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 177 0.13 472
106 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,182
107 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:10 PM 50 0.13 286
108 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: ANAHEIM FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 180 0.13 328
109 SATURDAY MOVIE: IRON GIANT, THE FREEFORM 3:10 PM 125 0.13 431
110 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.13 306
111 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.13 1,026
112 BLUE PLANET II: DEEP DIVE AMC 10:10 PM 20 0.12 487
113 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 180 0.12 623
114 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:08 PM 61 0.12 657
115 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 12:40 AM 116 0.12 278
116 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:11 PM 21 0.11 369
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 6:10 PM 121 0.11 514
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.11 523
119 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,050
120 BARRETT JACKSON: 12 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 12 VELOCITY 9:00 PM 180 0.11 642
121 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:31 AM 26 0.11 250
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.11 478
123 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.11 346
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 967
125 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.11 490
126 TERMINATOR SALVATION HBO PRIME 2:40 AM 115 0.10 262
127 SATURDAY MOVIE: JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS FREEFORM 11:30 PM 150 0.10 287
128 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 19 0.10 331
129 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:03 AM 60 0.10 163
130 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.10 802
131 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:21 PM 34 0.10 264
132 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 444
133 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 9:00 PM 394 0.10 372
134 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.10 647
135 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.09 647
136 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:08 AM 33 0.09 258
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.09 257
138 BLUE PLANET II WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.09 305
139 BARRETT JACKSON: 10 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 10 VELOCITY 3:00 PM 180 0.09 670
140 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:47 PM 34 0.08 248
141 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 330
142 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:41 AM 33 0.08 219
143 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:55 PM 32 0.08 230
144 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:23 AM 128 0.08 232
145 BARRETT JACKSON: 11 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 11 VELOCITY 6:00 PM 180 0.08 613
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MISSOURI/TEXAS A&M ESPN2 4:04 PM 126 0.08 285
147 DIFFERENT WORLD, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:14 PM 33 0.08 210
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 5:57 PM 63 0.08 293
149 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 104 0.08 230
150 INTO THE BLUE HBO PRIME 4:35 AM 85 0.08 178

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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.