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January 8, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.5.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s NFL WILD CARD game adjusted to 8.9. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN shared the AFC NFL WILD CARD game with ABC, and the cabler’s share was 2.09, while the COLLEGE BASKETBALL games that sandwiched football were at 0.47/0.45.  Lifetime’s SURVIVING R. KELLY concluded at 0.95/0.92.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned at 0.61, with the clip show lead-in at 0.31.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned from its holiday break as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.34 & 0.14/363K & 0.14/367K, BORUTO at 0.21, MY HERO ACADEMIA at 0.20/467K, MOB PSYCHO 100 at 0.19, MEGALOBOX at 0.19/371K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE at 0.18, BLACK CLOVER at 0.20/391K, HUNTER X HUNTER at 0.18/344K, NARUTO at 0.19/364K, ATTACK ON TITAN at 0.16/293K, POP TEAM EPIC at 0.13/245K, and MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM at 0.13/239K.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN gained 0.05 to 0.33, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN rose 0.05 to 0.27, PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.24, and GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN was up 0.03 to 0.21.  ID’s DEADLY DECEPTION lost 0.02 to 0.19.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS returned at 0.17.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 5, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL WILDCARD  L: INDIANAPOLIS/HOUSTON ESPN 4:33 PM 185 2.09 6,103
2 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:38 PM 29 1.07 2,998
3 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 4:20 PM 13 1.02 3,009
4 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 70 0.95 2,292
5 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.92 2,260
6 LIVE PD: 175 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,863
7 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 3:10 PM 70 0.56 1,629
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 8:07 PM 117 0.47 1,260
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/ALABAMA ESPN 1:00 PM 130 0.45 1,472
10 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.42 940
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.39 785
12 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.38 993
13 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.34 679
14 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: WINTER CASTLE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.34 2,972
15 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.33 1,471
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 792
17 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.31 697
18 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.31 1,097
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.30 748
20 SUPER TROOPERS 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 100 0.27 565
21 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,150
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.26 552
23 SAY YES TO THE NEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,232
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,247
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 642
26 SATURDAY MOVIE: SHREK FREEFORM 10:55 PM 125 0.24 653
27 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 646
28 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.24 1,292
29 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: EASTERN WASHINGTON/NORTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 192 0.22 1,004
30 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.21 500
31 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.21 960
32 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,017
33 DEADLY DECEPTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 974
34 MOB PSYCHO 100 ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.19 389
35 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 63 0.19 439
36 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: INTERVIEW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 155 0.19 354
37 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.19 926
38 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 4:56 AM 30 0.19 445
39 MEGALOBOX ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.19 371
40 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.18 399
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:04 PM 56 0.18 441
42 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.18 363
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,013
44 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 5:26 AM 34 0.17 423
45 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.17 852
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 442
47 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 4:25 PM 107 0.16 434
48 LIGA MX 2 SAT: GUADALAJARA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 130 0.16 343
49 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.16 378
50 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 3:12 PM 119 0.15 581
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 362
52 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 270 0.15 497
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 960
54 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 52 0.15 505
55 SYTTD: COUNTDOWN TO THE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 694
56 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 1,240
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 922
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 986
59 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: COLOMBIANA AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.14 614
60 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:11 PM 117 0.14 595
61 COUSINS FOR LIFE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.14 675
62 SUPER TROOPERS 2 HBO PRIME 1:25 AM 100 0.13 284
63 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 55 0.13 460
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 888
65 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.13 640
66 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,707
67 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.12 561
68 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.12 373
69 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.12 424
70 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 750
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 822
72 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 893
73 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.11 536
74 TIME MACHINE: VANISHED HISTORY 8:00 PM 125 0.11 677
75 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 639
76 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,460
77 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,529
78 SUPER TROOPERS HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 100 0.11 259
79 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,349
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 844
81 LIGA MX SAT: LEON / TIGRES UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 121 0.10 238
82 COP OUT HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 107 0.10 329
83 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 2:20 PM 120 0.10 287
84 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 901
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 624
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,100
87 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,384
88 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 675
89 SUPERCROSS: ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 183 0.09 254
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 655
91 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 9:40 PM 111 0.09 240
92 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,265
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 768
94 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,541
95 MOLLYS GAME: MOLLYS GAME SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 141 0.09 347
96 BEACH, THE HBO PRIME 3:05 AM 119 0.09 202
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 738
98 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.08 290
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 909
100 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 700
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ R. LUI: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.08 725
102 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,089
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 578
104 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SOUTH CAROLINA/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:08 PM 137 0.07 289
105 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 60 0.07 218
106 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.07 190
107 FERDINAND HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 108 0.07 215
108 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WC IND VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 1:30 AM 150 0.07 150
109 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 186
110 PRIME MOVIE 1: GLADIATOR IFC TV 8:00 PM 210 0.07 251
111 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 871
112 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 619
113 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WC SEA VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 4:00 AM 120 0.07 137
114 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 858
115 D2 THE MIGHTY DUCKS HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 84 0.06 146
116 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 11:01 AM 59 0.06 249
117 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 682
118 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.06 185
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 364
120 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS PACHUCA FOX DEPORTES 5:52 PM 128 0.06 134
121 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 125 0.06 143
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 447
123 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 761
124 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 740
125 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 204
126 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 737
127 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.05 113
128 STACEY DAVIDS GEARZ MOTOR TREND 8:00 AM 30 0.05 203
129 TECH GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:30 AM 30 0.05 206
130 A-TEAM, THE MAXPRIME 11:55 AM 119 0.05 122
131 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 2:08 AM 110 0.05 240
132 NFL NFC WILDCARD ON FD: SEATTLE VS DALLAS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 178 0.05 102
133 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:11 AM 49 0.05 101
134 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 212
135 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 10:58 PM 62 0.05 87
136 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.05 201
137 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 5:05 AM 55 0.05 180
138 NIMS ISLAND HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 96 0.05 183
139 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 319
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:25 PM 108 0.05 264
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 268
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 274
143 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:12 PM 53 0.05 108
144 WILD MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 410
145 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 260
146 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 104
147 UFC UNLEASHED ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.04 95
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:13 PM 108 0.04 172
149 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.04 205
150 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.04 90

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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.