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January 10, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.7.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NFL WILD CARD GAME adjusted to 8.4.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon NFL WILD CARD GAME was a bit less dominant than the primetime game but still strong at 2.06.  On ESPN2, a Youngstown State vs. James Madison COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.47.  Note that Freeform, like some other cable networks, lists its theatrical movie premieres as “originals,” which is why its airing of 2 TWILIGHT movies are in the Top 5.  Adult Swim added a primetime DRAGON BALL to its line-up at 0.40, and its late-night block returned after a holiday break as follows:  DRAGON BALL Z at 0.52, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE at 0.44, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM at 0.35, HUNTER X HUNTER at 0.30/679K, NARUTO at 0.31/675K, ONE PIECE at 0.26/554K, and ONE PUNCH MAN at 0.27/581K.  Hallmark’s movie LOVE ON ICE was at 0.37. On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.37, KITCHEN AT FN was up a tenth to 0.33, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was also at 0.33, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING was up 0.03 to 0.26.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION was at 0.32.  Note that HBO listed its BRIGHT LIGHTS documentary as a rerun, which is why it didn’t hit the chart, but it was at 0.39/1.556M.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 7, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL WILDCARD  L: OAKLAND/HOUSTON ESPN 4:20 PM 221 2.06 6,339
2 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 8:01 PM 29 0.72 1,982
3 SATURDAY MOVIE: TWILIGHT: BR DAWN (PT1) FREEFORM 7:40 PM 160 0.61 1,494
4 SATURDAY MOVIE: TWILIGHT: BR DAWN (PT2) FREEFORM 10:20 PM 160 0.59 1,459
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 3:02 PM 78 0.56 1,703
6 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.52 1,124
7 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: YOUNGSTOWN STATE/JAMES MADISON ESPN2 12:00 PM 209 0.47 1,562
8 JOJOS BIZARRE ADVENTURE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.44 900
9 NFL COUNTDOWN           L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.44 1,205
10 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.40 1,063
11 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.39 788
12 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARKANSAS/KENTUCKY ESPN 8:30 PM 131 0.39 1,132
13 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE ON ICE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.37 2,765
14 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.37 1,567
15 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.37 1,564
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:01 AM 59 0.36 873
17 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.35 747
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 47 0.34 700
19 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,843
20 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.34 1,549
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.34 685
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.33 661
23 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.33 1,449
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 61 0.33 846
25 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.33 1,318
26 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,493
27 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: UNDER THE BED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.32 1,064
28 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/PENN STATE ESPN 1:00 PM 122 0.30 1,008
29 LIGA MX 2 SAT: GUADALAJARA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 123 0.30 649
30 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,580
31 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 989
32 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,288
33 GHOST ADVENTURES REV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 771
34 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.24 679
35 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.24 1,905
36 ZHUZHUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.24 1,124
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 658
38 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:51 PM 124 0.23 499
39 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,923
40 POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.23 667
41 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.23 949
42 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 728
43 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 3:29 PM 97 0.21 821
44 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 541
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,937
46 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,109
47 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,289
48 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.20 567
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,006
50 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 270 0.20 576
51 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.19 1,831
52 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.19 563
53 DEMOLITION HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.18 575
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 900
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 899
56 SPIKE TV MOVIE: UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION SPIKE TV 1:00 AM 150 0.18 393
57 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.17 550
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:41 PM 32 0.17 475
59 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 61 0.17 1,094
60 FA CUP RD 3 L: PRESTON NORTH END/ARSENAL FOX SPORTS 1 12:21 PM 129 0.17 369
61 GUARDIANS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.16 636
62 LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 123 0.16 366
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.16 822
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 696
65 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.15 1,830
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,771
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 745
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 907
69 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,063
70 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 60 0.15 281
71 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,351
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,543
73 MYTHBUSTERS: THE SEARCH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.14 318
74 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,351
75 SCANDAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.14 315
76 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: ANAHEIM FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 186 0.14 292
77 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.13 697
78 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 686
79 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 990
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 769
81 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 121 0.13 396
82 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 749
83 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,224
84 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 647
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 587
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,175
87 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 606
88 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:19 PM 119 0.12 445
89 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,160
90 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 623
91 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 635
92 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 11:05 PM 13 0.12 240
93 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.12 395
94 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,779
95 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/KANSAS ESPN2 7:18 PM 120 0.12 467
96 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 580
97 LIGA MX SAT 8P: LEON / PACHUCA GALAVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.11 249
98 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 5:06 PM 13 0.11 434
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 578
100 MINORITY REPORT: MINORITY REPORT HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 145 0.11 243
101 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.11 309
102 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 484
103 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,223
104 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 622
105 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.10 790
106 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 593
107 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,300
108 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.10 355
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 324
110 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 652
111 FA CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:58 AM 23 0.09 198
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 568
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:18 PM 107 0.09 289
114 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 765
115 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 248
116 DATELINE EXTRA: CONVICTION MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.09 395
117 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,265
118 FA CUP RD 3 L: SUTTON UNITED/AFC WIMBELDON FOX SPORTS 1 9:52 AM 126 0.09 214
119 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 478
120 DR. SEUSS HORTON HEARS A HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 86 0.08 218
121 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 232
122 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 356
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 276
124 FA CUP RD 3 L: MANCHESTER UNITED/READING FOX SPORTS 1 7:21 AM 129 0.08 208
125 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.08 182
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/INDIANA ESPNU 5:04 PM 130 0.08 316
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 346
128 PUPPY DAYS NAT GEO WILD 10:01 PM 60 0.08 436
129 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 188
130 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.08 271
131 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NEVADA/NEW MEXICO ESPN2 11:18 PM 144 0.08 181
132 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 177
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 300
134 SISTERS HBO PRIME 1:20 AM 118 0.07 209
135 PRIME MOVIE 2 IFC TV 1:00 AM 15 0.07 167
136 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 188
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 465
138 NFL PICK EM NFL NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.07 204
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 637
140 BOURNE ULTIMATUM THE MAXPRIME 12:30 PM 115 0.07 237
141 CARIBBEAN PIRATE GOLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.07 323
142 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 279
143 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.07 187
144 BIKER BOYZ MAXPRIME 2:25 PM 111 0.07 154
145 BURNT SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.07 218
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU 1:00 PM 123 0.07 257
147 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:02 PM 118 0.07 173
148 WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKI MAXPRIME 8:55 AM 114 0.07 157
149 PRIME MOVIE 2 IFC TV 11:15 PM 105 0.07 184
150 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.07 151

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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.