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November 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.14.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.2, and FOX’s game adjusted to 0.7.  In addition, 48 HOURS and the SNL rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL led Saturday cable with games at 0.71/0.61/0.21, and the network also had TOP RANK BOXING at 0.53 and MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage at 0.34.  Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.43/0.21/0.15.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s 1PM hour at 0.30/0.42/1.7M, with JUSTICE WITH JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO at 0.19/0.30/2.9M, and MSNBC’s AM JOY at 0.10/1.3M.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN rose 0.05 to 0.21, KITCHEN AT FN gained 0.05 to 0.19, TURKEY DAY SUNNY’S WAY was at 0.17, and DELICIOUS MISS BROWN was up 0.05 to 0.16.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.25/443K compared to last week’s 0.21/393K, SWORD ART UNDERWORLD up 0.02 to 0.19, FIRE FORCE down 0.01 to 0.16, ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM down 0.01 to 0.15, GEMUSETTO at 0.14/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, NARUTO up 0.01 to 0.12/213K, and DEMON SLAYER steady at 0.09/189K.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.11/0.09.  AMC’s HISTORY OF HORROR ticked down to 0.08.  On OWN, IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE lost a tick to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday November 14, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIAMI/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 12:01 PM 207 0.71 1,962
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARKANSAS/FLORIDA ESPN 7:06 PM 202 0.61 2,443
3 TOP RANK BOXING        L: CRAWFORD/BROOK (MAIN CARD) ESPN 10:28 PM 125 0.53 1,758
4 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L ESPN 10:04 AM 117 0.50 1,708
5 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: PENN ST/NEBRASKA FOX SPORTS 1 11:57 AM 211 0.43 1,721
6 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: SECOND ROUND ESPN 7:30 AM 154 0.34 1,449
7 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.33 2,928
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.30 1,664
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,646
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.29 1,733
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.29 1,799
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,011
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,941
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.27 1,679
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,722
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,842
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,906
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,481
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,879
20 STAY OR SELL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.23 1,202
21 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:28 PM 32 0.22 881
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 12:33 AM 60 0.22 624
23 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: OREGON ST/WASHINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 210 0.21 754
24 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.21 1,274
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:30 PM 6 0.21 826
26 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 874
27 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,311
28 SWORD ART:UNDERWORLD ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.19 355
29 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,149
30 STAY OR SELL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.19 1,183
31 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,881
32 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,400
33 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.18 481
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:33 AM 58 0.18 483
35 TURKEY DAY SUNNYS WAY FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 973
36 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 880
37 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,615
38 FIRE FORCE ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.16 286
39 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 1,113
40 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 972
41 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: BAYLOR/TEXAS TECH FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 212 0.15 585
42 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.15 429
43 ITS PONY NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.15 536
44 ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.15 264
45 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS ON WHEELS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 124 0.15 1,015
46 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,042
47 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 2:15 AM 15 0.14 261
48 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,578
49 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,006
50 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 15 0.14 261
51 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,675
52 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,171
53 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 777
54 DOLITTLE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.13 611
55 SELECCION MEXICANA 11/14: MEXICO VS KOREA DEL SUR TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.13 326
56 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 854
57 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L ESPN 5:05 AM 55 0.12 467
58 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES: 1 FINAL HUNT FOR DB COOPER, THE HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.12 873
59 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.12 463
60 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,310
61 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 1 HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.12 486
62 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 790
63 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,065
64 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,199
65 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 929
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,232
67 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L ESPN2 9:00 AM 62 0.11 335
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,248
69 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:45 AM 15 0.11 322
70 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 461
71 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 943
72 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.10 312
73 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,299
74 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,253
75 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 490
76 PIKWIK PACK DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.10 354
77 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.10 1,218
78 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 223
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.10 685
80 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:04 AM 56 0.10 492
81 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.10 1,141
82 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,242
83 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SMU/TULSA ESPN2 7:00 PM 225 0.09 283
84 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MEET ME AT CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 121 0.09 1,328
85 PAW PATROL NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 320
86 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 2 HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.09 490
87 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.09 1,206
88 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 467
89 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 272
90 DESTINATION FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 401
91 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 30 0.08 260
92 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 8:30 AM 30 0.08 274
93 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.08 331
94 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 10:45 PM 15 0.08 275
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 740
96 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 297
97 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: YOUNG, STALKED & PREGNANT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 393
98 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 8:00 AM 30 0.08 215
99 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,288
100 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 698
101 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.08 789
102 HISTORY OF HORROR AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 320
103 POWER RANGERS BM10 NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.08 300
104 KILLER SIBLINGS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 395
105 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:02 AM 58 0.07 271
106 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.07 474
107 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.07 204
108 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L: TURKISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING ESPN2 6:54 AM 126 0.06 274
109 SIDE HUSTLE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.06 274
110 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.06 1,140
111 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 208
112 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 7:32 PM 28 0.06 250
113 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.06 983
114 COLL FOOTBALL: MTN WEST L: UNLV/SAN JOSE ST FOX SPORTS 2 10:30 PM 191 0.06 145
115 SELECCION MEXICANA R11/14: X TUDN 9:00 PM 120 0.06 129
116 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN 3:30 AM 95 0.06 188
117 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 119
118 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 310
119 BEHIND EVERY MAN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 309
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ARMY/TULANE ESPN2 12:00 PM 196 0.05 218
121 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 11:00 PM 60 0.05 279
122 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: AMILCAR VIDAL VS. EDWARD ORTIZ FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 122 0.05 256
123 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.05 202
124 MEGA ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 426
125 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 832
126 SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGHS: TOMMY BOY SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 135 0.05 162
127 BIG NOON KICKOFF L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 57 0.04 158
128 AMC MOVIE: AMERICAN HUSTLE AMC 10:52 AM 180 0.04 206
129 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 74
130 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 112
131 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 2:30 AM 30 0.04 89
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 169
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 132
134 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 7:30 AM 30 0.04 149
135 HELL DEN SYFY 12:00 AM 12 0.04 157
136 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 660
137 SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGHS SUNDANCE TV 11:15 PM 105 0.04 117
138 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 61
139 SECRETS OF THE ZOO COMPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 322
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 205
141 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPNU 9:00 AM 181 0.03 120
142 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.03 49
143 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 77
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 90
145 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 66
146 EARTHS GREAT SEASONS BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 80 0.03 250
147 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.03 294
148 BIG NOON KICKOFF 10A L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 60 0.03 63
149 SATURDAY NIGHT LAUGHS SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 15 0.03 99
150 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 5:17 PM 123 0.03 169

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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.