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March 19, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2019

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s NBA game adjusted up 0.3 to 0.7, and FOX’s BIG EAST game adjusted down 0.2 to 0.2.  In addition, ONE NIGHT FOR ONE DROP, RANSOM and the SNL rerun all lost 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s day on Saturday cable, with all of the day’s Top 9 telecasts, led by the ACC TOURNAMENT FINALS (ratings magnet Duke vs. Florida State) at 1.21, and other games at 0.84/0.70/0.69/0.39.  In addition, the network had a middle-of-the-night FORMULA 1 race at 0.30.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL at 0.30 and 0.09/284K & 0.10/306K compared to last week’s 0.38 and 0.15/447 & 0.15/423K, BORUTO down 0.05 to 0.21, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.06 to 0.20/486K, SWORD ART ONLINE down 0.03 to 0.18, MEGALOBOX down 0.03 to 0.17/337K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.03 to 0.16, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.17/327K, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.01 to 0.13/269K, NARUTO steady at 0.14/276K, and ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.02 to 0.10/212K.  Nickelodeon’s HENRY DANGER was at 0.28.  Hallmark’s original movie FLIP THAT ROMANCE was at 0.27.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES gained 0.04 to 0.26.  Univision’s LIGA match was at 0.26.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN dropped 0.07 to 0.20, and PIONEER WOMAN was down 0.15 to 0.14.  On ID, HEART OF DARKNESS was steady at 0.18.  On TLC, TRADING SPACES was at 0.16, and WHILE YOU WERE OUT was at 0.15.  Lifetime’s original movie MOMMY GROUP MURDER was at 0.15.  On OWN, FAMILY OR FIANCE was at 0.14, and IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE was down 0.09 to 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: FLORIDA STATE/DUKE ESPN 8:30 PM 131 1.21 4,063
2 SEC TOURNAMENT  L: TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY ESPN 3:19 PM 142 0.84 3,285
3 PAC 12 TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 10:41 PM 117 0.70 1,991
4 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 5:41 PM 26 0.69 2,467
5 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: IOWA ST/KANSAS ESPN 6:07 PM 125 0.69 2,516
6 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 8:12 PM 18 0.67 2,403
7 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:59 PM 20 0.48 1,942
8 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN 12:38 AM 27 0.39 878
9 SEC TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 1:00 PM 119 0.39 1,465
10 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.30 718
11 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ESPN 1:05 AM 121 0.30 649
12 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,062
13 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.27 794
14 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FLIP THAT ROMANCE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.27 2,522
15 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 713
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 720
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.26 648
18 LIGA MX SAT 2: GUADALAJARA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:02 PM 124 0.26 588
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 629
20 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 54 0.23 946
21 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 3:38 AM 38 0.23 570
22 FIRST PURGE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 97 0.22 632
23 RISE OF THE TMNT NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.22 808
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 580
25 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.21 517
26 WHILE YOU WERE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 944
27 KING OF QUEENS NICK-AT-NITE 4:16 AM 26 0.21 551
28 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.21 740
29 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,221
30 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.20 907
31 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.20 785
32 COUSINS FOR LIFE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.20 776
33 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.18 657
34 SWORD ART OL:ALICIZATION ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.18 420
35 HEART OF DARKNESS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 874
36 JURASSIC WORLD:FALLEN KIN: JURASSIC WORLD:FALLEN KIN HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 128 0.17 497
37 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.17 663
38 MEGALOBOX ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.17 337
39 TOP WING NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.17 650
40 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: FONTANA FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 162 0.16 993
41 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.16 318
42 TRADING SPACES TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.16 902
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 457
44 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MOMMY GROUP MURDER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 771
45 RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.15 776
46 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.15 1,057
47 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.15 402
48 REEL TO REAL MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE HISTORY 8:00 PM 181 0.15 997
49 WHILE YOU WERE OUT TLC 9:01 PM 63 0.15 714
50 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.15 310
51 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,599
52 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 471
53 KNIGHT SQUAD NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.14 556
54 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 550
55 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.14 858
56 FIRST PURGE, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 97 0.13 293
57 AAC TOURNAMENT  L: WICHITA STATE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 5:47 PM 123 0.13 456
58 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.13 491
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 3:06 AM 61 0.13 315
60 RAMPAGE (2018) HBO PRIME 9:40 PM 107 0.13 423
61 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.13 474
62 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.13 569
63 MUMMY, THE (2017) HBO PRIME 2:40 PM 110 0.13 360
64 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.12 382
65 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:06 PM 114 0.12 308
66 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 125 0.12 325
67 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,847
68 AAF REGULAR SEASON: 2019 WK 6: ARI VS. ORL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 177 0.12 354
69 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,533
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 743
71 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,405
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 752
73 50 FIRST DATES (2004) HBO PRIME 2:10 AM 99 0.11 219
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 698
75 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 54 0.11 371
76 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 5:21 PM 26 0.11 330
77 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,628
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,107
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,313
80 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,103
81 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN2 1:53 AM 65 0.11 232
82 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: UMBC/VERMONT ESPN2 11:00 AM 124 0.10 303
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 737
84 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,479
85 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.10 419
86 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L ESPN2 7:50 PM 109 0.10 382
87 LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:55 PM 127 0.10 237
88 COUPLES RETREAT HBO PRIME 3:50 AM 114 0.10 212
89 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 682
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 4:07 AM 113 0.10 240
91 AAC TOURNAMENT  L: MEMPHIS/HOUSTON ESPN2 3:09 PM 132 0.10 321
92 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.10 1,190
93 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 533
94 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 749
95 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 606
96 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 807
97 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 545
98 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 30 0.09 326
99 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 688
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 650
101 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 111 0.09 245
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 594
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 617
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 944
105 BREAKING IN HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 88 0.08 268
106 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 466
107 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 940
108 TRADING SPACES: COUNTDOWN TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 501
109 ED STAFFORD:FIRST MAN OUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 349
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 801
111 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 465
112 REEL TO REAL MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE HISTORY 12:03 AM 179 0.08 278
113 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:33 AM 21 0.08 188
114 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 771
115 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 916
116 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 813
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 551
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 558
119 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 113 0.07 205
120 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 803
121 PBC PPV PRELIMS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 60 0.07 421
122 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 320
123 AXE FILES CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 591
124 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.07 724
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 561
126 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 30 0.07 486
127 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.07 406
128 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 60 0.07 446
129 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 90 0.07 395
130 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 624
131 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.06 344
132 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 827
133 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:35 PM 25 0.06 193
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 322
135 SUPERCROSS: INDIANAPOLIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 180 0.05 175
136 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 447
137 AAF REGULAR SEASON: 2019 WK 6: MEM VS. SL NFL NETWORK 10:57 PM 184 0.05 156
138 PBC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:42 PM 18 0.05 404
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 241
140 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: NC CENTRAL/NORFOLK STATE ESPN2 1:04 PM 125 0.05 181
141 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 60 0.05 341
142 AUTOBIOGRAPHY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 331
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ K. GIBSON: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 575
144 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 222
145 SIX NATIONS RUGBY: ENGLAND/SCOTLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:59 PM 121 0.05 132
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 234
147 SHARK TALE HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 90 0.05 119
148 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.05 174
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 262
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 207

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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.