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April 21, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.18.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK SCORECARD:  There were no changes from the preliminary Saturday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD led Sunday cable, down 0.08 to 0.48.  We don’t cover theatrical movies here, but since HBO continues to list their premieres as “originals,” it’s worth nothing that STUBER, despite flopping at the box office last year, was very solid at 0.33.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up returned from a week off and performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.14/341K & 0.15/327K, MY HERO ACADEMIA at 0.30, DEMON SLAYER at 0.26, FOOD WARS at 0.25, BLACK CLOVER at 0.24/414K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE at 0.20, NARUTO at 0.18/308K, PRIMAL at 0.15/263K and SAMURAI JACK at 0.15/260K.  Fox News’s 5PM AMERICA’S NEWS HQ topped cable news at 0.28/0.45/3M, with the noon CNN NEWSROOM at 0.28/0.40/1.9M, and MSNBC’s press conference coverage at 0.14/0.24/1.8M.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN gained 0.03 to 0.28, KITCHEN AT FN dipped 0.04 to 0.26, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was down 0.02 to 0.24.  Lifetime’s original movie TEMPTED BY DANGER was at 0.20.  HGTV’s NATE & JEREMIAH rose 0.04 to 0.20.  Hallmark’s original movie NATURE OF LOVE was at 0.19.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.18/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.21, and THE UNXPLAINED was down 0.07 to 0.15.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.11.  OWN’s LOVE GOALS climbed 0.03 to 0.07.  AMC’s LINE OF DUTY fell off the chart, down a tick to 0.03/184K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday April 18, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 288 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.48 1,858
2 STUBER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 94 0.33 902
3 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.30 637
4 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,996
5 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 2,927
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,882
7 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.28 1,413
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,706
9 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,932
10 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.26 1,411
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,580
12 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.26 509
13 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,188
14 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.25 451
15 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,153
16 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.24 1,240
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,467
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,538
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,324
20 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: TEMPTED BY DANGER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.20 998
21 NATE & JERE:SAVE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,131
22 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.20 346
23 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,217
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,557
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,441
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,404
27 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: NATURE OF LOVE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.19 2,267
28 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 2,199
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,218
30 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,038
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,199
32 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS SP ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 68 0.18 939
33 COLOR OF COVID CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,197
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,284
35 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 2,048
36 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,289
37 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.16 729
38 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,661
39 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,132
40 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 769
41 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,831
42 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,634
43 ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HO: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.15 1,702
44 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 852
45 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,704
46 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:37 AM 37 0.14 1,778
47 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.14 530
48 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,745
49 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 4:00 PM 30 0.14 553
50 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.14 735
51 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 3:30 PM 30 0.14 566
52 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 8:00 PM 57 0.14 871
53 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 3:00 PM 30 0.14 501
54 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 699
55 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 4:30 PM 30 0.13 538
56 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.13 590
57 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 857
58 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 120 0.13 261
59 SYTTD: NORTHERN EDITION TLC 8:57 PM 63 0.13 755
60 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,971
61 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 5:00 PM 30 0.12 483
62 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 607
63 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 410
64 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 2:30 PM 30 0.12 451
65 AM JOY MSNBC 10:00 AM 97 0.12 1,601
66 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 413
67 COLLEGE BOXING: ALI/FRAZIER I ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.11 641
68 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 12:14 PM 106 0.11 1,408
69 PAW PATROL NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 475
70 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 9:08 PM 60 0.11 554
71 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.11 391
72 POWER RANGERS BM10 NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.11 415
73 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.11 397
74 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.11 475
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 309
76 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:45 AM 15 0.10 380
77 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.10 384
78 ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HO: N/A FREEFORM 8:00 PM 120 0.10 251
79 TIME MACHINE: RISE AND FALL OF EL CHAPO, THE HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.10 580
80 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 2:00 PM 30 0.10 425
81 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:15 AM 15 0.10 386
82 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 680
83 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS GREATEST PRISON BREAKS HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.10 623
84 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:17 PM 43 0.10 1,147
85 ONE WORLD:TOGETHER AT HOM: N/A NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 120 0.10 332
86 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 469
87 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 595
88 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 15 0.09 324
89 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.09 386
90 PARANORMAL 911 TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 446
91 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:45 AM 15 0.09 327
92 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:09 PM 68 0.09 1,074
93 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 2:06 AM 58 0.09 347
94 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,197
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
96 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 247
97 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 443
98 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 452
99 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 579
100 SNAPPED SNEAK PEEK OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 90 0.08 466
101 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 1:30 PM 30 0.08 364
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 584
103 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 384
104 ONE WORLD: TOGETHER HOME: N/A USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.08 281
105 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,411
106 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 211
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 936
108 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,028
109 ONE WORLD: TOGETHER HOME: TOGETHER AT HOME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 120 0.07 268
110 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 988
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 441
112 LOVE GOALS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 252
113 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.07 148
114 SAVED BY THE BARN ANIMAL PLANET 10:08 PM 60 0.06 387
115 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 911
116 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 278
117 KEMPER: SERIAL KILLER: 101 KEMPER ON KEMPER OXYGEN MEDIA 4:00 PM 120 0.06 264
118 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 176
119 CAR FIX MOTOR TREND 11:00 AM 30 0.06 304
120 FIRE MASTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 199
121 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 1:00 PM 30 0.06 299
122 ALL GIRLS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 11:30 AM 30 0.06 330
123 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 12:30 PM 30 0.06 292
124 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 120 0.06 137
125 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.06 410
126 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 177
127 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 AM 120 0.05 283
128 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME MTV 8:00 PM 120 0.05 143
129 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 920
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 253
131 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 452
132 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.05 467
133 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.05 136
134 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 167
135 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 440
136 ONE WORLD: TOGETHER HOME: N/A SYFY 11:00 PM 120 0.05 184
137 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME TV LAND 8:00 PM 120 0.05 241
138 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 183
139 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.04 97
140 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.04 205
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 198
142 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 132
143 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 97
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 265
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 101
146 ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOM: ONE WORLD TOGETHER AT HOME VH1 8:00 PM 120 0.04 130
147 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.04 574
148 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 122
149 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 145
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 192

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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.