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July 25, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 8PM DOUBT fell 0.1 in final numbers to a terrible-even-for-Saturday 0.1.  In addition, UFC FIGHT NIGHT gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jul 22.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped the night, down 0.08 from last Saturday to 0.60.  (HBO listed the licensed movie HACKSAW RIDGE as an “original,” as per its usual practice.)  Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the CONCACAF GOLD CUP match was at 0.46. Adult Swim changed its late-night block, at least for this week, placing the previously primetime DRAGON BALL SUPER at 11:30PM, where it was at 0.39 (up 0.13 from last week), with DRAGON BALL Z steady at 0.35.  The rest of the line-up had ATTACK ON TITAN steady at 0.31, TOKYO GHOUL up 0.02 to 0.28, LUPIN THE 3RD up 0.02 to 0.24, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.02 to 0.25/500K, NARUTO steady at 0.20/436K, GHOST IN THE SHELL steady at 0.17/367K, and SAMURAI JACK at 0.15/323K.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATIONS rose 0.04 to 0.29, and a 2PM RENOVATIONS GAP was also at 0.29.  On Spike, COPS climbed a tenth to 0.27. Nickelodeon’s NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN gained 0.08 to 0.27, SCHOOL OF ROCK was up 0.05 to 0.23, and THE DUDE PERFECT SHOW was at 0.21.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.27.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.04 to 0.25, and SUPER SOUTHERN EATS was at 0.20.  ESPN’s WORLD SERIES OF POKER coverage was at 0.24.  ID’s FATAL VOWS fell a tenth to 0.20.  On OWN, the series finale episodes of FOR BETTER OR WORSE were at 0.20/0.19/0.18, compared to last week’s trio of 0.17s.  AMC’s TURN ticked up to 0.12.  BBCAmerica’s ORPHAN BLACK rose 0.02 to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jul 22.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 22, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 54 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.60 1,757
2 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 139 0.52 1,884
3 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: SEMI:COSTA RICA/USA FOX SPORTS 1 10:07 PM 143 0.46 1,094
4 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.39 804
5 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.35 725
6 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.31 621
7 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,459
8 RENOVATION GAP HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.29 1,286
9 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.28 565
10 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 867
11 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,414
12 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: INDIANAPOLIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:55 PM 120 0.27 1,686
13 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,050
14 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.24 472
15 POKER   L: 2017 WSOP: FINAL TABLE ESPN 9:00 PM 408 0.24 741
16 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,414
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.24 1,255
18 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,139
19 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.21 1,076
20 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,116
21 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.21 556
22 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 892
23 SUPER SOUTHERN EATS FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.20 727
24 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 719
25 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.19 709
26 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 514
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 240 0.19 410
28 BLAZE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.18 720
29 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 139 0.18 533
30 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: LONE RANGER, THE (2013) AMC 6:00 PM 180 0.18 836
31 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.18 641
32 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 543
33 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:27 PM 28 0.17 1,173
34 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.17 634
35 GONE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 62 0.17 547
36 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L ESPN 6:03 PM 115 0.16 403
37 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,621
38 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.16 606
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 700
40 CORNHOLE                L: 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP OF BAGS ESPN2 2:00 PM 127 0.16 359
41 COST OF FREEDOM, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,924
42 LIGA MX 7/22: AMERICA / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 122 0.15 319
43 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.15 708
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 755
45 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.15 320
46 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 804
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 769
48 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,570
49 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.14 877
50 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,462
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 3:48 AM 63 0.14 314
52 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,019
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 669
54 DECLASSIFIED CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 658
55 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,560
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 634
57 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,062
58 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: THE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ESPN 2:00 PM 125 0.13 307
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,265
60 LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:57 PM 121 0.12 248
61 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 692
62 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS/CHICAGO CUBS FOX SPORTS 1 4:16 PM 147 0.12 565
63 TURN AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 545
64 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TEXAS RANGERS/TAMPA BAY RAYS FOX SPORTS 1 7:04 PM 183 0.12 479
65 AMC PREMIERE EVENT AMC 5:30 PM 30 0.12 591
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 937
67 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 105 0.11 342
68 MLB REG SEASON BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 6:43 PM 21 0.11 449
69 LIGA MX 2 SAT: GUADALAJARA / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 131 0.11 229
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 874
71 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,124
72 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.11 772
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 635
74 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,118
75 SMERCONISH CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 661
76 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 124 0.11 266
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 805
78 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.11 584
79 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 671
80 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,580
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 634
82 COPA ORO 2017 23 UMA: COSTA RICA / ESTADOS UNIDOS GALAVISION 9:54 PM 156 0.10 255
83 DEADPOOL MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.10 275
84 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 338
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:58 PM 62 0.10 232
86 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 759
87 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: PARIS SAINT GERMAIN/TOTTENHAM ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.09 207
88 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:31 PM 107 0.09 518
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,079
90 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.09 501
91 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,048
92 BASKETBALL              L ESPN2 4:07 PM 113 0.09 188
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 624
94 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN 4:05 PM 118 0.09 222
95 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 9:03 PM 62 0.09 461
96 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 735
97 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 812
98 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 278
99 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 27 0.09 735
100 POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 86 0.08 182
101 REAL HOUSEWIVES AUCKLAND BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.08 219
102 CNN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 244
103 GOOD WILL HUNTING: GOOD WILL HUNTING HBO PRIME 3:43 AM 127 0.08 206
104 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 681
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 990
106 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 863
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 672
108 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.08 764
109 NHRA QUALIFYING FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 60 0.08 239
110 VICE SPECIAL REPORT: HBO PRIME 2:20 AM 83 0.08 231
111 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 320
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 686
113 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 208
114 LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 5:50 AM 10 0.08 177
115 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 487
116 OUIJA ORIGIN OF EVIL MAXPRIME 11:35 PM 99 0.08 204
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.07 350
118 JURY SPEAKS, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 282
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 329
120 GRUMPY OLD MEN HBO PRIME 11:40 AM 103 0.07 247
121 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 10:05 PM 58 0.07 399
122 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:09 AM 21 0.07 130
123 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2017 STAGE 20 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.07 322
124 DAREDEVIL MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 104 0.07 220
125 BASKETBALL              L: ARMORED ATHLETE/TEAM COLORADO ESPN2 6:00 PM 120 0.07 157
126 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.07 534
127 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.06 138
128 PEOPLE OF EARTH TRUTV 10:00 AM 30 0.06 117
129 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 149
130 CONTACTO DP-UDN C.ORO7/22 UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 AM 30 0.06 101
131 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-170124 BBAD EP 1224 7/22/17 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.06 167
132 TINY HOUSE HUNTING FYI 9:00 PM 30 0.06 230
133 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 376
134 LIVE FROM COMIC-CON SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.06 219
135 OJ SIMPSON: CHSING FRDOM MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 544
136 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 361
137 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.05 159
138 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 403
139 PEOPLE OF EARTH TRUTV 10:30 AM 30 0.05 101
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 270
141 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH ESPN2 5:30 AM 30 0.05 131
142 ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 95 0.05 189
143 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 101
144 POLARIS PRIMETIME DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 226
145 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 113
146 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 125
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 248
148 FIRST TIME FLIPPERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 221
149 CLASSICS BOXING MATCH ESPN2 5:00 AM 30 0.05 112
150 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.05 158

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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.