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August 4, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.1.2020

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA coverage continued its reign over cable with a quartet of games on Saturday at 0.76/0.55/0.53/0.47.  HGTV’s VACATION HOUSE RULES gained 0.02 to 0.22.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN edged up 0.02 to 0.22, and GIADA AT HOME rose 0.05 to 0.21.  Hallmark’s original movie ROMANCE IN THE AIR was at 0.18.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.08/194K & 0.07/195K and 0.18/335K compared to last week’s 0.07/211K & 0.11/249K and 0.27, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE at 0.17, MOB PSYCHO 100 down 0.07 to 0.16/270K, BLACK CLOVER down 0.07 to 0.15/242K, NARUTO down 0.04 to 0.11/195K, and SAMURAI JACK at 0.09/173K.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL game was at 0.0.17.  Nickelodeon’s DANGER FORCE was at 0.16.  On History, THE UNXPLAINED ticked up to 0.15, and UNIDENTIFIED ticked down to 0.13.  Lifetime’s movie SLEEPING WITH DANGER was at 0.14.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was steady at 0.12.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE dropped 0.04 to 0.09, FAMILY OR FIANCE lost 0.02 to 0.07, and GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN was down 0.02 to 0.03.  The finale of AMC’s LINE OF DUTY fell 0.02 to 0.02/119K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday August 1, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/TORONTO ESPN 8:34 PM 160 0.76 1,803
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L ESPN 6:08 PM 94 0.55 1,370
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: UTAH/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 3:41 PM 147 0.53 1,295
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/DENVER ESPN 1:14 PM 147 0.47 1,142
5 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:14 PM 61 0.36 823
6 ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: ANT-MAN AND THE WASP TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.33 1,039
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 14 0.25 639
8 VACATION HOUSE RULES HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.22 1,543
9 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,125
10 GIADA AT HOME FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.21 1,001
11 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 2:00 AM 30 0.20 599
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 60 0.18 496
13 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROMANCE IN THE AIR HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.18 2,033
14 NHL QUALIFIER L: NY RANGERS/CAROLINA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 168 0.17 502
15 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.17 291
16 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 712
17 PIONEER WOMAN REPACK FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.16 957
18 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 12:30 PM 30 0.16 422
19 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,441
20 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:50 PM 10 0.16 413
21 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 1,111
22 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: SLEEPING WITH DANGER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 743
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,045
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 961
25 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN 8:54 AM 86 0.14 457
26 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,456
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,044
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 979
29 UNIDENTIFIED:INSIDE…UFO HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 983
30 BIG CITY GREENS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 22 0.13 557
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 989
32 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 729
33 ALL THAT NEW NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.12 408
34 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,372
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 963
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 995
37 AMPHIBIA DISNEY CHANNEL 8:22 PM 22 0.12 536
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 951
39 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.11 529
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,649
41 NHL QUALIFIER L: WINNIPEG/CALGARY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 PM 156 0.11 243
42 OWL HOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:44 PM 21 0.11 516
43 NHL QUALIFIER L: FLORIDA/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 174 0.11 327
44 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 148 0.11 675
45 OWL HOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:05 PM 22 0.10 464
46 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.10 456
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 90 0.10 304
48 JOJO RABBIT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.10 485
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 870
50 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 404
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,474
52 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,494
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 854
54 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.08 470
55 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 955
56 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,215
57 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 853
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 160
59 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,026
60 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,304
61 PGA TOUR: 2020 WGC-FEDEX ST JUDE GOLF CHANNEL 11:50 AM 125 0.07 635
62 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 3:55 AM 65 0.07 166
63 HOTEL PARANORMAL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 299
64 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 818
65 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:20 AM 40 0.07 191
66 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 295
67 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 354
68 BELIEVERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 363
69 PAW PATROL NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.07 413
70 BLAZE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 383
71 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 914
72 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,191
73 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 386
74 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,418
75 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 915
76 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 472
77 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:06 AM 24 0.07 138
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 899
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,231
80 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 1,131
81 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 768
82 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:01 AM 59 0.06 600
83 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 226
84 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SAN JOSE/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 127 0.06 179
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 935
86 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 692
87 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 666
88 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 406
89 COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 363
90 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 1:30 AM 148 0.06 175
91 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,036
92 MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT L: QTR: NYCFC VS PORTLAND FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 130 0.06 122
93 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 411
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.06 409
95 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:03 PM 60 0.06 258
96 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 942
97 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 281
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 530
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 971
100 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 1,023
101 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 462
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 464
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 973
104 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 492
105 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 507
106 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,109
107 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 424
108 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.05 813
109 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 364
110 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKTOONS 9:30 AM 30 0.05 120
111 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:15 PM 60 0.05 565
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 740
113 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 504
114 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 482
115 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:31 AM 31 0.05 121
116 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 350
117 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 456
118 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 499
119 LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / PACHUCA TUDN 7:30 PM 147 0.05 145
120 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 436
121 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKTOONS 9:00 AM 30 0.05 119
122 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 215
123 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 1,020
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 231
125 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.04 472
126 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 414
127 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.04 178
128 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 539
129 IFC MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.04 233
130 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 122
131 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 375
132 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 568
133 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.04 217
134 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: TEX AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:04 PM 156 0.04 151
135 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 652
136 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.04 158
137 HORSE RACING: TVG TRACK SIDE LIVE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.04 137
138 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S5 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.04 58
139 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 12:00 PM 30 0.04 63
140 FA CUP HIGHLIGHTS     L ESPN2 11:30 AM 30 0.04 74
141 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 175
142 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.04 179
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 153
144 GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.03 176
145 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 11:30 AM 30 0.03 54
146 KOREAN BASEBALL   L ESPN 6:00 AM 102 0.03 86
147 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 2:30 AM 30 0.03 97
148 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 281
149 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 124 0.03 137
150 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.03 492

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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.