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August 15, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.12.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Saturday was another night with NFL Preseason games, so there were plenty of adjustments.  Each show in the ABC and FOX line-ups as well as DATELINE and 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers, while both of the final hours of DOUBT fell 0.3.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Aug 12.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was another Saturday win for A&E’s LIVE PD, up 0.04 from last week to 0.67.  NFL Network’s Preseason game was at 0.56.  (HBO followed its usual practice of listing theatrical movies as “originals,” giving it 0.53 for “Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find them”.)  Adult Swim’s animated line-up was mostly down from last week:  DRAGON BALL Z steady at 0.39, the primetime DRAGON BALL SUPER up a tick to 0.32, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.03 to 0.31, TOKYO GHOUL down 0.05 to 0.27, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.03 to 0.26/567K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.05 to 0.19, NARUTO down 0.05 to 0.21/501K, GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.01 to 0.17/389K, ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.02 to 0.17/365K, and SAMURAI JACK down 0.04 to 0.13/299K.  On Disney Channel, ELENA OF AVALOR was at 0.32.  The events in Charlottesville naturally prompted high viewership for cable news, led by CNN NEWSROOM in the 10PM hour at 0.32/1.4M, with Fox News’s AMERICAN HQ in the 4PM hour at 0.26/1.5M, and MSNBC in the 7PM hour at 0.25/1.3M.  Hallmark’s original movie SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD was at 0.28.  Nickelodeon’s JJ SIWA: MY WORLD was at 0.28.  On Spike, COPS rose 0.06 to 0.27, and GONE was up 0.06 to 0.19.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.2, and PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.22.  7.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.02 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION lost 0.03 to 0.25, and BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.24.  ID’s FATAL VOWS was at 0.24.  The series finale of AMC’s TURN climbed 0.03 to 0.15, and the series finale of BBCAmerica’s ORPHAN BLACK had a 0.05 bump to 0.13. On OWN, LOVE THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.13/0.13, compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10/0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Aug 12.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday August 12, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 60 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.67 2,005
2 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2017 – DAL VS. LAR NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 189 0.56 1,733
3 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 133 0.53 1,654
4 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.39 844
5 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:30 PM 30 0.32 751
6 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 50 0.32 1,379
7 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,427
8 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.31 680
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,342
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.30 1,356
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,252
12 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: SUMMER IN THE VINEYARD HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.28 2,047
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 PM 30 0.28 1,414
14 JOJO SIWA MY WORLD NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,258
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,248
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.28 1,341
17 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:09 AM 51 0.27 786
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,331
19 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 880
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.27 994
21 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.27 622
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.26 1,363
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.26 1,289
24 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,495
25 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,344
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 1,259
27 MSNBC LIVE W/J REID MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,301
28 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,328
29 POWER RANGERS NINJA STEEL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 954
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 128 0.24 482
31 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 90 0.24 764
32 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 956
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.24 1,196
34 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,531
35 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 AM 180 0.23 1,275
36 HE SELLS SHE SELLS HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.22 1,144
37 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: FAIRFIELD, CT/SOUTH PORTLAND, ME ESPN 1:00 PM 131 0.22 872
38 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,553
39 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA/ST GEORGE, UT ESPN 9:00 PM 127 0.22 926
40 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 11:30 PM 30 0.22 1,061
41 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,236
42 GHOST ADV ARTIFACTS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 571
43 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.22 940
44 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,166
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,645
46 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 3:11 PM 109 0.21 893
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,148
48 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.21 996
49 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,673
50 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 180 0.21 470
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,486
52 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 128 0.20 547
53 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.20 450
54 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 7:05 PM 115 0.20 949
55 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,083
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,129
57 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: CLASHES AT WHITE NATIONALIST MARCH IN VA MSNBC 4:00 PM 180 0.19 1,140
58 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 4 ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.19 459
59 GONE: THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN SPIKE TV 8:30 PM 62 0.19 595
60 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.19 440
61 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 11:00 AM 114 0.19 680
62 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 648
63 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GROSSE POINTE, MI/HINSDALE, IL ESPN 5:00 PM 125 0.19 874
64 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.19 456
65 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 12:05 AM 133 0.19 480
66 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 557
67 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 135 0.18 364
68 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,504
69 PAT THE DOG DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.18 836
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,384
71 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – OAK VS. ARI NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 180 0.18 462
72 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.17 662
73 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.17 1,363
74 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 871
75 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,783
76 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:05 PM 28 0.17 371
77 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:39 AM 18 0.16 357
78 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.16 1,304
79 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 53 0.16 445
80 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,499
81 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: MID-OHIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:51 PM 182 0.15 916
82 TURN AMC 9:00 PM 75 0.15 746
83 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,245
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 895
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 785
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 720
87 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 839
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: CLASHES AT WHITE NATIONALIST MARCH IN VA MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.15 1,011
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,234
90 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,564
91 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:02 AM 58 0.14 332
92 LIGA MX SAT: MONTERREY / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:59 PM 122 0.14 345
93 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 62 0.14 326
94 CRAZY COOKIE BUILDS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.14 516
95 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.14 1,255
96 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 108 0.13 401
97 RESCUE DOG TO SUPER DOG ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.13 595
98 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 64 0.13 376
99 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.13 454
100 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – ATL VS. MIA NFL NETWORK 9:30 AM 150 0.13 384
101 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.13 1,205
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 606
103 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,067
104 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 469
105 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BOUNCE BACK, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 121 0.12 332
106 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 124 0.12 242
107 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:30 PM 21 0.12 654
108 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 290
109 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,216
110 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 234
111 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 546
112 NFL PRESEASON: 2017 – WAS VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 150 0.11 281
113 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.10 613
114 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.10 920
115 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON RED SOX/NEW YORK YANKEES FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 203 0.10 423
116 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 291
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.10 492
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.10 483
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.10 451
120 MV: ICE AGE 3: MV: ICE AGE 3 SPROUT 8:00 PM 120 0.10 328
121 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 867
122 REAL HOUSEWIVES AUCKLAND BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.09 240
123 NCWTS RACING L: MICHIGAN FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 124 0.09 546
124 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.09 215
125 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 AM 60 0.08 445
126 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 393
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 263
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 229
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 692
130 LIGA MX 2 SAT: NECAXA / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 121 0.08 184
131 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L: ROGERS CUP/SEMIFINAL ESPN2 7:59 PM 121 0.08 361
132 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS WMN  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 112 0.08 262
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 269
134 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.08 290
135 COLLATERAL BEAUTY HBO PRIME 2:20 PM 97 0.07 207
136 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.07 216
137 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 180
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 278
139 BLOW: BLOW MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.07 153
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 226
141 ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 95 0.07 160
142 ALVIN & CHIPMUNKS: ROAD C HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 92 0.07 144
143 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L: ROGERS CUP/SEMIFINAL ESPN2 2:52 PM 128 0.07 273
144 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.06 131
145 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.06 225
146 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2: JAWBREAKER IFC TV 3:45 PM 120 0.06 137
147 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.06 337
148 AUGUST RUSH HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 114 0.06 188
149 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.06 182
150 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 637

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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.