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August 21, 2018
 

UPDATE: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were some major adjustments due to local Preseason NFL preemptions.  On ABC, the rerun THE GOOD DOCTOR fell 0.3 and 20/20 was down 0.2.  On CBS, the line-up was respectively down 0.3/0.2/0.1.  FOX’s MASTERCHEF dropped 0.3.  NBC was least effected, with the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun down 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD topped Saturday cable, up 0.05 to 0.72, with the clip show lead-in up 0.05 to 0.34.  NFL Network’s quartet of PRESEASON NFL games were at 0.48/0.40/0.37/0.29.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.42.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up had some more shifts, and performed as follows:  MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.03 to 0.24/567K, DRAGON BALL down 0.06 to 0.32, ATTACK ON TITAN at 0.21, FLCL down 0.08 to 0.13/346K, POP TEAM EPIC down 0.05 to 0.14, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES down 0.03 to 0.16, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.03 to 0.16/379K, BLACK CLOVER down 0.03 to 0.15/366K, NARUTO down 0.05 to 0.14/320K, ONE PUNCH MAN down 0.03 to 0.14/287K, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.06 to 0.11/245K, and COWBOY BEBOP down 0.06 to 0.10/230K.  The HGTV line-up was led by POOL KINGS at 0.28/0.26, and BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.28.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURE POP-UPS gained 0.05 to 0.27.  ID’s FATAL VOWS rose 0.02 to 0.23.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN grew by 0.04 to 0.23, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN ticked up to 0.20, and KITCHEN AT FN was at 0.19.  Hallmark’s original movie PEARL IN PARADISE was at 0.20.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE returned at 0.14.  TLC’s FOUR WEDDINGS dropped 0.03 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 August 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 141 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.72 2,035
2 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2018 – CIN VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 7:03 PM 183 0.48 1,632
3 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: BRISTOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:52 PM 182 0.42 2,326
4 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2018 – OAK VS. LAR NFL NETWORK 4:07 PM 176 0.40 1,476
5 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2018 – SEA VS. LAC NFL NETWORK 10:06 PM 174 0.37 1,142
6 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.34 1,059
7 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.32 704
8 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2018 – JAX VS. MIN NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 187 0.29 1,069
9 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:33 PM 19 0.29 1,474
10 POOL KINGS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.28 984
11 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,241
12 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 682
13 POOL KINGS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.26 903
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 627
15 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 944
16 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 8:10 PM 110 0.23 1,148
17 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,288
18 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.21 517
19 DARKEST HOUR: DARKEST HOUR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 125 0.21 935
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 552
21 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: PEARL IN PARADISE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.20 2,059
22 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.20 1,098
23 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 10:00 PM 110 0.20 686
24 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,109
25 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 539
26 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:50 PM 70 0.18 400
27 SP REHAB ADDICT HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,154
28 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: 6-HEADED SHARK ATTACK SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.17 799
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,631
30 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 PM 66 0.17 928
31 DSP. OF CRYSTAL ROGERS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.17 599
32 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 55 0.17 724
33 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 63 0.16 1,101
34 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO/QUEENSLAND, AUSTRAL ESPN 1:00 PM 155 0.16 876
35 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 317
36 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:50 PM 43 0.16 751
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 497
38 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 321
39 JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.16 361
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 426
41 PREMIER LEAGUE L: FULHAM/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 AM 128 0.16 426
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 375
43 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 52 0.15 448
44 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,621
45 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.15 550
46 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – SF VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 180 0.15 460
47 POP TEAM EPIC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.14 340
48 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 547
49 FOUR WEDDINGS: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 124 0.14 604
50 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,486
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 300
52 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MARRIED TO A MURDERER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.13 590
53 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BARCELONA, SPAIN/BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANAD ESPN 6:00 PM 130 0.13 818
54 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,638
55 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,371
56 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 30 0.13 352
57 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,588
58 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.12 497
59 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE BREWERS/ST. LOUIS CARDINALS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 191 0.12 531
60 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,866
61 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.12 401
62 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.11 872
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 686
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 728
65 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 125 0.11 267
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 817
67 NINJAGO: HUNTED PART 2 THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 90 0.11 500
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,161
69 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 455
70 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 642
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 812
72 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,182
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 777
74 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – NYG VS. DET NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.10 295
75 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 575
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 680
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 593
78 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:37 AM 17 0.09 271
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 671
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 608
81 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – TB VS. TEN NFL NETWORK 4:00 AM 120 0.08 241
82 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 9:03 PM 60 0.08 596
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 608
84 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 260
85 AXE FILES CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 610
86 MIND YOUR BUSINESS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 300
87 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.08 241
88 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 497
89 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.08 310
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 979
91 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 956
92 LEGENDS NEVER DIE FOX SPORTS 1 10:11 PM 58 0.08 224
93 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 867
94 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 912
95 SHARK VS. TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 317
96 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 865
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 897
98 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.07 508
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 846
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 559
101 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 807
102 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE MAXPRIME 2:25 PM 136 0.07 180
103 SOUTH PACIFIC BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 90 0.07 256
104 OPRAH SHOW ARETHA OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 432
105 WHALE THAT ATE JAWS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 359
106 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.07 673
107 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.06 207
108 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 107 0.06 203
109 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 15 0.06 414
110 BIG SHARKS RULE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 273
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 818
112 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – MIA VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 6:30 AM 150 0.06 180
113 NUTTY PROFESSOR, THE HBO PRIME 11:57 AM 95 0.06 149
114 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN 4:33 PM 87 0.06 239
115 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.06 221
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 751
117 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 178
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 351
119 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT SEA/ARI AT SD MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 217 0.06 179
120 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS PUMAS FOX DEPORTES 9:52 PM 142 0.06 158
121 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 821
122 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 92 0.06 298
123 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 296
124 BATTLE OF THE SEXES: BATTLE OF THE SEXES HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 122 0.05 154
125 ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 122 0.05 185
126 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 50 0.05 327
127 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 210 0.05 306
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 213
129 HOUSE POP 8:00 PM 60 0.05 191
130 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/CARDIFF NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:23 AM 134 0.05 196
131 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:38 PM 22 0.05 226
132 LYNYRD SKYNYRD: IF I LEAV SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 97 0.05 289
133 GONE IN 60 SECONDS HBO PRIME 5:05 AM 55 0.05 108
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 552
135 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 730
136 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MAXPRIME 4:45 PM 145 0.05 124
137 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.05 173
138 TENNIS:US OPEN SRS MEN  L: CINCINNATI/SEMIFINAL ESPN2 12:00 PM 398 0.05 302
139 TERCER TIEMPO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 30 0.05 129
140 DARKEST HOUR: DARKEST HOUR HBO PRIME 1:25 AM 125 0.05 131
141 HOUSE POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 158
142 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 90
143 COOKS VS CONS COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 145
144 LIGA PREMIER: CHELSEA V. ARSEN 8/18 UNIVERSO 12:26 PM 126 0.04 94
145 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 1:35 PM 11 0.04 88
146 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.04 137
147 CLIENT, THE: CLIENT, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 121 0.04 145
148 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.04 119
149 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 10 0.04 145
150 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: BALTIMORE ORIOLES/CLEVELAND INDIANS FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 148 0.04 181

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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.