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September 24, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.21.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 2.5, while ABC’s game stayed as it was.  In addition, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s noon COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Saturday cable at 0.75, with other games at 0.42/0.38, plus ESPN2’s games at 0.30/0.18.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from Saturday reruns at 0.49.  Nickelodeon’s morning SPONGEBOB jumped 0.12 to 0.38 with lead-out LEGO JURASSIC WORLD up 0.03 to 0.24, and the primetime HENRY DANGER was at 0.26, with lead-out ALL THAT NEW at 0.21.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:   DRAGON BALL at 0.35 and 0.11/309K & 0.10/241K compared to 0.33 and 0.09/314K & 0.11/270K, GEN LOCK up 0.01 to 0.20, DR STONE down 0.02 to 0.17, FIRE FORCE down 0.03 to 0.15, FOOD WARS down 0.01 to 0.15, BLACK CLOVER down 0.01 to 0.14/304K, BORUTO down 0.01 to 0.13, NARUTO down 0.04 to 0.11/240K, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.02 to 0.13, LUPIN THE 3RD down 0.02 to 0.10, and MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.01 to 0.12/223K.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.25.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN shed 0.02 to 0.22 and PIONEER WOMAN ticked up to 0.21.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS gained 0.03 to 0.22.  Lifetime’s original movie ESCAPING THE NXIUM CULT was at 0.19, with a lead-out special at 0.13.  On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.19, LOVE & HATE CRIME was at 0.17, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME was up 0.03 to 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION ticked down to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.17/0.17.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE rose 0.02 to 0.09, and IYANLA was at 0.08.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TENNESSEE/FLORIDA ESPN 12:00 PM 201 0.75 2,461
2 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.63 1,844
3 LIVE PD: 235 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.49 1,662
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:30 PM 2 0.45 1,535
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UCLA/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 10:30 PM 239 0.42 1,391
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/STANFORD ESPN 7:02 PM 188 0.38 1,369
7 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.38 1,426
8 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.35 682
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:29 AM 61 0.33 845
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA ESPN2 12:00 PM 178 0.30 1,293
11 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,090
12 NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: RICHMOND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:52 PM 178 0.25 1,779
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 687
14 NASCAR CUP SERIES START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 20 0.25 1,682
15 LEGO JURASSIC WORLD NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.24 904
16 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:30 AM 30 0.22 535
17 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 884
18 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,047
19 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 523
20 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.21 852
21 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.21 1,060
22 GEN:LOCK ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.20 406
23 LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / QUERETARO TUDN 9:55 PM 131 0.20 491
24 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 2:58 PM 32 0.20 788
25 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: ESCAPING NXIVM CULT:MOTHR LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 916
26 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 895
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: UCF/PITTSBURGH ESPN2 3:30 PM 238 0.18 593
28 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 902
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 490
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 811
31 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.17 371
32 LOVE AND HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.17 749
33 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 877
34 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:10 PM 20 0.16 614
35 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.16 902
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 123 0.16 409
37 HMN SPECIAL PRESENTATION HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,528
38 NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:06 PM 26 0.15 954
39 FIRE FORCE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.15 343
40 POWER RANGERS BM NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.15 612
41 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.15 319
42 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 AM 129 0.14 358
43 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.14 484
44 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.13 619
45 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.13 502
46 FAMILY RESTAURANT RIVALS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.13 560
47 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:34 AM 23 0.13 318
48 BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.13 272
49 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.13 576
50 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OLD DOMINION/VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:28 PM 180 0.13 414
51 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.13 233
52 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:RED CM ADULT SWIM 3:00 AM 30 0.13 235
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,490
54 GHOST ADV POP-UPS: TGA-14R2R10H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.12 339
55 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:50 PM 40 0.12 690
56 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.12 474
57 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 426
58 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.12 862
59 HMN SPECIAL PRESENTATION HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,433
60 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,446
61 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,576
62 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.11 716
63 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:15 AM 15 0.11 401
64 AMC MOVIE: DEATH RACE AMC 10:35 PM 145 0.11 368
65 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 32 0.11 284
66 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.11 406
67 BLAZE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.11 418
68 LUPIN THE 3RD: PART 5 ADULT SWIM 3:30 AM 30 0.10 208
69 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CALIFORNIA/OLE MISS ESPNU 12:00 PM 205 0.10 392
70 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: SMU/TCU FOX SPORTS 1 3:34 PM 225 0.10 410
71 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,248
72 LIGA MX L TUDN 7:58 PM 117 0.10 265
73 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,135
74 POWER PLAYERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.09 318
75 LEGO MOVIE 2, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.09 255
76 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.09 343
77 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 353
78 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: ANGRILY EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 125 0.09 333
79 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.09 296
80 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.08 338
81 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: PETER QUILLIN/ALFREDO ANGULO FOX SPORTS 1 10:34 PM 176 0.08 282
82 IYANLA:WHERE ARE THEY NOW OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 391
83 ZOO, THE: SAN DIEGO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.08 553
84 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,457
85 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 588
86 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 971
87 ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING A&E NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.07 348
88 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,713
89 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 834
90 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 66 0.07 389
91 WICKED TUNA: OBX OR BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 205
92 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 2:35 AM 60 0.07 152
93 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 1,063
94 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 780
95 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TOLEDO/COLORADO STATE ESPN2 10:28 PM 247 0.06 185
96 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 526
97 LIGA MX EF SAT: NECAXA / LEON TUDN 5:55 PM 123 0.06 176
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 600
99 AST: UPDATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 253
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 536
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 12:06 AM 60 0.06 132
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 958
103 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 743
104 TINY HOUSE NATION A&E NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.06 293
105 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 542
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 564
107 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.06 454
108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 855
109 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 856
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 593
111 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.06 249
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 226
113 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 785
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 703
115 PROVING GROUNDS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.06 199
116 LUCAS OIL MOTORSPORT HOUR NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:32 PM 58 0.06 159
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 563
118 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 285
119 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: STL AT CHC/TOR AT NYY MLB NETWORK 2:20 PM 265 0.06 311
120 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 225
121 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 6:51 PM 12 0.05 255
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 486
123 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 163
124 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 785
125 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 526
126 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: GRANADA VS. BARCELONA BEIN SPORT 2:51 PM 129 0.05 112
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 219
128 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 611
129 AST: UPDATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 299
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 523
131 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 4:04 AM 58 0.05 155
132 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPNEWS 8:54 AM 74 0.05 232
133 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: LOUISIANA-MONROE/IOWA ST FOX SPORTS 1 12:02 PM 212 0.05 159
134 INDYCAR: OFF THE GRID NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.05 121
135 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 506
136 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 504
137 SUND MOVIE: ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 120 0.05 91
138 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 464
139 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 159
140 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 135
141 NATURES GREAT EVENTS BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.04 191
142 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES/CLEVELAND INDIANS FOX SPORTS 1 7:19 PM 189 0.04 171
143 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 683
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 222
145 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 60 0.04 185
146 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.04 126
147 INDYCAR QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:30 PM 90 0.04 208
148 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPNU 9:00 AM 180 0.04 106
149 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.03 299
150 SUND MOVIE: ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIV SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.03 91

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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.