NETWORK FINALS: ABC’s Alabama vs. USC game adjusted up 0.1 to 2.5 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE ORIGINALS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL dominated Saturday cable, with games and related programming occupying 11 of the Top 12 slots. (ESPN alone had 10 of those, with Fox Sports 1 at # 11.) The lead game was Clemson vs. Auburn at 1.85, with Georgia vs. North Carolina at 1.21, Hawaii vs. Michigan at 0.83, and BYU vs. Arizona at 0.30. The only non-football resident of the Top 12 was a noon POWER RANGERS on Nickelodeon at 0.35. A pair of afternoon HGTV FLEA MARKET FLIP episodes were at 0.27/0.26. On Food Network, the daytime line-up was led by PIONEER WOMAN, which ticked up to 0.22, and KITCHEN AT FN dropped 0.05 to 0.21.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 3, 2016 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: CLEMSON/AUBURN | ESPN | 9:21 PM | 196 | 1.85 | 4,742 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: GEORGIA/NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN | 5:24 PM | 237 | 1.21 | 3,529 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:37 AM | 83 | 1.03 | 2,246 |
| 4 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 181 | 0.87 | 2,147 |
| 5 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: HAWAII/MICHIGAN | ESPN | 12:01 PM | 198 | 0.83 | 2,135 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.58 | 1,268 |
| 7 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 3:19 PM | 14 | 0.48 | 1,164 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.45 | 967 |
| 9 | POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 1,417 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 10:41 AM | 19 | 0.31 | 764 |
| 11 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: BYU/ARIZONA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:39 PM | 207 | 0.30 | 728 |
| 12 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 3:33 PM | 111 | 0.30 | 768 |
| 13 | FLEA MARKET FLIP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,350 |
| 14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: GEORGIA TECH/BOSTON COLLEGE | ESPN2 | 7:30 AM | 191 | 0.27 | 682 |
| 15 | FLEA MARKET FLIP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,446 |
| 16 | POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.25 | 769 |
| 17 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: MISSOURI/WEST VIRGINIA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 214 | 0.25 | 786 |
| 18 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,269 |
| 19 | REGAL ACADEMY | NICKELODEON | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.23 | 887 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.23 | 493 |
| 21 | MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY | NICKELODEON | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,006 |
| 22 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,152 |
| 23 | NEXO KNIGHTS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.22 | 605 |
| 24 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 664 |
| 25 | ULTIMATE POOLS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 981 |
| 26 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,021 |
| 27 | ULTIMATE POOLS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 878 |
| 28 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 800 |
| 29 | TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,044 |
| 30 | SATURDAY MOVIE | FREEFORM | 12:30 AM | 90 | 0.19 | 355 |
| 31 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 105 | 0.19 | 655 |
| 32 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BACKSTABBED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.19 | 918 |
| 33 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: FUN WITH DICK AND JANE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 125 | 0.19 | 425 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,057 |
| 35 | HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI | HBO PRIME | 11:30 AM | 138 | 0.18 | 370 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,003 |
| 37 | VALERIES HOME COOKING | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 785 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 873 |
| 39 | ALVIN & CHIPMUNKS: ROAD C | HBO PRIME | 7:00 PM | 92 | 0.17 | 477 |
| 40 | MUTT & STUFF | NICK JR | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.17 | 741 |
| 41 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,643 |
| 42 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:36 AM | 36 | 0.15 | 394 |
| 43 | SMOLLETT EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 579 |
| 44 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 480 | 0.15 | 800 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 826 |
| 46 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:12 PM | 36 | 0.15 | 349 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 844 |
| 48 | BULLS & BEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,520 |
| 49 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 AM | 36 | 0.14 | 337 |
| 50 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,403 |
| 51 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:48 PM | 36 | 0.14 | 343 |
| 52 | FOX COLLEGE EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:06 AM | 33 | 0.14 | 292 |
| 53 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:24 AM | 36 | 0.13 | 313 |
| 54 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:24 PM | 36 | 0.13 | 339 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 659 |
| 56 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,316 |
| 57 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 270 | 0.13 | 843 |
| 58 | DR. DEE: ALASKA VET | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 912 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 745 |
| 60 | PAN | HBO PRIME | 8:35 PM | 111 | 0.12 | 375 |
| 61 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:48 AM | 36 | 0.12 | 284 |
| 62 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: MIAMI (OH)/IOWA | ESPNU | 3:31 PM | 191 | 0.12 | 418 |
| 63 | CAVUTO ON BUSINESS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,347 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 666 |
| 65 | IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA | HBO PRIME | 3:15 PM | 122 | 0.12 | 309 |
| 66 | CASHIN IN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,323 |
| 67 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 507 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 640 |
| 69 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:12 AM | 36 | 0.11 | 268 |
| 70 | FORBES ON FOX | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 1,262 |
| 71 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,015 |
| 72 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 768 |
| 73 | ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS | HBO PRIME | 5:25 PM | 91 | 0.10 | 271 |
| 74 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI/KENTUCKY | ESPNU | 7:30 PM | 230 | 0.10 | 409 |
| 75 | MLB REG SEASON PRE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:34 PM | 26 | 0.10 | 260 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 652 |
| 77 | PRINCESS DIARIES, THE | HBO PRIME | 9:30 AM | 115 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 78 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 247 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 559 |
| 80 | WATTERS WORLD SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,318 |
| 81 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,038 |
| 82 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 596 |
| 83 | FOX REPORT SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,113 |
| 84 | DR. POL: DEJA MOO! | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 604 |
| 85 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 1:48 PM | 12 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 86 | E! NEWS | E! | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 231 |
| 87 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 702 |
| 88 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 975 |
| 89 | VITAL SIGNS | CNN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 487 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:30 PM | 52 | 0.08 | 325 |
| 91 | JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,349 |
| 92 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:26 AM | 34 | 0.08 | 240 |
| 93 | NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – BAL VS. NO | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 238 |
| 94 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,027 |
| 95 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,052 |
| 96 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 11:37 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 357 |
| 97 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 257 |
| 98 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN | DISNEY XD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 290 |
| 99 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 405 |
| 100 | GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 881 |
| 101 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 487 |
| 102 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 441 |
| 103 | NFL PRESEASON | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 90 | 0.08 | 173 |
| 104 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 274 |
| 105 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 206 |
| 106 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 257 |
| 107 | F1 QUALIFYING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 90 | 0.07 | 293 |
| 108 | NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 436 |
| 109 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 355 |
| 110 | NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – GB VS. KC | NFL NETWORK | 4:36 PM | 144 | 0.07 | 290 |
| 111 | NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – TEN VS. MIA | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 185 |
| 112 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 850 |
| 113 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 3:55 PM | 41 | 0.07 | 289 |
| 114 | WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 651 |
| 115 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPNU | 3:15 PM | 16 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 116 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 514 |
| 117 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 382 |
| 118 | AMERICAS ELECTION HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 835 |
| 119 | GAMERS GUIDE | DISNEY XD | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 355 |
| 120 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 7:19 AM | 11 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 121 | PBC BOXING L: PRICE/STARKS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 198 | 0.06 | 247 |
| 122 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: HOUSTON ASTROS/TEXAS RANGERS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:00 PM | 219 | 0.06 | 215 |
| 123 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: CLEMSON/AUBURN | ESPN2 | 2:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 124 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 676 |
| 125 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT TIGERS/KANSAS CITY ROYALS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:39 PM | 171 | 0.06 | 364 |
| 126 | CAR FIX | VELOCITY | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 127 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 128 | NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – CHI VS. CLE | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 175 | 0.06 | 249 |
| 129 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 473 |
| 130 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 263 |
| 131 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:36 AM | 36 | 0.06 | 126 |
| 132 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 307 |
| 133 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 236 |
| 134 | MOVIE: DADDYS LITTLE GIRLS | TV ONE | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 180 |
| 135 | PGA TOUR: 2016 DEUTSCHE BANK CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:30 PM | 240 | 0.05 | 654 |
| 136 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:31 AM | 59 | 0.05 | 347 |
| 137 | FORSAKEN | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 445 |
| 138 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SF AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:16 PM | 199 | 0.05 | 319 |
| 139 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 468 |
| 140 | SIXTH SENSE, THE | MAXPRIME | 8:10 PM | 107 | 0.05 | 115 |
| 141 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 142 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 295 |
| 143 | POKEMON THE MOVIE:W- V&Z: POKEMON THE MOVE:WHITE-VZ | BOOMERANG | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 144 | WWE SMACKDOWN – EN ESP: N/A | NBC UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 119 |
| 145 | TOP 5 RESTAURANTS | FOOD NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 247 |
| 146 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 147 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 85 |
| 148 | ALL GIRLS GARAGE | VELOCITY | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 149 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN | ESPN2 | 7:00 AM | 19 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 150 | GUILTY PLEASURES | FOOD NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 176 |
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