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December 22, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.19.2015

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  ABC’s DEMOCRATIC DEBATE rose 0.2 in final numbers, although it was still nowhere near its Republican counterparts, and FOX’s UFC LIVE climbed by the same amount.  Once SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was removed from CBS’s NY and Dallas ratings, the network plunged by 0.4/0.5/0.6 respectively over primetime’s 3 hours. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec SAT.19

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Technically, NFL Network’s game telecasts are branded as THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, even when the game airs on Saturday.  That’s why the game is billed as such below.  Under any title, it dominated Saturday cable with 2.42.  The closest non-NFL competition was Hallmark’s holiday movie of the evening, A CHRISTMAS MELODY, at 0.58, which had a MARIAH’S MERRIEST CHRISTMAS special as its lead-out at 0.28.  ESPN celebrated the start of COLLEGE FOOTBALL Bowl season with 0.49/0.47/0.39 for its trio of games.  Spike’s COPS dropped 0.14 to 0.41.  HBO, as usual, rated its BOXING AFTER DARK in segments:  0.21/0.21/0.13/0.12.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN fell 0.05 to 0.23.  Starz’s ASH VS. EVIL DEAD held at 0.18, but DAVINCI’S DEMONS fell 0.01 to 0.02/120K.  An AMC IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON concert special was at 0.16.  Sundance’s THE RETURNED stayed at 0.01/72K.  Esquire’s SPOTLESS climbed 0.02 to 0.03/84K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 19, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 15 – NYJ VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 8:26 PM 185 2.42 7,410
2 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:34 PM 36 1.25 2,792
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 26 0.90 3,047
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A CHRISTMAS MELODY HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.58 3,945
5 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 12:10 AM 59 0.58 1,183
6 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: OHIO/APPALACHIAN STATE ESPN 5:51 PM 209 0.49 1,850
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO ESPN 2:31 PM 200 0.47 1,832
8 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.41 1,247
9 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.41 1,274
10 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: ARKANSAS STATE/LOUISIANA TECH ESPN 9:20 PM 214 0.39 1,419
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UTAH/DUKE ESPN 12:00 PM 151 0.38 1,439
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:54 AM 66 0.33 809
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.33 835
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 764
15 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.29 1,045
16 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:09 AM 60 0.29 618
17 MARIAH-MERRIEST CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,197
18 WMNS COLL VBALL TOURN L: NEBRASKA/TEXAS ESPN2 7:30 PM 120 0.27 820
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.26 548
20 UFC ON FOX PRELIMS L: DOS ANJOS/CERRONE FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 180 0.26 693
21 PITBULLS & PAROLEES SPCL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.25 872
22 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,213
23 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 644
24 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,311
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 541
26 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:00 AM 30 0.21 448
27 HBO BAD: 12/19/15 JENNING HBO PRIME 11:23 PM 27 0.21 616
28 HBO BAD: 12/19/15 JENNING HBO PRIME 11:50 PM 16 0.21 580
29 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY JUNIOR 10:00 AM 25 0.21 912
30 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 653
31 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,767
32 SURVIVORMAN: LEGENDS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.20 448
33 LONGEST RIDE, THE: LONGEST RIDE, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 128 0.18 505
34 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 27 0.18 465
35 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.17 1,609
36 POKEMON MOVIE 12:JOL: POKEMON:12 A & JOL THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:30 PM 137 0.17 832
37 DEAD FILES REVISITED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 545
38 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SUNDERLAND/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:53 AM 141 0.16 397
39 IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75TH: IMAGINE: JOHN  LENNON 75TH BDAY CONCERT AMC 9:00 PM 150 0.16 1,087
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,602
41 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.16 453
42 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:04 PM 116 0.16 609
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 706
44 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NORWICH CITY/MAN UNITED USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 121 0.16 332
45 CNN DEM DEBATE SPECIAL CNN 10:30 PM 90 0.15 777
46 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:14 PM 18 0.14 291
47 BLAZE NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.14 853
48 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 405
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 681
50 HBO BAD: 12/19/15 JENNING HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 18 0.13 411
51 HBO BAD: 12/19/15 JENNING HBO PRIME 10:25 PM 40 0.12 373
52 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.12 1,224
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 580
54 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 338
55 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,116
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 745
57 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.12 1,409
58 OPRAH GOES TO BROADWAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 320
59 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 323
60 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 315
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 625
62 YANKEE JUNGLE: SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.11 500
63 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.11 1,063
64 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/VIRGINIA ESPN2 12:00 PM 124 0.10 382
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 780
66 STEP UP ALL IN HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 111 0.10 185
67 MUTT & STUFF NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.10 698
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 789
69 BUNDESLIGA – L: INGOLSTADT VS LEVERKUSEN FOX DEPORTES 9:25 AM 125 0.09 163
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 725
71 LONGEST RIDE, THE: LONGEST RIDE, THE HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 128 0.09 221
72 2015: YEAR-END SPECIAL VH1 8:59 AM 58 0.09 172
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UNLV/ARIZONA ESPN2 9:30 PM 128 0.09 250
74 WAITRESS HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 107 0.09 260
75 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 AM 53 0.09 206
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 803
77 PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT H2 10:00 PM 60 0.09 336
78 MY FAVORITE PLACE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.09 223
79 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: 2015 VIDEO OF THE YEAR CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.09 267
80 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,114
81 SEVENTH SON MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.08 269
82 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.08 779
83 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 8:29 PM 31 0.08 201
84 MASSI IS THE PROPERTY MAN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.08 772
85 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,063
86 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 278
87 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.08 252
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,049
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 540
90 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 8:00 PM 29 0.08 189
91 AEHQ: DEBATE CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 748
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 724
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 655
94 SIXTH SENSE, THE MAXPRIME 11:55 AM 107 0.08 158
95 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 303
96 MY FAVORITE PLACE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.08 225
97 REAL HOUSEWIVES CHESHIRE BRAVO 12:00 PM 62 0.07 213
98 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: NORTHWEST MISSOURI ST/SHEPHERD ESPN2 4:00 PM 191 0.07 369
99 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.07 251
100 MISS MUNDO 2015: N/A GALAVISION 11:00 PM 150 0.07 129
101 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.07 487
102 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 469
103 SPORTSCENTER ESPN2 7:11 PM 19 0.07 272
104 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:00 AM 42 0.07 145
105 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 431
106 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.07 127
107 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 12:30 PM 30 0.07 452
108 WHATS NEW SCOOBY-DOO BOOMERANG 3:30 PM 30 0.07 265
109 UFC FOX POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 10:24 PM 60 0.07 144
110 DREAMGIRLS: DREAMGIRLS HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 130 0.07 163
111 GODZILLA (2014): GODZILLA (2014) MAXPRIME 9:50 AM 123 0.06 110
112 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 573
113 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: OLD TOWN GATORS/NORTHWEST RAIDERS ESPN2 9:00 AM 120 0.06 173
114 HENRY DANGER TEENNICK 11:00 AM 30 0.06 328
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:38 PM 111 0.06 198
116 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 423
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 7:07 PM 25 0.06 157
118 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:29 AM 31 0.06 157
119 KANGAROO DUNDEE NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.06 271
120 APPRAISERS, THE VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 208
121 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME   L ESPNEWS 5:39 PM 16 0.06 138
122 FIFA CLUB COPA MNDL FNL FOX DEPORTES 5:20 AM 40 0.06 145
123 LEGALLY BLONDES HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 45 0.06 123
124 ORANGE BOWL CBB CLASSIC L: OKLAHOMA ST/FLORIDA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 144 0.06 198
125 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: SAM HOUSTON STATE/JACKSONVILLE STATE ESPNU 4:00 PM 211 0.06 256
126 UFC ON FOXD – FBC: ANJOS V CERRONE/SANTOS V OVEREEM FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 138 0.06 118
127 RUSH HOUR MAXPRIME 8:10 AM 97 0.05 119
128 NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: GODZILLA NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 180 0.05 168
129 RAILROAD ALASKA DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 329
130 CAA BASKETBALL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:32 PM 118 0.05 196
131 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.05 372
132 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.05 147
133 NICKY RICKY DICKY DAWN TEENNICK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 286
134 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.05 164
135 SUND MOVIE: AMITYVILLE II: POSSESSION SUNDANCE TV 3:00 PM 150 0.05 145
136 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:10 AM 12 0.05 129
137 RENOVATION REALITIES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 157
138 BLEACHER FEATURE MOVIE: THE ROOKIE MLB NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.05 140
139 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.05 132
140 CHEVROLET MANUFACTURERS S VELOCITY 9:00 AM 30 0.05 212
141 SUND MOVIE: AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE SUNDANCE TV 12:30 PM 150 0.05 127
142 KANGAROO DUNDEE NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 30 0.05 222
143 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 486
144 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 7:31 PM 95 0.05 258
145 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 881
146 BUNDESLIGA PREVIEW FOX DEPORTES 8:55 AM 30 0.05 59
147 EDGE OF TOMORROW MAXPRIME 7:05 PM 113 0.05 141
148 PERFORMANCE TV VELOCITY 9:30 AM 30 0.04 209
149 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 AM 25 0.04 167
150 MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.04 373

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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.