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December 30, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.26.2015

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for CBS’s local simulcasts of SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, its numbers went way down from early ratings, by 0.4 to 0.5 for its HAWAII 5-0 rerun and by half a point to 0.6 for 48 HOURS.  In addition, the reruns on FOX of BONES and SLEEPY HOLLOW each dropped 0.1.  The upshot was that nothing on network television rated higher than 0.7 for the night. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec SAT.26

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL takes away, it also gives (even if it’s nonsensically branded as THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL for contractual reasons), easily giving NFL Network the night at 2.54, up 0.12 from last week’s game.  Sports programming took up 9 of Saturday’s Top 10 cable slots, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game quadruple feature at 1.04 (UCLA vs. Nebraska)/0.82 (Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech)/0.62 (Washington vs. Southern Mississippi)/0.36 (Connecticut vs. Marshall).  The only other network to crash the Top 10 was HGTV with 0.40 for TINY LUXURY.  On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD dropped 0.04 to 0.14, and the series finale of DA VINCI’S DEMONS rose 0.01 to 0.03/202K.  Esquire’s SPOTLESS slipped 0.01 to 0.02/82K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec SAT.26

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 26, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 16 – WAS VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 201 2.54 8,147
2 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 27 1.16 3,869
3 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UCLA/NEBRASKA ESPN 9:52 PM 168 1.04 4,046
4 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:53 PM 33 0.90 2,472
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TULSA/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 5:55 PM 237 0.82 3,416
6 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WASHINGTON/SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI ESPN 2:22 PM 213 0.62 2,617
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:40 AM 80 0.56 1,444
8 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.53 1,671
9 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: CONNECTICUT/MARSHALL ESPN 11:00 AM 202 0.50 2,400
10 TINY LUXURY HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.40 1,441
11 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L ESPN2 9:15 PM 40 0.36 1,407
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 120 0.35 897
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.32 745
14 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 12:26 AM 85 0.31 809
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.31 647
16 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,362
17 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: UNCLE BUCK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 AM 140 0.30 718
18 JOHN WICK HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.29 725
19 WHEN CALLS THE HEART: WHEN CALLS THE HEART 3001 HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.28 2,488
20 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 3:00 AM 30 0.26 586
21 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 134 0.24 563
22 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 845
23 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:42 AM 15 0.20 469
24 DR. DEE: ALASKA VET SPCL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 62 0.20 811
25 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.18 542
26 SPIKE TV MOVIE: RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE SPIKE TV 12:00 PM 120 0.18 487
27 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MTN SPCL ANIMAL PLANET 10:03 PM 60 0.17 808
28 RAISING WHITLEY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 537
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,387
30 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.16 1,190
31 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 PM 21 0.15 353
32 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 416
33 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 28 0.14 343
34 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.14 1,272
35 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 8:45 AM 118 0.14 279
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/STOKE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:39 AM 123 0.14 335
37 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 592
38 WATER DIVINER, THE HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 111 0.13 419
39 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/CHELSEA USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 122 0.13 363
40 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 412
41 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:51 AM 60 0.12 361
42 DEAD FILES REVISITED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 465
43 WATER DIVINER, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.12 655
44 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: CHICAGO/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 3:30 AM 120 0.12 311
45 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,140
46 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 131 0.12 232
47 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.12 1,112
48 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 432
49 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 414
50 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 118 0.11 292
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 958
52 TINY HOUSE HUNTING FYI 9:00 PM 30 0.11 257
53 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.11 1,111
54 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 296
55 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.11 304
56 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,131
57 REAL HOUSEWIVES CHESHIRE BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.11 227
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.11 249
59 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 300
60 HENRY DANGER TEENNICK 11:00 AM 30 0.10 197
61 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 337
62 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.10 187
63 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.10 392
64 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,022
65 WISH I WAS HERE HBO PRIME 1:40 AM 106 0.09 213
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 841
67 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 144 0.09 212
68 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 90 0.09 204
69 TINY HOUSE WORLD FYI 9:30 PM 30 0.09 203
70 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 355
71 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 899
72 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 545
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 792
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 517
75 NICKY RICKY DICKY DAWN TEENNICK 11:30 AM 30 0.08 182
76 SPORT SCIENCE ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.08 247
77 SPORT SCIENCE ESPN2 12:30 PM 30 0.08 268
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 588
79 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 228
80 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 445
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 644
82 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 162
83 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 219
84 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: NEW ORLEANS/MIAMI ESPN2 4:00 AM 120 0.07 131
85 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.07 724
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 677
87 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 299
88 MASSI IS THE PROPERTY MAN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.07 758
89 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME ESPN2 1:00 AM 90 0.07 140
90 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 9:00 PM 15 0.07 248
91 DROP, THE HBO PRIME 3:30 AM 106 0.07 165
92 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.07 275
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 498
94 DOUBLE FEATURE: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 135 0.06 332
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 754
96 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 411
97 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 7:00 PM 167 0.06 176
98 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL VS. LEICITY 12/26 NBC UNIVERSO 9:55 AM 128 0.06 150
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 777
100 THAT 70S SHOW POP 1:00 PM 30 0.06 199
101 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.06 146
102 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 412
103 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 384
104 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 195
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 403
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 183
107 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.06 156
108 E:60 ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.06 217
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 346
110 SPORT SCIENCE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.06 168
111 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 191
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 292
113 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 501
114 NBA CRUNCHTIME NBA-TV 10:38 PM 119 0.06 137
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 195
116 100 THINGS TO DO BEFORE TEENNICK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 143
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:47 PM 51 0.06 117
118 THAT 70S SHOW POP 12:30 PM 30 0.05 200
119 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 734
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 327
121 BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE: STOKE C V. MANC UN 12/26 NBC UNIVERSO 7:40 AM 125 0.05 78
122 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.05 381
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 520
124 NBA COAST TO COAST   L ESPN2 9:55 PM 65 0.05 222
125 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 8:00 PM 60 0.05 123
126 HOME ALONE 3 HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 102 0.05 148
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 793
128 TINY HOUSE WORLD FYI 10:30 PM 31 0.05 189
129 SOUTH PARK NBC UNIVERSO 12:03 PM 30 0.05 157
130 DOUBLE FEATURE: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT II SUNDANCE TV 8:15 PM 150 0.05 245
131 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 133
132 TASHI AND THE MONK HBO PRIME 5:20 AM 40 0.05 121
133 SUND MOVIE: FIREFOX SUNDANCE TV 12:30 PM 180 0.05 250
134 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 12:37 AM 53 0.05 97
135 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 353
136 PREMIER L EXTRA POST-GAME NBC UNIVERSO 9:45 AM 10 0.05 69
137 THAT 70S SHOW POP 12:00 PM 30 0.05 172
138 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 60 0.04 76
139 RAILROAD ALASKA DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 311
140 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 382
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 279
142 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.04 81
143 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 282
144 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 286
145 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 237
146 LAST CASTLE, THE: LAST CASTLE, THE MAXPRIME 7:55 AM 131 0.04 112
147 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 270
148 MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN TH MAXPRIME 2:25 AM 115 0.04 80
149 GAME SHAKERS TEENNICK 12:30 PM 30 0.04 122
150 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 10:00 PM 32 0.04 107

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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.