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December 8, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.5.2015

NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted up to 3.0 in finals, while ABC’s adjusted down to 2.3.  Elsewhere, the NCIS rerun was down 0.1, but 48 HOURS gained the same.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Broadcast 2015 Dec SAT.05

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again, it was a Saturday for COLLEGE FOOTBALL and anime.  ESPN’s afternoon and primetime games were respectively at 1.23 and 0.63.  (A COLLEGE BASKETBALL game that aired in between the games was at 0.36.)  After a week off, Adult Swim returned to late-night Saturday schedule, with these results:  DRAGON BALL Z at 0.59/1.45M (down 0.09 from 2 weeks ago), AKAME GA KILL at 0.51 (down 0.07), PARASYTE at 0.43 (down 0.04), MICHIKO & HATCHINI at 0.39/925K (down 0.02), NARUTO at 0.40/901K (up 0.03), ONE PIECE at 0.33/761K (down 0.01), and KILL LA KILL at 0.30/710K (down 0.01).  Food Network’s PIONEER WOMAN gained a tenth to 0.42, and KITCHEN AT FN was up 0.02 to 0.34, with FARMHOUSE RULES at 0.33.  Hallmark’s holiday movie THE COLLECTION was at 0.40.  Spike’s COPS dropped 0.11 to 0.37.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO season finale ticked up to 0.31.  On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD rose 0.04 to 0.19, and DAVINCI’S DEMONS was up 0.02 to 0.04/102K.  On Sundance, THE RETURNED dropped 0.02 down to 0.01 with 72K total viewers.  Esquire’s SPOTLESS was comparatively strong, up 0.01 to 0.04 with 99K viewers.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Finals Cable 2015 Dec SAT.05 Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 5, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: TEXAS/BAYLOR ESPN 12:01 PM 213 1.23 3,943
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: USC/STANFORD ESPN 7:45 PM 211 0.63 2,582
3 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 181 0.61 1,713
4 AKAME GA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.51 1,253
5 GET HARD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 100 0.51 1,197
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:02 AM 58 0.49 1,077
7 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:16 PM 106 0.45 1,087
8 PARASYTE- THE MAXIM ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.43 1,092
9 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.42 1,607
10 THE COLLECTION FROM HHOF: JUST IN TIME 4 CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.40 3,462
11 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.37 1,170
12 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 3:34 PM 103 0.36 1,187
13 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.34 1,321
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.34 758
15 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.33 1,381
16 NICK HOHO HOLIDAY SPECIAL NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,869
17 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 85 0.31 852
18 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.29 1,767
19 POWER RANGERS DINO NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,218
20 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.27 963
21 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.26 1,028
22 PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.25 1,053
23 GET HARD HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 100 0.25 536
24 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:58 PM 12 0.25 621
25 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,175
26 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,236
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.25 588
28 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:00 AM 60 0.24 586
29 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.23 1,726
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 134 0.23 527
31 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.22 1,745
32 DR. DEE: ALASKA VET ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,070
33 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,630
34 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:00 AM 30 0.21 494
35 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 PM 21 0.20 370
36 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 747
37 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 699
38 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 26 0.19 402
39 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: PEEPLES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 150 0.19 545
40 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,273
41 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.18 738
42 RAISING WHITLEY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 564
43 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.16 882
44 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:42 AM 15 0.16 350
45 FORBES ON FOX FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.16 1,581
46 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 7:08 PM 37 0.16 670
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/STOKE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:38 AM 124 0.14 350
48 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,187
49 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 12:40 AM 59 0.14 304
50 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS STATE FOX SPORTS 1 4:35 PM 228 0.14 620
51 BICENTENNIAL MAN: BICENTENNIAL MAN HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 131 0.14 294
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BUFFALO/DUKE ESPN2 5:20 PM 121 0.13 441
53 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.13 1,446
54 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 436
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 739
56 NBA TONIGHT ESPN2 1:39 AM 30 0.13 282
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,247
58 DEAD FILES REVISITED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 445
59 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SUNDERLAND-ARSENAL USA NETWORK 10:00 AM 122 0.13 283
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 662
61 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 317
62 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 5:17 PM 111 0.12 680
63 DEATH SENTENCE HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 105 0.12 320
64 MUTT & STUFF NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.12 640
65 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI/WESTERN KENTUCKY ESPN2 12:00 PM 210 0.12 488
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 905
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 822
68 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.11 239
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 842
70 WONDER WOMAN HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 73 0.11 263
71 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 11:30 AM 30 0.11 702
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 657
73 VITAL SIGNS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 558
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 657
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 893
76 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:00 PM 30 0.10 512
77 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 3:30 PM 110 0.10 378
78 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 994
79 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.10 343
80 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,401
81 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 235
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 292
83 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 370
84 REAL HOUSEWIVES CHESHIRE BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.09 204
85 SURVIVORMAN SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 269
86 RAY V1: RAY POP 8:30 PM 180 0.09 225
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,277
88 FIREWALL HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 54 0.09 206
89 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 581
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 593
91 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 273
92 BUILD SMALL LIVE ANYWHERE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.09 478
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CLEVELAND/MIAMI NBA-TV 8:00 PM 158 0.09 291
94 FORENSIC FILES HLN 9:30 PM 30 0.09 539
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,220
96 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.09 204
97 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.09 214
98 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,277
99 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 764
100 BRICK HBO PRIME 2:50 AM 109 0.08 246
101 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 698
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,183
103 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 8:00 PM 28 0.08 299
104 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 302
105 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.08 203
106 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:37 PM 19 0.08 267
107 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 593
108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,034
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,187
110 GET ON UP: GET ON UP HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 138 0.08 210
111 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 8:28 PM 32 0.08 312
112 RAILROAD ALASKA DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 454
113 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 AM 30 0.07 157
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:49 PM 111 0.07 195
115 BURN AFTER READING HBO PRIME 4:45 AM 75 0.07 186
116 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:00 PM 30 0.07 471
117 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 310
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: AIR FORCE/SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN2 7:30 PM 199 0.07 362
119 FORENSIC FILES HLN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 456
120 CHARLIE ST. CLOUD HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 99 0.07 207
121 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:07 PM 23 0.07 274
122 BUILD SMALL LIVE ANYWHERE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.07 368
123 TINY HOUSE WORLD FYI 10:30 PM 31 0.07 235
124 EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCRED: EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCRED HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 129 0.06 155
125 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 9:00 AM 15 0.06 228
126 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.06 147
127 NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: LEGION NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 120 0.06 118
128 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 529
129 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:38 PM 91 0.06 160
130 NFL FILMS PRESENTS NFL NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.06 182
131 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 149
132 NINTENDO WORLD CHAMP 2015 DISNEY XD 2:00 PM 60 0.06 362
133 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 45 0.06 154
134 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:17 PM 50 0.06 221
135 MASTER P FAMILY EMPIRE REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.06 136
136 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 9:15 AM 15 0.06 232
137 SHO CH BOX: 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 17 0.05 217
138 TINY HOUSE WORLD FYI 10:00 PM 30 0.05 225
139 POSEIDON MAXPRIME 3:25 PM 98 0.05 93
140 NICK HO HO HOLIDAY TEENNICK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 285
141 LUCY MAXPRIME 1:55 PM 89 0.05 138
142 MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 422
143 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:09 AM 60 0.05 132
144 TINY HOUSE NATION SPECIAL FYI 9:00 PM 60 0.05 286
145 CLASH OF KARTS MARIO KA 8 DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 318
146 LITTLEST PET SHOP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.05 171
147 BUILD SMALL LIVE ANYWHERE HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.05 321
148 POWER RANGERS DINO CHARGE NICKTOONS 2:00 PM 30 0.05 213
149 HMM MOVIE: D. MACOMBERS MR. MIRACLE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.04 444
150 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.04 125

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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.