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November 3, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.31.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 4 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.3 in final numbers to 3.4, and ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was up 0.2 to 1.7. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Broadcast 2015 Oct SAT.31

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Starz’s decision to premiere ASH VS EVIL DEAD on Halloween night, when much of its target audience was probably out enjoying the holiday (and to “sneak” the premiere after midnight the night before) may have lowered its debut to a blah 0.13.  It was preceded by DAVINCI’S DEMONS, down 0.01 to 0.06/250K.  The night’s other premiere was even less notable, as THE RETURNED had a 0.03/123K Season 2 launch on Sundance.  Elsewhere, as usual for a fall Saturday the Top 10 was big on COLLEGE FOOTBALL and its associated programming, which took up all of the first 6 slots, led by ESPN’s primetime (1.15) and early afternoon (1.13) games.  Everything else was far lower, headed by Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES at 0.39.  Food Network’s PIONEER WOMAN upticked to 0.31, and its FARMHOUSE RULES was at 0.30, with KITCHEN AT FN down 0.06 to 0.28.  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO dropped a horrific 0.25 to 0.19, and THE LAST KINGDOM fell 0.06 to 0.09. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable40 2015 Oct SAT.31

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday October 31, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MICHIGAN/MINNESOTA ESPN 7:29 PM 196 1.15 3,681
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OLE MISS/AUBURN ESPN 12:00 PM 216 1.13 3,495
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:36 PM 29 0.77 2,513
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: STANFORD/WASHINGTON ST ESPN 10:45 PM 215 0.74 2,306
5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.74 1,832
6 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 2:20 AM 60 0.46 1,073
7 GHOST ADVENTURES: DEADWOOD: CITY OF GHOSTS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.39 958
8 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.34 1,522
9 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.31 1,450
10 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.30 1,272
11 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.28 1,397
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 120 0.28 738
13 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN 3:20 AM 60 0.26 656
14 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.24 903
15 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,066
16 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 30 0.24 1,105
17 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.24 843
18 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.23 898
19 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 909
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: ILLINOIS/PENN STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 209 0.23 939
21 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 839
22 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:43 AM 14 0.22 482
23 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 90 0.22 921
24 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 4:20 AM 30 0.22 542
25 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS/IOWA ST FOX SPORTS 1 7:14 PM 185 0.22 742
26 PATRICIA HEATON PARTIES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,002
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:39 AM 124 0.22 489
28 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 25 0.22 892
29 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 25 0.21 894
30 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: REGIONALIZED ESPN2 3:35 PM 198 0.21 730
31 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 725
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: NEBRASKA/PURDUE ESPNU 12:00 PM 227 0.20 849
33 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.20 607
34 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 6:56 PM 64 0.20 751
35 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 25 0.19 856
36 DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.19 585
37 LIGA MX L: CRUZ AZUL / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:53 PM 126 0.18 424
38 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 90 0.18 766
39 LAB RATS VS. MIGHTY MED DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 55 0.18 1,129
40 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.17 613
41 STEPHEN KINGS ROSE RED: PART TWO SPIKE TV 7:30 PM 120 0.17 517
42 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.16 684
43 STEPHEN KINGS ROSE RED: PART ONE SPIKE TV 5:30 PM 120 0.16 534
44 UNWRAPPED 2.0 FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.16 661
45 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNTED/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 123 0.16 382
46 TIME MACHINE: GOD VS. SATAN HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.15 591
47 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:59 PM 121 0.15 378
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.15 318
49 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 591
50 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.15 391
51 GHOST ADVENTURES: DEADWOOD: CITY OF GHOSTS TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.15 370
52 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: OKLAHOMA/KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 3:39 PM 215 0.15 482
53 STEPHEN KINGS ROSE RED: PART THREE SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 120 0.14 458
54 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI (FL)/DUKE ESPNU 7:14 PM 227 0.14 490
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:01 PM 119 0.14 339
56 ASH VS EVIL DEAD STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 41 0.13 437
57 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 7:30 PM 156 0.12 268
58 NCWTS RACING L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 1:31 PM 128 0.12 588
59 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 430
60 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,273
61 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SACRAMENTO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:35 PM 160 0.11 275
62 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY XD 12:00 PM 30 0.11 542
63 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VANDERBILT/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 192 0.11 392
64 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPNU 11:01 PM 14 0.11 233
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 731
66 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.11 322
67 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.11 395
68 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/SWANSEA CITY USA NETWORK 11:00 AM 120 0.11 251
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 525
70 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,484
71 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 339
72 LATE MOVIE 1: HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION IFC TV 12:00 AM 120 0.10 212
73 FOX COLLEGE SAT BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:19 PM 41 0.10 284
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 547
75 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: ARIZONA/WASHINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 193 0.10 384
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.10 257
77 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: AMERICAS BOOK OF SECRETS: MONUMENTS H2 12:00 AM 120 0.09 321
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 473
79 LEGENDS:OWN AT THE APOLLO OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 600
80 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:15 AM 15 0.09 207
81 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 947
82 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.09 235
83 LIGA MX L: JAGUARES / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 120 0.09 211
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 506
85 LAST KINGDOM BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 75 0.09 270
86 CNN SPECIAL REPORT: ESCAPE FROM JONESTOWN CNN 11:00 PM 120 0.09 286
87 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 331
88 BUNDESLIGA – L: WOLFSBURG VS LEVERKUSEN FOX DEPORTES 1:30 PM 121 0.09 166
89 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 362
90 VET SCHOOL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.08 346
91 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.08 227
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 541
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 676
94 VANILLA ICE BEST OF DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 227
95 CASHIN IN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.08 1,056
96 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 53 0.08 161
97 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 39 0.08 162
98 LOONEY TUNES BOOMERANG 11:00 AM 60 0.08 354
99 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:06 PM 29 0.08 170
100 TOM & JERRY SHOW BOOMERANG 12:00 PM 30 0.08 347

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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.