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September 5, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable day was all about COLLEGE FOOTBALL as well, with ESPN’s COLLEGE GAMEDAY beating all the actual games at 0.74, and the network’s noon game behind it at 0.64.  The rest of the Top 10 was taken up by CNN’s coverage of John McCain’s funeral, peaking at 12:35PM with 0.35/0.49/2.7M.  In non-sports, non-news programming, Nickeloden’s noon POWER RANGERS dropped 0.07 to 0.24.  Cartoon Network’s 9AM DRAMARAMA was at 0.22/0.21/0.19/0.18.  A&E’s LIVE PD clip show was at 0.21.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION fell 0.05 to 0.20.  ID’s FATAL VOWS was down 0.04 to 0.20.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN rose 0.02 to 0.20, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.18, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN ticked up to 0.18.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE lost 0.05 to 0.15, and MIND YOUR BUSINESS was down 0.04 to 0.09.  WGN’s ALL IN was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.74 1,867
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: OLE MISS/TEXAS TECH ESPN 12:00 PM 220 0.64 1,929
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BYU/ARIZONA ESPN 10:45 PM 210 0.46 1,288
4 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: TEXAS/MARYLAND FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 252 0.40 1,274
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: AUSTIN PEAY/GEORGIA ESPN 3:40 PM 185 0.35 1,193
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:35 PM 25 0.35 2,732
7 FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN CNN 12:00 PM 35 0.34 2,585
8 FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 2,353
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CINCINNATI/UCLA ESPN 7:00 PM 208 0.28 1,008
10 CFB WEATHER DELAY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:14 PM 82 0.28 836
11 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:28 PM 17 0.28 866
12 FERDINAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.27 790
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.26 2,062
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 674
15 FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,958
16 POWER RANGERS SNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.24 876
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:15 AM 60 0.24 566
18 SATURDAY MOVIE: FINDING DORY FREEFORM 8:45 PM 125 0.22 705
19 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.22 722
20 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 6:45 PM 15 0.22 733
21 JUSTICE LEAGUE: JUSTICE LEAGUE HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 120 0.22 604
22 REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 180 0.21 2,159
23 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.21 769
24 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.21 835
25 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.20 981
26 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,168
27 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 895
28 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.19 795
29 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 575
30 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,095
31 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.18 912
32 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:45 AM 15 0.18 753
33 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.18 899
34 AM JOY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,736
35 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 12:50 PM 128 0.17 422
36 FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,276
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,210
38 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 555
39 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 11:00 AM 479 0.15 800
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 127 0.15 351
41 HAUNTED TOWNS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 543
42 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 6:59 PM 450 0.15 684
43 TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 15 0.14 360
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 947
45 DSP. OF CRYSTAL ROGERS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.14 582
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 392
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 121 0.13 353
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,014
49 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 133 0.12 296
50 PGA TOUR: 2018 DELL TECHNOLOGIES CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 210 0.12 1,039
51 LIGA MX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:06 PM 114 0.12 303
52 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 58 0.12 405
53 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,414
54 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,408
55 MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,577
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 828
57 CAJUN ACES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 662
58 PAWN STARS AC: 65 ROCKIN DEALS HISTORY 12:03 AM 179 0.11 400
59 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPNEWS 3:30 PM 68 0.11 452
60 PAWN STARS AC: 65 ROCKIN DEALS HISTORY 8:00 PM 181 0.11 720
61 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.11 563
62 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 35 0.10 1,398
63 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,668
64 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.10 483
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 903
66 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.10 1,085
67 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.10 558
68 REALITY CUPCAKES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.10 466
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 850
70 MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,716
71 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.10 492
72 MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,601
73 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:31 AM 26 0.10 245
74 MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,391
75 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 8:26 AM 94 0.10 1,128
76 FUNERAL OF JOHN MCCAIN CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 900
77 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: CENTRAL MICHIGAN/KENTUCKY ESPNU 3:30 PM 210 0.09 327
78 S.E. CUPP: UNFILTERED CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 746
79 MLB REGULAR SEASON L FOX SPORTS 1 5:34 PM 95 0.09 421
80 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: ILL BE WATCHING LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.09 587
81 MIND YOUR BUSINESS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 332
82 MCCAIN MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:35 AM 25 0.09 1,309
83 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 478
84 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: UTSA/ARIZONA ST FOX SPORTS 1 10:35 PM 205 0.09 234
85 ALL IN WRESTLING: ZERO HO WGN AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 196
86 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE MUMMY: TOMB OF DRAGON PARAMOUNT 11:30 AM 150 0.08 326
87 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:58 AM 35 0.08 228
88 PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE HISTORY 12:00 PM 60 0.08 413
89 PRIME MOVIE 1: MASK, THE IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.08 203
90 PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.08 427
91 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: ILL BE WATCHING LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.08 370
92 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 887
93 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,098
94 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 8:54 AM 74 0.07 320
95 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 404
96 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.07 279
97 TERCER TIEMPO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 30 0.07 182
98 WOLVES AND WARRIORS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.07 490
99 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:30 AM 60 0.07 187
100 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 98 0.07 148
101 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: JAMES MADISON/NC STATE ESPNU 12:00 PM 192 0.07 240
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 26 0.07 568
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 841
104 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 164
105 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:08 AM 52 0.06 171
106 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 155
107 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 523
108 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:59 PM 61 0.06 436
109 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 844
110 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 569
111 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD ESPN2 2:29 AM 61 0.06 188
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 165
113 TIM BURTONS CORPSE BRIDE HBO PRIME 11:33 AM 77 0.06 137
114 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 193
115 VANILLA ICE PROJECT DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 204
116 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 322
117 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.05 205
118 SHREK 2 HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 93 0.05 127
119 24/7 CANELO/GGG 2 HBO PRIME 3:10 PM 25 0.05 139
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BOISE STATE/TROY ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 206 0.05 241
121 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPNU 7:30 PM 231 0.05 175
122 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY RAYS/CLEVELAND INDIANS FOX SPORTS 1 7:09 PM 195 0.05 257
123 WHY HIM MAXPRIME 12:30 PM 111 0.05 105
124 HOUSE POP 11:00 PM 60 0.05 203
125 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 792
126 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 990
127 NFL PRESEASON: 2018 – BUF VS. CHI NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 143
128 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 112 0.05 237
129 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 585
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 394
131 MORNING MOVIE 3: WAYNES WORLD 2 IFC TV 10:00 AM 120 0.05 91
132 HOUSE POP 10:00 PM 60 0.05 207
133 COUPLES RETREAT MAXPRIME 10:35 AM 114 0.05 112
134 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 120
135 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:00 AM 60 0.05 118
136 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 812
137 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 10:24 PM 11 0.04 165
138 ESPN GOAL LINE  L ESPNU 3:12 PM 18 0.04 182
139 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 102
140 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 641
141 POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.04 183
142 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 688
143 FUTBOL MLS SAT: SEATTLE SOUNDERS / SPORTING KANSAS CITY UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:00 PM 126 0.04 94
144 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:35 PM 24 0.04 348
145 HOUSE POP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 226
146 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 91
147 MISSION GALAPAGOS BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 70 0.04 233
148 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 193
149 JENNIFERS BODY HBO PRIME 1:50 AM 102 0.04 117
150 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 84

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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.