Top 100 Primetime Telecasts
CBS televised the second Democratic debate this past Saturday evening. The debate was the lowest-rated and least-watched of 2015, even dwarfed by Fox Business Network’s GOP debate that aired the previous Tuesday.
The Dem debate telecast averaged a 1.7 in P 18-49 and 8.55 million viewers, making it the most-watched program of the night.
The telecast didn’t finish #1 in P 18-49 or 25-54. That honor to Saturday Night Football, which featured Big 12 rivals Oklahoma and Baylor.
Oklahoma and Baylor averaged a 1.9 in P 18-49 and a 2.2 in P 25-54. Those figures are up from ABC’s most-recent installment of Saturday Night Football (Minnesota vs. Ohio State). That game happened to go up against LSU vs. Alabama on CBS, which pulled a 3.4 in P 18-49.
The Democratic debate averaged half the P 18-49 audience that LSU/Alabama did on the network last Saturday night.
To be fair, the last time a GOP debate telecast went up against a sporting event (The World Series), it also fell in the demos but won in Total Viewers. It will be interesting to see if the debate receives any boost from time-shifting data.
CABLE
Holiday time is approaching and Hallmark Channel is already dominating the Saturday night cable landscape.
I’m Not Ready for Christmas was the most-watched cable program of the night, bringing in 3.6 million viewers. That figure is up from the 3.3 million who tuned into the previous Saturday 8pm Hallmark premiere Ice Sculpture Christmas.
Originator | Program | Telecast Date | Telecast Time | Common Day of Week | Indicators | P18-49 Rtg% | P18-49 Proj (000 s) | P25-54 Rtg% | P25-54 Proj (000 s) | P2+ Proj (000 s) |
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ABC | SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: OKLAHOMA/BAYLOR | 11/14/2015 | 8:07 PM | SATURDAY | 1.86 | 2356 | 2.16 | 2562 | 5884 | |
CBS | CAMPAIGN ’16 DEM DEBATE | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (S) | 1.67 | 2112 | 1.78 | 2115 | 8552 |
ABC | SNFTBL NISSAN PRE-GAME | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | 1.18 | 1490 | 1.40 | 1666 | 4252 | |
CBS | 48 HOURS 8PM-SPECIAL | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (S) | 0.92 | 1173 | 1.15 | 1368 | 4497 |
NBC | DATELINE MYSTERY | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.78 | 994 | 1.16 | 1374 | 4321 | |
FOX | FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL | 11/14/2015 | 7:35 PM | SATURDAY | 0.76 | 967 | 0.95 | 1129 | 2795 | |
ESPN | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | 11/14/2015 | 10:33 PM | SATURDAY | (L)(P-O) | 0.75 | 946 | 0.83 | 980 | 2096 |
FX | FX MOVIE PRIME | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.70 | 889 | 0.65 | 767 | 1406 |
FOX SPORTS 1 | UFC PPV PRELIMS L | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P)(L)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.70 | 885 | 0.75 | 892 | 1394 |
ESPN | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | 11/14/2015 | 10:45 PM | SATURDAY | (T)(L)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.68 | 860 | 0.72 | 852 | 1923 |
ADULT SWIM | AMERICAN DAD | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.67 | 855 | 0.50 | 598 | 1569 |
NBC | SNL PRIME-SAT | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R) | 0.63 | 804 | 1.01 | 1200 | 2963 |
ADULT SWIM | AMERICAN DAD | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.63 | 799 | 0.45 | 534 | 1508 |
TBS NETWORK | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.63 | 798 | 0.81 | 958 | 1772 |
TBS NETWORK | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.63 | 797 | 0.79 | 939 | 1708 |
FOX | FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL-GUN | 11/14/2015 | 10:52 PM | SATURDAY | (D) | 0.54 | 690 | 0.71 | 844 | 2075 |
TBS NETWORK | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.51 | 642 | 0.65 | 772 | 1568 |
ION | LAW & ORDER: SVU SAT 10P | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.50 | 636 | 0.57 | 679 | 1488 | |
ION | LAW & ORDER: SVU SAT 9P | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.50 | 632 | 0.55 | 659 | 1541 | |
TBS NETWORK | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.48 | 610 | 0.62 | 735 | 1418 |
ADULT SWIM | BOBS BURGERS | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.47 | 594 | 0.33 | 397 | 1224 |
HALLMARK CHANNEL | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P)(M)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.47 | 590 | 0.72 | 851 | 3601 |
TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-O)(P-V) | 0.46 | 589 | 0.55 | 657 | 1391 |
USA NETWORK | MOVIE, USA | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.44 | 559 | 0.47 | 559 | 1217 |
SPIKE TV | COPS (O) | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (E-A)(P-A) | 0.43 | 539 | 0.54 | 639 | 1367 |
ION | LAW & ORDER: SVU SAT 8P | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.41 | 516 | 0.48 | 569 | 1542 | |
UNI | SABADAZO SAT | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.40 | 502 | 0.45 | 534 | 1031 | |
UniMas | CINEPLEX (PT) SAT | 11/14/2015 | 9:02 PM | SATURDAY | (R) | 0.39 | 488 | 0.40 | 478 | 1060 |
ABC FAMILY | SATURDAY MOVIE | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.37 | 474 | 0.41 | 487 | 1002 |
HALLMARK CHANNEL | HALLMARK MOVIE | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-O)(P-V) | 0.36 | 457 | 0.54 | 644 | 2162 |
TBS NETWORK | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.34 | 436 | 0.45 | 531 | 1064 |
SPIKE TV | COPS | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.34 | 435 | 0.43 | 515 | 1245 |
ADULT SWIM | BOBS BURGERS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.34 | 428 | 0.28 | 327 | 1014 |
UniMas | CINE CANTINFLAS SAT | 11/14/2015 | 7:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R) | 0.33 | 416 | 0.39 | 460 | 987 |
TEL | QUE NOCHE | 11/14/2015 | 7:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.32 | 406 | 0.37 | 439 | 1027 | |
SPIKE TV | JAIL: LAS VEGAS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (E-O)(P-O) | 0.32 | 405 | 0.42 | 493 | 1171 |
TEL | CINE MILLONARIO SAT | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.31 | 394 | 0.37 | 444 | 829 | |
UNI | BANDA RESUMEN, LA PT SAT | 11/14/2015 | 7:00 PM | SATURDAY | 0.31 | 394 | 0.33 | 394 | 934 | |
FOOD NETWORK | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.31 | 389 | 0.33 | 395 | 793 |
FOOD NETWORK | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.30 | 383 | 0.34 | 399 | 843 |
HOME AND GARDEN TV | HOUSE HUNTERS | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.29 | 371 | 0.38 | 449 | 1310 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | AUSTIN & ALLY | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.29 | 368 | 0.21 | 255 | 1476 |
TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.28 | 359 | 0.38 | 451 | 869 |
SYFY | SYFY MOVIE | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.28 | 358 | 0.34 | 407 | 938 |
COMEDY CENTRAL | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (S)(R)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.28 | 358 | 0.30 | 361 | 713 |
HOME AND GARDEN TV | FIXER UPPER | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.28 | 355 | 0.33 | 392 | 1239 |
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | FATAL VOWS | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.27 | 345 | 0.33 | 395 | 904 |
HOME AND GARDEN TV | HOUSE HUNTERS | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.26 | 332 | 0.34 | 407 | 1275 |
THE CARTOON NETWORK | REGULAR SHOW | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.26 | 328 | 0.20 | 242 | 1050 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | BUNKD | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.26 | 328 | 0.18 | 217 | 1341 |
NICK-AT-NITE | FULL HOUSE | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.25 | 317 | 0.20 | 243 | 1022 |
LIFETIME TELEVISION | MOVIE- CO PRO PREM | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (M)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.25 | 312 | 0.38 | 449 | 1165 |
AMC | AMC FIGHTFEST | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.25 | 311 | 0.25 | 302 | 684 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | LIV AND MADDIE | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.24 | 310 | 0.21 | 251 | 1294 |
BBC-AMERICA | DOCTOR WHO SEASON 9 | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (E-O)(P-O) | 0.24 | 310 | 0.31 | 365 | 645 |
TBS NETWORK | BILLY ON THE STREET | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.24 | 310 | 0.31 | 371 | 633 |
DISCOVERY CHANNEL | STREET OUTLAWS | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-O) | 0.24 | 309 | 0.28 | 328 | 599 |
HOME AND GARDEN TV | FIXER UPPER | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.24 | 308 | 0.30 | 355 | 1151 |
FOOD NETWORK | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.24 | 305 | 0.30 | 360 | 800 |
TLC | 48 HOURS: HARD EVIDENCE | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.24 | 304 | 0.25 | 294 | 827 |
SPIKE TV | COPS | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.24 | 304 | 0.30 | 354 | 857 |
FOOD NETWORK | UNWRAPPED 2.0 | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (E-A)(P-A) | 0.23 | 294 | 0.27 | 322 | 731 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.23 | 294 | 0.28 | 328 | 931 |
CNN | PARIS TERROR ATTACKS | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.23 | 289 | 0.31 | 372 | 1053 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | LAB RATS | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.23 | 289 | 0.19 | 221 | 1212 |
ESPN2 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | 11/14/2015 | 10:45 PM | SATURDAY | (L)(P-O) | 0.22 | 281 | 0.26 | 312 | 574 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 10:31 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.22 | 280 | 0.26 | 307 | 834 |
FOX SPORTS 1 | COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P)(T)(L)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.22 | 276 | 0.25 | 299 | 575 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.22 | 273 | 0.26 | 313 | 927 |
SPIKE TV | COPS (O) | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.21 | 272 | 0.27 | 316 | 808 |
NICKELODEON | HENRY DANGER | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 270 | 0.23 | 276 | 1347 |
FOOD NETWORK | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 269 | 0.28 | 333 | 693 |
FOX NEWS CHANNEL | HANNITY | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.21 | 268 | 0.28 | 338 | 1421 |
THE CARTOON NETWORK | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 267 | 0.17 | 200 | 964 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | GAMERS GUIDE | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 266 | 0.17 | 206 | 1084 |
HISTORY | COUNTING CARS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 264 | 0.29 | 342 | 906 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 10:01 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 262 | 0.26 | 307 | 838 |
TRAVEL CHANNEL | GHOST ADVENTURES | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.21 | 261 | 0.28 | 334 | 546 |
LIFETIME TELEVISION | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | 11/14/2015 | 10:02 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.21 | 260 | 0.31 | 367 | 856 |
FOOD NETWORK | UNWRAPPED 2.0 | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (E-A)(P-A) | 0.20 | 259 | 0.22 | 265 | 698 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.20 | 257 | 0.25 | 293 | 853 |
NICK-AT-NITE | FULL HOUSE | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.20 | 256 | 0.19 | 226 | 949 |
DISNEY JUNIOR | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.20 | 255 | 0.21 | 252 | 802 |
HISTORY | COUNTING CARS | 11/14/2015 | 9:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.20 | 249 | 0.26 | 305 | 773 |
CMT | CMT MOVIES | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.20 | 249 | 0.18 | 220 | 437 |
ANIMAL PLANET | DR. DEE: ALASKA VET | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.19 | 246 | 0.24 | 281 | 773 |
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | KILLER CONFESSIONS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-O) | 0.19 | 245 | 0.25 | 300 | 690 |
NICKELODEON | GAME SHAKERS | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (E-O)(P-O) | 0.19 | 245 | 0.21 | 250 | 1314 |
TLC | 48 HOURS: HARD EVIDENCE | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-A) | 0.19 | 243 | 0.24 | 288 | 804 |
DISNEY JUNIOR | DJ NIGHT LIGHT | 11/14/2015 | 9:25 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(P-O)(B) | 0.19 | 242 | 0.21 | 246 | 768 |
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | MOVIE | 11/14/2015 | 8:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(M)(E-A)(P-V) | 0.19 | 242 | 0.21 | 248 | 492 |
SPIKE TV | COPS (O) | 11/14/2015 | 10:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-A)(P-A) | 0.19 | 240 | 0.24 | 282 | 735 |
ANIMAL PLANET | PITBULLS AND PAROLEES | 11/14/2015 | 10:02 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.19 | 239 | 0.27 | 315 | 858 |
DISNEY CHANNEL | K.C. UNDERCOVER | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.19 | 239 | 0.17 | 197 | 1142 |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | DRUGS, INC. COMPILATION | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.19 | 238 | 0.21 | 250 | 471 |
A&E NETWORK | STORAGE WARS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.19 | 237 | 0.25 | 294 | 794 |
TRAVEL CHANNEL | DEAD FILES REVISITED | 11/14/2015 | 10:00 PM | SATURDAY | (S)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.19 | 237 | 0.26 | 310 | 525 |
HISTORY | COUNTING CARS | 11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.18 | 232 | 0.27 | 317 | 912 |
DISNEY JUNIOR | MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (R)(E-O)(P-O) | 0.18 | 231 | 0.20 | 240 | 728 |
CNN | PARIS TERROR ATTACKS | 11/14/2015 | 9:00 PM | SATURDAY | (P-O) | 0.18 | 228 | 0.25 | 293 | 752 |