Saturday September 8, 2018 Nielsen Finals

Saturday cable was filled with numerous college football games, including three that made their way into the top 5 of the day. The Clemson/Texas A&M game on ESPN took an easy victory on the day, notching a 1.39 adults 18-49 rating (1.87 in men 18-49, 1.31 in males 12-34, 2.06 in people over 50), with just under 4.5 million viewers. This game was lightyears ahead of the day's second-best game, Michigan State vs. Arizona State, which notched a 0.83 rating in the key demo (1.15 M18-49, 0.68 M12-34, 0.96 P50+) with 2.3 million viewers. On the scripted side, the only airing of note belonged to the Hallmark original movie, 'Wedding of Dreams' which had a 0.25 in adults 18-49 (0.32 in W18-49), a 1.43 in adults over 50, and just over 2 million viewers. 

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (000)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: CLEM/TX A&M	ESPN	1.39	4,486
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MICH ST/AZ ST	ESPN	0.83	2,297
TENNIS: US: WOMENS FINALS	ESPN	0.68	3,101
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: MISS ST/KS ST	ESPN	0.55	1,800
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ARK ST/ALABAMA	ESPN2	0.49	1,663
COLL FOOTBALL: W MICHIGAN/MICHIGAN	FOX SPORTS 1	0.32	914
GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE	HBO PRIME	0.30	1,118
DRAGON BALL SUPER	ADULT SWIM	0.28	695
FATAL VOWS	ID	0.27	956
WEDDING OF DREAMS	HALLMARK CHANNEL	0.25	2,003
SHO CH BOX: 18	SHOWTIME PRIME	0.25	619
UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 228:WOODLEY/TILL	FX	0.25	560
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SOUTHEAST LA/LSU	ESPN2	0.24	858
TOTAL DRAMARAMA	CARTOON NET	0.23	720
PIONEER WOMAN	FOOD NETWORK	0.23	1,294
GHOST ADV POP-UPS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.22	628
TOTAL DRAMARAMA	CARTOON NET	0.22	743
POWER RANGERS SNS	NICKELODEON	0.22	907
MOUNTAIN LIFE	HGTV	0.21	1,299
ATTACK ON TITAN	ADULT SWIM	0.20	512
IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE	OWN	0.19	671
HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION	HGTV	0.18	1,196
KITCHEN AT FN, THE	FOOD NETWORK	0.18	1,076
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: CAL/BYU	ESPN2	0.18	586
MOUNTAIN LIFE	HGTV	0.17	1,221
FLCL: ALTERNATIVE	ADULT SWIM	0.17	440
POP TEAM EPIC	ADULT SWIM	0.16	359
JOJOS ADV: DIAMOND UNBRK	ADULT SWIM	0.16	356
DSP. OF CRYSTAL ROGERS	OXYGEN	0.16	711
CAJUN ACES	FOOD NETWORK	0.16	717
TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN	FOOD NETWORK	0.15	1,036
WOOD WORK	HGTV	0.15	801
MY CAT FROM HELL	ANIMAL PLANET	0.14	542
LIVE PD AC	A&E NETWORK	0.13	459
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: AZ/HOU	ESPN2	0.12	379
WOOD WORK	HGTV	0.12	674
MY CAT FROM HELL	ANIMAL PLANET	0.11	550
MIND YOUR BUSINESS	OWN	0.11	382
WOLVES AND WARRIORS	ANIMAL PLANET	0.10	445
INCREDIBLE DR POL	NAT GEO WILD	0.10	956
HBO BAD: 9/8/18	HBO PRIME	0.09	349
MLB: ASTROS/RED SOX	FOX SPORTS 1	0.08	388
COLD JUSTICE	OXYGEN	0.08	572
COLLEGE: DUKE/NORTHWESTERN	ESPNU	0.08	337
BIG HERO 6 SERIES	DISNEY CHANNEL	0.07	505
DR. POL: DEJA MOO!	NAT GEO WILD	0.07	683
COLL FOOTBALL: N CAROLINA/E CAROLINA	ESPNU	0.07	284
JOHN RITTER: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	REELZCHANNEL	0.06	273
CAR FIX	VELOCITY	0.05	239
LOKAR CAR SHOW	VELOCITY	0.05	255
TOP CHEF SNEAK PEEK	BRAVO	0.05	220
POKEMON SUN AND MOON	DISNEY XD	0.04	134
BEYBLADE BURST	DISNEY XD	0.03	135
YO-KAI WATCH	DISNEY XD	0.03	94
ESME & ROY	HBO PRIME	0.03	59
YU-GI-OH	NICKTOONS	0.02	92
MYSTICOONS	NICKTOONS	0.02	89
MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP	DISCOVERY FAM	0.01	38

Source: Nielsen Media Research