Saturday Cable Final Nationals: Heisman Trophy Presentation Sinks to 16-Year Viewer Low

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s top ten cable telecasts in total viewers and adults 18-49 as well as selected other programs on Saturday, December 9 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

Live PD Xtra (A&E, 8:00 PM, 6 min.)
– 1.126 million viewers (#29)
– 0.33 A18-49 (#21)

Live PD (A&E, 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
– 2.040 million viewers (#5)
– 0.67 A18-49 (#3)

The Cleveland Show (ADSM, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.730 million viewers (#56)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#34)

Family Guy (ADSM, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.833 million viewers (#47)
– 0.32 A18-49 (#23)

Rick & Morty (ADSM, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.919 million viewers (#39)
– 0.34 A18-49 (#20)

Rick & Morty (ADSM, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.956 million viewers (#35)
– 0.36 A18-49 (#19)

Family Guy (ADSM, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.051 million viewers (#32)
– 0.44 A18-49 (#15)

Dragon Ball Super (ADSM, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.111 million viewers (#30)
– 0.48 A18-49 (#13)

BET Movie of the Week: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (BET, 8:00 PM, 155 min.)
– 0.414 million viewers (#91)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

CNN Special Report: Justice for Jessica (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.742 million viewers (#54)
– 0.12 A18-49 (#91)

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (DISJR, 7:30 PM, 55 min.)
– 0.627 million viewers (#67)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

PJ Masks (DISJR, 8:30 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.526 million viewers (#75)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#85)

Puppy Dog Pals (DISJR, 8:55 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.507 million viewers (#79)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#85)

Mickey and the Roadster (DISJR, 9:20 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.506 million viewers (#80)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

Home Alone: Holiday Heist (DSNY, 8:00 PM, 100 min.)
– 1.245 million viewers (#19)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#44)

Stuck in the Middle (DSNY, 9:40 PM, 55 min.)
– 1.144 million viewers (#28)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#42)

Bizaardvark (DSNY, 10:35 PM, 25 min.)
– 0.950 million viewers (#36)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#50)

2017 Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN, 8:00 PM, 67 min.)
– 2.175 million viewers (#3)
– 1.32 HH
– 0.58 A18-49 (#7)
– 0.48 A18-34
Previous viewer low since the 2.17 million of Eric Crouch’s Heisman win in 2001 was in 2016 (2.64 million)

Top Rank Boxing: Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux
(ESPN, 9:07 PM, 154 min.)
– 1.730 million viewers (#9)
– 1.03 HH
– 0.59 A18-49 (#6)
– 0.52 A18-34

College Basketball Regular Season: Florida at Cincinnati (ESPN2, 6:16 PM, 117 min.)
– 0.841 million viewers (#44)
– 0.51 HH
– 0.26 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.31 A18-34

College Basketball Regular Season: West Virginia at Pittsburgh (ESPN2, 8:13 PM, 116 min.)
– 0.848 million viewers (#43)
– 0.47 HH
– 0.26 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.27 A18-34

College Basketball Regular Season: Alabama at Arizona (ESPN2, 10:09 PM, 136 min.)
– 0.705 million viewers (#59)
– 0.41 HH
– 0.26 A18-49 (#30)
– 0.28 A18-34

Watters World (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.920 million viewers (#8)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

Justice With Judge Jeanine (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.082 million viewers (#4)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#77)

Thr Greg Gutfeld Show (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.613 million viewers (#13)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

Saturday Movie: The Santa Clause (FRFM, 6:25 PM, 130 min.)
– 1.978 million viewers (#6)
– 0.71 A18-49 (#1)

Saturday Movie: The Santa Clause 3 (FRFM, 8:35 PM, 130 min.)
– 1.678 million viewers (#11)
– 0.63 A18-49 (#5)

UFC Fight Night Prelim (FS1, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.707 million viewers (#58)
– 0.42 HH
– 0.21 A18-49 (#44)
– 0.17 A18-34

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega (FS1, 10:00 PM, 185 min.)
– 0.870 million viewers (#40)
– 0.52 HH
– 0.32 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.28 A18-34

Hallmark Original Movie: The Christmas Cottage (HALL, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 4.565 million viewers (#1)
– 0.68 A18-49 (#2)

Hallmark Movie: Marry Me at Christmas (HALL, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 2.793 million viewers (#2)
– 0.54 A18-49 (#8)

Logan (HBO, 8:00 PM, 137 min.)
– 1.969 million viewers (#7)
– 0.64 A18-49 (#4)

HBO Boxing After Dark: 12/9/17 Pre-Fight (HBO, 10:21 PM, 7 min.)
– 0.537 million viewers (#73)
– 0.33 HH
– 0.20 A18-49 (#48)
– 0.12 A18-34

HBO Boxing After Dark: 12/9/17: Vargas vs. Smith (HBO, 10:28 PM, 35 min.)
– 0.486 million viewers (#82)
– 0.32 HH
– 0.18 A18-49 (#53)
– 0.11 A18-34

House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.187 million viewers (#25)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#34)

HMM Original Movie: Christmas Encore (HMM, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 1.223 million viewers (#22)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#58)

Your Worst Nightmare (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.988 million viewers (#34)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#34)

Movie- Original Premiere: Christmas in Mississippi (LIF, 8:00 PM, 122 min.)
– 1.262 million viewers (#17)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#44)

Movie- Original Premiere: Christmas Trap (Mini) (LIF, 10:02 PM, 13 min.)
– 0.838 million viewers (#46)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#77)

Full House (NAN, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.645 million viewers (#64)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#58)

Full House (NAN, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.657 million viewers (#63)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#53)

Full House (NAN, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.606 million viewers (#68)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#53)

Full House (NAN, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.589 million viewers (#69)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#58)

Game Shakers (NICK, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.045 million viewers (#33)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#50)

Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (NICK, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.937 million viewers (#37)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#53)

Hey Duggee (NKJR, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.527 million viewers (#74)
– 0.11 A18-49 (#97)

Hey Duggee (NKJR, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.562 million viewers (#71)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#77)

Peppa Pig (NKJR, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.629 million viewers (#66)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#65)

Peppa Pig (NKJR, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.691 million viewers (#61)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#58)

Paw Patrol (NKJR, 10:00 PM, 27 min.)
– 0.573 million viewers (#70)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#69)

Paw Patrol (NKJR, 10:27 PM, 28 min.)
– 0.516 million viewers (#78)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#85)

Sweetie Pies (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.643 million viewers (#65)
– 0.11 A18-49 (#97)

Bellator 190 MMA Live (SPIKE, 8:00 PM, 109 min.)
– 0.394 million viewers (#93)
– 0.23 HH
– 0.12 A18-49 (#91)
– 0.09 A18-34

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.651 million viewers (#12)
– 0.51 A18-49 (#9)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.582 million viewers (#14)
– 0.50 A18-49 (#10)

The Big Bang Theory (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.550 million viewers (#15)
– 0.50 A18-49 (#10)

Ghost Adventures (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.731 million viewers (#55)
– 0.28 A18-49 (#27)

Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (USA, 8:00 PM, 180 min.)
– 1.701 million viewers (#10)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#34)

For the entire week of December 4-10, 2017 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is up 2 percent in viewership (0.769 million vs. 0.752 million) and up 2 percent among Adults 18-49 (461,000 vs. 454,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down 11 percent in viewership (0.769 million vs. 0.863 million) and down 11 percent among Adults 18-49 (461,000 vs. 517,000) from the same week one year ago (December 5-11, 2016). (https://programmingins.wpengine.com/?p=21259)

TOONAMI – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017

	PROGRAM	Viewers (000)	A1849 rating	A1849 (000)
10:30	Dragon Ball Super	1111	0.48	622
11:00	Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters	888	0.38	486
11:30	Black Clover	733	0.31	396
12:00a	Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders	628	0.26	336
12:30a	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphana	542	0.23	292
1:00a	Hunter X Hunter (r)	521	0.23	292
1:30a	Lupin the 3rd: Part 4	459	0.21	265
2:00a	Naruto: Shippuden (r)	452	0.20	257
2:30a	Outlaw Star (r)	390	0.18	230
3:00a	Cowboy Bebop (r)	383	0.17	222
3:30a	Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig (r)	342	0.15	195

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research