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ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Genre Anthology Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons12 No. of episodes178 Running time 120 minutes+ Network ABC Release February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21 ) – present Wonderful World of Disney
ABC Saturday Movie of the Week is a weekly American anthology series that airs on ABC . The series began as the replacement for ABC's Big Picture Show and as a revival of ABC's Movie of the Week theme (the network used this theme from 1969 until 1976). Since its inception, it has been ABC's main platform for airing theatrical movies, although other movies air as part of the movie of the week format during the holiday season and as special presentations. As such, ABC airs a movie on every night of the week at some point during the television season styled as [Insert Day] Movie of the Week.
Overview
Beginning in 2009, with the December 2008 cancellation of Wonderful World of Disney , ABC Saturday Movie of the Week has become ABC's main platform for all movies. Currently the title is used solely for internal scheduling purposes; either a short promotional piece listing the film coming up or a direct cut to a disclaimer that the film has been formatted to broadcast television presentation precedes the aired film.
Among the films which ABC has broadcast rights to are a package of DreamWorks films, ironic given that ABC's parent Disney once employed the studio's co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg , who fell out of favor with Disney just before joining DreamWorks. The lone permanent annual airing of any film in the series is that of The Ten Commandments , which has aired on ABC since 1973 and airs in an extended time slot each year in the vicinity of Easter ; the film is also generally the most watched film of the series each year.
Currently, each season usually begins in December, as Saturday Night Football airs on ABC almost every Saturday night in September, October, and November.
The ABC Saturday Night Movie/ABC Family Movie/Big Picture Show (1990 to 2003)
Nielsen ratings
Seasonal ratings
Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of ABC Saturday Movie of the Week on ABC:
Season
Episodes
Timeslot (ET)
Season Premiere
Season Finale
TV Season
Rank
Viewers (in millions)
1
10
Saturday 8:00 PM
February 21, 2004
August 14, 2004
2003-2004
#123 [1]
6.21
2
17
September 25, 2004
August 27, 2005
2004-2005
#107 [2]
6.41
3
38
September 17, 2005
August 26, 2006
2005-2006
#126 [3]
5.74
4
35
October 21, 2006
August 25, 2007
2006-2007
#180 [4]
5.12
5
32
December 8, 2007
August 23, 2008
2007-2008
#160 [5]
4.69
6
21
December 13, 2008
August 29, 2009
2008-2009
#149 [6]
3.80
7
18
December 12, 2009
August 28, 2010
2009-2010
#119 [7]
3.55
8
23
December 11, 2010
August 20, 2011
2010-2011
#170 [8]
3.53
9
15
December 24, 2011
August 18, 2012
2011-2012
#156 [9]
3.46
10
12
December 15, 2012
August 17, 2013
2012-2013
#150 [10]
2.76
11
14
December 28, 2013
August 16, 2014
2013-2014
TBD
TBD
12
15
December 13, 2014
August 29, 2015
2014-2015
TBD
TBD
Weekly ratings, Season 1
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
Cast Away
February 21, 2004
2
Forrest Gump
February 28, 2004
3
Frequency
March 6, 2004
4
Dr. Dolittle
March 13, 2004
5
Tarzan
March 20, 2004
6
The Emperor's New Groove
April 3, 2004
7
The Mummy Returns
April 17, 2004
8
Almost Famous
April 24, 2004
9
Remember the Titans
May 1, 2004
10
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
May 15, 2004
11
The Fast and the Furious
May 22, 2004
12
Field of Dreams
June 12, 2004
13
Patch Adams
June 19, 2004
14
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
June 26, 2004
15
The Legend of Bagger Vance
July 3, 2004
16
Princess of Thieves
July 10, 2004
17
The Miracle Worker
July 17, 2004
18
Unbreakable
July 24, 2004
19
October Sky
July 31, 2004
20
Mystic Pizza
August 7, 2004
21
The Kid
August 14, 2004
22
The Road to El Dorado
August 21, 2004
23
Dinosaur
September 4, 2004
Weekly ratings, Season 2
Weekly ratings, Season 3
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
Armageddon
September 17, 2005
2
Catch Me If You Can
September 24, 2005
3
Air Force One
October 22, 2005
4
Monsters, Inc.
October 29, 2005
5
Catch Me If You Can
November 5, 2005
6
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
November 19, 2005
7
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 10, 2005
8
The Sound of Music
December 17, 2005
9
Snow Dogs
December 31, 2005
10
Enemy of the State
January 21, 2006
11
Road to Perdition
January 28, 2006
12
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
February 4, 2006
13
The Green Mile
February 11, 2006
15
Cast Away
February 18, 2006
16
Forrest Gump
February 25, 2006
17
A Beautiful Mind
March 4, 2006
18
What Lies Beneath
March 11, 2006
19
The Sixth Sense
March 18, 2006
20
Signs
March 25, 2006
21
The Ring
April 1, 2006
22
Minority Report
April 8, 2006
23
The Ten Commandments
April 15, 2006
24
Pretty Woman
April 22, 2006
25
Pearl Harbor
April 29, 2006
26
Seabiscuit
May 6, 2006
27
Remember the Titans
May 20, 2006
28
Enemy of the State
May 27, 2006
29
Toy Story
June 3, 2006
30
Toy Story 2
June 10, 2006
31
Lady and the Tramp
June 17, 2006
32
A Bug's Life
June 24, 2006
33
Lilo & Stitch
July 1, 2006
34
The Princess Diaries
July 8, 2006
35
Unbreakable
July 15, 2006
36
The Rookie
July 22, 2006
37
Coyote Ugly
August 12, 2006
38
Cast Away
August 19, 2006
39
Pearl Harbor
August 26, 2006
Weekly ratings, Season 4
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
October 21, 2006
2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
October 28, 2006
3
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 9, 2006
4
Finding Nemo
December 16, 2006
5
The Sound of Music
December 23, 2006
6
The Terminal
January 13, 2007
7
Seabiscuit
January 20, 2007
8
Catch Me If You Can
January 27, 2007
9
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
February 3, 2007
10
Bringing Down the House
February 10, 2007
11
Cast Away
February 17, 2007
12
Forrest Gump
February 24, 2007
13
Head of State
March 3, 2007
14
The Sixth Sense
March 10, 2007
15
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
March 17, 2007
16
Coyote Ugly
March 24, 2007
17
The Rookie
March 31, 2007
18
The Ten Commandments
April 7, 2007
19
Shark Tale
April 14, 2007
20
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
April 21, 2007
21
Pearl Harbor
April 28, 2007
22
Meet the Fockers
May 5, 2007
23
The Pacifier
May 19, 2007
24
Minority Report
June 2, 2007
25
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
June 16, 2007
26
Finding Nemo
June 23, 2007
27
The Haunted Mansion
June 30, 2007
28
Monsters, Inc.
July 7, 2007
29
Freaky Friday
July 14, 2007
30
The Princess Diaries
July 21, 2007
31
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
July 28, 2007
32
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
August 4, 2007
33
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
August 11, 2007
34
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
August 18, 2007
35
The Cat in the Hat
August 25, 2007
Weekly ratings, Season 5
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 8, 2007
2
Surviving Christmas
December 15, 2007
3
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
December 22, 2007
4
Pearl Harbor
January 12, 2008
5
The Terminal
January 19, 2008
6
Pretty Woman
January 26, 2008
7
War of the Worlds
February 2, 2008
8
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
February 9, 2008
9
Miracle
February 16, 2008
10
Forrest Gump
February 23, 2008
11
Old School
March 1, 2008
12
Road to Perdition
March 8, 2008
13
The Ten Commandments
March 22, 2008
14
Catch Me If You Can
March 29, 2008
15
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
April 5, 2008
16
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
April 12, 2008
17
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
April 19, 2008
18
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
April 26, 2008
19
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
May 3, 2008
20
Hitch
May 17, 2008
21
The Rookie
May 31, 2008
22
Finding Nemo
June 7, 2008
23
Monsters, Inc.
June 14, 2008
24
Camp Rock
June 21, 2008
25
The Haunted Mansion
June 28, 2008
26
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
July 5, 2008
27
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
July 12, 2008
28
Freaky Friday
July 19, 2008
29
Peter Pan
July 26, 2008
30
Shark Tale
August 9, 2008
31
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
August 16, 2008
32
Madagascar
August 23, 2008
Weekly ratings, Season 6
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
Surviving Christmas
December 13, 2008
2
The Cat in the Hat
December 20, 2008
3
Miracle
December 27, 2008
4
Sleepless in Seattle
January 3, 2009
5
The Pacifier
January 17, 2009
6
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
January 31, 2009
7
Hitch
February 21, 2009
8
Bewitched
February 28, 2009
9
Just Like Heaven
March 28, 2009
10
Yours, Mine and Ours
April 4, 2009
11
The Ten Commandments
April 11, 2009
12
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
April 18, 2009
13
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
April 25, 2009
14
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
May 2, 2009
15
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
May 16, 2009
16
The Haunted Mansion
June 13, 2009
17
Red Eye
August 1, 2009
18
Finding Nemo
August 8, 2009
19
Shark Tale
August 15, 2009
20
War of the Worlds
August 22, 2009
21
Flightplan
August 29, 2009
Weekly ratings, Season 7
Episode #
Title
Air Date
Viewers (m)
1
The Polar Express
December 12, 2009
2
The Santa Clause 2
December 19, 2009
3
Shrek 2
December 26, 2009
4
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
February 6, 2010
5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
February 13, 2010
6
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
February 20, 2010
7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
February 27, 2010
8
The Ten Commandments
April 3, 2010
9
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
April 10, 2010
10
Shark Tale
April 17, 2010
11
Norbit
April 24, 2010
12
Meet the Fockers
May 1, 2010
13
Just Like Heaven
May 15, 2010
14
She's the Man
June 19, 2010
15
The Game Plan
July 24, 2010
16
Flightplan
July 31, 2010
17
Red Eye
August 7, 2010
18
Meet the Fockers
August 28, 2010
Weekly ratings, Season 8
Episode #
Title
Airdate
Viewers (m)
1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
December 11, 2010
2
Madagascar
December 18, 2010
3
Transformers
December 25, 2010
4
Blades of Glory
January 22, 2011
5
Dreamgirls
January 29, 2011
6
Shrek the Third
February 5, 2011
7
Hairspray
February 12, 2011
8
Over the Hedge
February 19, 2011
9
The Pursuit of Happyness
February 26, 2011
10
King Kong
March 5, 2011
11
Norbit
March 19, 2011
12
Transformers
April 2, 2011
13
War of the Worlds
April 9, 2011
14
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
April 16, 2011
15
The Ten Commandments
April 23, 2011
16
Batman Begins
April 30, 2011
17
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
May 14, 2011
18
Spider-Man 3
May 21, 2011
19
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
July 23, 2011
20
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
July 30, 2011
21
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
August 6, 2011
22
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
August 13, 2011
23
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
August 20, 2011
Weekly ratings, Season 9
Episode #
Title
Airdate
Viewers (m)
1
The Sound of Music
December 24, 2011
2
Over the Hedge
January 21, 2012
3
Blades of Glory
January 28, 2012
4
Transformers
February 4, 2012
5
Wild Hogs
February 18, 2012
6
The Devil Wears Prada
February 25, 2012
7
The Ten Commandments
April 7, 2012
8
The Blind Side
April 28, 2012
9
Hancock
May 5, 2012
10
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
May 12, 2012
11
Spider-Man 3
May 19, 2012
12
Cars
June 16, 2012
13
Norbit
August 4, 2012
14
The Game Plan
August 11, 2012
15
The Devil Wears Prada
August 18, 2012
Weekly ratings, Season 10
Episode #
Title
Airdate
Viewers (m)
1
The Borrowers
December 8, 2012
2.4[11]
2
Transformers
December 15, 2012
2.9[12]
3
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
December 29, 2012
4
Blades of Glory
January 19, 2013
2.4[13]
5
War of the Worlds
February 2, 2013
2.7[14]
6
Despicable Me
February 9, 2013
4.0[15]
7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
February 16, 2013
2.2[16]
8
Dreamgirls
February 23, 2013
3.1[17]
9
The Ten Commandments
March 30, 2013
5.6[18]
10
Over the Hedge
April 27, 2013
2.1[19]
11
The Game Plan
July 20, 2013
2.0[19]
12
Norbit
July 27, 2013
2.2[20]
13
Mamma Mia
August 17, 2013
2.7[21]
Weekly ratings, Season 11
Episode #
Title
Airdate
Viewers (m)
1
Just Go with It
December 28, 2013
3.8[22]
2
Over the Hedge
January 4, 2014
2.7[23]
3
Hancock
January 18, 2014
2.7[24]
4
Flushed Away
January 25, 2014
2.2[25]
5
Blades of Glory
February 1, 2014
2.2[26]
6
The Pursuit of Happyness
February 8, 2014
2.4[27]
7
Dreamgirls
February 15, 2014
2.3[28]
8
Shrek the Third
February 22, 2014
2.5[29]
9
The Social Network
March 1, 2014
2.4[30]
10
The Ten Commandments
April 19, 2014
5.7[31]
11
Despicable Me
April 26, 2014
3.2[32]
12
Transformers
May 3, 2014
2.4[33]
13
Spider-Man 2.1
May 17, 2014
2.5[34]
14
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
August 16, 2014
2.0[35]
Weekly ratings, Season 12
Episode #
Title
Airdate
Viewers (m)
1
Limitless
December 13, 2014
3.0[36]
2
Norbit
December 27, 2014
3
Hairspray
January 3, 2015
2.4[37]
4
Just Go with It
January 17, 2015
3.3[38]
5
Mirror Mirror
January 24, 2015
6
Despicable Me
January 31, 2015
3.3[39]
7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
February 7, 2015
2.7[40]
8
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
February 14, 2015
2.4[41]
9
The Social Network
February 21, 2015
1.8[42]
10
Toy Story 3
April 25, 2015
2.7[43]
11
Shrek the Third
May 2, 2015
2.3[44]
12
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
July 18, 2015
2.1[45]
13
Cars
August 29, 2015
2.1[46]
Weekly ratings, Season 13
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