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November 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.6.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.6, up 0.1 from last week’s final number.  The CBS line-up adjusted upward when its NFL overrun was excluded, with 60 MINUTES up 0.03 to 2.4, NCIS: LA up 0.1 to 1.4, and MADAM SECRETARY up 0.1 to 1.0.  In addition, ELEMENTARY, which didn’t begin until 10:50PM ET, was at 0.6.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  While still huge, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD continued dropping, down 0.41 to 5.68, with TALKING DEAD down 0.20 to 1.83, and COMIC BOOK MEN down 0.02 to 0.37.  On HBO, WESTWORLD gained 0.06 to 0.71, DIVORCE ticked up to 0.17, INSECURE was steady at 0.13, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT added a tick to 0.40.  Showtime’s SHAMELESS had a nice 0.13 bump to 0.55, and MASTERS OF SEX climbed 0.05 to 0.13.  Hallmark’s original movie A PERFECT CHRISTMAS tied Saturday’s holiday movie at 0.67.  Adult Swim’s YOUR PRETTY FACE jumped 0.11 to 0.61, and DREAM CORP LLC was up 0.06 to 0.49.  USA’s EYEWITNESS dropped 0.05 to 0.15.  On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and BLUNT TALK rose 0.02 to 0.05/119K.

Bravo had a busy night, with the season premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA at 1.08, a REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY reunion show up 0.11 from last week’s regular episode to 0.74, and the season premiere of MARRIED TO MEDICINE at 0.71. TLC aired a night of 90 DAY FIANCE and related programming at 0.54/0.51/0.49, compared to last week’s 0.52/0.46/0.46.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS ticked up to 0.54, and WAGS was down 0.03 to 0.21.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER fell 0.03 to 0.46, and EDGE OF ALASKA dropped 0.11 to 0.29.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.38.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP returned at 0.38, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.37, and the WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA finale was up 0.06 to 0.35.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE climbed 0.03 to 0.32.  The MTV EMAS telecast was at 0.13, with simulcasts on MTV2 at 0.03/77K, and (for completists) MTV Classic at zero/8000.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 6, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 61 5.68 11,721
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:01 PM 59 1.83 4,064
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.08 2,587
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.77 1,710
5 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.74 1,911
6 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.71 1,675
7 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.71 1,637
8 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A PERFECT CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.67 3,554
9 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.61 1,223
10 SHAMELESS S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 55 0.55 1,442
11 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.54 1,467
12 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,116
13 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.53 1,190
14 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV TLC 9:02 PM 61 0.51 1,415
15 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A TLC 10:03 PM 59 0.49 1,354
16 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 11:45 PM 15 0.49 1,013
17 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.46 2,543
18 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 55 0.42 1,682
19 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.42 1,058
20 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 40 0.40 1,051
21 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.39 1,468
22 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: TEXAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 PM 207 0.38 1,806
23 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 3 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,430
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.37 863
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,259
26 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:00 AM 30 0.37 766
27 WORST BAKERS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,146
28 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.34 1,414
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,334
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,713
31 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 687
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,627
33 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.31 2,442
34 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,065
35 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:07 PM 48 0.31 1,687
36 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.31 2,310
37 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,347
38 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.30 1,350
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,388
40 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 62 0.29 1,489
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.29 732
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,499
43 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.28 954
44 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 1,290
45 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,244
46 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 2,033
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.26 1,532
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,326
49 PEOPLE MAG INV:1ST LOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 AM 30 0.26 895
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.26 1,549
51 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.26 589
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,331
53 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,225
54 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,276
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.25 524
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,119
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.25 1,829
58 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,044
59 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,356
60 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.24 608
61 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,219
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 1,072
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,593
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,368
65 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 692
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 1,718
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,316
68 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 55 0.22 832
69 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,545
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,563
71 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,730
72 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,097
73 WAGS MIAMI E! 10:01 PM 59 0.21 398
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,061
75 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,285
76 HOW TO BE SINGLE HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 110 0.21 464
77 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.20 938
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,412
79 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:12 AM 134 0.20 432
80 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,508
81 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 850
82 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.19 789
83 PERINO & STIREWALT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,593
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,033
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:53 AM 139 0.18 407
86 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.18 425
87 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 687
88 DIVORCE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 28 0.17 530
89 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 774
90 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,410
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,276
92 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.17 375
93 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,171
94 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.16 395
95 DUFFS SWEET SPOT FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 680
96 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,398
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 940
98 ASH VS EVIL DEAD 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 28 0.15 330
99 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 127 0.15 400
100 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:22 PM 38 0.15 565
101 EYEWITNESS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.15 568
102 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,167
103 GUYS BIG BITES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.15 608
104 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 127 0.15 348
105 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 777
106 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 6:30 AM 30 0.14 340
107 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.14 397
108 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,096
109 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 29 0.13 329
110 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.13 426
111 MASTERS OF SEX S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.13 463
112 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: COLORADO/LA GALAXY ESPN 2:00 PM 169 0.13 302
113 2016 MTV EMAS: 2016 MTV EMAS MTV 8:00 PM 130 0.13 269
114 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 6:30 PM 30 0.13 687
115 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.13 395
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 928
117 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 12:30 PM 30 0.13 277
118 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 874
119 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.12 638
120 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.12 278
121 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 7:30 PM 30 0.12 707
122 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 30 0.12 662
123 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 702
124 NASCAR RAIN DELAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 67 0.12 628
125 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE ALWAYS, SANTA HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.12 959
126 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 8:30 PM 30 0.11 559
127 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:26 AM 127 0.11 293
128 RIVERAS, THE NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 176
129 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 816
130 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 730
131 MLS PLAYOFFS            L ESPN 4:49 PM 101 0.10 245
132 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 466
133 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 314
134 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 419
135 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 457
136 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 8:30 AM 30 0.10 262
137 CIRCUS, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.10 235
138 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 301
139 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 291
140 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.10 465
141 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / CHIAPAS FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:54 PM 126 0.10 210
142 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 8:00 AM 30 0.09 227
143 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 294
144 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 797
145 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 11:00 AM 30 0.09 560
146 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 5:00 PM 30 0.09 557
147 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 11:30 AM 30 0.09 632
148 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.09 571
149 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 30 0.09 605
150 48 HOURS OF MASH SUNDANCE TV 2:30 PM 30 0.09 477

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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.