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November 29, 2017
 

Updated with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, THE FLASH and THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 28.TUE

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, steady with last week’s 0.82, and lead-out DAMNATION was up 0.05 to 0.23.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.08 to 0.81, and THE HUNT FOR THE ZODIAC KILLER was down 0.02 to 0.35.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS RANKINGS SHOW was at 0.59, and a lead-out COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.48, followed by an NBA game at 0.38.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER slipped 0.02 to 0.57, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.08 to 0.39, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.07 to 0.33.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.03 to 0.53.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS climbed 0.05 to 0.43, and BUSHCRAFT BUILD-OFF was up 0.07 to 0.28.  On TBS, JOKER’S WILD jumped 0.12 to 0.41, and DROP THE MIC was up 0.12 to 0.36.  On ID, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED debuted at 0.35, and GRAVE SECRETS was up 0.05 to 0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.06 to 0.32, with a lead-in special at 0.27.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.30.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led a tightly-packed cable news night at 0.30/0.50/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.40/0.48/2.8M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.30/0.34/1.1M.  On Comedy Central, a DRUNK HISTORY holiday special was at 0.27.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES ticked up to 0.26.  On A&E,  LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH was steady at 0.26, and WHO KILLED TUPAC was at 0.23.  BET’s THE MANE EVENT edged up 0.02 to 0.20.  TLC’s HODGES HALF DOZEN gained 0.02 to 0.19.  Spike’s INK MASTER: ANGELS climbed 0.06 to 0.19.  NatGeo’s THE LONG ROAD HOME grew by 0.04 to 0.12.  TV Land’s TEACHERS fell 0.05 to 0.10.  Tru’s AT HOME WITH AMY SEDARIS ticked down to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 28.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday November 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.82 2,680
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.81 3,356
3 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.59 1,418
4 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.57 2,781
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,461
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/PURDUE ESPN 8:00 PM 123 0.48 1,182
7 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.43 1,499
8 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,004
9 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: FOUR CHRISTMASES FREEFORM 8:55 PM 125 0.39 971
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.39 2,027
11 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/UTAH ESPN 10:03 PM 135 0.38 880
12 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.36 784
13 HUNT FOR ZODIAC KILLER HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.35 1,515
14 VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,437
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,610
16 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.32 536
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,132
18 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,000
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 682
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,291
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,801
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 941
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 865
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,080
25 BUSHCRAFT BUILD-OFF DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.28 940
26 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.27 511
27 CHALLENGE: THE FINAL DIRT MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.27 443
28 DEBATE NIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 90 0.26 1,156
29 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.26 2,365
30 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,131
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,428
32 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,007
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,315
34 DAMNATION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.23 805
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 502
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,521
37 WHO KILLED TUPAC A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.23 554
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:18 AM 102 0.23 562
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 933
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,059
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,584
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,060
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 907
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,997
45 MANE EVENT, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 403
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 417
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,863
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,715
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,282
50 HODGES HALF DOZEN TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.19 849
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 537
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,929
53 INK MASTER: ANGELS SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 436
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,613
55 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 413
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,696
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 381
58 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 401
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 412
60 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 559
61 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:23 PM 37 0.17 394
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.17 385
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,448
64 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 422
65 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,505
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 344
67 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 417
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 355
69 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,400
70 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 333
71 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.15 438
72 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.15 329
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,724
74 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:00 PM 143 0.15 437
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,538
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 932
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,402
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,475
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 835
80 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 504
81 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 476
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 898
83 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 384
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,416
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,116
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,148
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,046
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 670
89 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 431
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 820
91 LONG ROAD HOME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 727
92 JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.12 377
93 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 171 0.12 393
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 671
95 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.12 446
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,305
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,532
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 711
99 GET OUT HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.11 277
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,091
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 607
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 574
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 535
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 633
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 904
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 926
107 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:00 PM 117 0.10 352
108 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 473
109 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.10 564
110 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 497
111 TEXAS METAL VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 472
112 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 21 0.10 255
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 856
114 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.09 218
115 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.09 254
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 912
117 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 219
118 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:57 PM 63 0.09 265
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 826
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 489
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 192
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 252
123 BBCA MOVIE: INVINCIBLE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.07 201
124 LONG ROAD HOME: EXTRA MIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 406
125 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTHWESTERN/GEORGIA TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.07 244
126 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 99 0.07 240
127 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 131
128 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.07 374
129 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:00 PM 180 0.07 162
130 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 147 0.06 180
131 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.06 186
132 TERROR IN THE WOODS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 216
133 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 177
134 UNDISPUTED L: 303 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 139
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 258
136 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 328
137 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 138
138 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 104
139 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 127
140 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 353
141 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 125
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 200
143 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 60 0.05 98
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 151
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 521
146 ER POP 5:16 PM 74 0.05 197
147 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 171
148 WORLD WAR II: WITNESS TO AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 258
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 285
150 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 2:56 PM 105 0.05 138

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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.