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November 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.23.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING and the LETHAL WEAPON and EMPIRE reruns gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME special and the MODERN FAMILY rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a low-rated Thanksgiving Eve, the top cable original was Hallmark’s movie BROADCASTING CHRISTMAS at 0.51.  ESPN’s Minnesota vs. New Orleans NBA game was right behind at 0.50, with the San Antonio vs. Charlotte game at 0.40.  HGTV’s BROTHERS TAKE NEW ORLEANS debuted at 0.44, while HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.30.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR dropped 0.04 to 0.44.  Univision’s LIGA soccer matches were at 0.42/0.28.  On ID, GRAVE SECRETS gained 0.04 to 0.33.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY fell 0.15 to 0.33, GOING SI-RAL dropped 0.14 to 0.24, and WAHLBURGERS was down 0.03 to 0.25. Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS lost a tick to 0.29, and LITTLE WEDDINGS was at 0.19.  TBS continued its run of SEARCH PARTY with episodes at 0.29/0.17, and again the much higher 11PM episode was probably due to a big 0.76 lead-in from a BIG BANG THEORY rerun.  Food Network’s COOKS VS CONS was at 0.26.  TLC’s TODDLERS & TIARAS rose 0.02 to 0.20.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS plunged 0.16 from its season premiere to 0.17.  IFC’s episodes of STAN AGAINST EVIL were at 0.09/0.08, a bit higher than last week’s 0.06/0.07.  Sundance’s RECTIFY ticked up to 0.04/154K.  

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: Wednesday November 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: BROADCASTING CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.51 3,237
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 9:35 PM 142 0.50 1,286
3 BROTHERS TAKE NEW ORLEANS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,845
4 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,498
5 LIGA MX L: QF: UNAM / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:24 PM 121 0.42 852
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: SAN ANTONIO/CHARLOTTE ESPN 6:59 PM 156 0.40 1,110
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,820
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.36 854
9 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,296
10 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.33 971
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 10:00 PM 124 0.31 948
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,521
13 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.30 737
14 DOUBLE DARE NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,126
15 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.29 885
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.29 616
17 LIGA MX L: QF: LEON / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 144 0.28 600
18 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 560
19 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 878
20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,832
21 MUPPETS MOVIE: MUPPETS MOVIE THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.26 1,114
22 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 32 0.25 637
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,839
24 GOING SI-RAL A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.24 714
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,688
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,482
27 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,384
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,085
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,942
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 435
31 TODDLERS & TIARAS: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.20 682
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,995
33 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 525
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 517
35 LEA TO THE RESCUE DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 105 0.20 1,205
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.19 470
37 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 769
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,388
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 536
40 LITTLE WEDDINGS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.19 508
41 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH DISNEY JUNIOR 2:00 PM 25 0.18 746
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,637
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.18 378
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,858
45 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.17 505
46 TOTAL DIVAS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.17 461
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,955
48 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 454
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 943
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.17 377
51 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:33 PM 27 0.16 561
52 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 6:45 PM 15 0.16 401
53 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.16 634
54 LEGEND OF CROC GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.16 724
55 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 4:43 PM 122 0.16 479
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,824
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 794
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 350
59 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:25 AM 35 0.15 285
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,519
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,681
62 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,495
63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,067
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 339
65 RACE (2016): RACE (2016) HBO PRIME 7:45 PM 134 0.14 378
66 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,551
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 755
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 339
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 708
70 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 293
71 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VALPARAISO/BYU ESPN2 12:04 AM 130 0.13 364
72 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 7:04 PM 116 0.13 428
73 BOURNE ULTIMATUM THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 115 0.13 325
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 296
75 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.12 304
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 802
77 NEIGHBORHOOD SESSIONS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.12 364
78 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 971
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 761
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,103
81 UCL GROUP STAGE L: ARSENAL/PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.12 291
82 ALL DEF COMEDY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 52 0.11 272
83 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 686
84 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 4:32 PM 11 0.11 385
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 650
86 BORDER WARS COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 332
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 651
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 843
89 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 417
90 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 1:54 PM 36 0.10 262
91 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 345
92 TODDLERS & TIARAS: GAME O TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 421
93 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 12:00 PM 114 0.10 262
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGETOWN/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN2 7:30 PM 123 0.10 393
95 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 249
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 316
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 596
98 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.09 275
99 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 194
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 685
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 755
102 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 330
103 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:21 PM 144 0.09 246
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 308
105 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 469
106 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 212
107 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 488
108 REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K-SP E! 9:00 PM 30 0.09 228
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 318
110 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 858
111 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 244
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 623
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 425
114 YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 250
115 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 465
116 SYDNEY WHITE HBO PRIME 3:55 PM 108 0.08 179
117 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 222
118 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 97 0.07 175
119 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 163
120 100 THINGS ABOUT THE HILL MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 145
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 522
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 500
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VCU/BAYLOR ESPN2 2:30 PM 122 0.07 297
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 272
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 612
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 356
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 557
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 490
129 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.07 172
130 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/TAMPA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:31 PM 170 0.07 245
131 CUPCAKE CAGE MATCH COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 173
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 529
133 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 609
134 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 684
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPNU 5:00 PM 124 0.06 280
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 531
137 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 185
138 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.06 254
139 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 240
140 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 321
141 DOUBLE DARE TEENNICK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 146
142 RACE (2016): RACE (2016) HBO PRIME 9:45 AM 134 0.06 135
143 UCL PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 30 0.06 152
144 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 111 0.05 141
145 UCL GROUP STAGE L: ROSTOV/BAYERN MUNICH FOX SPORTS 1 11:50 AM 130 0.05 118
146 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.05 110
147 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 157
148 CUPCAKE CAGE MATCH COOKING CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.05 150
149 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 121
150 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD MAXPRIME 4:40 PM 129 0.05 131

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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.