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December 2, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SNL Thanksgiving clip show and ALMOST FAMILY each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  


 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.89 (Lakers vs. New Orleans)/0.57 (Brooklyn vs Boston), preceded by COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.37/0.24/0.18.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked down to 0.41.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slipped 0.02 to 0.36.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW lost a tick to 0.34.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was at 0.33, and CRANK YANKERS was at 0.14.  Hallmark’s movie THE CHRISTMAS CLUB was at 0.32.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE edged up 0.02 to 0.30.  Nickelodeon’s morning PAW PATROL was at 0.27.  TUDN’s LIGA matches were at 0.26/0.21.  On BET, THE OVAL was steady at 0.26, and SISTAS ticked down to 0.24.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.13 to 0.26.  USA’s WWE NXT dropped 0.06 to 0.24.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS slipped 0.02 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.18.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.21/0.29/2.2M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.30/2.8M, and CNN.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.08 to 0.21, and THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE returned at 0.21.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.18.  On ID, SHATTERED dipped 0.02 to 0.18, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was down 0.03 to 0.15.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at 0.14.  Off the chart, IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW was at 0.02/78K & 0.01/41K, compared to last week’s 0.02/0.01.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 9:38 PM 170 0.89 2,337
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:28 AM 32 0.60 1,465
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/BOSTON ESPN 7:28 PM 130 0.57 1,756
4 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.41 801
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.38 927
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 5:00 PM 28 0.37 1,364
7 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.36 959
8 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.34 720
9 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.33 657
10 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE CHRISTMAS CLUB HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.32 2,641
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.30 1,042
12 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.27 1,115
13 LIGA MX L TUDN 10:17 PM 111 0.26 634
14 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 953
15 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0009 CHICAGO IL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.26 663
16 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 616
17 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 871
18 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:13 PM 24 0.24 747
19 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.24 810
20 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 2:37 PM 125 0.24 847
21 LIGA MX L: QF: MONARCAS / LEON TUDN 7:30 PM 167 0.21 514
22 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,228
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,205
24 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 718
25 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 749
26 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,846
27 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 4:42 PM 18 0.20 722
28 AMC MOVIE AMC 4:30 PM 90 0.20 592
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,899
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.19 947
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 535
32 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,158
33 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 922
34 AMC MOVIE AMC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 612
35 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,923
36 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.18 632
37 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/IOWA STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 133 0.18 597
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 952
39 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,005
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,276
41 FORGED IN FIRE AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.17 708
42 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,209
43 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.17 710
44 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 398
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,102
46 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL VS. NAPOLI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:53 PM 136 0.15 413
47 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 997
48 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,662
49 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: VERY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 1,000
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 350
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,715
52 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 305
53 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.14 667
54 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.14 829
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,432
56 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 474
57 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,968
58 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: VALENCIA VS. CHELSEA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:41 PM 132 0.13 328
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,398
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,463
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,719
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,659
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,618
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,791
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 900
66 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,322
67 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:43 PM 115 0.12 425
68 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 1,080
69 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:30 PM 60 0.12 331
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,593
71 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,353
72 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,384
73 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 999
74 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 909
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 823
76 COPWATCH AMERICA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.10 389
77 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 783
78 UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 2: FC BARCELONA / BORUSSIA DORTMUND TUDN 2:53 PM 131 0.10 261
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 739
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 875
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 648
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,265
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 760
84 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/SYRACUSE ESPN2 7:32 PM 131 0.10 435
85 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,483
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 902
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 830
88 EXTINCT OR ALIVE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 440
89 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,409
90 UNDISPUTED L: 807 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 213
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 645
92 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:09 PM 21 0.09 227
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 765
94 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.09 201
95 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 414
96 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 293
97 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 237
98 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 764
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 719
100 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,327
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 700
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 207
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,365
104 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 848
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 905
106 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/UCLA ESPN2 2:30 PM 125 0.08 396
107 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:08 AM 52 0.08 150
108 FRIGHTSGIVING: UNWANTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 265
109 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.08 223
110 FRIGHTSGIVING TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 274
111 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.08 239
112 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 671
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 507
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 129
115 HERD L: 1122 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 199
116 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 907
117 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.07 177
118 DRIFT THIS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 245
119 FRIGHTSGIVING: UNWANTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 181
120 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 357
121 AMERICAN MYSTERY TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 273
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 987
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,015
124 BACK IN THE GAME CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 279
125 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:38 PM 104 0.06 224
126 FRIGHTSGIVING TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 227
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,045
128 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 164
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 220
130 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.05 177
131 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 7:09 PM 23 0.05 201
132 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 41 0.05 150
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 231
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 9:34 PM 18 0.05 95
135 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/COLUMBUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:59 PM 156 0.05 170
136 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 485
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 868
138 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 113
139 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 254
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 111
141 DRIFT THIS MOTOR TREND 10:30 PM 30 0.05 179
142 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 920
143 LOCK IT IN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.04 97
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 131
145 MISION EUROPA WED TUDN 5:04 PM 60 0.04 109
146 CFB 150 ESPNEWS 9:00 PM 44 0.04 78
147 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAG 19 EF: LIVERPOOL FC VS S.S.C. NAPOLI GALAVISION 2:50 PM 134 0.04 95
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 192
149 SP SURREAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 221
150 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 157

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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.