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December 2, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.1.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.8.  In addition, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW gained 0.1 in final numbers, but SUPERNATURAL, THE GREAT INDOORS and THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW fell the same.

 

Except with respect to some programming on HGTV, Food Network and POP, all cable comparisons are to 2 weeks ago rather than to Thanksgiving night.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE ORIGINALS:  Sports dominated Thursday cable.  NFL Network’s piece of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was in keeping with NBC’s showing from the marquee game, up 0.42 to 1.70.  TNT’s pair of NBA games had Houston vs. Golden State at 0.70, and Clippers vs. Cleveland at 0.43.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.55.  

Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ticked up to 0.47, and FASHION STARTUP was down 0.02 to 0.12. HGTV debuted FLIP OR FLOP at 0.46, then HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.12 from its Thanksgiving night airing to 0.33, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.08 to 0.30. Fox News continues to enjoy its post-election honeymoon, with the 8PM hour of TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT hitting the Top 10 at 0.41 (and just barely behind the NFL in total viewers at 4.4M).  The return of Bravo’s TOP CHEF was at 0.33, with lead-in MILLION DOLLAR LISTING down 0.03 to 0.27. On A&E, NIGHTWATCH returned at 0.29, and THE FIRST 48 had a 0.28 season premiere. We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP gained 0.03 to 0.29. Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.09 from its Thanksgiving airing to 0.28, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY, which didn’t air last week, was down 0.05 from 2 weeks ago to 0.27.  USA’s FALLING WATER dripped down 0.01 to 0.15.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING rose 0.03 from Thanksgiving night to 0.08.  Tru’s THOSE WHO CAN’T was at 0.06, compared to previous airings at 0.07/0.05.

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: Thursday December 1, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 13 – DAL VS. MIN NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 186 1.70 4,486
2 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:33 PM 38 0.87 2,160
3 NBA BASKETBALL: HOUSTON/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:51 PM 198 0.70 1,584
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 20 0.60 1,674
5 LIGA MX L: SF: NECAXA / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:31 PM 149 0.55 1,144
6 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.47 1,792
7 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.46 1,739
8 NBA BASKETBALL: LA CLIPPERS/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 157 0.43 1,048
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,433
10 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.39 1,008
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.38 958
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.36 3,485
13 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.33 796
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,561
15 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.32 1,250
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,510
17 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,279
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,731
19 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.30 1,286
20 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.29 887
21 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 609
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 743
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 670
24 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 958
25 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 913
26 PROJECT REWIND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.28 988
27 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 893
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 630
29 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 858
30 REGULAR SHOW ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.26 916
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 3,105
32 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 726
33 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.25 674
34 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 614
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 511
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,148
37 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.22 770
38 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.22 938
39 UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.22 886
40 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,132
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 484
42 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.22 1,253
43 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 152 0.22 520
44 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 420
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 409
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,786
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 933
48 COPS SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.19 636
49 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.18 1,026
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 354
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,064
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,956
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,029
54 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:45 PM 15 0.18 964
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,682
56 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 495
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 2,024
58 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.18 421
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 350
60 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 343
61 BOTCHED-SP E! 8:00 PM 31 0.17 456
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 318
63 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 392
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 353
65 PROFILE:60 ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.16 409
66 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,362
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 744
68 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:11 AM 60 0.16 421
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,874
70 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 31 0.16 330
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 62 0.16 315
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,711
73 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 337
74 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 293
75 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,636
76 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.15 274
77 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.15 511
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,969
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,281
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.14 423
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:02 PM 58 0.13 267
82 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 327
83 GREATEST PARTY STORY SSN2 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.12 231
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,124
85 PROJ RUN: FASHION STARTUP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.12 454
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,960
87 E:60 ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.12 349
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 643
89 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.12 423
90 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 461
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 717
92 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.12 264
93 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 250
94 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 570
95 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.11 212
96 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.11 408
97 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 782
98 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 338
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CINCINNATI/IOWA STATE ESPN 9:00 PM 121 0.11 319
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 749
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 681
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 581
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 635
104 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 516
105 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 575
106 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.10 264
107 FAMILY MAN, THE: FAMILY MAN, THE HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 126 0.10 251
108 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 220
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 552
110 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 610
111 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 533
112 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:39 PM 21 0.10 842
113 GREATEST PARTY STORY SSN2 MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.09 197
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 552
115 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 688
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 399
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 257
118 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 368
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 433
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.09 219
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 294
122 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 557
123 DARK SIDE OF CROCS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 329
124 SAVAGE KINGDOM: CLASH OF QUEENS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 362
125 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 198
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 276
127 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 7:00 PM 99 0.08 738
128 IMPACT WRESTLING: 148 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.08 338
129 PGA TOUR: 2016 WORLD CHALLENGE GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 210 0.08 556
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 273
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 185
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 264
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 198
134 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.07 155
135 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 613
136 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 166
137 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 723
138 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 601
139 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:31 PM 29 0.07 167
140 BRIDE WARS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 89 0.06 119
141 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 160
142 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 139
143 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 150
144 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 167
145 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 220
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 537
147 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.06 131
148 HIPPO VS. CROC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 289
149 BAD SANTA HBO PRIME 11:40 PM 92 0.06 148
150 MARTIAN, THE: MARTIAN, THE HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 142 0.06 144

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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.