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November 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  FOX’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 0.9.  In addition, NBC’s TROLLS special lost 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had a pair of COLLEGE FOOTBALL games on Friday cable, led by the primetime Oklahoma vs. West Virginia game at 1.56, with the afternoon UCF vs. South Florida game at 0.45.  Hallmark’s movie PRIDE, PREJUDICE & MISTLETOE was at 0.68.  A&E’s LIVE PD dropped 0.13 to 0.57, with the clip show lead-in down 0.05 to 0.32.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH slipped 0.03 to 0.55, with the lead-in hour at 0.22, and lead-out MASTER OF ARMS down 0.06 to 0.20.  Fox Sports 1’s Texas vs. Kansas COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.31, and Oregon vs. Oregon State was at 0.22.  Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE was at 0.28.  ID’s IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.28/0.27, and DEADLY WOMEN was at 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.02 to 0.24, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was down 0.05 to 0.23.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.04 to 0.21.  On Syfy, Z NATION dropped 0.04 to 0.14, and VAN HELSING was down 0.04 to 0.08.  On Bravo, GET A ROOM ticked down to 0.06, and SWEET HOME was down 0.03 to 0.06.  NOTE that we don’t currently have any ratings below the Top 150, including ROOM 104 on HBO.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OKLAHOMA/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 7:58 PM 239 1.56 5,551
2 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:36 PM 22 0.73 2,581
3 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: PRIDE, PREJ & MISTLETOE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.68 3,895
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.67 1,810
5 LIVE PD: 163 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,912
6 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.55 2,345
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: UCF/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 4:15 PM 201 0.45 1,718
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.37 958
9 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.32 1,190
10 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TEXAS/KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 215 0.31 1,185
11 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 90 0.28 727
12 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,254
13 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 30 0.28 940
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 677
15 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:30 PM 30 0.27 953
16 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,082
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,164
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,157
19 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,309
20 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,106
21 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: OREGON/OREGON ST FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 211 0.22 945
22 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.21 843
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/KANSAS ESPN2 9:48 PM 139 0.21 766
24 MASTER OF ARMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.20 858
25 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:35 PM 25 0.20 758
26 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 653
27 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 90 0.19 550
28 ANCIENT ALIENS AC: MYSTERIES UNEARTHED 46 HISTORY 8:00 PM 183 0.19 963
29 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:35 PM 145 0.18 451
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 2:00 PM 107 0.17 661
31 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 11:30 AM 114 0.17 412
32 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 3:47 PM 28 0.17 592
33 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 25 0.16 723
34 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: POINSETTIAS FOR CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 1,033
35 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 25 0.16 598
36 GOODFELLAS: GOODFELLAS HBO PRIME 8:32 PM 145 0.15 464
37 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 430
38 GHOST ADV REPACK: GHOSTS OF VICKSBURG TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.15 376
39 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 448
40 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 965
41 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:24 PM 24 0.13 548
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,306
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 330
44 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.12 715
45 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER VACATION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 561
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,645
47 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:24 PM 36 0.12 304
48 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 128 0.12 334
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,700
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,374
51 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,636
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,559
53 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 955
54 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 423
55 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 938
56 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.10 324
57 CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 809
58 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 810
59 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:48 PM 47 0.10 298
60 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 762
61 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 758
62 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:00 AM 60 0.10 236
63 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,560
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,161
65 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 148 0.10 279
66 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,026
67 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 123 0.09 242
68 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,435
69 FS1 CFB EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 7:31 PM 29 0.09 408
70 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 812
71 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 777
72 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 915
73 INVINCIBLE (2006) HBO PRIME 3:55 PM 104 0.09 274
74 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,045
75 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 303
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,247
77 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 399
78 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 715
79 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,059
80 BACK TO THE FUTURE PT III MAXPRIME 12:30 PM 118 0.08 165
81 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 12:07 AM 86 0.08 240
82 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 354
83 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 795
84 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 304
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 217
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/MARQUETTE ESPN2 7:00 PM 144 0.08 346
87 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,483
88 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 847
89 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 273
90 UNDISPUTED L: 550 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 213
91 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/DETROIT NBA-TV 7:00 PM 168 0.08 257
92 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 619
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,012
94 BACK TO THE FUTURE PT II MAXPRIME 10:40 AM 108 0.08 159
95 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 578
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 846
97 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 934
98 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,304
99 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 650
100 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 257
101 FIST FIGHT HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 91 0.07 183
102 SCALED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.07 215
103 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,165
104 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 659
105 FOUR CHRISTMASES HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 89 0.07 184
106 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 959
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 941
108 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 889
109 GIRLS TRIP: GIRLS TRIP MAXPRIME 7:55 PM 122 0.07 137
110 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 8:30 PM 30 0.07 278
111 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 142
112 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 988
113 COUPLES RETREAT MAXPRIME 6:00 PM 114 0.06 130
114 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 33 0.06 220
115 GET A ROOM: CARSON & THOM BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 273
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 226
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 4:30 PM 141 0.06 271
118 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.06 306
119 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 842
120 NFL GAMEDAY PICKEM NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 115
121 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 247
122 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 477
123 MORNING JOE-SPC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 AM 120 0.06 715
124 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 177
125 SWEET HOME BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 239
126 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 156
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 228
128 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 90 0.06 182
129 KYLE BRANDT FOOTBALL EXP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.05 100
130 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 792
131 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 7:30 PM 30 0.05 226
132 GIRLS TRIP: GIRLS TRIP MAXPRIME 11:00 PM 122 0.05 126
133 BITCHIN RANCHERO, THE: ONE UP VELOCITY 10:00 PM 120 0.05 288
134 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.05 144
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 220
136 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 448
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 246
138 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 179
139 HOT ROD GARAGE VELOCITY 7:00 PM 30 0.05 212
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:30 AM 119 0.05 176
141 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT ESPN2 1:33 AM 87 0.04 92
142 HOLIDAY COOKIE BUILDS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 168
143 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:31 PM 155 0.04 160
144 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 104
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 113
146 MOTORTREND LIVE FROM SEMA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.04 196
147 FIRST TAKE ESPNEWS 2:00 PM 89 0.04 87
148 E:60 ESPNEWS 3:29 PM 26 0.04 77
149 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 1:29 PM 31 0.04 159
150 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/FRESNO STATE ESPN2 2:00 PM 135 0.04 161

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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.