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November 30, 2017
 

Updated with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 29.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s late COLLEGE BASKETBALL game topped Wednesday cable at 0.64, with the early game at 0.42.  History’s VIKINGS returned with a 2-hour season premiere at 0.57, down 0.14 from last year; it was preceded by a recap special at 0.43, 0.01 above last year’s special.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK like many shows didn’t air on Thanksgiving Eve, and it was down a tenth from 2 weeks ago to 0.51, with BROAD CITY down 0.06 to 0.25.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW rose 0.04 from last week to 0.50, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY was at 0.29/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.28.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS AT HOME rose 0.13 to 0.43, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.08 to 0.24.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.41.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW took another tight cable news race at 0.36/0.59/3.1M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.35/0.60/3.7M and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.27/0.39/1.2M.  ID’s MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was at 0.35, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.32.  A&E’s SCOTT PETERSON was at 0.33, STORAGE WARS was at 0.25/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.16, and OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR was up 0.03 to 0.20.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE rose 0.09 to 0.30.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE climbed 0.08 to 0.29.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS dropped 0.04 from 2 weeks ago to 0.24.  On Food Network, IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.23.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS ticked up to 0.18.  USA’s MR ROBOT slipped 0.02 to 0.17.  On BET, FACE VALUE ticked up to 0.09, and 50 CENTRAL was up 0.02 to 0.08.  NOTE:  we don’t currently have ratings for THE A WORD or any other show below the Top 150.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 29.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 29, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/INDIANA ESPN 9:34 PM 131 0.64 1,695
2 VIKINGS: DEPARTED, THE 500 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.57 2,173
3 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.51 898
4 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,020
5 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,156
6 VIKINGS SPECIALS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,798
7 PB AT HOME DREWS HM HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.43 2,211
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:29 PM 116 0.42 1,160
9 LIGA MX 11/29: SF: AMERICA / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:57 PM 126 0.41 828
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:45 PM 75 0.37 828
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,109
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,720
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,439
14 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.35 1,426
15 SCOTT PETERSON: AN AMERIC: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.33 1,496
16 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,497
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,949
18 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.30 512
19 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.29 1,288
20 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.29 601
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,499
22 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,698
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,236
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 888
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,786
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,359
27 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.26 530
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,262
29 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.25 986
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,068
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,200
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,462
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 811
34 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.25 768
35 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.25 450
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 538
37 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,372
38 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 548
39 IRON CHEF SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 764
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,644
41 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 960
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,043
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,789
44 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 420
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,121
46 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.20 600
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,114
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 918
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,739
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,054
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,917
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,670
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,910
54 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 7:15 PM 14 0.18 458
55 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:30 PM 164 0.18 477
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 513
57 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,726
58 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.18 554
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,932
60 JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH ESPN 7:00 PM 15 0.17 494
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,824
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 476
63 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 446
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 896
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 358
66 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.17 444
67 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,044
68 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 391
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 330
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,646
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 419
72 JOB INTERVIEW, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.16 378
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 893
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 801
75 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 432
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,770
77 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 464
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 903
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 855
80 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,466
81 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/MINNESOTA ESPN2 9:18 PM 122 0.15 421
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,575
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,003
84 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,503
85 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,136
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,609
87 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 469
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 931
89 LIGA PREMIER DE ASCENSO L: ALEBRIJES DE OAXACA / FC JUAREZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 122 0.14 271
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,137
91 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 367
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 657
93 IC: BEHIND THE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 469
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 288
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,153
96 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.13 401
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,214
98 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:51 PM 39 0.12 277
99 TOP WING NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 541
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 882
101 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 345
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 292
103 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 173 0.11 424
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 291
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 945
106 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.10 280
107 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.10 283
108 MYTHBUSTERS: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 259
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 931
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 949
111 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:14 AM 46 0.10 233
112 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF CHAMP:TORONTO/COLUMBUS CREW FOX SPORTS 1 7:14 PM 166 0.10 223
113 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.09 295
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 881
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 518
116 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.09 220
117 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.09 257
118 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.09 202
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 913
120 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 171 0.09 249
121 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CLEMSON/OHIO STATE ESPN2 7:15 PM 123 0.09 341
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 302
123 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:42 PM 145 0.09 191
124 FACE VALUE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 184
125 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:35 PM 31 0.08 251
126 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:03 AM 60 0.08 143
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 211
128 50 CENTRAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 169
129 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:07 PM 23 0.08 176
130 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 186
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 189
132 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 160
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 294
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 304
135 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 163
136 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 337
137 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 198
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 140
139 NFL TURNING POINT NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 150
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 258
141 BASKETBALL: ESPN2 7:00 PM 15 0.07 208
142 STREET SCIENCE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 31 0.06 228
143 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 285
144 DAYTIME MOVIE: SNOW DAY FREEFORM 11:00 AM 120 0.06 141
145 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 60 0.06 104
146 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 118 0.06 234
147 SIGNAL, THE HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 97 0.06 157
148 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 468
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 210
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.06 148

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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.