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December 3, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.29.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US dropped 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD narrowly led Friday cable, up 0.02 to 0.58, with the pre-show hour up 0.03 to 0.31.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.57/0.40, compared to last week’s 0.56/0.42.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.44/0.28, and earlier COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.20/0.20.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS EVERGREEN TIDING JOY was at 0.39.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.03 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.03 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.22.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.23/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.23.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS slipped 0.02 to 0.19.  On TLC, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM ticked up to 0.16, and LONG LOST FAMILY was up 0.02 to 0.14.  On History, IN SEARCH OF held at 0.15, and ANCIENT ALIENS ticked down to 0.14.  Syfy’s VAN HELSING fell 0.02 to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 29, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 255 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.58 1,961
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.57 2,450
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH FLORIDA/CENTRAL FLORIDA ESPN 8:00 PM 215 0.44 1,758
4 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:40 PM 20 0.43 1,674
5 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.40 1,619
6 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: XMAS EVERGREEN:TIDING JOY HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.39 2,835
7 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.31 1,188
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:35 PM 25 0.30 896
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 4:15 PM 40 0.28 1,198
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,416
11 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.26 766
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 644
13 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: SWEET HOME ALABAMA TBS NETWORK 6:15 PM 135 0.25 836
14 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.24 525
15 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 90 0.24 700
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 574
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 825
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,105
19 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 992
20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 658
21 SP MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,181
22 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 59 0.20 755
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 11:30 AM 126 0.20 732
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 2:04 PM 114 0.20 816
25 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 491
26 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: MISS CONGENIALITY TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.19 602
27 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.19 483
28 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:30 PM 60 0.18 558
29 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: MONSTER-IN-LAW TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 135 0.18 622
30 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 496
31 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 881
32 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:24 PM 151 0.16 407
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,693
34 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORE  L ESPN 3:58 PM 17 0.15 659
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,882
36 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,273
37 IN SEARCH OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 963
38 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 897
39 UNDISPUTED L: 809 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.14 366
40 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES: DIVERGENT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:00 PM 180 0.14 372
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,252
42 LONG LOST FAMILY TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 884
43 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,296
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,517
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,342
46 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.13 589
47 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 373
48 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 378
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 314
50 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES: INSURGENT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:00 PM 150 0.12 413
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,525
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,721
53 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.12 421
54 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: STAGING CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.12 1,030
55 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 367
56 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,568
57 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM:BEYOND TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 608
58 AMC MOVIE AMC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 432
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,338
60 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 239
61 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,529
62 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 342
63 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.10 346
64 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.10 401
65 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 383
66 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:55 AM 65 0.10 215
67 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 739
68 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 725
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 971
70 TOP ELF NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.09 445
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 250
72 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 239
73 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 822
74 CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 755
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,298
76 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,097
77 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 238
78 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 191
79 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 266
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,346
81 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 707
82 HARDBALL W. CM SPECIAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 969
83 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY FATHER, MY KIDNAPPER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 364
84 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PENN STATE/SYRACUSE ESPN2 7:03 PM 126 0.07 390
85 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 217
86 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: F: TIGRES / MONTERREY TUDN 9:55 PM 130 0.07 179
87 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 250
88 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 154
89 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 8:02 PM 142 0.07 243
90 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 346
91 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 679
92 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,060
93 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 661
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PENNSYLVANIA/ARIZONA ESPN2 11:30 PM 126 0.07 218
95 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,155
96 AMC MOVIE: WISH FOR CHRISTMAS AMC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 303
97 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,138
98 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:56 PM 64 0.07 558
99 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 90 0.07 217
100 AMC MOVIE: MIRACLE ON CHRISTMAS LAKE AMC 12:30 PM 150 0.07 322
101 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 56 0.07 659
102 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 633
103 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.06 193
104 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 179
105 BBCA MOVIE: HAPPY FEET BBC-AMERICA 6:30 PM 150 0.06 180
106 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 555
107 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 330
108 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:09 PM 28 0.06 249
109 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.06 155
110 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,204
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:37 PM 113 0.06 254
112 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 AM 60 0.06 161
113 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 575
114 GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.06 185
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MARYLAND/HARVARD ESPN2 11:30 AM 133 0.05 216
116 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 170
117 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 227
118 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,165
119 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 154
120 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 1,149
121 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 649
122 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 766
123 LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL L: 1ST PL: SAN DIEGO STATE/IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 128 0.05 267
124 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 165
125 WWOD MAGICAL HOLIDAY CELE: N/A FREEFORM 11:00 AM 120 0.05 175
126 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 8:24 PM 64 0.05 231
127 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 155
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 788
129 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 543
130 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 149
131 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 674
132 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 462
133 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S L: 574 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.05 103
134 NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 62 0.05 223
135 AMC MOVIE AMC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 215
136 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 155
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 158
138 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 7:22 PM 62 0.05 176
139 OWN HOLIDAY MOVIE: BAKING CHRISTMAS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.05 253
140 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 585
141 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.04 446
142 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 659
143 CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG BOOMERANG 12:00 PM 30 0.04 153
144 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 329
145 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 124
146 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 AM 60 0.04 121
147 GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 201
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 144
149 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 12:00 PM 60 0.04 214
150 BBCA MOVIE: ICE AGE BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 135

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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.