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December 1, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and FROSTY RETURNS in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHILGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Friday cable at 0.78.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.52/0.35/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.37/0.23.  Hallmark’s original movie FIVE STAR CHRISTMAS was at 0.38.  Comedy Central’s STAND-UP SPECIALS were at 0.34/0.19/0.17.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP edged up 0.02 to 0.27.  TNT’s THE MATCH was at 0.27.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME lost 0.04 to 0.23, BIGGEST LITTLE XMAS SHOW was at 0.15, and MARTHA KNOWS BEST was at 0.13/0.11.  ID’s JESSICA CHAMBERS: ID MYSTERY was at 0.21.  Lifetime’s original movie DEAR CHRISTMAS was at 0.20.  On OWN, READY TO LOVE was steady at 0.09, and PUT A RING ON IT held at 0.07.  HBO ran an episode of the HBO Max series THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT on the linear service and it was at 0.06/344K, then the season finale of HOW TO fell 0.04 to 0.01/83K.  Cinemax’s WARRIOR ticked down to zero/65K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 27, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/OREGON STATE ESPN 7:44 PM 224 0.78 2,801
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 64 0.52 2,329
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 32 0.51 1,482
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FIVE STAR CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.38 3,374
5 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:04 PM 71 0.35 1,768
6 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 55 0.34 1,476
7 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.27 785
8 MATCH: CHAMPIONS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:00 PM 20 0.27 1,021
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 695
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 35 0.23 1,421
11 DDD REPACK FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 990
12 JESSICA CHAMBERS: IDM: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.21 979
13 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,782
14 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,594
15 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: DEAR CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.20 1,176
16 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 32 0.20 639
17 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 1:32 PM 32 0.20 627
18 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,534
19 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:55 PM 62 0.19 1,017
20 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 90 0.19 540
21 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 2:04 PM 32 0.18 598
22 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,458
23 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,538
24 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,528
25 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,589
26 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 2:36 PM 32 0.17 498
27 USA SOCCER MEN          L: NETHERLANDS/USA ESPN2 12:30 PM 123 0.17 423
28 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 9:57 PM 63 0.17 789
29 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 11:30 AM 123 0.16 465
30 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,474
31 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: CRAZY RICH ASIANS TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 150 0.16 573
32 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:15 PM 60 0.15 930
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,471
34 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.15 900
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 402
36 BIGGEST LITTLE XMAS SHOWD HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 772
37 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE: LIFE OF THE PARTY TBS NETWORK 3:08 PM 122 0.14 410
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,361
39 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,233
40 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,205
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 1:33 PM 126 0.13 469
42 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 426
43 DAY AFTR THANKSGVNG MOVIE TBS NETWORK 5:10 PM 110 0.13 407
44 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 778
45 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: UCF/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 3:39 PM 245 0.13 529
46 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,103
47 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,993
48 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 774
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.11 252
50 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 357
51 ASTRONAUTS NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.11 458
52 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 396
53 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
54 OBAMA YEARS MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,392
55 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,914
56 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.10 589
57 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,345
58 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 341
59 OBAMA YEARS: YES WE CAN MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.10 1,379
60 STORY SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,223
61 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 260
62 UNDISPUTED L: 1053 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 235
63 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,053
64 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 323
65 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 266
66 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,576
67 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,150
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,160
69 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 342
70 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 268
71 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,208
72 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE SPCL CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 604
73 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 327
74 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,355
75 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,269
76 MOVIE SHOW, THE SYFY 11:35 PM 30 0.09 254
77 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 243
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 236
79 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: BEE MOVIE COMEDY CENTRAL 3:30 PM 120 0.08 260
80 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,232
81 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,281
82 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,255
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 218
84 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 223
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,236
86 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,517
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,042
88 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 200
89 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,112
90 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 135 0.07 176
91 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 281
92 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 875
93 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.07 223
94 OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,178
95 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.07 250
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.07 195
97 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 820
98 MATCH PREGAME, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 60 0.07 262
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 153
100 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 886
101 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 201
102 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 209
103 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 965
104 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: SOUTHERN / IOWA BIG TEN NETWORK 5:00 PM 122 0.06 195
105 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.06 246
106 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 7:00 PM 30 0.06 209
107 SPECIAL G4 HOLI REUNION SYFY 12:05 AM 60 0.06 145
108 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 228
109 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,094
110 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 689
111 BILL HEMMER REPORTS SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 904
112 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:08 PM 22 0.06 128
113 BEYOND OAK ISLAND FL HISTORY 11:51 PM 10 0.05 368
114 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 699
115 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 145
116 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 138
117 FORT MYERS TIP-OFF L: KANSAS/ST JOSEPH?S FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 125 0.05 169
118 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SETON HALL/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 142 0.05 184
119 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 921 UP IN FLAMES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 327
120 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 186
121 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:26 PM 24 0.05 219
122 DR. OAKLEY COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 329
123 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.05 187
124 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 359
125 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 6:00 PM 30 0.05 201
126 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 91
127 MORNING JOE-SPC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 AM 120 0.05 689
128 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:30 PM 30 0.05 140
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 164
130 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 158
131 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 85
132 80S: THE DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 AM 60 0.04 151
133 TUTRIBUNA L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 77
134 DAILY BRIEFING SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 1,006
135 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 563
136 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 680
137 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 949
138 90S: LAST GREAT DECADE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 137
139 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 5:30 PM 30 0.04 167
140 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.04 166
141 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 267
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 150
143 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 5:00 PM 30 0.04 152
144 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 440
145 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 6:30 PM 30 0.04 148
146 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 225: WHITTAKER/ROMERO 2 (PRELIMS) ESPN2 12:00 AM 120 0.04 124
147 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 160
148 MORNING JOE-SPC MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.04 453
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 107
150 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 1:00 PM 30 0.04 207

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."