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November 30, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Friday 11.26.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After a run of SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN at 0.42, 20/20 fell 0.66 from last week’s huge number to 0.36.

CBS:  Reruns, with FROSTY holiday specials at 0.49/0.39, then procedurals at 0.29/0.30.

NBC:  A run of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS at 0.58, followed by the new specials 5 MORE SLEEPS TO XMAS at 0.40 and TROLLS HOLIDAY at 0.35, then a rerun SNL clip show at 0.40.

FOX:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.05 to 0.57.

CW:  A MASTERS OF ILLUSION holiday special at 0.09, followed by a run of GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER at 0.09.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.82/0.23/0.20, and COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.61/0.17.  Big Ten Network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.51.  Hallmark aired 2 original movies, AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS at 0.31, and CHRISTMAS CEO at 0.27.  Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.26/0.14.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.26/0.19/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.22/0.11.  TNT’s THE MATCH was at 0.20 (plus simulcasts on TBS at 0.09 and HLN at 0.04), and AEW: RAMPAGE was down 0.04 to 0.18.  Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE CHRISTMAS was at 0.20, followed by a regular episode at 0.18.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.04 to 0.17.  Lifetime’s original movie XMAS TUNE was at 0.17.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME ticked up to 0.16.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 rose 0.07 to 0.15.  ID’s QUEEN OF METH was at 0.12/0.12/0.10.  History’s THE UNXPLAINED gained 0.02 to 0.11.  OWN’s READY TO LOVE was at 0.06.  Syfy’s DAY OF THE DEAD dropped 0.02 to 0.04.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GONZAGA/DUKE ESPN 10:40 PM 126 0.82 2,793
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NORTH CAROLINA/NC STATE ESPN 7:08 PM 212 0.61 2,681
3 B1G FOOTBALL L: IOWA / NEBRASKA BIG TEN NETWORK 1:30 PM 202 0.51 1,945
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:46 AM 74 0.36 944
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS, AN HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.31 2,917
6 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: CHRISTMAS CEO HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.27 2,140
7 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: WASHINGTON ST/WASHINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 209 0.26 1,210
8 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.26 1,582
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 548
10 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.23 806
11 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 691
12 MATCH, THE: THE MATCH 5.0 BRYSON VS BROOKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:03 PM 153 0.20 633
13 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAYTON/KANSAS ESPN 1:30 PM 125 0.20 668
14 LOUD HOUSE CHRISTMAS, A NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 77 0.20 881
15 B1G LIVE: FTB POSTGAME L BIG TEN NETWORK 4:52 PM 38 0.19 659
16 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 70 0.19 1,166
17 AEW: RAMPAGE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.18 431
18 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 8:17 PM 13 0.18 668
19 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 769
20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L ESPN 3:35 PM 8 0.17 711
21 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES: SUICIDE SQUAD TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:30 PM 150 0.17 588
22 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: REBA MCENTIRES XMAS TUNE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 1,374
23 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,306
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,691
25 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.16 1,217
26 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.15 514
27 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 481
28 FAULKNER FOCUS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,495
29 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: TCU/IOWA ST FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 199 0.14 518
30 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.14 950
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,563
32 WIZARD OF OZ, THE: WIZARD OF OZ, THE TBS NETWORK 12:00 PM 135 0.13 570
33 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 366
34 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:17 PM 60 0.13 763
35 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 385
36 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.13 437
37 GUTFELD SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,368
38 FOX COLLEGE BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:49 PM 11 0.13 509
39 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,741
40 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,555
41 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.13 354
42 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,313
43 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES: BIRDS OF PREY (2020) TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 AM 150 0.12 400
44 QUEEN OF METH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.12 513
45 OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,537
46 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 681
47 QUEEN OF METH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 460
48 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 535
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 448
50 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 942
51 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.11 326
52 FOUR CHRISTMASES TBS NETWORK 2:15 PM 105 0.11 432
53 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,490
54 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/DENVER NBA-TV 9:00 PM 146 0.11 320
55 MIRACULOUS WORLD: SHANGHA DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 65 0.11 339
56 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:33 PM 116 0.10 383
57 AFTER THANKSGIVING MOVIES: WONDER WOMAN TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:36 PM 156 0.10 446
58 QUEEN OF METH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 544
59 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 327
60 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,712
61 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.09 309
62 B1G WOMENS VOLLEYBALL L: NEBRASKA / WISCONSIN BIG TEN NETWORK 5:30 PM 151 0.09 375
63 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 60 0.09 273
64 STORY SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,187
65 UNDISPUTED L: 1312 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 266
66 BLACK OUT ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.09 199
67 MATCH, THE: THE MATCH 5.0 BRYSON VS BROOKS TBS NETWORK 4:03 PM 153 0.09 283
68 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,154
69 T.O.T.S. DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.08 345
70 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,437
71 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 4:09 PM 24 0.08 262
72 AMERICA REPORTS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,291
73 AMERICA REPORTS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,270
74 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/MEMPHIS ESPN2 9:23 PM 137 0.08 343
75 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 787
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 341
77 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 6:29 PM 31 0.08 268
78 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 633
79 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.07 192
80 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.07 228
81 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.07 190
82 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,179
83 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 661
84 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 772
85 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 712
86 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.07 294
87 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 702
88 PAW PATROL NICK JR 5:30 PM 30 0.07 225
89 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.07 201
90 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 646
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 118 0.07 254
92 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 372
93 COPS REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 270
94 FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA TLC 10:30 PM 60 0.06 412
95 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:58 PM 25 0.06 207
96 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 703
97 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 508
98 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 616
99 B1G WOMENS VOLLEYBALL L: MINNESOTA / PENN STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 8:01 PM 142 0.06 141
100 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 382
101 COPS REELZCHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.06 243
102 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 3:30 PM 25 0.06 268
103 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 682
104 BLAZE NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.06 214
105 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 112
106 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 381
107 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 212
108 BLADE RUNNER 2049: BLADE RUNNER 2049 ADULT SWIM 11:15 PM 225 0.06 142
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VCU/UCONN ESPN2 1:30 PM 159 0.05 208
110 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 345
111 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 214
112 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 616
113 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SINISTER SWITCH LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 335
114 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: AUSTRALIA/USA FOX SPORTS 2 10:57 PM 124 0.05 120
115 COPS REELZCHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.05 238
116 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.05 745
117 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 97
118 FOX COLLEGE BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 4:15 PM 15 0.04 144
119 NBA POSTGAME SHOW: NBA GAMETIME PRESENTED BY KIA NBA-TV 11:26 PM 139 0.04 137
120 MATCH, THE: THE MATCH 5.0 BRYSON VS BROOKS HLN 4:03 PM 153 0.04 146
121 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 136
122 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 131
123 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 205
124 COPS REELZCHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.04 288
125 B1G TAILGATE L BIG TEN NETWORK 12:00 PM 90 0.04 144
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 7:03 PM 117 0.04 130
127 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 687
128 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 228
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 134
130 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 221
131 HANDLES NBA-TV 1:45 AM 32 0.04 98
132 DAY OF THE DEAD-TV SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 191
133 MOST TER PLACES IN REPACK: TMTP-1R3R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.04 217
134 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 134
135 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 162
136 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 164
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 113
138 LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL L: 1ST: SAN FRANCISCO/UAB FOX SPORTS 1 11:33 PM 129 0.03 119
139 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:40 PM 112 0.03 153
140 RED DE MENTIRAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 101
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 81
142 COLL FOOTBALL: MTN WEST L: UTAH ST/NEW MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 195 0.03 139
143 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 157
144 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 180
145 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 8:33 PM 27 0.03 121
146 HOMEMADE ASTRONAUTS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.03 114
147 B1G SHOW L BIG TEN NETWORK 10:23 PM 33 0.03 83
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:00 AM 118 0.03 89
149 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 188
150 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 599

 

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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.