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December 1, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 11.29.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS was at 0.41, down from 0.7 in 2020.  THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT was at 0.37, down 0.03 from Sunday’s premiere.

CBS:  Back from a 2-week break, THE NEIGHBORHOOD dipped 0.04 to 0.57, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ticked down to 0.49, NCIS was down 0.05 to 0.59, and NCIS: HAWAII ticked up to 0.46.

NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.05 to 0.75, followed by THAT’S MY JAM at 0.60 (a far better retention than ORDINARY JOE has been getting in the slot).

FOX:  Returning from a rerun week, 9-1-1 jumped 0.19 to 0.88, and THE BIG LEAP was up 0.03 to 0.27.

CW:  The special THE BLACK PACK was at 0.07, and 4400 held at 0.06. 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.08, up 0.16 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.49/0.45/0.43 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.50/0.47.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.03 to 0.36.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.04 to 0.28, and GINGERBREAD SHOW was up 0.05 to 0.19.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.28/0.44/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.20/1.9M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.09/700K.  On TLC, 1000-LB SISTERS dipped 0.02 to 0.27, and THE FAMILY CHANTEL climbed 0.05 to 0.25, and 90 DAY FIANCE held at 0.23.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.20/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.10.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW was up 0.03 to 0.15.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT ticked down to 0.15, and CALL THE CLOSER was down 0.02 to 0.11.  On ID, COLD BLOODED ALASKA rose 0.05 to 0.15, and CITIZEN PI was up 0.04 to 0.14.  On A&E, HOARDERS grew by 0.04 to 0.13, and INTERVENTION was up 0.03 to 0.11.  The 2nd night of NatGeo’s THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX was at 0.07/0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday November 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:14 PM 196 3.08 10,894
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 1.28 5,026
3 MONDAY NIGHT POSTGAME L ESPN 11:30 PM 11 1.27 4,019
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:41 PM 64 0.65 2,064
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,763
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.45 1,594
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,679
8 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.37 1,229
9 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,210
10 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,440
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 3,510
12 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.27 1,172
13 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,129
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,413
15 90 DAY: LOVE IN PARADISE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.23 978
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,798
17 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.20 761
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 794
19 HBC: GINGERBREAD SHOW FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 886
20 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,295
21 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,586
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,760
23 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,864
24 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,504
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,440
26 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:45 AM 60 0.15 506
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,080
28 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.15 357
29 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.15 1,006
30 COLD BLOODED ALASKA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 613
31 CITIZEN P.I. INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 631
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,567
33 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,696
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.14 537
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 426
36 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,612
37 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 447
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,763
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,745
40 HOARDERS: PEGGIE 140 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.13 563
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,751
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,884
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 551
44 SO: NO PREP KINGS: TEAM DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 117 0.12 478
45 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 579
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 358
47 CALL THE CLOSER HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.11 720
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 898
49 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.11 535
50 CLOSE ENOUGH TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 29 0.11 369
51 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 395
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 385
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 981
54 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 292
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,433
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 691
57 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.09 371
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 416
59 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 754
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 760
61 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 279
62 CHICKEN SQUAD, THE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.08 340
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 583
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 228
65 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.08 507
66 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 276
67 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NOTRE DAME/ILLINOIS ESPN2 9:03 PM 123 0.07 372
68 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 580
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 634
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 610
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 584
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 688
73 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.07 249
74 SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.07 318
75 UNDISPUTED L: 1313 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 206
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,043
77 HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 56 0.07 405
78 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,013
79 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 204
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 558
81 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 444
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 584
83 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.06 304
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 619
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 432
86 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,063
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 621
88 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,062
89 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.06 368
90 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 427
91 HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:56 PM 55 0.06 345
92 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:31 PM 140 0.06 163
93 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 829
94 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.05 205
95 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 146
96 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: WELCOME XMAS FAM REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.05 475
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 488
98 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-3R1R07H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 353
99 VH1 ORIGINAL MOVIES: ADVENTURES CHRISTMASING VH1 9:00 PM 120 0.05 178
100 GHOSTFORCE DISNEY CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.05 270
101 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 352
102 BING THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.05 116
103 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 140
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,278
105 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.05 302
106 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 578
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 193
108 UFO WITNESS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 356
109 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 137
110 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.04 177
111 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.04 99
112 WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: N/A FREEFORM 11:30 AM 120 0.04 97
113 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 120
114 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 109
115 HERD L: 1627 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 149
116 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:51 PM 75 0.04 104
117 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 327
118 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 83
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 325
120 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 6:00 AM 30 0.04 165
121 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 99
122 MISS USA PAGEANT: 2021 MISS USA PAGEANT FYI 8:00 PM 120 0.04 120
123 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 769
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 138
125 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 130
126 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 252
127 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 51
128 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 243
129 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 114
130 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 129
131 MEXICANICOS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 119
132 THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.03 90
133 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 730
134 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 227
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 104
136 MONDAY NIGHT POSTAME L ESPN DEPORTES 11:28 PM 12 0.03 57
137 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 710
138 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 249
139 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 109
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 183
141 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 94
142 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 272
143 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:06 PM 114 0.03 67
144 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 490
145 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 136
146 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/WASHINGTON ESPN DEPORTES 8:00 PM 208 0.03 66
147 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 643
148 TUG OF WORDS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.02 433
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.02 129
150 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.02 99

 

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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.