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November 23, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 11.21.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS rose 0.06 to 0.53.  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were at 1.03, steady with last year’s 1.0.

CBS:  Comparisons are to November 7, since FOX had the late national NFL game.  60 MINUTES lost 0.06 to 0.58, THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.60, and NCIS: LA was steady at 0.50.  A rerun FBI: INTERNATIONAL ended the night at 0.30.

NBC:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.83, down 0.74 from last week’s game.

FOX:  Comparisons are again to November 7.  THE SIMPSONS rose 0.04 to 1.19, GREAT NORTH gained 0.03 to 0.67, BOB’S BURGERS climbed 0.07 to 0.63, and FAMILY GUY was steady at 0.59.

CW:  LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE lost 0.02 to 0.04, followed by reruns at 0.02/0.01.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount’s YELLOWSTONE continued its extraordinary run, down 0.16 to 1.32 (the CMT simulcast was up 0.11 to 0.21), with the 2nd “preview” of Paramount+’s MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN down 0.09 to 0.32.  Hallmark’s original movie A KISS BEFORE CHRISTMAS was at 0.31.  On Starz, BMF rose 0.05 to 0.17, outscoring the lead-out return of POWER BOOK II: GHOST, which at 0.14 was down 0.09 from the 2020 premiere.  On AMC, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD held at 0.16, and WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND ticked down to 0.08.  On Adult Swim, SQUIDBILLIES was at 0.11/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12, and JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU was at 0.08/0.07 compared to 0.11/0.11.  On HBO, SUCCESSION dropped 0.04 to 0.10, INSECURE shed 0.03 to 0.09, and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM was down 0.03 to 0.08.  On Showtime, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD fell 0.03 to 0.09, YELLOWJACKETS was steady at 0.02/162K, VICE ticked down to 0.02/83K, and DESUS & MERO was up 0.02 to 0.03.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO was down 0.03 to 0.06. 

On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE dropped 0.04 to 0.36, with SISTER WIVES at 0.29.  ESPN2’s FORMULA 1 race was at 0.30.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC ticked down to 0.29, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC was down 0.02 to 0.27.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.20.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.20, HOLIDAY WARS grew by 0.03 to 0.16, and BEST THING I EVER ATE was at 0.09.  On Discovery, ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was steady at 0.18, and HOMESTEAD RESCUE ticked down to 0.13.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER was steady at 0.11, and ON THE CASE was down 0.02 to 0.10.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was down 0.03 to 0.08.  On History, ENGINEERING THAT BUILT THE WORLD was at 0.08/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 66 1.32 7,421
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.37 1,138
3 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.36 1,965
4 MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN PARAMOUNT 9:06 PM 66 0.32 2,104
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: KISS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, A HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.31 2,901
6 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: QATAR GRAND PRIX ESPN2 8:53 AM 135 0.30 845
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.29 967
8 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:01 PM 63 0.29 1,575
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 769
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 731
11 YELLOWSTONE CMT 8:00 PM 66 0.21 810
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:37 PM 88 0.20 583
13 LIGA MX L: REPECHAJE: CRUZ AZUL / MONTERREY TUDN 8:04 PM 137 0.20 512
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 598
15 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,029
16 SR/SUV KILLS INJRS-PARADE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,273
17 WIZARD OF OZ, THE: WIZARD OF OZ, THE TBS NETWORK 4:45 PM 135 0.18 778
18 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.18 1,134
19 BMF STARZ PRIMARY 8:07 PM 52 0.17 503
20 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 68 0.16 880
21 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 453
22 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 865
23 SR/SUV KILLS INJRS-PARADE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,320
24 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.15 820
25 POWER BOOK II: GHOST STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 62 0.14 518
26 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.14 485
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 140 0.14 455
28 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW    L ESPN2 11:08 AM 112 0.13 342
29 LIGA MX L: REPECHAJE: TOLUCA / UNAM TUDN 5:45 PM 139 0.13 354
30 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:04 PM 56 0.13 841
31 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,803
32 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 62 0.13 909
33 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,749
34 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.12 792
35 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,739
36 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.11 213
37 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 599
38 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,598
39 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:54 AM 130 0.11 375
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 314
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:45 PM 112 0.10 389
42 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.10 525
43 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,548
44 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 651
45 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.10 273
46 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,997
47 MLS PLAYOFFS            L ESPN 5:30 PM 41 0.09 253
48 POLAR EXPRESS, THE: POLAR EXPRESS, THE TBS NETWORK 2:45 PM 120 0.09 304
49 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 338
50 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 3:37 PM 113 0.09 375
51 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:04 AM 23 0.09 361
52 DEXTER: NEW BLOOD S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 49 0.09 325
53 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 414
54 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 25 0.09 248
55 WALKING DEAD:WORLD BEYOND AMC 10:08 PM 61 0.08 527
56 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.08 363
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 583
58 FOX NATION: PATRIOT AWDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:07 PM 53 0.08 1,398
59 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 1,064
60 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.08 228
61 ENGINEERING THAT BUILT W HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.08 657
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,244
63 OSBOURNES WANT TO BELIEVE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 311
64 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.08 143
65 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 10:21 PM 39 0.08 196
66 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.08 152
67 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 35 0.08 405
68 ENGINEERING THAT BUILT W HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 676
69 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.07 130
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 621
71 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 PM 30 0.07 221
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,131
73 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,093
74 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 81 0.06 318
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 608
76 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 292
77 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CLEMSON/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 5:12 PM 124 0.06 291
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ST BONAVENTURE/MARQUETTE ESPN 7:41 PM 124 0.06 221
79 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN2 7:30 AM 83 0.06 225
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 403
81 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.06 406
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 276
83 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.06 258
84 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 488
85 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.05 224
86 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:00 PM 105 0.05 195
87 FOX NATION: PATRIOT AWDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 630
88 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 840
89 VOICES MAGNIFIED A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.05 236
90 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 865
91 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 914
92 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 4:00 PM 60 0.05 151
93 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 277
94 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TEXAS/TENNESSEE ESPN 1:00 PM 157 0.05 232
95 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 171
96 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 674
97 LIES CRIMES VIDEO HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 212
98 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 583
99 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R17R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 246
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 503
101 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 403
102 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 7:16 PM 44 0.04 170
103 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:47 PM 43 0.04 121
104 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 624
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 430
106 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.04 173
107 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:43 PM 60 0.04 201
108 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 722
109 CAESARS DOOMSDAY WAR SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 169
110 TRUE SOUTH ESPN2 7:00 AM 30 0.04 108
111 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 90 0.04 311
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 207
113 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 178
114 LOVE MONSTER THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 73
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 143
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.03 321
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.03 314
118 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND IFC TV 11:20 PM 33 0.03 138
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UTAH STATE/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 3:00 PM 132 0.03 132
120 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND IFC TV 10:16 PM 32 0.03 205
121 DPLUS SN: MATING GAME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:50 AM 10 0.03 211
122 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 5:00 PM 45 0.03 66
123 DESUS & MERO S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.03 99
124 VETS ON THE BEACH NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 132
125 FATAL FRONTIER: ALASKA OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 196
126 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 443
127 WICKED TUNA OBX: EXTRA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 216
128 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.03 143
129 DANGER FORCE NICKTOONS 8:00 AM 30 0.03 76
130 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 425
131 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 190
132 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 338
133 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND IFC TV 12:57 AM 33 0.03 135
134 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.03 302
135 FATAL FRONTIER: ALASKA OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 212
136 CAESARS DOOMSDAY WAR SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.03 186
137 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND IFC TV 8:08 PM 32 0.03 201
138 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 382
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 107
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BOISE STATE/OLE MISS ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.03 81
141 LIGA DE HONDURAS: WC: OLIMPIA VS MARATHON FOX DEPORTES 3:56 PM 124 0.03 47
142 LA MEDIUM DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 36
143 LA MEDIUM DISCOVERY FAMILIA 11:00 PM 60 0.03 36
144 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.02 226
145 CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.02 72
146 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.02 65
147 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.02 265
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 124
149 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND IFC TV 6:32 PM 32 0.02 119
150 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 8:00 AM 60 0.02 65

 

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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.