BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: After the special THE MAGIC MAKER at 0.18, reruns at 0.24/0.29.
CBS: Reruns at 1.57 (boosted by an NFL lead-in)/0.92/0.62/0.41
NBC: The primetime NFL game was at 5.66, below the 6.1 for the primetime holiday game in 2019.
FOX: The chart has been corrected with the MLS SEMIFINAL game ratings added and the MLS PREGAME now correctly labeled. In primetime, a WORLD PET GAMES special was at 0.31.
CW: Reruns at 0.09/0.09/0.07.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.46, with COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.18/0.10/0.09. Hallmark’s original movie NINE KITTENS OF CHRISTMAS was at 0.35. On Food Network, CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.20. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.20, and Fox Desportes’s match was at 0.19. USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST gained 0.04 to 0.16, with CHRISLEY KNOWS THANKSGIVING at 0.07. HBO’s MUSIC BOX documentary was at 0.04. Tru’s TACOMA FD fell 0.06 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: Thursday November 25, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: OLE MISS/MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN | 7:28 PM | 231 | 0.46 | 2,060 |
| 2 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: NINE KITTENS OF CHRISTMAS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.35 | 2,680 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:19 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 853 |
| 4 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 971 |
| 5 | LIGA MX L: CUARTOS DE FINAL: PUEBLA / LEON | TUDN | 7:55 PM | 129 | 0.20 | 584 |
| 6 | LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: QF:SANTOS VS TIGRES | FOX DEPORTES | 9:52 PM | 138 | 0.19 | 521 |
| 7 | WIZARD OF OZ, THE: WIZARD OF OZ, THE | TBS NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 135 | 0.19 | 774 |
| 8 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: UCONN/MICHIGAN STATE | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 131 | 0.18 | 629 |
| 9 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA NETWORK | 8:29 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 681 |
| 10 | THANKSGIVING MOVIES | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 5:30 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 483 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:20 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 496 |
| 12 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 501 |
| 13 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 475 |
| 14 | THANKSGIVING MOVIES: WONDER WOMAN | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 2:30 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 524 |
| 15 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 411 |
| 16 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 2:11 PM | 19 | 0.13 | 427 |
| 17 | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,671 |
| 18 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,554 |
| 19 | THANKSGIVING MOVIES: JUSTICE LEAGUE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:00 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 468 |
| 20 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 482 |
| 21 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 412 |
| 22 | FOUR CHRISTMASES | TBS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 105 | 0.12 | 411 |
| 23 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 431 |
| 24 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 374 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 304 |
| 26 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,283 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,059 |
| 28 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 340 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:20 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 327 |
| 30 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 414 |
| 31 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 115 | 0.10 | 464 |
| 32 | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 871 |
| 33 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:08 PM | 20 | 0.10 | 411 |
| 34 | YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 680 |
| 35 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 262 |
| 36 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 296 |
| 37 | FRIENDS MARATHON | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 275 |
| 38 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 750 |
| 39 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 348 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,174 |
| 41 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 10:04 PM | 56 | 0.09 | 195 |
| 42 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,142 |
| 43 | 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 429 |
| 44 | OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,056 |
| 45 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 8 | 0.09 | 292 |
| 46 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: THANKSGIVING EDITION | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 371 |
| 47 | CHRISLEY KNOWS THANKSGIV | USA NETWORK | 7:28 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 354 |
| 48 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP | FOX DEPORTES | 12:10 AM | 21 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 49 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,119 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 385 |
| 51 | AMERICAS BIG DEAL | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 587 |
| 53 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 526 |
| 54 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 2:34 PM | 115 | 0.07 | 251 |
| 55 | FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 848 |
| 56 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ALABAMA/IONA | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 125 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 57 | CHRISLEY KNOWS THANKSGIV | USA NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 270 |
| 58 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 352 |
| 59 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 60 | FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 401 |
| 61 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 577 |
| 62 | SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 625 |
| 63 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 4:25 PM | 35 | 0.07 | 271 |
| 64 | GUTFELD SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 980 |
| 65 | YOUNG DYLAN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 325 |
| 66 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 67 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 210 |
| 68 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 4:29 PM | 31 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 69 | FOX NATION: PATRIOT AWDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 677 |
| 70 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: MONACO / REAL SOCIEDAD | TUDN | 2:50 PM | 132 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 71 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 WK 12 CHI VS. DET | NFL NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 72 | NEIGHBORHOOD WARS SPECIAL | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 258 |
| 73 | WHITE HOUSE THANKSGIVING | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 367 |
| 74 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,034 |
| 75 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,144 |
| 76 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 396 |
| 77 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 7:05 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 78 | BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:35 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 79 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 483 |
| 80 | UNDISPUTED L: 1311 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 164 |
| 81 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 WK 12 LV VS. DAL | NFL NETWORK | 8:30 PM | 168 | 0.06 | 242 |
| 82 | THAT GIRL LAY LAY | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 273 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 575 |
| 84 | FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 85 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: GEORGETOWN/SAN DIEGO STATE | ESPN2 | 11:41 PM | 139 | 0.05 | 125 |
| 86 | COLL FOOTBALL: MTN WEST L: FRESNO ST/SAN JOSE ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:30 PM | 210 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 87 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 456 |
| 88 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 414 |
| 89 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 491 |
| 90 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 369 |
| 91 | LIFE BELOW ZERO FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 421 |
| 92 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 515 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 94 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 298 |
| 95 | FRIGHT CLUB | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 96 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 348 |
| 97 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 287 |
| 98 | NEW DAY SPECIAL | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 578 |
| 99 | FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 294 |
| 100 | NEW DAY SPECIAL | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 467 |
| 101 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 67 |
| 102 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 103 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 272 |
| 104 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 105 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARIZONA STATE/SYRACUSE | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 106 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 107 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 430 |
| 108 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 373 |
| 109 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 12:31 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 110 | MUSIC BOX | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 83 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 111 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:18 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 112 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 305 |
| 113 | TACOMA FD | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 114 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 344 |
| 115 | PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 269 |
| 116 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 117 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 7:00 PM | 55 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 118 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 336 |
| 119 | POP GOES VET DR. JOYA FL | NAT GEO WILD | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 120 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 212 |
| 121 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:02 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 122 | NEW DAY SPECIAL | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 337 |
| 123 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 399 |
| 124 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 268 |
| 125 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 126 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1072 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 127 | UEFA EUROPA L: GALATASARAY / MARSEILLE | TUDN | 12:30 PM | 140 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 128 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:33 PM | 104 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 129 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 219 |
| 130 | BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI | DISNEY XD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 131 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 322 |
| 132 | BURIED IN THE BACKYARD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 264 |
| 133 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 264 |
| 134 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 437 |
| 135 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 247 |
| 136 | TOP 100 WEATHER MOMENTS | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 130 |
| 137 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 205 |
| 138 | TOP 100 WEATHER MOMENTS | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 111 |
| 139 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 117 |
| 140 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 204 |
| 141 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 116 |
| 142 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN: BAYLOR/VCU | ESPNU | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 143 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 112 | 0.02 | 67 |
| 144 | MORNING JOE-SPC: 2021 THANKSGIVING SPECIAL | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 437 |
| 145 | NASCAR RACE HUB D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 146 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 6:02 PM | 58 | 0.02 | 47 |
| 147 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 91 |
| 148 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO | FOX DEPORTES | 6:42 PM | 18 | 0.02 | 59 |
| 149 | WAKE UP AMERICA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 6:30 AM | 150 | 0.02 | 131 |
| 150 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO | FOX DEPORTES | 3:46 PM | 16 | 0.02 | 35 |
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