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December 3, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 12.2.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #2

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  note that unless otherwise noted, comparisons are to November 18, due to Thanksgiving.

ABC:  A special 20/20 featuring an ALEC BALDWIN INTERVIEW was at 0.45, and GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT ended at 0.26.

CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.09 to 0.64, UNITED STATES OF AL dipped 0.03 to 0.46, GHOSTS held at 0.55, and B POSITIVE was down 0.04 to 0.41.  A new BULL aired for the first time in 3 weeks, up 0.03 to 0.34.

NBC:  ANNIE LIVE was at 0.92, better than the 0.6 for last December’s GRINCH LIVE.

FOX:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.77, up 1.05 from the last FOX primetime game.

CW:  WALKER gained 0.02 to 0.12, and LEGACIES ticked down to 0.08.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Unless otherwise noted, comparisons are to November 18, since most series didn’t air original episodes on Thanksgiving.  We don’t have final ratings for the FOX portion of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, but on NFL Network it was at 0.87, down 0.02 from the November 18 game.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.46/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.18/1.9M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.09/700K.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 rose 0.03 to 0.24, and CITY CONFIDENTIAL ticked up to 0.13.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.10.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.20.  USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down 0.02 from the Thanksgiving episode to 0.14.  On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING ticked down to 0.13, and PROJECT RUNWAY was down 0.03 to 0.13.  Food Network’s CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE fell 0.07 from the Thanksgiving episode to 0.13.  On MTV, DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE dropped 0.05 to 0.13, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was down 0.03 to 0.11.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.10/0.07.  Tru’s TACOMA FD climbed 0.06 from Thanksgiving to 0.10.  On ID, LOVE, HONOR, BETRAY shed 0.02 to 0.08, and FOG OF MURDER was at 0.05.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell 0.04 to 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 2, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2021 WK 13 DAL VS. NO NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 191 0.87 2,913
2 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:04 PM 19 0.45 1,728
3 NFL THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:38 PM 37 0.28 855
4 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 34 0.28 985
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,250
6 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.24 818
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,353
8 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.22 1,108
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,752
10 LIGA MX L: SEMIFINAL: UNAM / ATLAS TUDN 9:55 PM 132 0.20 545
11 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,836
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 667
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 503
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,139
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,397
16 NFL THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 12:15 AM 30 0.16 519
17 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 1,034
18 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,113
19 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,839
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 377
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 471
22 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.14 652
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 877
24 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 574
25 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 798
26 CITY CONFIDENTIAL A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.13 498
27 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,567
28 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,458
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 324
30 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.13 826
31 DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE S3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 250
32 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 346
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 352
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,860
35 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,926
36 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 351
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,106
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,547
39 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 655
40 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 268
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,456
42 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 290
43 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.11 401
44 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,630
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,827
46 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.11 350
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 366
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 396
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,437
50 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 444
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 257
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 682
53 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.10 264
54 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 221
55 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:49 PM 71 0.10 222
56 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: MICHIGAN/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.09 280
57 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHICAGO/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:34 PM 152 0.09 264
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 667
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,673
60 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.09 300
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 712
62 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 617
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 728
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 614
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 968
66 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 264
67 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.08 486
68 MOVIE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 50 0.08 378
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 656
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,204
71 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,297
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 237
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 678
74 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,141
75 LOVE, HONOR, BETRAY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 596
76 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.08 474
77 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 554
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 630
79 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.08 495
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 690
81 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 611
82 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.07 403
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 627
84 QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE VH1 8:06 PM 54 0.07 255
85 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 199
86 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.07 208
87 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,300
88 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.07 225
89 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.07 412
90 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 557
91 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 690
92 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 282
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:06 PM 130 0.06 194
94 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS VILLAGE ROMANCE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 125 0.06 537
95 FRIGHT CLUB TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 259
96 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 378
97 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.06 441
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 590
99 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 60 0.06 376
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,393
101 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 359
102 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:07 AM 53 0.05 130
103 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 37 0.05 105
104 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 9:00 PM 109 0.05 150
105 FOG OF MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.05 500
106 UNDISPUTED L: 1316 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 165
107 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.05 101
108 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 357
109 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 55 0.05 144
110 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 769
111 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 417
112 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:16 AM 74 0.04 127
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 806
114 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:04 PM 56 0.04 753
115 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:37 PM 27 0.04 731
116 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 292
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 336
118 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.04 91
119 AMERICAS BIG DEAL USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 205
120 HERD L: 1630 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 157
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 260
122 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 353
123 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: NC STATE/INDIANA ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.04 159
124 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 588
125 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 291
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 37 0.04 711
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 109
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 687
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 226
130 HOLMES AND HOLMES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 60 0.04 237
131 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 223
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 172
133 TUG OF WORDS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 403
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 289
135 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 80
136 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 753
137 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 223
138 WHILE THE REST OF US DIE VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 80
139 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 201
140 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:00 PM 34 0.03 87
141 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 297
142 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 484
143 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 597
144 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 292
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 209
146 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 83
147 CORTES & PELLEGRINO NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.03 149
148 TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.03 95
149 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 53
150 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 681

 

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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.