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December 1, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.27.2015

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the preliminary Friday numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime Baylor vs. TCU COLLEGE FOOTBALL game owned Friday cable at 1.41.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was steady, up 0.02 to 1.12, while PACIFIC WARRIORS declined 0.06 to 0.36.  The night’s Hallmark movie CROWN FOR CHRISTMAS found a healthy holiday audience at 0.68.  Swinging to the other end of the demo scale, Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS was up 0.12 to 0.55 (in P50+, the Hallmark movie was at 3.03 and the cartoon was at 0.15).  Syfy’s Z NATION gained 0.04 to 0.32.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL held at 0.32.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES was at 0.31.  On USA, SATISFACTION slipped 0.03 to 0.17.  A&E’s premiere of new episodes of UNFORGETTABLE was at 0.12/0.09.  It was a good night for Cinemax’s THE KNICK, which jumped up 0.04 to 0.09, a solid number for that low-rated show.

Someone will no doubt want the complete numbers for We’s marathon of its new series SOUTH OF HELL, some of which are on the chart and some not.  In order of airing, they were:  0.05/0.04/0.03 (82K)/0.03 (89K)/0.02 (104K)/0.02 (117K)/0.02 (127K).  Note that the fact that the 18-49 and total viewer numbers don’t line up may be a function of the tiny Nielsen sample as much as anything else.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday November 27, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BAYLOR/TCU ESPN 8:14 PM 241 1.41 5,108
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.12 3,810
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 45 0.87 2,178
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CROWN FOR CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.68 4,290
5 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 6:58 PM 76 0.57 2,051
6 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.55 1,099
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.50 1,133
8 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: I AM CHRIS FARLEY COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 120 0.49 933
9 PACIFIC WARRIORS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.36 1,222
10 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 839
11 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 917
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,423
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,058
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 702
15 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,124
16 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,022
17 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 701
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.28 682
19 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 5:04 PM 114 0.28 817
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,333
21 FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY: FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 125 0.27 667
22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT    L: MIAMI/PITTSBURGH ESPN2 12:00 PM 210 0.26 801
23 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 28 0.25 1,726
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.25 579
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,434
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 640
27 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/PHOENIX NBA-TV 9:33 PM 147 0.23 648
28 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 60 0.23 1,717
29 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: OREGON STATE/OREGON FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 217 0.22 726
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,283
31 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 787
32 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 968
33 AMC MOVIE AMC 3:00 PM 60 0.20 627
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 12:30 PM 119 0.20 592
35 RUN ALL NIGHT HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 114 0.19 426
36 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,797
37 OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014) MAXPRIME 8:05 PM 109 0.18 379
38 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/TEXAS A&M ESPN 3:00 PM 124 0.18 580
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,152
40 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:45 PM 75 0.17 527
41 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:00 AM 60 0.17 424
42 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.17 493
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,230
44 FOX COLLEGE EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 7:37 PM 23 0.17 633
45 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:29 PM 31 0.16 453
46 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.16 310
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,967
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,466
49 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,075
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,034
51 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 318
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BOISE STATE/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN2 5:30 PM 124 0.14 410
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,499
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,377
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 814
56 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,304
57 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 873
58 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 359
59 UNFORGETTABLE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 839
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,271
61 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,322
62 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:07 PM 53 0.12 1,350
63 COUGARS UNDERCOVER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.12 410
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 766
65 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 6:25 PM 150 0.12 327
66 2000S: A NEW REALITY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 277
67 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 688
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 697
69 BOOK OF LIFE, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 95 0.10 233
70 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:45 PM 113 0.10 333
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 910
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 682
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 781
74 2000S: A NEW REALITY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 243
75 UNFORGETTABLE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.09 706
76 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/ORLANDO NBA-TV 7:02 PM 151 0.09 226
77 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 518
78 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 328
79 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 585
80 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 10:03 PM 102 0.09 290
81 KNICK, THE MAXPRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.09 347
82 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 3:30 PM 95 0.09 267
83 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:03 PM 175 0.09 214
84 2000S: A NEW REALITY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 242
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 639
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 307
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,040
88 2000S: A NEW REALITY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 285
89 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MEMPHIS/OHIO STATE ESPN2 7:34 PM 149 0.08 460
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 958
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 549
92 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:00 AM 60 0.07 152
93 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.07 147
94 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 437
95 FIRST LOOK MSNBC 6:00 AM 30 0.07 237
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,124
97 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 414
98 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 231
99 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 373
100 GOOD BURGER HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 95 0.07 153
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 293
102 TIES THAT BIND, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 57 0.06 196
103 SAFARI LIVE NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.06 247
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 715
105 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.06 142
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 60 0.06 125
107 SPORTSCENTER:   L ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 60 0.06 138
108 GHOST TOWN HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 102 0.06 156
109 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:38 AM 30 0.06 173
110 WALKING WITH DINOSAURS 3D HBO PRIME 6:30 AM 87 0.06 115
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 290
112 DONNER PARTY: DEAD OF WINTER: THE DONNER PARTY THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 453
113 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 369
114 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 230
115 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.05 145
116 KAREEM: MINORITY OF ONE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 29 0.05 94
117 ROBOTS MOVIE: ROBOTS MOVIE NICKTOONS 2:45 PM 135 0.05 233
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 287
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 3:09 PM 28 0.05 89
120 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 266
121 BREAKNECK BUILDS DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.05 190
122 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 360
123 SOUTH OF HELL WETV 6:00 PM 60 0.05 122
124 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 263
125 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 332
126 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 272
127 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.05 100
128 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 174
129 SOUTH OF HELL WETV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 122
130 FOX COLLEGE EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 3:45 PM 15 0.04 142
131 WWE RAW – EN ESPA?OL: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.04 103
132 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 135
133 BREAK HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 10 0.04 145
134 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN: N/A ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 180 0.04 85
135 FORBIDDEN SCIENCE FEA. 02 MAXPRIME 1:00 AM 89 0.04 188
136 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.04 169
137 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 258
138 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 137
139 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.04 112
140 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 262
141 BRUBAKER: BRUBAKER MAXPRIME 7:50 AM 130 0.04 166
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 410
143 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKTOONS 5:00 PM 60 0.04 214
144 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 338
145 BREAK HBO PRIME 3:19 PM 11 0.04 82
146 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 137
147 SP I WANT THAT MOST DIY NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.04 154
148 I WANT THAT DIY NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.04 123
149 GOOD LIE, THE HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 109 0.04 123
150 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.03 69

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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.