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November 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.16.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, CBS and CW were preempted in local markets for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  After adjustment on CBS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL RISE and BULL all lost 0.1 (meaning that compared to last fall’s premieres they were respectively down 0.1/0.2/0.3, while BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA remained down 0.2).  On CW, the rerun WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and the new PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1.  Elsewhere, THE GOOD DOCTOR gained 0.1 in final numbers

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, the Season 2 premiere of HIS DARK MATERIALS was at 0.06, down 0.05 from last season’s premiere, and INDUSTRY rose 0.03 to 0.04. 

ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.23, up 0.44 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.50/0.48 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.53/0.49, and MRS & MIZ ticked up to 0.23.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK jumped a tenth to 0.53.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.39/0.66/4.3M, with the 3PM CNN NEWSROOM at 0.35/0.50/2.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.44/2.8M.  On TLC, THE FAMILY CHANTEL was t 0.25/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.24.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP fell a tenth to 0.25, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was down 0.05 to 0.16.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.22/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.14.   On ID, TILL DEATH DO US PART was steady at 0.16, and TWISTED SISTERS was down 0.02 to 0.14.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.15/0.14.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS was at 0.14.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 lost 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday November 16, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: MINNESOTA/CHICAGO ESPN 8:14 PM 183 3.23 11,450
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 1.56 6,035
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:17 PM 73 0.87 2,615
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.55 1,868
5 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,468
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,728
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,740
8 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.45 1,360
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.39 4,261
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.35 2,438
11 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.34 2,321
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.34 2,125
13 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 2,115
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.33 1,955
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.32 1,890
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,226
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,670
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.31 2,158
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.29 2,119
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,763
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,660
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,764
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,624
24 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,193
25 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,296
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,626
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 818
28 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,838
29 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.23 666
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.23 586
31 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.22 703
32 FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 965
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,297
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,452
35 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,560
36 90 DAY HEA: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 952
37 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,354
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,177
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,428
40 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 582
41 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,555
42 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.18 512
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,974
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,036
45 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,009
46 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 695
47 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,298
48 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 441
49 STREET OUTLAWS: LOCKED IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 447
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,288
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 495
52 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 708
53 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 713
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 426
55 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.14 824
56 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 245
57 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 724
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,516
59 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 397
60 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.14 765
61 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,146
62 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:14 PM 33 0.14 1,697
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 357
64 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.13 400
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 427
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,448
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 362
68 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,277
69 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.13 766
70 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.12 537
71 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:47 PM 13 0.12 1,772
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.12 2,325
73 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 534
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 323
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 921
76 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 14 0.12 1,576
77 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,444
78 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/PANAMA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.11 222
79 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 338
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,457
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 274
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,517
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,319
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,265
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,526
86 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.10 235
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,260
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,429
89 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: PROPOSAL,THE PARAMOUNT 7:00 PM 150 0.10 401
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,503
91 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 756
92 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 398
93 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.09 166
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,309
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 204
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,473
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,030
98 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,322
99 UNDISPUTED L: 1044 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 178
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,217
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,305
102 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 189
103 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 30 0.07 161
104 HERD L: 1357 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 150 0.06 152
105 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: CHRISTMAS ON THE VINE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.06 345
106 HIS DARK MATERIALS HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 49 0.06 227
107 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 142
108 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.05 269
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 244
110 DR. 90210 (2020) E! 10:00 PM 60 0.05 224
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 249
112 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R08H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 330
113 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 222
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 100
115 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 139
116 CNN FILMS: UNSEEN ENEMY PANDEMIC HLN 8:00 PM 120 0.04 141
117 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 84
118 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 151
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 55 0.04 146
120 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 89
121 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 370
122 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 107
123 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 98
124 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 262
125 AMC MOVIE: ZOOKEEPER AMC 11:45 AM 135 0.04 161
126 INDUSTRY HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 48 0.04 127
127 UFC UNLEASHED ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.04 120
128 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 234
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.03 152
130 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.03 187
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 110
132 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.03 216
133 WHILE THE REST OF US DIE VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 91
134 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 91
135 BLOOD ON HER BADGE: BLOOD ON HER BADGE TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.03 139
136 SPACE LAUNCH: HATCH OPEN: N/A SCIENCE 11:15 PM 123 0.03 141
137 FUTBOL CHIVAS FEMINIL: GUADALAJARA VS AMERICA UNIVERSO 7:55 PM 125 0.03 68
138 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 805 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 61
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 228
140 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 30 0.03 64
141 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 318
142 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 349
143 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.03 162
144 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 110
145 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.03 112
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 91
147 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 282
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 78
149 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 330
150 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 435

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."