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November 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.19.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS stayed at 2.4, equal to last year’s final rating.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.0, up 1.2 from last week.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES dropped 0.2 and MADAM SECRETARY faded by 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Nov 19.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  After some steady episodes, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD crashed by 0.45 to 3.42, with TALKING DEAD down 0.19 to 1.09, and COMIC BOOK MEN at 0.26.  Hallmark’s holiday movie A GIFT TO REMEMBER continued that network’s roll at 0.66.  On Adult Swim, SQUIDBILLIES jumped 0.11 to 0.47, and THE JELLIES was up 0.07 to 0.40.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS slipped 0.05 to 0.47, SMILF dropped 0.04 to 0.14, and WHITE FAMOUS was down 0.03 to 0.09.  HBO’s CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM held again at 0.30.  Starz’s OUTLANDER slid 0.05 to 0.28, and THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE was at 0.07/0.06, compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09.  TBS’s SEARCH PARTY had a notable drop between half-hour season premiere episodes at 0.26/0.18.  TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR lost 0.03 to 0.13.  (Note:  the listing on the chart of a Syfy Z NATION episode as original is a network/Nielsen mistake.)

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led unscripted despite dropping 0.12 to 0.88, with XSCAPE: STILL KICKIN IT down 0.16 to 0.57.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE fell a tenth to 0.47, and UNEXPECTED fell 0.11 to 0.24.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS fell 0.09 to 0.37, and WAGS was down 0.03 to 0.16.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.13 to 0.36, and EDGE OF ALASKA was down 0.08 to 0.25.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.33, and GUY’S BIG PROJECT was down 0.04 to 0.20.  ID’s ON THE CASE ticked up to 0.29.  HGTV’s line-up was led by HAWAII LIFE at 0.22/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.27.  Tru’s THE TROUBLE WITH APU special was at 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Nov 19.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 19, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 73 3.42 7,845
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:13 PM 60 1.09 2,620
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.88 2,203
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A GIFT TO REMEMBER HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.66 3,883
5 XSCAPE STILL KICKIN IT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,403
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.53 1,318
7 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.47 936
8 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.47 1,546
9 SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 51 0.47 1,336
10 FX MOVIE PRIME: MINIONS FX 8:00 PM 120 0.41 1,154
11 JELLIES, THE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.40 837
12 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.37 774
13 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.36 2,223
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,065
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.31 630
16 CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 34 0.30 910
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 765
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,088
19 OUTLANDER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 57 0.28 1,234
20 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 8:10 PM 103 0.27 812
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.26 644
22 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:25 AM 30 0.26 610
23 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 28 0.26 792
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.25 542
25 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.25 1,549
26 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.24 605
27 LRC: 2017 AMA: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.24 717
28 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:05 PM 64 0.24 836
29 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 154 0.24 478
30 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.24 692
31 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 846
32 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,217
33 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.22 783
34 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,185
35 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,273
36 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 801
37 TEXAS HOMEWRECKERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.21 1,097
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 536
39 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.21 552
40 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A BRAMBLE HOUSE CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,656
41 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.20 1,104
42 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.20 1,203
43 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 1,075
44 GUYS BIG PROJECT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 661
45 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,130
46 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 911
47 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:30 PM 30 0.19 1,220
48 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:28 PM 32 0.18 524
49 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,016
50 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,006
51 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.18 1,163
52 MEDITERRANEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 906
53 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,389
54 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 802
55 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,687
56 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 657
57 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 679
58 WAGS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 296
59 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 947
60 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.15 543
61 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,730
62 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.15 303
63 SMILF S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 28 0.14 476
64 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 315
65 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.13 543
66 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,182
67 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 7:55 AM 152 0.13 311
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 591
69 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 136 0.13 334
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 749
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 776
72 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 355
73 FAST & FURIOUS HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 107 0.13 328
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 644
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 624
76 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 308
77 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.12 416
78 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:31 PM 90 0.12 286
79 OBJECTIFIED: SHAQ ONEAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,190
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,261
81 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 632
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 590
83 EXPEDIENTES UDN – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:34 PM 60 0.11 208
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 993
85 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.11 378
86 PROBLEM W APU, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 250
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 300
88 NASCAR CUP SERIES POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 78 0.10 554
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 541
90 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 354
91 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 999
92 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.10 390
93 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,139
94 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: MARYLAND/CONNECTICUT ESPN 1:30 PM 120 0.10 350
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 756
96 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.10 469
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 551
98 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 357
99 WHITE FAMOUS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:30 PM 26 0.09 271
100 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 969
101 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 288
102 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 546
103 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 768
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 758
105 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:18 PM 42 0.08 398
106 INTRUDERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 61 0.08 308
107 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION HBO PRIME 11:40 PM 99 0.08 245
108 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 927
109 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 362
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:34 PM 119 0.08 219
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 312
112 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 881
113 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES HBO PRIME 1:50 PM 105 0.07 173
114 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 29 0.07 269
115 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 12:30 PM 30 0.07 338
116 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 177
117 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 331
118 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.07 324
119 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 560
120 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 188
121 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 568
122 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 261
123 ENCHANTIMALS:FINDING HOME NICK JR 7:00 PM 75 0.06 364
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 582
125 E:60 ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.06 180
126 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 235
127 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 1:30 PM 30 0.06 302
128 TRUCK U VELOCITY 10:30 AM 30 0.06 245
129 POKER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 256
130 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.06 150
131 HUNT HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 242
132 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 9:30 PM 28 0.06 243
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 496
134 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 183
135 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:10 PM 50 0.06 152
136 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 529
137 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: CHRISTMAS CALENDAR, THE UP 7:00 PM 120 0.06 532
138 MEGAMIND: MEGAMIND NICKTOONS 10:00 AM 120 0.05 210
139 PREDATOR MAXPRIME 4:05 PM 107 0.05 136
140 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 219
141 Z NATION SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.05 220
142 EXTREME HOTEL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 204
143 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 30 0.05 100
144 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 440
145 TOP OF WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 193
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:33 PM 118 0.05 132
147 FRIED GREEN TOMATOES HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 105 0.05 160
148 NASCAR RACEDAY L: HOMESTEAD FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 120 0.05 356
149 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 73
150 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 290

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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.