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November 22, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Once the CBS numbers were scrubbed of their NFL overrun, 60 MINUTES dropped half a point to 2.6, NCIS: LA and ELEMENTARY each shed 0.1, and MADAM SECRETARY remained unchanged.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL itself adjusted to 6.2 for NBC, although that was down a big 1.5 from the previous week’s final number.  In addition, both the 7:30PM BOB’S BURGERS and FAMILY GUY gained 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS;  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD remained gargantuan but steadily diminishing, down 0.26 from last week to 5.17, with TALKING DEAD down 0.02 to 1.69, and COMIC BOOK MEN up 0.05 to 0.38.  Hallmark’s holiday movie franchise continues to be an event for many viewers, as A DECEMBER BRIDE scored at 0.83.  That was higher than HBO’s WESTWORLD, itself up 0.02 to 0.80, with DIVORCE up 0.02 to 0.18, and INSECURE down a tick to 0.16.  Disney’s ELENA OF AVALOR was strong at 0.60.  TNT’s THE LIBRARIANS returned at 0.53, midway between the 0.63/0.44 for last year’s 2-hour season premiere.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS ticked up to 0.49, and the season premiere of THE AFFAIR was a hundredth below the 2015 premiere at 0.17.  On Adult Swim, YOUR PRETTY FACE partly rebounded from last week’s steep drop, up a tenth to 0.47, while DREAM CORP LLC was up 0.09 to 0.41, and SQUIDBILLIES returned at 0.38.  USA’s EYEWITNESS ticked up to 0.16.  On Starz, ASH VS EVIL DEAD fell 0.06 to 0.12, and BLUNT TALK dropped off the Top 150 chart, down 0.03 to 0.04/107K.  

Unscripted programming was led by Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA, down 0.06 to 1.03, with MARRIED TO MEDICINE down 0.08 to 0.57.  TLC aired 2 hours of 90 DAY FIANCE programming at 0.64/0.53, compared to last week’s 3 hours at 0.64/0.63/0.55. On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.02 to 0.54, and WAGS ticked up to 0.25.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER lost 0.03 to 0.48, and EDGE OF ALASKA was up 0.04 to 0.34.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP fell 0.13 to 0.37, CLASH OF THE GRANDMAS dropped 0.06 to 0.32, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.08 to 0.30.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE shed a tick to 0.24.   

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: Sunday November 20, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 5.17 10,996
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 1.69 3,738
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.03 2,492
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A DECEMBER BRIDE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.83 4,294
5 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 0.80 1,777
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.68 1,626
7 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 8:00 PM 57 0.64 1,672
8 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 75 0.60 2,385
9 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,489
10 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,144
11 90 DAY FIANCE: TELL ALL: N/A TLC 8:57 PM 127 0.53 1,464
12 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,890
13 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.51 1,231
14 SHAMELESS S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 51 0.49 1,403
15 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.48 2,272
16 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.47 1,047
17 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 11:45 PM 15 0.41 931
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.39 916
19 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.38 834
20 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:02 AM 30 0.38 800
21 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 3 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,550
22 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.35 1,171
23 90 DAY FIANCE: COUNTDOWN TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.35 964
24 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.34 1,210
25 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 62 0.34 1,581
26 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,155
27 CLASH OF THE GRANDMAS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,237
28 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,189
29 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.30 805
30 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.28 605
31 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,227
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.27 689
33 WAGS MIAMI E! 10:01 PM 59 0.25 473
34 LRC: 2016 AMA: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.25 716
35 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,198
36 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 1,921
37 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 1,919
38 HART OF THE CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.24 432
39 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 585
40 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.23 605
41 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,115
42 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: OPERATION CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.22 1,453
43 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:15 PM 105 0.22 895
44 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 1,067
45 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: URI/DUKE ESPN 1:00 PM 124 0.20 504
46 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,733
47 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,679
48 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.20 404
49 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:53 PM 127 0.19 456
50 LEGO JL:GOTHAM CITY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 109 0.19 821
51 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.19 385
52 FNR: THE TRUMP REVOLUTION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,770
53 SCOOBY-DOO!&WWE:CURSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 109 0.19 728
54 DIVORCE HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.18 622
55 AFFAIR, THE S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.17 599
56 INSECURE HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 29 0.16 382
57 EYEWITNESS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.16 622
58 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.16 383
59 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/MIDDLESBROUGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:52 AM 133 0.16 396
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,389
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,533
62 DORA AND FRIENDS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.16 565
63 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.15 394
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 855
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,449
66 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 670
67 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,079
68 DORA AND FRIENDS NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.14 506
69 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,978
70 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,534
71 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:47 PM 96 0.13 298
72 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 936
73 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,275
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 743
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 830
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 741
77 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 943
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,254
79 ASH VS EVIL DEAD 2 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 27 0.12 237
80 BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE 4 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.12 328
81 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:20 PM 70 0.12 408
82 RACE (2016): RACE (2016) HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 134 0.11 371
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 727
84 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.11 359
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.11 303
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:04 PM 117 0.11 323
87 POKER ESPN 4:30 PM 60 0.11 391
88 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.11 372
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 568
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 600
91 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 291
92 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 492
93 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 3:04 PM 30 0.10 239
94 DRONE RACING LEAGUE ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 251
95 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 262
96 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 641
97 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 292
98 JOYFUL N. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 65 0.09 375
99 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.09 211
100 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 327
101 JFK: THE FINAL HOURS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 437
102 RIVERAS, THE NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.08 165
103 ESPNU STUDIO   L ESPNU 11:01 PM 15 0.08 172
104 DRONE RACING LEAGUE ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 212
105 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 559
106 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.08 284
107 POKER ESPN 3:34 PM 56 0.08 215
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 532
109 OBAMA CELEBRATION, AN: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:25 AM 125 0.08 310
110 LIFT EVERY VOICE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:05 AM 35 0.08 373
111 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.08 261
112 TRUCK U VELOCITY 10:30 AM 30 0.08 212
113 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 477
114 BATMAN RETURNS: BATMAN RETURNS HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 126 0.08 207
115 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 304
116 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.07 285
117 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 557
118 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.07 207
119 MIA AND ME NICK JR 8:00 AM 30 0.07 395
120 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 248
121 CINE ESPECIAL SUN 930P: RV GALAVISION 9:30 PM 120 0.07 132
122 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 204
123 SOMOS LMX UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 60 0.07 152
124 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.07 280
125 STARGATE: CONTINUUM HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 89 0.07 179
126 FENCE THE HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 35 0.06 147
127 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 364
128 FLEA MARKET FLIP GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 239
129 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 224
130 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.06 139
131 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 HBO PRIME 10:05 AM 97 0.06 174
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: XAVIER/NORTHERN IOWA ESPN2 7:30 PM 125 0.06 178
133 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 AM 52 0.06 155
134 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 ESPN2 1:00 PM 145 0.06 189
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 183
136 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 5:30 PM 110 0.05 232
137 UFC RELOADED: 199:ROCKHOLD/BISPING 2 FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 180 0.05 189
138 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 451
139 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 17 0.05 134
140 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 53 0.05 130
141 MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 116 0.05 143
142 BATMAN: BATMAN HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 126 0.05 136
143 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER: WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.05 113
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 281
145 ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL L ESPNU 11:00 AM 60 0.05 182
146 PL MATCH OF THE DAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.05 121
147 KRAMPUS MAXPRIME 6:30 PM 98 0.05 82
148 NASCAR START NBC/NBCSN L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:55 PM 35 0.05 195
149 UNIQUE SWEETS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 111
150 HAUNTED CASE FILES DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 165

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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.