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November 24, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.22.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, up 0.8 from last week’s game.  In addition, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS and BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while PANDORA lost the same, putting it at zero (more precisely 0.04). 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note that theatrical movies hit our chart when their networks list them as “originals,” which accounts for the presence of THE WIZARD OF OZ and HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.  

Hallmark’s genuinely original movie THE CHRISTMAS HOUSE was Sunday’s top-rated scripted cable original at 0.27.  At AMC, the midseason finale of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dropped 0.06 to 0.26, WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND lost 0.05 to 0.15, and TALKING DEAD was at 0.04.  On Adult Swim, THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and DREAM CORP LLC was at 0.17 compared to 0.12/0.12.  FX’s FARGO climbed 0.05 to 0.18.  On HBO, THE UNDOING ticked down to 0.14, and MURDER ON MIDDLE BEACH was down 0.02 to 0.05.  Starz’s THE SPANISH PRINCESS ticked up to 0.04.  Showtime’s documentary BELUSHI was at 0.03, THE REAGANS ticked up to 0.02/131K, and MOONBASE 8 remained at 0.01/57K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE more than doubled the next-highest-rated original on Sunday cable, although down 0.03 from last week to 0.67 (the after-show was down 0.07 to 0.19), with I LOVE A MAMA’S BOY down 0.04 to 0.29.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC dropped 0.09 to 0.27.  TUDN’s LIGA match was t 0.25.  On Food Network, CANDY LAND was at 0.23 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.24, HOLIDAY WARS fell 0.11 to 0.21, and BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS was at 0.20.  On HGTV, RENOVATION INC dipped 0.03 to 0.18.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was steady at 0.16.  ID’s THE KILLER IN QUESTION held at 0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 22, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.67 2,633
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.32 1,089
3 I LOVE A MAMAS BOY TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.29 1,282
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS HOUSE,THE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.27 2,333
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 964
6 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.26 1,085
7 LIGA MX L: REPETCHAJE: TIGRES / TOLUCA TUDN 7:30 PM 154 0.25 543
8 WIZARD OF OZ, THE: WIZARD OF OZ, THE TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 135 0.25 1,214
9 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.23 654
10 CANDY LAND FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 905
11 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 663
12 GIRL MEETS FARM REPACK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 1,156
13 BAREFOOT CONTESSA REPACK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,118
14 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,038
15 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,507
16 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,477
17 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,664
18 BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 842
19 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.20 359
20 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.19 1,038
21 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.19 338
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,306
23 RENOVATION, INC. HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.18 1,170
24 LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: WC:MONTERREY VS PUEBLA FOX DEPORTES 9:42 PM 165 0.18 361
25 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 71 0.18 805
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,477
27 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.17 291
28 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.17 608
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:25 AM 143 0.17 477
30 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.16 1,479
31 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.16 488
32 KILLER IN QUESTION: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.15 807
33 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 528
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,259
35 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW    L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.15 326
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,425
37 WIZARD OF OZ, THE: WIZARD OF OZ, THE TBS NETWORK 10:15 PM 135 0.15 646
38 WALKING DEAD:WORLD BEYOND AMC 10:10 PM 65 0.15 627
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 475
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,287
41 UNDOING, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 60 0.14 1,277
42 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,938
43 MASTERS OF FLIP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.14 843
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,143
45 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.14 432
46 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:11 PM 136 0.13 388
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,160
48 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,007
49 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.12 440
50 FIRST LADIES CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,192
51 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: GODWINK XMAS: 2ND CHANCE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 121 0.12 1,430
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,380
53 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 409
54 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,137
55 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,507
56 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 125 0.11 742
57 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,374
58 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,040
59 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:27 AM 33 0.11 178
60 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 445
61 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 12:00 PM 25 0.10 389
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,096
63 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 90 0.10 428
64 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.10 504
65 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:08 AM 67 0.10 266
66 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 10:04 PM 56 0.10 154
67 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 5:30 PM 30 0.10 438
68 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 755
69 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,440
70 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: MINNESOTA UNITED FC/COLORADO RAPIDS ESPN 7:30 PM 140 0.10 242
71 FIRST LADIES CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 986
72 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,982
73 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/FC DALLAS ESPN 9:50 PM 198 0.09 223
74 REAL MURDERS OF OC, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:30 PM 60 0.09 418
75 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.09 591
76 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.09 295
77 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:48 PM 23 0.09 231
78 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 667
79 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 1,060
80 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.08 327
81 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,030
82 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 682
83 REAL MURDERS OF OC, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:30 PM 60 0.08 359
84 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:30 PM 31 0.08 303
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 280
86 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.08 274
87 WWII: HELL UNDER THE SEA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 506
88 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 762
89 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 346
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 747
91 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.07 389
92 WWII: HELL UNDER THE SEA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 562
93 LATE MOVIE: BLACK NATIVITY FREEFORM 11:55 PM 125 0.07 199
94 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.07 984
95 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.07 910
96 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 199
97 WWII: HELL UNDER THE SEA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 479
98 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 296
99 FOX NATION: PATRIOT AWDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 956
100 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 687
101 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.06 395
102 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 363
103 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 25 0.06 203
104 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 229
105 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 798
106 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 226
107 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.06 188
108 MLS PLAYOFFS L: ROUND 1:  KANSAS CITY/SAN JOSE FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 205 0.06 164
109 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 216
110 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.05 126
111 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 116
112 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.05 521
113 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:33 PM 60 0.05 196
114 ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL  L: NAPOLI/AC MILAN ESPN 2:00 PM 180 0.05 128
115 MURDER ON MIDDLE BEACH HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 58 0.05 335
116 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 748
117 PETER POPOFF MINISTRIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 AM 30 0.04 102
118 SPANISH PRINCESS STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 59 0.04 290
119 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 807
120 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 137
121 ACCION L TUDN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 89
122 SECRETS ZOO: NC FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 11 0.04 272
123 CARNIVAL EATS REPACK COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 132
124 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 PM 30 0.04 189
125 TALKING DEAD: TWDU AMC 11:15 PM 60 0.04 254
126 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY XD 11:30 AM 30 0.04 121
127 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 662
128 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 170
129 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.04 673
130 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 107
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 189
132 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 810
133 CONTROL DE CARRETERAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 7:00 PM 30 0.03 100
134 BIG CITY GREENS: SHORTSGI DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.03 95
135 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.03 648
136 CONTROL DE FRONTERAS: ESP DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 30 0.03 94
137 DANGER FORCE NICKTOONS 10:00 AM 30 0.03 107
138 SIDE HUSTLE NICKTOONS 10:30 AM 30 0.03 99
139 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.03 48
140 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 6:00 PM 60 0.03 55
141 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 7:30 PM 60 0.03 105
142 LAS ULTIMAS 24 HORAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 80
143 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.03 100
144 FOX NATION: PATRIOT AWDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.03 375
145 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: NORTH NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 227
146 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:27 PM 33 0.03 98
147 UNLEASHED NICKTOONS 11:00 AM 30 0.03 95
148 BELUSHI SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 108 0.03 246
149 SECRETS ZOO: KT MINIS NAT GEO WILD 9:11 PM 30 0.02 246
150 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.02 89

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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.