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November 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.24.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.9, up 0.8 from last week’s game. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The midseason finale of AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD unusually dropped from the previous week, down a tenth to 1.02 (in 2018, the midseason finale grew by 0.16 from the prior week), which put it down 0.94 (48%) from 2018’s midseason finale.  TALKING DEAD dropped 0.12 from last week to 0.29.

Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY slipped 0.03 to 0.94, with MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF at 0.43/0.36 compared to last week’s 0.29.  Hallmark’s movie A GIFT TO REMEMBER 2 was at 0.33.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS dropped 0.08 to 0.22, RAY DONOVAN lost 0.06 from last week’s season premiere to 0.11, and the season finale episodes of BACK TO LIFE were at 0.03/168K & 0.02/98K compared to last week’s 0.05/0.04. On HBO, WATCHMEN lost 0.05 to 0.21, SILICON VALLEY fell 0.08 to 0.12, and MRS FLETCHER was down 0.02 to 0.06.  Lifetime’s movie CHRISTMAS 9 TO 5 was at 0.14.  USA’s MR ROBOT ticked up to 0.13.  FX’s THE WEEKLY dipped 0.02 to 0.07.  On Starz, DUBLIN MURDERS ticked down to 0.02/219K.  

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA took the unscripted lead, up 0.02 to 0.68, with MARRIED TO MEDICINE up 0.05 to 0.43.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE dropped 0.06 to 0.62, and UNPOLISHED was up 0.03 to 0.29.  On Food Network, ULTIMATE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE rose 0.09 to 0.26.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.17., and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was up 0.05 to 0.16  On ID, ON THE CASE was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.25.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.03 to 0.17.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.16.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at /.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 80 1.02 3,214
2 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.94 1,612
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.68 1,933
4 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.62 2,112
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.49 1,213
6 MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.43 772
7 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,307
8 MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.36 646
9 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CM: A GIFT TO REMEMBER 2 HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.33 2,496
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 812
11 UNPOLISHED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,041
12 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:20 PM 60 0.29 1,133
13 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.27 844
14 ULT THANKSGIVING CHALLENG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.26 1,059
15 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.25 1,845
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 593
17 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 919
18 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 55 0.22 836
19 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 919
20 WATCHMEN (SRS) HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 61 0.21 620
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 602
22 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,075
23 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 814
24 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/SHEFFIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:24 AM 134 0.19 506
25 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 902
26 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.18 645
27 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.17 477
28 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 920
29 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.16 983
30 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.16 853
31 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.16 823
32 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.16 912
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.15 385
34 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.15 888
35 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS 9 TO 5 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 1,020
36 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,793
37 OFF THE GRID ON THE BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 855
38 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,907
39 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.14 308
40 LEGO CITY ADVENTURES NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.14 521
41 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,636
42 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 376
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:33 PM 87 0.13 331
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 754
45 THE A&E MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.13 520
46 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.13 375
47 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,782
48 KITCHEN AT FN, THE: KC-SP01ZH FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 120 0.12 659
49 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 366
50 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:04 PM 31 0.12 311
51 90 DAY FIANCE: EXTRA LOVE: N/A TLC 5:00 PM 120 0.12 472
52 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: OUR CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.11 1,187
53 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:02 PM 43 0.11 865
54 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.11 347
55 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.11 354
56 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.11 727
57 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,232
58 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 912
59 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: CONNECTICUT/OHIO STATE ESPN 3:00 PM 123 0.10 324
60 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.10 593
61 LIGA MX: FC JUAREZ / TIGRES UANL TUDN 7:58 PM 128 0.10 222
62 POMPEII: SECRETS OF DEAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 396
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 839
64 KILLER SIBLINGS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 380
65 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,403
66 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,496
67 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 407
68 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.09 399
69 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 781
70 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,752
71 ANHQ W/ ED HENRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,236
72 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/BAYLOR ESPN 5:03 PM 120 0.09 256
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA STATE/VIRGINIA ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.08 277
74 DSP. OF MILLBROOK TWINS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 AM 120 0.08 289
75 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.08 358
76 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 347
77 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.07 219
78 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 362
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 635
80 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: XAVIER/FLORIDA ESPN 8:30 PM 123 0.07 261
81 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 228
82 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 702
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,006
84 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.07 345
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:03 PM 87 0.07 262
86 BURIED GOLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 456
87 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.07 201
88 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.07 224
89 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.07 359
90 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 476
91 FORDFERRARI: AUTOBIOGRPHY MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.06 287
92 DETROIT MUSCLE HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.06 277
93 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.06 324
94 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-11R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 319
95 DSP. OF MILLBROOK TWINS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.06 196
96 TRUCK TECH HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.06 203
97 MURDER FOR HIRE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 360
98 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.06 193
99 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 844
100 MRS. FLETCHER HBO PRIME 10:37 PM 29 0.06 190
101 UNEXPLAINED & UNEXPLORED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 356
102 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 582
103 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 181
104 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.05 326
105 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 283
106 FOX NATION PATRIOT AWARDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 899
107 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 661
108 DEAD WIVES CLUB HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 295
109 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 350
110 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:29 PM 60 0.05 157
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 482
112 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 AM 114 0.05 142
113 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 864
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 535
115 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:38 PM 52 0.05 131
116 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 855
117 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / SANTOS TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.05 140
118 FOX NATION PATRIOT AWARDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 471
119 LOST SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 241
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 506
121 LOST EMPIRE OF EASTER ISL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 331
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 292
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 250
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 442
125 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 417
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 437
127 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 246
128 SOMOS LMX L TUDN 10:06 PM 60 0.04 101
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 224
130 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.04 165
131 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 196
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 221
133 MOUNTAIN MAFIA MOTOR TREND 8:00 AM 30 0.04 160
134 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 224
135 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 558
136 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 60 0.04 115
137 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: TIGRES UANL / PACHUCA TUDN 5:55 PM 123 0.04 100
138 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 207
139 SOMETHINGS KILLING ME HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 269
140 CASAGRANDES NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.04 157
141 SENOR DE LOS CIELOS 2 UNIVERSO 1:00 PM 60 0.04 103
142 ENGINE POWER HISTORY 7:30 AM 30 0.04 192
143 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 194
144 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 893
145 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 2:50 PM 70 0.04 82
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.03 102
147 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 543
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 11:06 PM 60 0.03 68
149 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 122
150 FORDFERRARI: AUTOBIOGRPHY MOTOR TREND 2:00 AM 60 0.03 114

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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.