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November 28, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.25.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and THE SIMPSONS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN premiered at a solid 0.36, with lead-ins REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA up 0.06 to 0.75, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY at 0.56.

The news for AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was mixed at best, as the midseason finale gained 0.16 from last week to 1.96, but that was down a huge 1.40 from the 2017 midseason finale (which was itself down 1.73 from 2016).  TALKING DEAD was up 0.04 from last week to 0.81.

Elsewhere in scripted, Hallmark’s movie A SHOE ADDICT’S CHRISTMAS was at 0.72.  Nickelodeon’s 11AM SPONGEBOB ticked down to 0.34.  Adult Swim’s DREAM CORP LLC was at 0.31/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.25.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO rose 0.05 to 0.30.  Freeform’s original movie THE TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS was at 0.19.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN climbed 0.04 to 0.19, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA climbed 0.04 to 0.09, and ENEMIES was steady at 0.03/136K.  Lifetime’s movie JINGLE BELLE was at 0.17.  Starz’s OUTLANDER ticked up to 0.15.  On HBO, CAMPING gained 0.02 to 0.10, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND held at 0.05, and SALLY4EVER ticked up to 0.05.

In unscripted, TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE gained 0.02 to 0.61, and RETURN TO AMISH was up 0.05 to 0.31.  The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS were at 0.52 on BET (with the after-show at 034, and the pre-show at 020) and had simulcasts on VH1 at 0.16, on BET HER at 0.30/130K, on Logo at 0.01/37K, and on MTV2 at 0.03/100K.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.03 to 0.52.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN was at 0.36, and HOLIDAY WARS was at 0.35.  On ID, ON THE CASE climbed 0.03 to 0.28, and BLOOD RUNS COLD was at 0.21.  HGTV’s line-up was led by HAWAII LIFE at 0.27/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.21.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was steady at 0.24, preceded by a special at 0.19, and with lead-out THE LAST ALASKANS at 0.17. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 25, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 1.96 5,089
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:04 PM 58 0.81 2,294
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.75 1,855
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A SHOE ADDICTS CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.72 4,237
5 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.61 1,804
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,509
7 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2018 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 123 0.52 1,465
8 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.52 1,096
9 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.44 1,243
10 DIRTY JOHN BRAVO 10:00 PM 65 0.36 1,219
11 HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHDO FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,294
12 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,211
13 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.34 1,342
14 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS POSTSHO BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:03 PM 30 0.34 922
15 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.31 1,022
16 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.31 637
17 DREAM CORP LLC ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.30 603
18 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.30 867
19 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,149
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 783
21 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 88 0.28 928
22 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,119
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 653
24 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,095
25 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,665
26 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,056
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 621
28 BLOOD RUNS COLD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 985
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.20 512
30 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 964
31 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS PRESHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 60 0.20 674
32 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.20 836
33 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.20 901
34 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,321
35 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,028
36 FREEFORM ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.19 562
37 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.19 903
38 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 52 0.19 989
39 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: JINGLE BELLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 823
40 FXX MOVIE PRIME: SIMPSONS MOVIE FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.17 369
41 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 614
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 457
43 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.17 1,166
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:05 PM 25 0.17 597
45 MARTINAS TABLE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 815
46 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2018 PREM VH1 8:00 PM 123 0.16 400
47 TOMB RAIDER HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 118 0.16 449
48 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 930
49 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 58 0.15 960
50 AMERICAN PICKERS AC: PICKIN AT THE MUSEUM HISTORY 8:00 PM 183 0.14 861
51 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.14 431
52 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 366
53 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.14 677
54 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 90 0.14 437
55 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: ATLANTA UNITED/NY RED BULLS ESPN 5:00 PM 150 0.14 334
56 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 904
57 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.13 474
58 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.13 624
59 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 781
60 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:29 AM 151 0.13 286
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 702
62 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX ESPN2 8:05 AM 144 0.13 487
63 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.12 374
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 758
65 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.11 230
66 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.11 413
67 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.11 345
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 681
69 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 909
70 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,597
71 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,538
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 607
73 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF CHAMP:PORTLAND/SPORTING KC FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 150 0.10 237
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 626
75 CAMPING HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.10 298
76 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 604
77 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE ISL TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 378
78 ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 50 0.09 487
79 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 293
80 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 1:00 PM 129 0.09 355
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 558
82 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 AM 127 0.09 262
83 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.09 449
84 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,318
85 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.09 246
86 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 337
87 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 314
88 PREMIER LEAGUE L: HUDDERSFIELD/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 129 0.08 265
89 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 202
90 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 333
91 MASK, THE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 101 0.08 221
92 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 2:23 PM 93 0.08 184
93 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.08 330
94 EARLY START CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 369
95 EARLY START CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 364
96 FOX NATION LAUNCH SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 899
97 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 983
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,087
99 AMERICAN PICKERS AC: PICKIN AT THE MUSEUM HISTORY 12:03 AM 181 0.08 373
100 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 783
101 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 3:09 PM 29 0.08 308
102 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,109
103 MYTHICAL BEASTS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 348
104 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,302
105 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: OTTAWA/CALGARY ESPN2 6:36 PM 212 0.07 200
106 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:31 AM 26 0.07 235
107 STAR WARS RESISTANCE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 338
108 SCARIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 272
109 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 175
110 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 454
111 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 2:33 AM 85 0.07 186
112 LADYGANG E! 10:30 PM 30 0.07 142
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.07 324
114 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 631
115 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 785
116 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.07 149
117 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 262
118 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 292
119 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 162
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 435
121 FLOOD: THE FLOOD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 120 0.06 401
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 276
123 KNIGHT AND DAY HBO PRIME 7:10 AM 110 0.06 162
124 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.06 683
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241
126 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:45 AM 15 0.06 268
127 TOP CHEF JUNIOR UNIVERSAL KIDS 6:00 PM 60 0.05 172
128 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:30 PM 150 0.05 128
129 MY BRILLIANT FRIEND HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 60 0.05 244
130 ACCESS MOVIE: MR. DEEDS IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.05 148
131 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.05 571
132 AMERICAS NAT PARKS COMPIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 270
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 263
134 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 673
135 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 455
136 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 799
137 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 240
138 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 579
139 ITS HOW YOU GET THERE HISTORY 8:00 AM 30 0.05 133
140 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 100
141 LARRYMANIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 119
142 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 809
143 PREDATORS MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 107 0.05 127
144 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 7:30 AM 35 0.05 198
145 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.05 136
146 SALLY4EVER HBO PRIME 10:33 PM 35 0.05 152
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
148 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 603
149 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 270
150 DATELINE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 318

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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."