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November 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.17.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.2 on NBC, which was 0.3 below the last CBS final rating for a Thursday game.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 for its midseason finale.  That’s only 0.3 below where GREY’S was at this point last year, while HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (which remained at 1.4 in finals) is down 0.9 from 2015.  In addition, THE GREAT INDOORS fell 0.1 in finals.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s coverage of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.69 from last week, when it had the game solo, but it was also down 0.70 from the last time it shared the game with CBS.  ESPN’s Louisville vs. Houston COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.78.  The highest-rated non-sports telecast was Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY, down 0.02 to 0.46, with FASHION STARTUP steady at 0.14.  Fox News continued to ride the Trump wave, with the night’s HANNITY in the Top 10 at 0.41/3.1M, second in the latter metric only to the NFL game.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.08 to 0.35, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.06 to 0.32. Unusually, TBS’s CONAN hit the Top 10 at 0.34. On TNT’s NBA coverage, Chicago vs. Utah was at 0.34, and Philadelphia vs. Minnesota was at 0.25. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32 and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.30.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING held at 0.30, and season finale episodes of YOURS, MINE OR OURS were at 0.12/0.10, down from last week’s 0.15.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and the finale of MONEY POWER RESPECT was up 0.04 to 0.14.  A&E aired 2 hours of LIVE PD at 0.25. MTV’s TRUE LIFE was at 0.17, compared to 0.14/0.13 for 2 episodes last week, and TRANSFORMATION was at 0.07.  USA’s FALLING WATER was up 0.02 to 0.16.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING rose 0.02 to 0.09. Tru’s THOSE WHO CAN’T fell to 0.07/0.05 from last week’s 0.14/0.09. The concluding 3 hours of BBCAmerica’s UNDERCOVER were all at 0.02, with total viewers of 68K/76K/76K.  

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: Thursday November 17, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 11 – NO VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 191 1.28 3,280
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISVILLE/HOUSTON ESPN 7:55 PM 223 0.78 2,432
3 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:47 PM 33 0.58 1,349
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM2 NFL NETWORK 7:59 PM 19 0.53 1,399
5 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.46 1,856
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.41 3,105
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:38 PM 82 0.38 878
8 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 29 0.36 847
9 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,190
10 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.34 808
11 NBA BASKETBALL: CHICAGO/UTAH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:40 PM 145 0.34 734
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 888
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,436
14 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.32 1,385
15 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.32 1,590
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,061
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.30 2,941
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.30 3,350
19 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 991
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,414
21 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,006
22 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,399
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 760
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 2,996
25 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,005
26 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 595
27 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 25 0.26 779
28 LIVE PD: 4 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.25 790
29 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:15 PM 15 0.25 1,097
30 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.25 1,299
31 NBA BASKETBALL: PHILADELPHIA/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 146 0.25 609
32 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.25 1,000
33 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 962
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.25 564
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.24 602
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 568
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 517
38 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 992
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,887
40 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.23 1,084
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,266
42 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.22 1,101
43 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 468
44 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.22 774
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 462
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 425
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,066
48 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.21 1,048
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.21 402
50 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.21 575
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 447
52 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,580
53 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:05 AM 56 0.20 482
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 444
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.20 390
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 385
57 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.20 707
58 AC360 SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 954
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,533
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,063
61 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 446
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 400
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,029
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.18 1,307
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 902
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 367
67 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:43 PM 10 0.17 485
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,709
69 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,484
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,515
71 TRUE LIFE MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 315
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,893
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 862
74 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 350
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,703
76 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.16 385
77 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.16 418
78 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 331
79 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:20 AM 60 0.15 374
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 841
81 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 591
82 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,145
83 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,139
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 843
85 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 127 0.14 326
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 710
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,401
88 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 634
89 PROJ RUN: FASHION STARTUP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.14 495
90 MONEY. POWER. RESPECT. WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 318
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 853
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 767
93 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:38 PM 39 0.13 328
94 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 774
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 770
96 YOURS, MINE OR OURS BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.12 451
97 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.12 994
98 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:17 PM 38 0.12 333
99 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.12 432
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 805
101 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.11 411
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 689
103 HOME & FAMILY HOLIDAY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.11 521
104 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 761
105 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.10 216
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 349
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 658
108 YOURS, MINE OR OURS BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.10 349
109 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 90 0.10 244
110 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 320
111 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 734
112 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 258
113 MAKE ME A MLLNRE INVENTOR CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 270
114 IMPACT WRESTLING: 146 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.09 336
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 389
116 WORLDS BIGGEST SHIPBUILDE SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.09 270
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 237
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 480
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 728
120 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 551
121 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.08 230
122 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 151
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 303
124 MTV DOCS: TRANSFORMATION MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.07 158
125 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 178
126 FIGHT FOR LIFE: LION PRID NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 297
127 UNDERFIRE:UNTOLD STORY PF HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 71 0.07 171
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 292
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 296
130 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 210
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 550
132 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 273
133 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 767
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 573
135 KILLER QUEEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 360
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 118 0.06 190
137 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 195
138 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 210
139 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 153
140 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 482
141 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.05 173
142 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 112
143 UNICHEF TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 170
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 245
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 571
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/MARQUETTE ESPN2 9:22 PM 128 0.05 147
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 101
148 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 494
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 178
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 487

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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.