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November 22, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.21.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREY’S ANATOMY, LEGACIES and SVU gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.8, down 0.6 from last week’s game.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.71, down 0.09 from last week’s game.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.36/0.33.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led another impeachment hearings day at 0.35/0.53/3.6M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.53/4M, and CNN’s 3-4PM coverage at 0.27/0.38/1.8M.  On A&E, LIVE PD: WANTED rose 0.08 to 0.32, and LIVE PD: PD CAM was at 0.33/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.28.  On USA, TEMPTATION ISLAND gained 0.03 to 0.28, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.23 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE was at 0.28/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.25.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP climbed 0.04 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.14.  Food Network’s HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.21.  On ID, HOME SWEET HOMICIDE ticked down to 0.19, and THE OBJECT OF MURDER was down 0.04 to 0.15.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP lost a tick to 0.12.  The season finale of FX’s MR. INBETWEEN was at 0.10, down 0.02 from last week, and similar to last year’s 0.13/0.10 2-episode finale.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT dipped 0.02 to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday November 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2019 WK 12 IND VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 175 0.71 2,137
2 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:07 PM 16 0.40 1,268
3 NBA BASKETBALL: BLAZERS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.36 777
4 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,645
5 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:22 PM 32 0.33 886
6 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,222
7 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 155 0.33 723
8 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 985
9 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,175
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,968
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 4,607
12 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 76 0.28 696
13 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.28 541
14 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.27 513
15 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.27 1,825
16 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.26 1,750
17 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,729
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,750
19 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 37 0.25 786
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,506
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 758
22 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,247
23 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.23 520
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,299
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 600
26 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.23 919
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,824
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,250
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,595
30 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,643
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,361
32 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 997
33 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.21 794
34 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:18 PM 42 0.21 2,918
35 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,571
36 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,179
37 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 28 0.20 503
38 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 11:04 AM 117 0.20 2,377
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,338
40 HOME SWEET HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 739
41 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,492
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 467
43 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,525
44 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 1:01 PM 197 0.18 2,570
45 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,069
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 388
47 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:54 PM 66 0.18 457
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,119
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,134
50 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 9:00 AM 124 0.18 2,365
51 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,262
52 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 2,264
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 846
54 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,504
55 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 2,378
56 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 2,233
57 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.17 456
58 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,358
59 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,405
60 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 600
61 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:14 AM 56 0.16 375
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 378
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,863
64 CFB 150 ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 448
65 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,306
66 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 383
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,021
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,806
69 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/CALIFORNIA ESPN2 9:25 PM 125 0.15 412
70 OBJECT OF MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 690
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 351
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,346
73 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 385
74 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 357
75 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.15 951
76 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.15 489
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 335
78 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 1,012
79 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 331
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,774
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 2,012
82 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 1,023
83 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE 2: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE 2 NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 151 0.14 457
84 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 25 0.14 398
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:20 PM 40 0.13 390
86 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NC STATE/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 7:55 PM 205 0.13 558
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,890
88 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 299
89 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 416
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,407
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,995
92 GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.12 300
93 GROWING UP HIP HOP: NY WETV 9:00 PM 88 0.12 340
94 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.12 860
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 276
96 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.12 285
97 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.11 631
98 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.11 454
99 HOLZER FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 337
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,373
101 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 269
102 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 843
103 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.10 609
104 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.10 275
105 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:00 PM 36 0.10 383
106 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:03 PM 22 0.09 252
107 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 249
108 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.08 318
109 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.08 306
110 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 282
111 CFB 150 ESPN2 11:30 PM 30 0.08 149
112 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.08 366
113 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 676
114 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.08 304
115 BELOW DECK BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.08 324
116 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGETOWN/TEXAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.07 306
117 WEDDING AND A MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 264
118 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 370
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 508
120 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 395
121 HERD L: 1118 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 164
122 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 259
123 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 424
124 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.06 350
125 UNDERGROUND MARVELS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 319
126 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 301
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 239
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 184
129 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 347
130 NFL ON FOXD: INDIANAPOLIS VS HOUSTON FOX DEPORTES 8:10 PM 193 0.05 94
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 227
132 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 177
133 UNDISPUTED L: 803 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 136
134 TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 151
135 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 114
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 111
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 211
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 109
139 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 415
140 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 94
141 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 83
142 ALWAYS LATE W/KATIE NOLAN ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.04 82
143 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 212
144 VICE: CLINTON AFFAIR VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 106
145 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.04 171
146 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 4:12 PM 18 0.04 107
147 GIVE A DOG A HOME LIVE! ANIMAL PLANET 12:00 PM 60 0.04 134
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO/BAYLOR ESPN2 4:30 PM 123 0.03 105
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 192
150 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/SAINT JOSEPHS ESPN2 1:58 PM 134 0.03 97

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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.