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November 21, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MSNBC’s DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DEBATE was at 1.08/1.40/6.6M for the main body of the debate, and 0.89/1.18/5.6M for the overrun, above the 0.85 for the last MSNBC debate, but that one was shared with broadcast parent NBC.  It was considerably below the 1.50 for the last debate on CNN.  Fox News’s HANNITY topped the rest of cable news at 0.33/0.55/4.3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.28/0.40/1.8M. 

ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.70/0.43.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.08 to 0.42.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING lost 0.04 to 0.39.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY was down 0.04 to 0.38, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked up to 0.23.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW slipped 0.02 to 0.35, and a special MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK PARTY was at 0.16.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.05 to 0.30.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.04 to 0.29, and THANKSGIVING PIE FIGHT was at 0.16.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE grew by 0.05 to 0.28.  On BET, THE OVAL dropped 0.02 to 0.25, and SISTAS was steady at 0.25.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL jumped 0.07 to 0.25.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.04 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On ID, SHATTERED held at 0.20, and HOMICIDE HUNTER ticked down to 0.18.  The season finale of FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.14, down 0.06 both from last week and last season’s finale.  Off the chart, IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW was at 0.02/72K & 0.01/37K compared to last week’s 0.01/0.01.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DEBATE: DEMOCRATIC DEBATE-GEORGIA MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 1.08 6,604
2 MSNBC DEBATE-CLOSE MSNBC 11:00 PM 22 0.89 5,644
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:04 PM 173 0.70 1,637
4 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:22 PM 38 0.45 3,508
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/DALLAS ESPN 7:42 PM 142 0.43 1,016
6 CHALLENGE:WAR OF WORLDS 2 MTV 9:00 PM 91 0.42 697
7 MSNBC DEBATE PREVIEW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.40 3,320
8 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0008 INDIANAPOLIS IN TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.39 893
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:57 AM 63 0.39 815
10 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,010
11 BLACK INK CREW 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.35 767
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 4,336
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 3,482
14 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 129 0.30 916
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.29 774
16 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 12 0.28 748
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 986
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,819
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 882
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,832
21 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 877
22 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,751
23 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 5:40 PM 140 0.25 2,741
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,620
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,038
26 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,705
27 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 720
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,755
29 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 513
30 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,711
31 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.25 815
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,791
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.24 2,807
34 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.24 2,039
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,823
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,620
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,431
38 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,641
39 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.23 541
40 FX MOVIE PRIME: RIDE ALONG 2 FX 8:00 PM 120 0.23 585
41 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 667
42 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,170
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,988
44 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 2,493
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 2,469
46 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.22 2,369
47 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,043
48 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,581
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 548
50 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,702
51 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 5:00 PM 40 0.21 2,511
52 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,771
53 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 903
54 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 11:02 AM 18 0.20 2,633
55 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 3:47 PM 73 0.20 2,592
56 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:20 AM 109 0.20 2,360
57 MSNBC NEWS ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:09 PM 31 0.20 2,270
58 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,619
59 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 9:00 AM 122 0.20 2,491
60 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.20 660
61 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,016
62 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 1:40 PM 127 0.18 2,193
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 459
64 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,079
65 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 916
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,441
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,334
68 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 821
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,057
70 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 386
71 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,011
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,332
73 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 3 VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.16 369
74 THANKSGIVING PIE FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:01 PM 59 0.16 545
75 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,464
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 1,263
77 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 486
78 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 812
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 367
80 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 445
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 2,063
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 296
83 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 449
84 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 159 0.14 432
85 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.14 268
86 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.13 490
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,836
88 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:30 PM 30 0.13 236
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 313
90 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 279
91 EXTINCT OR ALIVE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.12 427
92 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 327
93 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.12 344
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 284
95 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 475
96 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 261
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,375
98 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 270
99 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.11 529
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,352
101 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BAD SANTA PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 120 0.10 320
102 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 689
103 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.09 243
104 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 839
105 THANKSGIVING PIE FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 1:01 AM 59 0.08 318
106 COPWATCH AMERICA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.08 281
107 DRIFT THIS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 333
108 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TOLEDO/BUFFALO ESPN2 7:30 PM 215 0.08 386
109 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.08 261
110 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 390
111 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 635
112 BACK IN THE GAME CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 236
113 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BAD SANTA 2 (2016) PARAMOUNT 12:00 AM 120 0.07 153
114 MACYS THANKSGIVING CAKE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.06 259
115 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 11 DAL VS. DET NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 256
116 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:05 PM 55 0.06 232
117 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:42 PM 48 0.06 140
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 171
119 SPECIAL AUDIENCE PROGRAM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:00 AM 60 0.06 119
120 DEADLY ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 329
121 DEM DEBATE POST ANALYSIS CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 491
122 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 105
123 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 178
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 241
125 UNDISPUTED L: 802 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 137
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 475
127 AMERICAN MYSTERY TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 184
128 HERD L: 1117 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 146
129 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 113
130 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 146
131 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 157
132 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 377
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 92
134 HOLMES AND HOLMES DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 294
135 COMPLEX X FUSE S5 FUSE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 57
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 140
137 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 404
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 100
139 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 118
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 115
141 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 123
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 102
143 COMPLEX X FUSE S5 FUSE 11:30 PM 30 0.03 45
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 206
145 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.03 109
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 79
147 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 70
148 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.03 67
149 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 85
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 92

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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.