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November 26, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of SINGLE PARENTS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Thanksgiving Eve cable at 1.40/1.16, and the early evening COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.72.  Hallmark’s movie REUNITED AT CHRISTMAS was at 0.45.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY lost 0.04 to 0.36, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was down 0.02 to 0.21.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE ticked down to 0.33, and KNIFE OR DEATH ticked up to 0.19.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.32, with lead-out BUTTERBEANS CAFE at 0.23.  The season finale of OWN’s GREENLEAF rose 0.03 to 0.28, which was down 0.07 from the 2017 finale.  On ID, SHATTERED dropped 0.04 to 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.04 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.25, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.04 to 0.24.  Food Network’s MACY’S THANKSGIVING CAKE CHALLENGE was at 0.23.  Cartoon Network’s early evening TEEN TITANS GO was at 0.22.  Cable news was closely packed, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.27/2M, CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.16/0.21/800K, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.16/0.24/2M.  IFC’s STAN AGAINST EVIL held at 0.05/0.04.  The final episode of AMC’s THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL was at 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:12 PM 151 1.40 3,690
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:43 PM 133 1.16 2,890
3 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 12 0.88 2,434
4 NBA AFTER THE BUZZER  L ESPN 12:56 AM 15 0.80 1,925
5 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/GONZAGA ESPN 5:00 PM 132 0.72 2,296
6 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:12 PM 48 0.68 1,773
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:11 AM 49 0.56 1,345
8 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: REUNITED AT CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.45 2,958
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.36 911
10 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 923
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,148
12 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.32 1,407
13 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,287
14 SHATTERED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,158
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,370
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,338
17 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,412
18 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.23 1,066
19 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.22 865
20 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.21 629
21 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.21 901
22 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 4:29 PM 31 0.20 655
23 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 508
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MARQUETTE/KANSAS ESPN2 7:32 PM 120 0.20 784
25 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 675
26 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 2:30 PM 119 0.18 551
27 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.18 967
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 958
29 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.17 721
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,237
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 936
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 852
33 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: MY CHRISTMAS INN LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 990
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,995
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 842
36 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.16 725
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 878
38 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.16 655
39 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 12:00 PM 117 0.16 386
40 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,044
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,848
42 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 957
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 362
44 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:57 PM 33 0.15 424
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,718
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,568
47 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,049
48 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,404
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 342
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,553
51 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 488
52 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.13 642
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 675
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,072
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,458
56 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 7:07 PM 25 0.13 525
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,704
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,524
59 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,537
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,656
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,440
62 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIDDLE TENN ST/VIRGINIA ESPN2 9:32 PM 120 0.12 407
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,420
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 619
65 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 757
66 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,145
67 TEXAS METAL VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 432
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,771
69 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,160
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,115
71 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,420
72 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 248
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 798
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,374
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 811
76 PAW PATROL NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.11 458
77 BOJACK HORSEMAN COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 208
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,118
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 652
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,114
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 699
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,030
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,210
84 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 28 0.10 454
85 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.10 366
86 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 419
87 MASK, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.10 258
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 593
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 511
90 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 316
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,141
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,063
93 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 941
94 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 393
95 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,323
96 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 498
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 960
98 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/BUFFALO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 157 0.08 290
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 933
100 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:00 PM 90 0.08 219
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 398
102 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/TENNESSEE ESPN2 5:00 PM 127 0.08 307
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 957
104 UNDISPUTED L: 548 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 161
105 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 181
106 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 202
107 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 159
108 NFL PLAYBOOK NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 175
109 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.06 238
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 218
111 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.06 351
112 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: AUBURN/ARIZONA ESPN2 11:32 PM 120 0.06 244
113 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 175
114 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 204
115 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 343
116 MYST MUSEUM: JFK ASSASSIN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 552
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 161
118 HERD L: 867 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 137
119 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.06 145
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SAN DIEGO STATE/IOWA STATE ESPN2 2:30 PM 120 0.06 185
121 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 198
122 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 374
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 129
124 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.06 119
125 MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 328
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 192
127 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 11 PIT VS. JAX NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.05 153
128 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 178
129 TANKED: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 120 0.05 214
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 104
131 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.05 229
132 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 169
133 FIST FIGHT HBO PRIME 12:46 AM 91 0.05 110
134 CONCACAF SUB-20: ESTADOS UNIDOS / MEXICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 123 0.05 135
135 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 129
136 LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL, THE: 105/106 AMC 9:00 PM 160 0.05 297
137 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 31 0.04 141
138 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 127
139 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 214
140 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 63 0.04 111
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 244
142 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 207
143 PREDATOR MAXPRIME 12:15 PM 107 0.04 68
144 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 124
145 ABOUT TIME HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 14 0.04 98
146 WHOS THE BOSS POP 10:00 AM 30 0.04 59
147 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA STATE/UTAH STATE ESPNU 11:00 PM 136 0.04 109
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 177
149 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:24 PM 96 0.03 142
150 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 141

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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.