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December 1, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 11.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

Note that the Wednesday cable chart has been revised from the version posted this morning, which as many of you noted (for the most part courteously) was in error.

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, THE CONNERS gained 0.05 to 0.61, THE GOLDBERGS ticked down to 0.38, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY edged up 0.02 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS ticked up to 0.35.  BIG SKY was up 0.03 to 0.27.

CBS:  SURVIVOR rose 0.06 to 0.72, and THE AMAZING RACE was down 0.03 to 0.35, followed by a rerun at 0.17.

NBC:  CHRISTMAS AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER was at 0.80 down 0.05 from last year’s edition.  It was followed by a rerun special at 0.50.

FOX:  The season finale of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.55/0.66, substantially down from last December’s 0.84/0.99 finale.

CW:  Back from a rerun week, STARGIRL dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and KUNG FU ticked down to 0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON rose 0.04 to 0.33, REINA DEL SUR ticked up to 0.32, and AMOR Y TRAICION was at 0.19.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA fell 0.06 to 0.41, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE lost 0.07 to 0.38, and MADRASTA was down 0.07 to 0.34.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.55/0.44.  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP matches were at 0.47/0.22.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.27.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE fell 0.06 to 0.26.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.30/2.7M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.10/0.14/700K, and MSNBC’s DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE at 0.07/1.5M.  On BET, SISTAS rose 0.03 to 0.20, ASSISTED LIVING grew by 0.05 to 0.12, and AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER was up 0.04 to 0.11.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was at 0.18.  On A&E, ROAD WARS was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and COURT CAM was at 0.15/0.14 compared to 0.14/0.11.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.16/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.07, and DIESEL BROTHERS was at 0.06.  On History, PAWN STARS ticked up to 0.11, and SECRET RESTORATION was up 0.02 to 0.05.  ON ID, MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS gained 0.03 to 0.10, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was up 0.05 to 0.10.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.09, and MY 600-LB LIFE was at 0.07.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.06.  Syfy’s REGINALD THE VAMPIRE gained 0.02 to 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 30, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/INDIANA ESPN 9:30 PM 125 0.55 1,630
2 FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: SAUDI ARABIA/MEXICO FOX SPORTS 1 1:42 PM 151 0.47 1,547
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/DUKE ESPN 7:15 PM 135 0.44 1,268
4 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.27 522
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0165 INDIANAPOLIS IN TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.26 870
6 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:13 PM 17 0.25 852
7 BASKETBALL: ESPN 7:00 PM 15 0.24 581
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:35 PM 55 0.22 661
9 FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: AUSTRALIA/DENMARK FOX SPORTS 1 9:43 AM 151 0.22 600
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,678
11 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,000
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.18 518
13 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:14 PM 88 0.17 487
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 474
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 633
16 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.16 739
17 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.16 871
18 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.16 425
19 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:25 PM 151 0.16 396
20 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 761
21 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PURDUE/FLORIDA ST ESPN2 7:15 PM 130 0.15 442
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,315
23 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.14 780
24 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,421
25 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.14 328
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,253
27 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,806
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 3,000
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 425
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 407
31 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:59 PM 26 0.13 339
32 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 574
33 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.12 711
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,864
35 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.11 559
36 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:29 PM 150 0.11 337
37 AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 440
38 PAWN STARS DO AMERICA: 4 EMERALD CITY ADVENTURES HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.11 642
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 337
40 MURDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 580
41 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 361
42 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 880
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 703
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 744
45 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 732
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 278
47 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.10 255
48 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 771
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 695
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,241
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 263
52 EUREKA DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 25 0.09 296
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,569
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 730
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 502
56 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.08 799
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,556
58 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 228
59 VH1 ORIGINAL MOVIES: HIP HOP FAM XMAS WEDDING VH1 8:00 PM 120 0.08 204
60 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.08 242
61 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,571
62 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 236
63 RENO 911! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 182
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 795
65 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.08 219
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 752
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,655
68 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BUFFALO/DETROIT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:06 PM 169 0.07 314
69 MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 25 0.07 269
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,525
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 248
72 FIFA COPA MUN-22-39-UNVSO: POLONIA VS ARGENTINA UNIVERSO 1:30 PM 159 0.07 192
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,259
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,489
75 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 385
76 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.07 247
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 696
78 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,390
79 MY 600-LB LIFE: COMBO: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.07 374
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,669
81 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: K-STATE/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 120 0.07 187
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 950
83 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: EDMONTON/CHICAGO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:55 PM 166 0.07 239
84 SHORTYS DREAM SHOP MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 383
85 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,383
86 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 929
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 645
88 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,405
89 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 669
90 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 60 0.06 255
91 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 644
92 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,495
93 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 524
94 MONSTER HIGH NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.06 217
95 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,226
96 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,558
97 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.06 748
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,393
99 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 218
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 642
101 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 983
102 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:56 AM 64 0.06 143
103 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:25 PM 108 0.06 342
104 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 349
105 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 877
106 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 408
107 SECRET RESTORATION HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.05 433
108 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 357
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 755
110 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 178
111 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 15 0.05 239
112 REGINALD THE VAMPIRE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 158
113 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 729
114 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 179
115 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 356
116 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 952
117 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 879
118 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 286
119 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.04 74
120 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.04 354
121 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 403
122 LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 198
123 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 108
124 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.04 121
125 LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 186
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 104
127 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.04 180
128 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 323
129 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.04 68
130 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 823
131 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.04 594
132 JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 15 0.04 94
133 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 74
134 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 545
135 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 116
136 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 917
137 WAY TOO EARLY MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.03 371
138 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 380
139 CHASE (HAINES), THE GSN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 464
140 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 102
141 TUG OF WORDS GSN 3:30 PM 30 0.03 295
142 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:45 PM 30 0.03 102
143 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 695
144 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 91
145 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 90
146 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 659
147 HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON ?22 HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 45 0.03 85
148 DEB-MUN 11/30-UNVSO UNIVERSO 4:09 PM 60 0.03 80
149 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 187
150 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 97
NEXT UP: Come back Friday afternoon for Wednesday broadcast nationals and Thursday cable ratings (at their normal time). Then return Monday morning for Thursday broadcast ratings, the final delay caused by the Thanksgiving holiday.

 

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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.