BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: For all networks except CBS, comparisons are to November 17 due to the reruns on Thanksgiving Eve. THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.08 to 0.49, THE WONDER YEARS lost 0.06 to 0.34, THE CONNERS gained 0.02 to 0.52, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.33. The final A MILLION LITTLE THINGS to air until February 2022 was down 0.04 to 0.26.
CBS: SURVIVOR fell 0.12 to 0.87, TOUGH AS NAILS shrank by 0.11 to 0.38, and CSI: VEGAS was down a tenth to 0.39.
NBC: CHRISTMAS AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER was at 0.85, down from 1.2 in 2020. A KELLY CLARKSON CHRISTMAS special was at 0.65.
FOX: THE MASKED SINGER fell 0.15 to 0.85, and ALTER EGO was down 0.02 to 0.37.
CW: BEEBO SAVES CHRISTMAS was at 0.05, and a special WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was at 0.07.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The 2-episode season premiere of FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.14/0.11, compared to last season’s 0.28.
MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.02 to 0.38. ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL doubleheader was at 0.34/0.22. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING was steady at 0.31. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.51/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.17/0.28/2.3M, and CNN. On BET, SISTAS gained 0.02 to 0.23 (we don’t yet have BET Her simulcast numbers), TWENTIES edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and the TWENTIES AFTER SHOW was up 0.03 to 0.11. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC was at 0.23. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.21/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, and KILLER CASES was up 0.06 to 0.16. Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.21/0.19/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.19/0.10. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.20. On TLC, TOO LARGE gained 0.03 to 0.18, and MY 600-LB LIFE was down 0.02 to 0.16. On ID, SEE NO EVIL rose 0.05 to 0.18, and STILL A MYSTERY was up 0.04 to 0.14. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.15. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.02 to 0.13, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.12, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.10, and FLIPPING SHOWDOWN was down 0.03 to 0.09. USA’s THE SINNER dropped 0.03 to 0.06. Syfy’s INTERGALACTIC ticked down to 0.04.
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 1, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
1 | CHALLENGE:SPIES LIES ALLI | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.38 | 683 |
2 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 9:26 PM | 99 | 0.34 | 1,108 |
3 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0113 DULUTH GA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.31 | 861 |
4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,586 |
5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,527 |
6 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,141 |
7 | SISTAS SERIES S3 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,053 |
8 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.23 | 936 |
9 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: LOUISVILLE/MICHIGAN STATE | ESPN | 7:15 PM | 131 | 0.22 | 806 |
10 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,561 |
11 | COURT CAM SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 809 |
12 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.21 | 961 |
13 | LIGA MX WED: SEMIFINAL: TIGRES / LEON | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 138 | 0.20 | 490 |
14 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:02 PM | 62 | 0.19 | 920 |
15 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,025 |
16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,561 |
17 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:05 PM | 85 | 0.18 | 572 |
18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 693 |
19 | TOO LARGE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 914 |
20 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 459 |
21 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 719 |
22 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,280 |
23 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,965 |
24 | JIM VALVANO ESPY SPEECH | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.17 | 513 |
25 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 836 |
26 | KILLER CASES | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.16 | 561 |
27 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,410 |
28 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,411 |
29 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 540 |
30 | TWENTIES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 595 |
31 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:25 PM | 35 | 0.14 | 1,401 |
32 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,776 |
33 | ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FXX | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.14 | 285 |
34 | STILL A MYSTERY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 575 |
35 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 341 |
36 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 725 |
37 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,667 |
38 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,559 |
39 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 953 |
40 | SR/BIDEN-SUPPLY CHAIN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:05 PM | 20 | 0.13 | 1,376 |
41 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 577 |
42 | MOONSHINERS: SMOKE RING | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:04 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 613 |
43 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 251 |
44 | PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,006 |
45 | BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE | E! | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 549 |
46 | TWENTIES AFTER SHOW | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 379 |
47 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.11 | 577 |
48 | ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FXX | 10:32 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 237 |
49 | SR/SUPREME COURT-ABORTION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:03 AM | 112 | 0.11 | 1,417 |
50 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 422 |
51 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 417 |
52 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 368 |
53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,755 |
54 | NHL RS PREGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 16 | 0.10 | 314 |
55 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,114 |
56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 911 |
57 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 10:13 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 276 |
58 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,028 |
59 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 905 |
60 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON | NBA-TV | 7:29 PM | 164 | 0.10 | 313 |
61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,508 |
62 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,438 |
63 | CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 861 |
64 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,334 |
65 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,434 |
66 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 315 |
67 | FLIPPING SHOWDOWN | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 832 |
68 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 346 |
69 | COUNTING CARS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 558 |
70 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 882 |
71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 653 |
72 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 327 |
73 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,002 |
74 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: SACRAMENTO/LA CLIPPERS | NBA-TV | 10:38 PM | 134 | 0.08 | 236 |
75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 339 |
76 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.08 | 271 |
77 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 404 |
78 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 718 |
79 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 773 |
80 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/EDMONTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:16 PM | 157 | 0.07 | 212 |
81 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 276 |
82 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 661 |
83 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 711 |
84 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.07 | 350 |
85 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 780 |
86 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 711 |
87 | TRAFFICKED FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:01 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 357 |
88 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,197 |
89 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:15 PM | 45 | 0.07 | 769 |
90 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 816 |
91 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,174 |
92 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 578 |
93 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: WISCONSIN/GEORGIA TECH | ESPN2 | 9:21 PM | 126 | 0.06 | 312 |
94 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 463 |
95 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 728 |
96 | SINNER, THE | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 73 | 0.06 | 452 |
97 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:16 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 286 |
98 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 209 |
99 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 168 |
100 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 613 |
101 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-12R2R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 267 |
102 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 208 |
103 | ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 313 |
104 | NFL SLIMETIME | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 223 |
105 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: VIRGINIA TECH/MARYLAND | ESPN2 | 7:15 PM | 126 | 0.05 | 278 |
106 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 644 |
107 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 604 |
108 | UNDISPUTED L: 1315 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 171 |
109 | I BOUGHT A DUMP REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 407 |
110 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 225 |
111 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 609 |
112 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: NEBRASKA/NC STATE | ESPNU | 7:15 PM | 204 | 0.05 | 256 |
113 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/EVERTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:08 PM | 131 | 0.05 | 209 |
114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 527 |
115 | HERD L: 1629 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 144 |
116 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPNU | 10:39 PM | 35 | 0.05 | 134 |
117 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:15 PM | 45 | 0.04 | 755 |
118 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:25 PM | 35 | 0.04 | 721 |
119 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 762 |
120 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 452 |
121 | CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS | E! | 9:30 PM | 45 | 0.04 | 196 |
122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 198 |
123 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 399 |
124 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 503 |
125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 224 |
126 | INTERGALACTIC | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 241 |
127 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MATCH MADE IN MISTLETOE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 557 |
128 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
129 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:13 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 104 |
130 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 400 |
131 | TUG OF WORDS | GSN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 385 |
132 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: NUTTY PROFESSOR,THE | PARAMOUNT | 7:00 PM | 135 | 0.04 | 176 |
133 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 55 | 0.04 | 94 |
134 | PORTALS TO HELL | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 270 |
135 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.04 | 245 |
136 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1261 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 76 |
137 | GARAGE SQUAD | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 251 |
138 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 285 |
139 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:52 AM | 68 | 0.03 | 85 |
140 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 778 |
141 | JAY LENOS GARAGE | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 246 |
142 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 192 |
143 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 76 |
144 | CORTES & PELLEGRINO | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 178 |
145 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 11:27 PM | 64 | 0.03 | 105 |
146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 171 |
147 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 287 |
148 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: SCOTUS HEARING ON ABORTION | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 135 | 0.03 | 799 |
149 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 211 |
150 | NHL RS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:53 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 75 |
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