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December 2, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 12.1.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #2

 

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. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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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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.