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Friday Final Nationals: Holiday Fare Lifts CW to Above-Average Friday Levels

The Friday night of Thanksgiving weekend featured several hours of repeat and special programming on all of television but CBS remained on top in total viewers (6.01 million). ESPN led among all key demos with “College Football” (Baylor-TCU) (Women 18-34: 0.68; Men 18-34: 1.40; Women 18-49: 0.79; Men 18-49: 2.40).

Three holiday specials — “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.2/1; Women 18-49: 0.5/2; Men 18-49: 0.4/1), “Kung Fu Panda Holiday” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.2/1; Women 18-49: 0.5/2; Men 18-49: 0.5/2) and “Merry Madagascar” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.3/1; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.5/2) — gave the CW network its best Friday prime time viewership in nearly three years (Dec. 21, 2012)..

The night’s other original offerings were, as follows:

ABC’s “College Football” (Iowa-Nebraska) (Women 18-34: 0.7/4; Men 18-34: 1.5/10; Women 18-49: 1.0/5; Men 18-49: 2.1/11)

ABC’s “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” (Women 18-34: 0.5/2; Men 18-34: 0.5/3; Women 18-49: 1.2/4; Men 18-49: 1.0/4)

ABC’s “20/20” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.5/3; Women 18-49: 1.3/5; Men 18-49: 0.8/3)

CBS’s “The Amazing Race” (Women 18-34: 0.6/3; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 0.9/3)

NBC’s “National Dog Show” (Women 18-34: 0.3/1; Men 18-34: 0.3/2; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.6/2)

Fox’s “College Football” (Washington State-Washington) (Women 18-34: 0.2/1; Men 18-34: 0.3/2; Women 18-49: 0.3/1; Men 18-49: 0.5/3)

Fox’s “MasterChef Junior” (Women 18-34: 0.7/3; Men 18-34: 0.5/3; Women 18-49: 1.1/4; Men 18-49: 0.7/3)

Fox’s “World’s Funniest” (Women 18-34: 0.4/2; Men 18-34: 0.4/2; Women 18-49: 0.6/2; Men 18-49: 0.6/2)

Discovery’s “Gold Rush ” (Women 18-34: 0.58; Men 18-34: 0.73; Women 18-49: 0.81; Men 18-49: 1.44)

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Friday, November 27, 2015
ABC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.7/5 5421 0.6/3 1.1/4 1.5/4
3:30 College Football: Iowa @ Nebraska (thru 7:03) 3.9/9 6189 1.1/7 1.5/8 1.9/8
8:00 Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (r) 2.5/5 4452 0.5/2 1.1/4 1.6/5
9:00 Shark Tank (r) 2.7/5 4351 0.6/3 1.0/4 1.4/4
10:01 20/20 2.9/6 4743 0.6/3 1.1/5 1.4/4
CBS PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.8/7 6008 0.4/2 0.8/3 1.2/4
5:53 College Football Post Gun (thru 6:07) 1.7/4 2564 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.6/3
8:00 The Amazing Race 3.3/6 5530 0.5/2 1.0/4 1.5/5
9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (r) 3.4/6 5609 0.4/2 0.7/2 1.1/3
10:00 Blue Bloods (r) 4.7/9 7448 0.4/2 0.8/3 1.2/4
NBC PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.4/4 3907 0.4/2 0.7/2 1.0/3
8:00 National Dog Show (r) 2.3/4 3740 0.3/2 0.6/2 0.8/3
10:00 Dateline Classic (r) 2.7/5 4241 0.4/2 0.9/3 1.3/4
FOX PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 1.5/3 1889 0.5/2 0.7/3 1.0/3
3:30 College Football: Washington State @ Washington (thru 7:02) 1.0/2 1538 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
6:58 College Football Post Gun (thru 7:02) 1.0/2 1559 0.3/2 0.3/2 0.5/2
8:00 MasterChef Junior 1.9/4 3196 0.6/3 0.9/3 1.2/4
9:00 World’s Funniest 1.1/2 1810 0.4/2 0.6/2 0.7/2
CW PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.9/2 1581 0.3/1 0.5/2 0.6/2
8:00 Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (r) 0.9/2 1582 0.3/1 0.4/2 0.5/2
9:00 Kung Fu Panda Holiday (r) 0.8/1 1516 0.3/1 0.5/2 0.6/2
9:30 Merry Madagascar (r) 0.8/1 1645 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.6/2
UNI PROGRAM HH/SHR VWRS
(000)		 A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8-11 Network Average 1.0/2 1892 0.7/3
7:00 Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 0.8/1 1455 0.5/2
8:00 Antes Muerta Que Lichita 0.8/2 1692 0.7/3
9:00 Pasion y Poder 1.1/2 2032 0.8/3
10:03 Yo No Creo En Hombres 1.1/2 1948 0.8/3

Cable Rankings – Friday 11/27/15
What follows are the top 20 most-watched shows in prime time on cable for Friday, November 27:


  1. “College Football: Baylor @ TCU” (ESPN, 8:14 p.m.-12:15 a.m., 3.09 household rating): 5.108 million

  2. Movie: “Crown for Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): 4.290

  3. “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 9:01 p.m.): 3.810

  4. “The O’Reilly Factor Special” (Fox News Channel, 8 p.m.): 2.230

  5. Movie: “A Princess for Christmas” (Hallmark, 10 p.m.): 2.186

  6. “Special Report: Colorado Police Press Conference-Planned Parenthood” (Fox News Channel, 9 p.m.): 2.059

  7. “Thundermans” (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): 1.949

  8. “Austin & Ally” (Disney Channel, 9:30 p.m.): 1.757

  9. “BUNK’D” (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): 1.726

  10. “Best Friends Whenever” (Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.): 1.717

  11. Movie: “Home Alone” (1990) (AMC, 8:30 p.m.): 1.576

  12. “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 8 p.m.): 1.551

  13. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.436

  14. “House Hunters International” (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.): 1.423

  15. “Family Guy” (Adult Swim, 10:30 p.m.): 1.374

  16. “The Kelly File Special” (Fox News Channel, 9:07 p.m.): 1.350

  17. “American Pickers” (History, 8 p.m.): 1.346

  18. “House Hunters” (HGTV, 10 p.m.): 1.333

  19. Movie: “Skyfall” (2012) (Syfy, 7 p.m.): 1.301

  20. “Full House” (Nick at Nite, 9 p.m.): 1.250


  • “NBA Basketball: Golden State @ Phoenix” (NBA TV, 9:33 p.m.-midnight, 0.38 household rating): 0.648

  • “The Soup” (E!, 10 p.m.): 0.310


Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research




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