Top 100 Primetime Cable: December 2 - 8, 2013
It is the usual series on the top of the weekly cable chart, but it is movies that dominate the first week in December. Nine of the top 30 programs are movies. The top rated movie of the week is the four hour miniseries, BONNIE & CLYDE. Part one simulcast on three networks, A&E, Lifetime and History, and together, they drew 9.8 million viewers. Separately, they each attracted over three million viewers.Disney is pulling out the classics for the holiday season and THE LITTLE MERMAID collected just over 3.8 million viewers, ranking 8th overall. The Pixar classic, THE INCREDIBLES, finished 16th for the week for a Saturday night broadcast, which drew 3.4 million viewers.
Lifetime, Halmark and ABC Family are hitting the month heavy with Christmas movies, with ABC Family leading the charge. ABC Family collected seven spots on the chart, all movie presentations.
New series MOB CITY premiered to a bit of disappointment, hauling in just 2.3 million viewers and ranking 64 overall for the week.
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Mon | Monday Night Football | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 15.50 | 5.4 |
| 2 | Thu | Thursday Night Football | NFL | 8:30 PM | 4.63 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Tue | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | 10:00 PM | 4.58 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Fri | Gold Rush | DISC | 9:00 PM | 4.22 | 1.5 |
| 5 | Mon | Major Crimes | TNT | 9:00 PM | 4.21 | 0.7 |
| 6 | Wed | American Horror Story | FX | 10:00 PM | 4.07 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 7:00 PM | 3.90 | 1.2 |
| 8 | Sun | Movie: The Little Mermaid | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3.83 | 1.0 |
| 9 | Sun | Real Housewives/ATL | BRVO | 8:00 PM | 3.78 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Sun | Movie: Bonnie & Clyde | HIST | 9:00 PM | 3.74 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Sun | American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 3.68 | 0.8 |
| 12 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 3.62 | 0.9 |
| 13 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.62 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.56 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.45 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Sat | Movie: The Incredibles | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3.38 | 0.9 |
| 17 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 3.28 | 1.4 |
| 18 | Fri | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 8:30 PM | 3.24 | 1.2 |
| 19 | Sun | Movie: Home Alone | AMC | 8:00 PM | 3.17 | 1.1 |
| 20 | Fri | A.N.T. Farm | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 3.10 | 0.5 |
| 21 | Sun | Movie: Bonnie & Clyde | LIFE | 9:00 PM | 3.08 | 0.8 |
| 22 | Fri | Dog with a Blog | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 3.07 | 0.4 |
| 23 | Sat | Hallmark Movie | HALL | 8:00 PM | 3.05 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 9:00 PM | 3.05 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 3.02 | 1.2 |
| 26 | Sun | Movie: Bonnie & Clyde | A&E | 9:00 PM | 3.01 | 1.0 |
| 27 | Mon | Love and Hip Hop | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2.96 | 1.6 |
| 28 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.94 | 1.0 |
| 29 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.91 | 1.2 |
| 30 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.90 | 1.1 |
| 31 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:30 PM | 2.90 | 1.0 |
| 32 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.89 | 1.0 |
| 33 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.84 | 0.8 |
| 34 | Tue | Moonshiners | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.78 | 1.1 |
| 35 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.73 | 0.8 |
| 36 | Thu | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 7:00 PM | 2.73 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.72 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Mon | Fast N Loud | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.67 | 1.3 |
| 39 | Thu | Movie: The Santa Clause 3 | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.65 | 0.6 |
| 40 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.63 | 0.8 |
| 41 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.61 | 1.1 |
| 42 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.60 | 1.1 |
| 43 | Sun | ABC Family Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 2.60 | 0.8 |
| 44 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 2.59 | 0.7 |
| 45 | Mon | Monday Night Countdown | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 2.58 | 1.0 |
| 46 | Sat | Saturday Movie III | LIFE | 8:00 PM | 2.58 | 0.5 |
| 47 | Wed | Big Picture Movie | TNT | 6:59 PM | 2.58 | 0.9 |
| 48 | Mon | Big Sreen Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 2.54 | 1.0 |
| 49 | Fri | Bering Sea Gold | DISC | 10:00 PM | 2.50 | 0.9 |
| 50 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.49 | 0.7 |
| 51 | Wed | South Park | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.48 | 1.5 |
| 52 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.47 | 0.8 |
| 53 | Sat | Hallmark Movie | HALL | 10:00 PM | 2.46 | 0.5 |
| 54 | Sun | Naked and Afraid | DISC | 8:00 PM | 2.44 | 1.0 |
| 55 | Mon | Chrissy & Mr. Jones | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 2.43 | 1.3 |
| 56 | Wed | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.41 | 0.7 |
| 57 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 8:30 PM | 2.40 | 0.9 |
| 58 | Wed | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.39 | 0.8 |
| 59 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.36 | 0.7 |
| 60 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.34 | 0.6 |
| 61 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.31 | 0.8 |
| 62 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.30 | 1.0 |
| 63 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 2.30 | 0.9 |
| 64 | Wed | Mob City | TNT | 9:00 PM | 2.29 | 0.6 |
| 65 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.28 | 0.9 |
| 66 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 8:00 PM | 2.28 | 0.8 |
| 67 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.26 | 0.9 |
| 68 | Wed | College Basketball | ESPN | 9:05 PM | 2.24 | 0.9 |
| 69 | Thu | SpongeBob SquarePants | NICK | 8:00 PM | 2.23 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Mon | Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | 10:00 PM | 2.21 | 0.3 |
| 71 | Wed | Disney's A Christmas Carol | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.19 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Mon | Black Ink Crew | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 2.18 | 1.2 |
| 73 | Fri | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.16 | 0.7 |
| 74 | Wed | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.13 | 0.7 |
| 75 | Thu | White Collar | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.12 | 0.5 |
| 76 | Sun | Sunday Movie | FAM | 6:00 PM | 2.12 | 0.7 |
| 77 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:30 PM | 2.11 | 0.8 |
| 78 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.8 |
| 79 | Thu | NBA Basketball | TNT | 9:45 PM | 2.09 | 0.9 |
| 80 | Sun | Homeland | SHO | 9:00 PM | 2.09 | 0.8 |
| 81 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.08 | 0.6 |
| 82 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 7:30 PM | 2.07 | 0.7 |
| 83 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.06 | 0.5 |
| 84 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.04 | 0.7 |
| 85 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.04 | 0.9 |
| 86 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:00 PM | 2.03 | 0.7 |
| 87 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 8:30 PM | 2.01 | 0.7 |
| 88 | Thu | SpongeBob SquarePants | NICK | 8:30 PM | 2.00 | 0.4 |
| 89 | Sun | Shahs of Sunset | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.98 | 0.9 |
| 90 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 1.98 | 0.5 |
| 91 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1.97 | 0.6 |
| 92 | Sun | American Pickers | HIST | 7:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.4 |
| 93 | Sun | Movie: Four Christmases | TBS | 6:00 PM | 1.94 | 0.8 |
| 94 | Thu | Jessie | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 1.94 | 0.4 |
| 95 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 10:00 PM | 1.91 | 0.7 |
| 96 | Mon | Real Housewives/BH | BRVO | 8:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.8 |
| 97 | Sat | Modern Family | USA | 10:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.8 |
| 98 | Wed | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.89 | 0.8 |
| 99 | Thu | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1.88 | 0.6 |
| 100 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 7:00 PM | 1.88 | 0.6 |
Christmas Specials
| Date | Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 11/26/13 | 8:00 | CBS | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | 11.30 | 3.0 |
| 11/28/13 | 9:30 | ABC | Muppets/Lady Gaga Holiday | 3.64 | 1.0 |
| 11/29/13 | 8:00 | ABC | Dr. Seuss's/Grinch Stole Christmas | 5.69 | 1.5 |
| 11/29/13 | 8:30 | ABC | Shrek The Halls | 5.27 | 1.5 |
| 11/29/13 | 8:00 | CBS | Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas | 2.08 | 0.4 |
| 11/29/13 | 8:30 | CBS | Elf on the Shelf | 2.79 | 0.6 |
| 11/29/13 | 8:00 | CW | Grandma/Ranover by Reindeer | 1.19 | 0.4 |
| 11/30/13 | 8:00 | CBS | The Flight Before Christmas | ||
| 11/30/13 | 9:00 | CBS | The Story of Santa Clause | ||
| 12/01/13 | 9:00 | ABC | Movie: Christmas in Conway | 6.49 | 1.1 |
| 12/02/13 | 8:00 | ABC | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 7.07 | 1.9 |
| 12/02/13 | 9:00 | ABC | CMA Country Christmas | 7.38 | 1.5 |
| 12/02/13 | 8:00 | CW | A Very Muppet Christmas | 1.09 | 0.4 |
* - in millions
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