Top 100 Primetime Cable: December 9 - 16, 2013

A special Christmas episode of DUCK DYNASTY is this week's top series program, with 8.9 million viewers and a solid 3.5 rating in Adults 18-49. The special topped the season finale of SONS OF ANARCHY and nearly passed THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in total viewers. It was the #2 show over all, in the A18-49 ratings.

Holiday movies once again take up the most spots on this week's chart. No less than 19 movies drew 1.9 million viewers, or more. The top movie of the week was Sunday's Hallmark Movie FINDING CHRISTMAS (#12), with 3.8 million viewers. I am sure we have come to the point where a cable network could air nothing but Holiday movies, 24/7, from the day after Thanksgiving, through Christmas, with out a single repeat. I guess that is why we now have Netflix, to get MORE of our holiday movies.

Usually Saturday night is a dead night for TV, but on cable, it was hopping'. There are eight programs from the night in the top 30. Most are movies, but the top Saturday night program was the ESPN presentation of the 2013 Heisman Trophy. The ceremony drew 4.2 million viewers and saw the award go to the youngest ever winner.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Mon	Monday Night Football	ESPN	8:30 PM	16.19	5.7
2	Thu	Thursday Night Football	NFL	8:30 PM	8.94	3.3
3	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	10:00 PM	8.89	3.5
4	Tue	Sons Of Anarchy	FX	10:00 PM	5.17	2.8
5	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:00 PM	4.94	1.7
6	Fri	Movie: Tangled	DSNY	7:30 PM	4.37	1.2
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	4.22	1.5
8	Sat	Heisman Trophy Presentation	ESPN	9:00 PM	4.18	1.2
9	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	4.18	1.5
10	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	4.06	1.6
11	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	3.94	2.1
12	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	3.76	0.7
13	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	3.72	0.7
14	Thu	NFL Pre-Kick	NFL	8:00 PM	3.52	1.2
15	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3.49	1.4
16	Sun	Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	3.47	1.5
17	Sat	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	3.34	0.6
18	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	3.29	1.2
19	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:30 PM	3.25	1.2
20	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	3.18	1.5
21	Sat	Saturday Movie	FAM	9:45 PM	3.11	1.0
22	Mon	Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	6:30 PM	3.01	1.1
23	Sat	Saturday Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	2.99	0.9
24	Sat	Saturday Movie	LIF	10:00 PM	2.99	0.5
25	Mon	Love and Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	2.95	1.6
26	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.95	1.1
27	Sun	Sunday Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	2.93	1.1
28	Sat	Movie: Santa Clause 3	DSNY	9:30 PM	2.90	0.7
29	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.88	1.0
30	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.87	1.1
31	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.86	0.9
32	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.82	0.8
33	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:30 PM	2.81	0.9
34	Tue	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:30 PM	2.79	1.2
35	Mon	Movie: Bonnie & Clyde, Pt. 2	HIST	9:00 PM	2.78	0.7
36	Thu	Movie: Princess & the Frog	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.76	0.7
37	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.74	0.9
38	Sat	College Basketball	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.72	0.9
39	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.69	0.7
40	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.68	0.9
41	Sun	FX Movie Prime	FX	8:00 PM	2.66	1.1
42	Fri	Live & Maddie	DSNY	10:00 PM	2.62	0.6
43	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.62	0.7
44	Fri	Dog with a Blog	DSNY	9:30 PM	2.60	0.6
45	Thu	Paw Patrol	NICK	8:00 PM	2.60	0.5
46	Sat	SportsCenter	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.59	0.9
47	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.55	1.2
48	Sat	Austin & Ally	DSNY	10:00 PM	2.51	0.5
49	Fri	Austin & Ally	DSNY	10:30 PM	2.49	0.5
50	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:00 PM	2.49	0.8
51	Tue	Moonshiners	DISC	9:00 PM	2.47	1.0
52	Wed	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:30 PM	2.43	0.9
53	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.43	0.9
54	Tue	Home Alone Marathon	AMC	8:00 PM	2.41	0.8
55	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.40	0.7
56	Sun	Homeland	SHO	9:00 PM	2.38	0.9
57	Sat	Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.38	0.5
58	Mon	Movie: Bonnie & Clyde, Pt. 2	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.35	0.7
59	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2.34	0.6
60	Tue	Big Screen Movie	FAM	6:30 PM	2.31	0.8
61	Mon	Movie: Bonnie & Clyde, Pt. 2	A&E	9:00 PM	2.28	0.6
62	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.28	0.9
63	Mon	Chrissy & Mr. Jones	VH1	9:00 PM	2.27	1.2
64	Thu	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:00 PM	2.26	0.8
65	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.25	0.9
66	Sun	Psych	USA	9:00 PM	2.23	0.8
67	Mon	Movie: Home Alone	AMC	8:00 PM	2.21	0.8
68	Fri	Bering Sea Gold	DISC	10:00 PM	2.21	0.8
69	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.21	0.8
70	Wed	South Park	CMDY	10:00 PM	2.17	1.3
71	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.15	1.0
72	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	2.15	0.6
73	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.14	0.9
74	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.11	0.7
75	Thu	White Collar	USA	9:00 PM	2.09	0.5
76	Wed	Home Alone Marathon	AMC	8:00 PM	2.09	0.7
77	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.08	0.5
78	Tue	Moonshiners: Christmas	DISC	8:00 PM	2.08	0.8
79	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.06	0.5
80	Mon	Secret of the Wings	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.05	0.4
81	Sun	Thicker Than Water	BRVO	9:00 PM	2.05	0.9
82	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.04	0.9
83	Sun	Duck Dynasty	A&E	10:00 PM	2.03	0.8
84	Mon	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:30 PM	2.03	1.1
85	Fri	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.02	0.5
86	Tue	Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.01	0.4
87	Tue	25 Days of Christmas	FAM	9:00 PM	2.00	0.8
88	Fri	Big Screen Movie	FAM	8:20 PM	2.00	0.7
89	Sun	Ax Men	HIST	10:00 PM	1.98	0.7
90	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.98	0.8
91	Thu	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:30 PM	1.96	0.7
92	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	1.96	0.4
93	Sun	Long Island Medium	TLC	9:00 PM	1.94	0.5
94	Fri	Teenage Mutant Ninja Tutles	NICK	8:00 PM	1.94	0.5
95	Sun	FX Late Movie	FX	10:30 PM	1.91	0.9
96	Sun	Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	10:00 PM	1.91	0.9
97	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.89	0.8
98	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1.89	0.6
99	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.86	0.8
100	Sun	Ax Men	HIST	9:00 PM	1.86	0.6