Top 100 Primetime Cable: Nov 25 - Dec 1, 2013

Disney pushed a good strategy for the week of Thanksgiving. Schedule hit theatrical animated movies each night of the week. Monday through Friday, the network aired the three TOY STORY MOVIES plus DESPICABLE ME, twice, for ratings gold. All five movies airings placed in the top 35, three in the top 20. The biggest movie draw was DESPICABLE ME, on it Friday night airing, with 3.9 million viewers.

Movies were not the only thing that drew viewers to Disney as the crossover special GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHRISTMAS hauled in 5.8 million viewers, placing 4th on the chart. It also became the #3 telecast of the year for kids 2-11 and 6-11.

THE WALKING DEAD posted strong numbers for it's mid-season finale, on Sunday. The drama drew 12 million viewers and a song 6.1 rating in Adults 18-49. It was second to MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL in total viewers, but topped the game in the younger demo ratings. Companion series TALKING DEAD posted it best numbers of the season and finished 3rd for the week.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Mon	Monday Night Football	ESPN	8:30 PM	13.16	4.9
2	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	12.05	6.1
3	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	6.02	3.0
4	Fri	Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas	DSNY	8:00 PM	5.79	1.0
5	Sat	College Football	ESPN	7:30 PM	5.72	1.7
6	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	4.32	1.5
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	4.29	1.5
8	Sat	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	4.25	0.7
9	Sun	2013 Soul Train Awards	BET	8:00 PM	4.13	1.6
10	Wed	Toy Story of Terror	DSNY	9:50 PM	4.11	0.8
11	Sun	ABC Family Movie	FAM	7:00 PM	3.97	1.5
12	Fri	Movie: Despicable Me	DSNY	6:15 PM	3.93	0.9
13	Wed	Movie: Toy Story 3	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.81	0.8
14	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3.80	1.3
15	Fri	Liv and Maddie	DSNY	9:00 PM	3.74	0.5
16	Tue	Movie: Toy Story 2	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.70	0.8
17	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3.66	1.3
18	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	3.66	0.7
19	Wed	Cloudy With a Chance	NICK	8:00 PM	3.39	0.8
20	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	3.37	0.5
21	Sat	ABC Family Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	3.32	1.2
22	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	3.22	1.3
23	Fri	Movie: Jinxed	NICK	7:00 PM	3.19	0.4
24	Mon	Love and Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	3.18	1.7
25	Sat	College Football	ESPN2	7:30 PM	3.14	0.9
26	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	3.13	0.6
27	Thur	Movie: Despicable Me	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.12	0.6
28	Sun	Real housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	3.10	1.4
29	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	3.05	1.3
30	Wed	Austin & Ally	DSNY	10:30 PM	3.02	0.6
31	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	3.00	1.2
32	Sun	ABC Family Movie	FAM	5:00 PM	2.91	1.0
33	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.88	1.1
34	Wed	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	2.84	0.5
35	Mon	Movie: Toy Story	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.77	0.5
36	Tue	Moonshiners	DISC	9:00 PM	2.72	1.1
37	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.71	1.1
38	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.67	1.0
39	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	10:00 PM	2.66	0.9
40	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.65	1.0
41	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	2.65	1.2
42	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.64	0.8
43	Mon	Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	6:30 PM	2.62	1.0
44	Wed	NCIS	USA	9:00 PM	2.62	0.4
45	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2.56	0.5
46	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.52	1.1
47	Sun	Real Husbands of Hollywood	BET	10:30 PM	2.50	1.0
48	Mon	Chrissy and Mr. Jones	VH1	9:00 PM	2.50	1.3
49	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	2.48	1.0
50	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.46	0.8
51	Sat	Jessie	DSNY	8:30 PM	2.43	0.4
52	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	2.43	0.9
53	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.38	1.0
54	Wed	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	2.36	0.4
55	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.33	1.0
56	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.32	1.0
57	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:30 PM	2.31	0.8
58	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.29	1.0
59	Mon	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:30 PM	2.29	1.2
60	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:00 PM	2.29	0.8
61	Tue	Castle	TNT	8:00 PM	2.28	0.4
62	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	10:30 PM	2.26	0.7
63	Sun	Alaska: The Final Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2.22	0.6
64	Fri	Bering Sea Gold	DISC	10:03 PM	2.19	0.8
65	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	2.18	0.6
66	Fri	College Football	FS1	7:00 PM	2.18	0.6
67	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.17	0.6
68	Tue	Time Machine	HIST	10:00 PM	2.14	0.8
69	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:30 PM	2.12	0.7
70	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	2.08	0.6
71	Sat	Lifetime Movie	LIFE	8:00 PM	2.08	0.5
72	Thur	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	2.08	0.3
73	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.07	0.7
74	Sun	Homeland	SHO	9:00 PM	2.06	0.7
75	Fri	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	2.06	0.6
76	Fri	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:00 PM	2.06	0.5
77	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	6:00 PM	2.04	0.3
78	Mon	Dog with a Blog	DSNY	9:30 PM	2.00	0.4
79	Sun	Kardashians	ENT	8:30 PM	1.97	1.0
80	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	1.96	0.5
81	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1.93	0.6
82	Sun	Yukon Men	DISC	10:00 PM	1.90	0.5
83	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.89	0.8
84	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.89	0.8
85	Sun	Movie: Four Christmases	TBS	8:00 PM	1.88	0.8
86	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	1.88	0.4
87	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	8:00 PM	1.86	0.6
88	Wed	NBA Basketball	ESPN	7:30 PM	1.86	0.7
89	Fri	Big Screen Movie	FAM	7:30 PM	1.84	0.7
90	Thur	Duck Dynasty	A&E	10:00 PM	1.82	0.6
91	Thur	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	1.82	0.3
92	Tue	Moonshiners Secret Summit	DISC	8:00 PM	1.80	0.7
93	Wed	Prime Movie	LIFE	10:00 PM	1.77	0.6
94	Tue	Tosh.O	CMDY	10:00 PM	1.76	1.0
95	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.75	0.8
96	Thur	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.74	0.6
97	Fri	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	1.74	0.4
98	Fri	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	1.73	0.5
99	Fri	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	1.73	0.4
100	Fri	College Basketball	ESPN	7:00 PM	1.73	0.5

* - in millions