Top 100 Primetime Cable: December 1 - 7, 2014

With THE WALKING DEAD done until February, FOOTBALL reigns as the king of cable TV. Both the Monday night and Thursday night games ranked first and second, respectively, in the weekly rankings. MNF generated ratings near its 2014 season average, 11.8 million viewers and a 4.1 demo rating., but TNF posted its best numbers of the season, without a CBS simulcast, commanding 9.1 million viewers and a 3.2 demo. The Thursday night match up was the only non-division game of the year, and featured two of the best fan followed teams, the Cowboys and Da Bears.

THE LIBRARIANS was the top scripted program of the week, drawing 5.4 million viewers and a 1.3 demo rating, for the #3 spot. It edged SONS OF ANARCHY (#4) by 300k, in total viewers, but the FX drama doubled up THE LIBRARIANS, in the A18-49 ratings, 2.6 to 1.3.

Rounding out the top five is the top reality series of the week, GOLD RUSH. Once again, the Discovery network series bests shows like THE REAL HOUSEWIVES and LOVE AND HIP HOP for the top spot in the genre.

Christmas movies are increasing there presence in the top 100. There are seven holiday movies/spcials in just the top 25, with Hallmark posting the best holiday program of the week. The Sunday night movie placed 7th for the week, with 4.1 million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Mon	MNF (MIA v NYJ)	ESPN	8:15 PM	11.75	4.1
2	Thu	TNF (DAL v CHI)	NFL	8:30 PM	9.11	3.2
3	Sun	The Librarians	TNT	8:00 PM	5.35	1.3
4	Tue	Sons Of Anarchy	FX	10:00 PM	5.05	2.6
5	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	4.31	1.5
6	Thu	TNF Pre-Kick	NFL	8:00 PM	4.18	1.3
7	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	4.14	0.6
8	Sun	Eaten Alive	DISC	9:00 PM	4.11	1.8
9	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	4.02	0.6
10	Fri	Big Screen Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	3.70	1.3
11	Sun	25 Days of Christmas	FAM	8:00 PM	3.39	1.2
12	Sat	Movie: Mr. Miracle	HALL	8:00 PM	3.36	0.4
13	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	3.30	1.6
14	Sun	The Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	3.06	1.5
15	Mon	Big Screen Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	3.03	1.3
16	Tue	Big Screen Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	2.93	1.1
17	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.82	1.0
18	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	2.81	0.6
19	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.80	1.0
20	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.76	0.9
21	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.71	0.8
22	Sun	Sunday Movie	FAM	8:30 PM	2.69	1.2
23	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.65	0.9
24	Wed	College Basketball	ESPN	9:30 PM	2.61	1.0
25	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.61	0.7
26	Tue	Little Couple	TLC	9:00 PM	2.60	0.7
27	Fri	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2.56	0.4
28	Fri	25 Days of Christmas	FAM	10:30 PM	2.56	0.9
29	Mon	Love & Hip Hop Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	2.55	1.5
30	Wed	Property Brothers at Home	HGTV	9:00 PM	2.51	0.6
31	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.51	1.0
32	Tue	Movie: Home Alone 3	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.51	0.5
33	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.49	0.6
34	Fri	Girl meets World	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.49	0.8
35	Wed	Home Alone: Holiday Heist	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.48	0.5
36	Sat	Arthur Christmas	FAM	9:00 PM	2.46	0.8
37	Tue	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	9:00 PM	2.46	0.8
38	Sun	Watch What Happens Live	BRVO	9:00 PM	2.45	1.1
39	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.43	0.9
40	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.38	0.9
41	Sun	Sunday Movie III	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.37	0.5
42	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.35	0.9
43	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:30 PM	2.31	0.8
44	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.30	0.8
45	Sun	Naked & Afraid	DISC	8:45 PM	2.30	1.0
46	Thu	Big Screen Movie	FAM	7:00 PM	2.25	0.8
47	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.23	0.8
48	Sat	HHOF Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2.22	0.3
49	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.19	0.9
50	Sat	College Football Prime	ESPN	7:45 PM	2.17	0.7
51	Fri	College Basketball	ESPN	7:00 PM	2.13	0.9
52	Thu	Movie: Santa Clause 3	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.12	0.5
53	Fri	Hall Mark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	2.12	0.3
54	Wed	South Park	CMDY	10:00 PM	2.11	1.2
55	Fri	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.10	0.9
56	Mon	Big Screen Movie	FAM	10:00 PM	2.10	1.0
57	Wed	Big Screen Movie	FAM	9:00 PM	2.10	0.7
58	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2.07	0.4
59	Fri	Edge of Alaska	DISC	10:00 PM	2.07	0.7
60	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2.06	0.4
61	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.05	0.9
62	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.05	0.6
63	Tue	Moonshiners	DISC	9:00 PM	2.05	0.8
64	Mon	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.04	0.9
65	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.04	0.7
66	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.03	0.9
67	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.03	0.6
68	Tue	Big Screen Movie	FAM	10:00 PM	2.00	0.8
69	Tue	The Real Housewives/BH	BRVO	9:00 PM	1.99	0.8
70	Fri	Dog with a Blog	DSNY	8:30 PM	1.97	0.4
71	Sun	The Librarians	TNT	10:00 PM	1.97	0.5
72	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.96	0.7
73	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	1.96	0.5
74	Sun	Homeland	SHO	9:00 PM	1.95	0.6
75	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1.93	0.8
76	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.92	0.8
77	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.92	0.5
78	Wed	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.91	0.4
79	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	10:00 PM	1.90	0.6
80	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.89	0.6
81	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1.88	0.7
82	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.85	0.7
83	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.83	0.6
84	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.82	0.7
85	Thu	NBA Basketball	TNT	8:15 PM	1.82	0.8
86	Sun	Kourt & Khlo	E	9:00 PM	1.80	0.9
87	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	8:00 PM	1.80	0.6
88	Wed	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.79	0.8
89	Tue	Chrisley knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1.78	0.8
90	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.78	0.7
91	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.77	0.5
92	Mon	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.75	0.8
93	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.74	0.5
94	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	1.74	0.5
95	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	1.73	0.4
96	Wed	Movie: The Dark Knight Rises	TNT	8:00 PM	1.73	0.6
97	Tue	Storage Wars	A&E	9:30 PM	1.72	0.6
98	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.72	0.7
99	Wed	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	1.72	0.3
100	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.71	0.5