Top 100 Primetime Cable: November 24 - 30, 2014

THE WALKING DEAD mid-season finale delivered the good, topping the weekly charts. The eighth episode of the season commanded 14.8 million viewers and a 7.6 rating in Adults 18-49. It was a record for the, as the best performance from a mid-season finale. New episodes will return in Mid-February.

The companion series TALKING DEAD did great numbers, coming close to match the ratings of the season premiere. The mid-season finale episode of the talk show brought in 6.6 million viewers and a 3.3 demo rating.

Football ruled the next two spots, with a the Saturday night college game, on ESPN, topping MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. The Saturday night game drew nearly three million more viewers and was a half a point better in the A18-49 ratings. A total of four football games, pro and college, populate the charts top third.

FOX News was the source for most cable viewers as the network took two of the top five spots and a total of six in the top 20. THE KELLY FILE was the strongest of the FOX News shows, getting 7.3 million viewers and a mid-one demo rating, for its Saturday and Tuesday shows.

The week's top reality series was Friday night's GOLD RUSHn drawing 3.8 million viewers and a 1.2 demo. This is the second week in a row the series was the tops show of its genre.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	14.81	7.6
2	Mon	College Football Prime	ESPN	7:45 PM	13.53	4.3
3	Thu	MNF (BAL v NO)	ESPN	8:15 PM	10.87	3.8
4	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	7.26	1.4
5	Sat	The Kelly File	FOXN	10:00 PM	7.24	1.5
6	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	6.58	3.3
7	Sun	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:15 PM	6.30	2.7
8	Thu	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	9:00 PM	6.27	2.3
9	Wed	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	10:00 PM	6.17	2.4
10	Mon	Hallmark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	5.75	1.0
11	Mon	Hannity	FOXN	10:15 PM	5.04	1.2
12	Fri	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	4.73	1.7
13	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	4.01	1.4
14	Sun	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3.99	1.4
15	Sat	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3.76	1.2
16	Sun	THE O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.69	0.4
17	Thu	HHOF Collection	HALL	8:00 PM	3.59	0.5
18	Wed	JESSIE	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.50	0.7
19	Sun	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.39	0.4
20	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3.17	0.5
21	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	3.16	0.7
22	Fri	Soul Train Awards	BET	8:00 PM	3.06	1.3
23	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	3.05	0.8
24	Tue	College Football Prime	ESPN	8:00 PM	3.05	0.8
25	Thu	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	3.02	1.3
26	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	2.94	0.5
27	Tue	College Football Prime	ESPN	7:30 PM	2.91	0.8
28	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.88	1.1
29	Tue	The Real Housewives/ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2.86	1.3
30	Wed	Property Brothers At Home	HGTV	9:00 PM	2.76	0.6
31	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.69	0.9
32	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.66	0.9
33	Sun	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2.64	0.8
34	Tue	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	2.62	0.4
35	Thu	Love & Hip Hop Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	2.60	1.5
36	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.58	0.9
37	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.57	0.9
38	Wed	Duck Dynasty	A&E	9:30 PM	2.57	0.9
39	Thu	Movie: UP	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.53	0.6
40	Wed	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2.46	0.6
41	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.44	0.9
42	Wed	2014 Halo Awards	NICK	7:00 PM	2.43	0.4
43	Tue	Movie: Meet the Robinsons	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.43	0.5
44	Tue	Hannity	FOXN	10:00 PM	2.40	0.5
45	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.29	0.9
46	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.26	0.9
47	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.25	0.9
48	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.25	0.8
49	Thu	Nicky, Ricky Dicky & Dawn	NICK	8:30 PM	2.24	0.4
50	Sat	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.24	1.0
51	Mon	Soul Train Awards Post-Show	BET	10:30 PM	2.23	0.9
52	Wed	Movie: Wall-E	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.20	0.5
53	Tue	Edge of Alaska	DISC	10:00 PM	2.20	0.7
54	Sun	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2.20	0.5
55	Sun	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2.16	0.4
56	Sat	Curse of Oak Island	HIST	9:00 PM	2.15	0.7
57	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.13	0.7
58	Wed	Sunday Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	2.09	0.8
59	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	2.08	0.9
60	Tue	Kourt & Khlo	E	9:00 PM	2.05	1.0
61	Fri	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.01	0.8
62	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.00	0.8
63	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.95	0.6
64	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	1.92	0.4
65	Sat	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	1.90	0.3
66	Tue	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	1.88	0.3
67	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.88	0.8
68	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.88	0.6
69	Fri	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.87	0.8
70	Fri	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.86	0.4
71	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.85	0.5
72	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.82	0.6
73	Thu	Saturday Movie	FAM	10:00 PM	1.81	0.5
74	Sun	Sunday Movie	FAM	6:00 PM	1.79	0.7
75	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.78	0.8
76	Sat	Law & Order: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	1.78	0.7
77	Sat	SATURDAY MOVIE III	LIFE	8:00 PM	1.77	0.5
78	Fri	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.76	0.7
79	Sun	Gold Rush: Thr Dirt	DISC	8:00 PM	1.76	0.5
80	Sun	Last Word	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1.75	0.4
81	Wed	Big Screen movie	FAM	8:00 PM	1.74	0.6
82	Fri	Hallmark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	1.72	0.3
83	Fri	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1.69	0.6
84	Thu	K.Michelle: My Life	VH1	9:00 PM	1.69	1.0
85	Thu	Watch What Happens	BRVO	9:00 PM	1.69	0.7
86	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.67	0.7
87	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.67	0.6
88	Fri	Saturday Movie	FAM	8:00 PM	1.66	0.6
89	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.65	0.7
90	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.64	0.6
91	Tue	Movie: 4 Christmases	TBS	8:00 PM	1.64	0.8
92	Tue	Holiday Baking Champ	FOOD	9:00 PM	1.62	0.5
93	Thu	Down East Dickering	HIST	10:00 PM	1.61	0.4
94	Sun	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1.61	0.6
95	Wed	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1.61	0.5
96	Wed	Moonshiners	DISC	9:00 PM	1.61	0.6
97	Fri	Z Nation	SYFY	10:00 PM	1.61	0.5
98	Wed	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.60	0.8
99	Mon	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1.59	0.3
100	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	1.58	0.5

* - in millions