The Monday Night Football game between the Bears and Eagles topped cable viewership for the week ending November 13 with nearly 17 million viewers, up about five million viewers from last week. The Walking Dead was in second with 6.1 million viewers, followed by the Nebraska / Penn State football game on ESPN Saturday afternoon. The NFL Network is now in enough homes so that it's weekly Thursday games are making their way into the top ranks of the cable weekly viewership as well.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending November 13, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L (BEARS/EAGLES) | ESPN | MONDAY | 8:30 PM | 16,847 | 10.7 |
| 2 | Walking Dead (205 CHUPACABRA) | AMC | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 6,124 | 3.6 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L (NEBRASKA/PENN STATE) | ESPN | SATURDAY | 12:04 PM | 5,426 | 3.6 |
| 4 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (2011 - OAK VS. SD) | NFLN | THURSDAY | 8:30 PM | 5,277 | 3.3 |
| 5 | GEEK CHARMING | DSNY | FRIDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,910 | 2.8 |
| 6 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP L (PHOENIX (NOV)) | ESPN | SUNDAY | 3:00 PM | 4,766 | 2.9 |
| 7 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 4,448 | 2.9 |
| 8 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | 4,445 | 2.9 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER: L | ESPN | MONDAY | 11:57 PM | 4,353 | 3.0 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 4,295 | 2.7 |
| 11 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 3:36 PM | 4,232 | 2.8 |
| 12 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,172 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Gold Rush (FAMILY FEUD) | DISC | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,147 | 2.5 |
| 14 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:30 AM | 4,065 | 2.7 |
| 15 | Sons Of Anarchy (HANDS) | FX | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,925 | 2.4 |
| 16 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 11:48 AM | 3,912 | 2.7 |
| 17 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | MONDAY | 7:00 PM | 3,860 | 2.5 |
| 18 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L (NORTH CAROLINA/MICHIGAN STATE) | ESPN | FRIDAY | 7:00 PM | 3,859 | 2.4 |
| 19 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,858 | 2.4 |
| 20 | Hell On Wheels (102 IMMORAL MATHEMATICS) | AMC | SUNDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,838 | 2.4 |
| 21 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | TUESDAY | 6:30 PM | 3,694 | 2.2 |
| 22 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | TUESDAY | 7:00 PM | 3,681 | 2.2 |
| 23 | NCIS (015 ENIGMA) | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,629 | 2.5 |
| 24 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | FRIDAY | 5:00 PM | 3,570 | 2.1 |
| 25 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:00 AM | 3,548 | 2.2 |
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