The Monday Night Football game between the Vikings and Packers topped cable viewership for the week ending November 20 with just over 14 million viewers, the blowout likely caused the viewership to decline by about 3 million viewers from the previous week. And the NFL Network keeps moving up the rankings even though its only in about half of US TV households, the Thursday Night Football game between the Jets and Broncos made it to the #2 spot averaging just over 7 million viewers. The Walking Dead was the top non-sports program with with 6.8 million viewers.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending November 20, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L(VIKINGS/PACKERS) | ESPN | MONDAY | 8:30 PM | 14,188 | 10.1 |
| 2 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME(2011 - NYJ VS. DEN) | NFLN | THURSDAY | 8:30 PM | 7,050 | 8.5 |
| 3 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP L(FORD 400 HOMESTEAD (MIAMI)) | ESPN | SUNDAY | 3:00 PM | 6,799 | 4.6 |
| 4 | Walking Dead(206 SECRETS) | AMC | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 6,077 | 4.2 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER: L | ESPN | MONDAY | 11:37 PM | 5,940 | 4.5 |
| 6 | AUTO: RAIN DELAY L | ESPN | SUNDAY | 4:45 PM | 5,168 | 3.5 |
| 7 | WWE Entertainment(WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,000 | 3.4 |
| 8 | WWE Entertainment(WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,905 | 3.4 |
| 9 | PIXIE HOLLOW GAMES | DSNY | SATURDAY | 7:00 PM | 4,347 | 2.5 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 4,322 | 3.0 |
| 11 | WWE Entertainment(WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,313 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Storage Wars | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:30 PM | 4,238 | 3.1 |
| 13 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L(NEBRASKA/MICHIGAN) | ESPN | SATURDAY | 12:02 PM | 4,234 | 3.4 |
| 14 | Sons Of Anarchy(CALL OF DUTY) | FX | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,234 | 2.9 |
| 15 | JESSIE | DSNY | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,230 | 3.1 |
| 16 | SPRINT CUP POST RACE L | ESPN | SUNDAY | 8:30 PM | 4,230 | 2.9 |
| 17 | Storage Wars | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,168 | 3.0 |
| 18 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,124 | 2.8 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | 4,080 | 3.0 |
| 20 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 4,065 | 3.0 |
| 21 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 4,056 | 3.0 |
| 22 | HALLMARK MOVIE(THE NATIONAL TREE) | HALL | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,014 | 3.5 |
| 23 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L(OKLAHOMA ST/IOWA ST) | ESPN | FRIDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,995 | 3.0 |
| 24 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SUNDAY | 9:00 AM | 3,688 | 2.6 |
| 25 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,647 | 2.8 |
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