The Monday Night Football game between the Giants and Saints topped cable viewership for the week ending December 4 with over 14 million viewers, just slightly more than the previous week. Disney's movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmaswas the top non-sports program with with 6.9 million viewers.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending December 4, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L (GIANTS/SAINTS) | ESPN | MONDAY | 8:30 PM | 14,423 | 10.7 |
| 2 | GLC, ITS CHRISTMAS! | DSNY | FRIDAY | 8:00 PM | 6,876 | 4.5 |
| 3 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME (2011 - PHI VS. SEA) | NFLN | THURSDAY | 8:29 PM | 5,945 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Pawn Stars (PATRIOT GAMES) | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 5,754 | 4.1 |
| 5 | AUSTIN & ALLY (ROCKERS & WRITERS) | DSNY | FRIDAY | 9:30 PM | 5,661 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Storage Wars (THE EMPIRE STRIKES OUT 4) | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:30 PM | 5,570 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:30 PM | 5,454 | 4.0 |
| 8 | CLOSER, THE (711 NECESSARY EVIL) | TNT | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,397 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Storage Wars | AEN | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 5,265 | 3.8 |
| 10 | American Pickers (JURASSIC PICK) | HIST | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 5,191 | 3.7 |
| 11 | RIZZOLI & ISLES (211 CAN I GET A WITNESS) | TNT | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,782 | 3.7 |
| 12 | GLC, ITS CHRISTMAS! | DSNY | SUNDAY | 8:30 PM | 4,763 | 3.4 |
| 13 | Gold Rush (LOVESTRUCK) | DISC | FRIDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,739 | 3.3 |
| 14 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,631 | 3.3 |
| 15 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,458 | 3.3 |
| 16 | Sons Of Anarchy (TO BE - PART 1) | FX | TUESDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,419 | 3.0 |
| 17 | VICTORIOUS | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,373 | 3.0 |
| 18 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,335 | 3.1 |
| 19 | Phineas and Ferb (Phineas and Ferb FAMILY CHRISTMAS: 317A) | DSNY | FRIDAY | 7:45 PM | 4,224 | 2.9 |
| 20 | SO RANDOM (EPISODE 124) | DSNY | FRIDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,117 | 2.7 |
| 21 | AUSTIN & ALLY (ROCKERS & WRITERS) | DSNY | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,964 | 2.7 |
| 22 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | 3,699 | 2.9 |
| 23 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,619 | 3.0 |
| 24 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 3,616 | 2.8 |
| 25 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 7:00 PM | 3,565 | 2.7 |
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