Hallmark’s annual run of holiday movies hit a high point Sunday.
The movie “Switched for Christmas” landed the best ratings of any of the channel’s yuletide films so far this season, scoring 5.17 million viewers and a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49. It was the No. 2 cable show of the day in viewers and finished third in the 18-49 demographic.
The top show, “The Walking Dead,” bounced back a little from its six-year low the previous week. It scored a 3.6 in adults 18-49, up 0.2, and 8.28 million viewers, an improvement on the 7.85 million from the prior week. “Talking Dead” (1.3) also rose two tenths of a point.
“Shameless” (0.6) and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (0.5) each rose a tenth week to week. “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” went the other way, falling a tenth to 0.8. “Outlander” improved in viewers (1.4 million from 1.26 million) and was steady in the 18-49 demo at 0.3.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 9:00 PM | 8,282 | 3.6 |
| TALKING DEAD | AMC | 10:04 PM | 3,219 | 1.3 |
| SWITCHED FOR CHRISTMAS | HALLMARK | 8:00 PM | 5,166 | 0.9 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 2,113 | 0.8 |
| SHAMELESS | SHOWTIME | 9:06 PM | 1,594 | 0.6 |
| LIGA MX QUARTERFINAL | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:55 PM | 1,110 | 0.6 |
| XSCAPE: STILL KICKIN’ IT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,402 | 0.6 |
| 90 DAY FIANCE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1,715 | 0.6 |
| COLLEGE BASKETBALL | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 1,350 | 0.5 |
| KEEPING UP W/THE KARDASHIANS | E! | 9:00 PM | 1,040 | 0.5 |
| COLLEGE BASKETBALL | ESPN | 11:04 PM | 1,110 | 0.5 |
| NFL COUNTDOWN | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 1,144 | 0.4 |
| SQUIDBILLIES | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 873 | 0.4 |
| LIGA MX QUARTERFINAL | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 6:30 PM | 700 | 0.4 |
| ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER | DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 2,146 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER | ESPN | 1:07 AM | 766 | 0.3 |
| COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD | ESPN | 10:37 PM | 895 | 0.3 |
| THE JELLIES | ADULT SWIM | 12:15 AM | 733 | 0.3 |
| UNEXPECTED | TLC | 10:05 PM | 1,025 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 871 | 0.3 |
| CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM | HBO | 10:01 PM | 967 | 0.3 |
| EDGE OF ALASKA | DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 1,506 | 0.3 |
| GUY’S GROCERY GAMES | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 898 | 0.3 |
| OUTLANDER | STARZ | 8:01 PM | 1,402 | 0.3 |
| HAWAII LIFE | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1,248 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
