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December 24, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.23.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of ALL RISE and BULL dropped 0.2, and the reruna of THE GOOD DOCTOR and PRODIGAL SON lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.58, up 0.21 from last week’s game, and the afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.26.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.53/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.67/0.62/0.52.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.56/0.50 compared to last week’s 0.67/0.64.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.43/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.23, and FOOD NETWORK CHALLENGE was at 0.27.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK fell 0.18 to 0.43, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was at 0.34.  On A&E, LIVE RESCUE rose 0.05 to 0.27.  On Discovery, DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS ticked down to 0.19, DIESEL BROTHERS fell 0.11 to 0.18, and TWIN TURBOS ticked up to 0.16.  Fox News’s THE FIVE led cable news at 0.18/0.34/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.20/1.6M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.09/700K.  A Hallmark Channel CHRISTMAS CONCERT special was at 0.18.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT lost 0.03 to 0.17.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES dropped 0.03 to 0.16, and THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END was down 0.05 to 0.11.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.15.  The season finale of HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS fell 0.04 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 23, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: GREEN BAY/MINNESOTA ESPN 8:13 PM 195 3.58 13,566
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.68 6,726
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:28 PM 62 1.28 4,019
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,955
5 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.56 1,317
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,864
7 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:04 PM 60 0.50 1,714
8 LOVE AND HIP HOP 10 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.50 1,129
9 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.48 1,686
10 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,857
11 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,385
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.36 904
13 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,115
14 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,137
15 FN CHALLENGE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,109
16 LIVE RESCUE SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 896
17 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UCF/MARSHALL ESPN 2:30 PM 214 0.26 1,154
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 639
19 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.19 662
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,683
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,735
22 HC CHRISTMAS CONCERT HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,083
23 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.17 571
24 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,737
25 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,017
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,345
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 479
28 90 DAY FIANCE:JUST LANDED TLC 9:10 PM 50 0.16 705
29 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 860
30 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.16 456
31 LIVE RESCUE SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.16 494
32 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 752
33 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 835
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,109
35 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: CLIP TLC 8:00 PM 70 0.14 615
36 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 845
37 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 3:40 PM 50 0.14 510
38 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.14 484
39 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:45 AM 50 0.14 572
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,940
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 386
42 PUPPY CHRISTMAS, A HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.13 773
43 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 512
44 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 442
45 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 8:57 AM 30 0.12 579
46 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 2,023
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,778
48 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,587
49 NIGHT THAT DIDNT END INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 642
50 UNEXPLAINED CAM  REPACK: TGCU-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 409
51 KITTEN CHRISTMAS, A HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:30 PM 30 0.11 635
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,500
53 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 9:27 AM 30 0.10 564
54 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 22 0.10 411
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,138
56 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 206
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,179
58 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L ESPN2 6:00 PM 31 0.09 372
59 HIS DARK MATERIALS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.09 502
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,581
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,686
62 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 378
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 712
64 BOTCHED-SP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.09 274
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,102
66 HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 447
67 HOMETOWN HORROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 351
68 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 308
69 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 931
70 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,396
71 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 10:10 PM 50 0.09 277
72 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:31 PM 29 0.09 305
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 688
74 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 765
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,439
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 574
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 694
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 615
79 UNDISPUTED L: 825 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 247
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 670
81 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 277
82 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,332
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,288
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 615
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 661
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 738
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 664
88 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,214
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 730
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 896
91 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,437
92 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 607
93 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 235
94 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 670
95 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 651
96 WHO WON THE YEAR SYFY 11:00 PM 15 0.07 208
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 907
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,061
99 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 183
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,021
101 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,166
102 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,050
103 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:30 AM 60 0.06 311
104 LOST CITIES W ALBERT COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 312
105 HERD L: 1138 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 173
106 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.06 275
107 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 90 0.06 198
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 216
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 768
110 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.06 475
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: HOUSTON/GEORGIA TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 185
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 495
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 769
114 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 162
115 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.05 200
116 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/PORTLAND NBA-TV 9:54 PM 148 0.05 172
117 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:57 AM 61 0.05 147
118 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 133
119 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.05 139
120 EXPEDITION AMELIA CUTDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 328
121 LOST CITIES W ALBERT COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 355
122 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 1:00 AM 60 0.05 181
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 136
124 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 118
125 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 121
126 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 684
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 206
128 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 127
129 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON/HAWAII ESPN2 11:00 PM 121 0.04 135
130 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 139
131 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/INDIANA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 160 0.04 144
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 686
133 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 12:00 AM 60 0.04 212
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 356
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 117
136 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 170
137 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:40 PM 14 0.04 121
138 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 339
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 100
140 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S L: 590 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 108
141 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 163 0.04 133
142 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 669
143 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 116
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 121
145 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 106
146 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 8:00 PM 60 0.03 235
147 SHERLOCK: 303 BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 120 0.03 255
148 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 144
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 225
150 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 357

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.