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December 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.25.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MAN WITH A PLAN rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 25.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dominated Christmas Night at 3.47, up 0.39 from last week’s game, and the NFL Network’s afternoon game was at 0.62.  Earlier in the day, the network noon NBA game (Philadelphia vs NY) was at 1.23, while TNT’s late-evening Lakers vs. Memphis game was at 0.66.  On USA, WWE was at 0.93/0.79/0.79, compared to last week’s 0.98/0.90/0.83.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP took a 0.21 Christmas fall to 0.56.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART was at 0.52.  A new AMERICAN DAD on TBS was at 0.40, and later in the evening, TARANTULA was at 0.14/0.09, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.12.  BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO special was at 0.40, with a post-show special at 0.28.  On MTV, a TEEN MOM special was at 0.34, down a steep 0.27 from last week, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was down 0.09 to 0.31.  The finale of Food Network’s HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP fell 0.14 to 0.30.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 25.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 25, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: OAKLAND/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 8:15 PM 215 3.47 11,735
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK ESPN 12:00 PM 161 1.23 3,427
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:50 PM 70 1.17 3,324
4 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 7:30 PM 45 0.98 3,485
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.93 2,948
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 0.79 2,543
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.79 2,620
8 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:43 PM 133 0.66 1,540
9 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:41 PM 59 0.66 1,954
10 NFLN TNF FTBLL SP-SUS NFL NETWORK 7:19 PM 10 0.62 2,158
11 NFLN TNF FOOTBALL SP: 2017 WK 16 PIT VS HOU NFL NETWORK 4:31 PM 168 0.62 2,300
12 LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,109
13 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 90 0.52 3,605
14 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:30 PM 13 0.50 1,231
15 NFLN TNF POST-GAME SP NFL NETWORK 7:29 PM 10 0.50 1,619
16 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.40 863
17 DOCTOR WHO: TWICE UPON BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 86 0.40 1,145
18 NFLN TNF SP PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 4:21 PM 10 0.36 1,374
19 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:56 AM 38 0.36 868
20 TEEN MOM: THATS A WRAP 17 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.34 671
21 NFLN TNF SP PRE-GM NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 21 0.34 1,154
22 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 7:39 PM 21 0.32 1,024
23 FLORIBAMA SHORE MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.31 553
24 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 842
25 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,091
26 NFLN TNF SP PRE-GM 1 NFL NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.30 987
27 DOCTOR WHO: CAPALDI SP BBC-AMERICA 10:26 PM 34 0.28 861
28 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 732
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.27 662
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.26 649
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 685
32 NFL GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 90 0.22 704
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 566
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,622
35 OUTNUMBERED CHRISTMAS SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,335
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 677
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 408
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 702
39 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,411
40 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.14 335
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 743
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,469
43 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 670
44 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,457
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.14 376
46 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,204
47 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 431
48 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 869
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,029
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 579
51 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: EX-WIFE KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.13 557
52 E:60 ESPN 4:00 PM 110 0.12 315
53 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 660
54 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 811
55 UNDISPUTED L: 321 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 222
56 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.09 246
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,123
58 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 141 0.09 261
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,057
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 255
61 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTL HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 105 0.09 249
62 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 104 0.09 225
63 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 277
64 GOOD WILL HUNTING: GOOD WILL HUNTING MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 127 0.09 168
65 MERRY XMAS MOVIE MARA: SCROOGED SUNDANCE TV 6:15 PM 120 0.09 325
66 ZOOLANDER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 90 0.09 177
67 ICE AGE:DAWN OF THE DINOS HBO PRIME 4:25 PM 94 0.08 257
68 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 123 0.08 216
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 748
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 288
71 PRIME MOVIE 1: DIRTY DANCING IFC TV 9:00 PM 150 0.08 245
72 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 504
73 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:50 PM 100 0.08 240
74 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.08 279
75 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 366
76 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 294
77 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 147 0.07 226
78 HOLIDAY HOMECMNG W JEWEL HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 4:00 PM 60 0.07 497
79 POKER ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 259
80 COLLATERAL BEAUTY HBO PRIME 9:45 AM 97 0.07 189
81 INVINCIBLE (2006) MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.06 149
82 POKER ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.06 263
83 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 11 0.06 135
84 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 200
85 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.06 180
86 URBAN COWBOY: URBAN COWBOY MAXPRIME 5:40 PM 135 0.05 125
87 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 163
88 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 334
89 MORNING MOVIE 2: KARATE KID PART II IFC TV 11:00 AM 150 0.05 183
90 SISTER ACT HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 100 0.05 173
91 AFTERNOON MOVIE 1 IFC TV 1:30 PM 90 0.05 126
92 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.05 144
93 AFTERNOON MOVIE 1 IFC TV 3:00 PM 60 0.05 115
94 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 132
95 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: WINTER WEDDING, A UP 7:00 PM 120 0.04 287
96 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 111
97 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 225
98 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 288
99 SHIRTLESS PAINTER IFC TV 6:00 AM 30 0.04 87
100 MARTIAN CHILD HBO PRIME 6:05 AM 107 0.04 166
101 CLASSICAL BABY: HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 27 0.04 105
102 MORNING MOVIE 1: KARATE KID, THE IFC TV 8:00 AM 180 0.04 110
103 HOLLYWD CHRISTMAS PARADE: N/A HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 5:00 PM 120 0.04 271
104 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 296
105 HERD L: 620 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 134
106 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 61
107 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 294
108 ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 30 0.03 101
109 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 224
110 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 270
111 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.03 239
112 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 165
113 PRISON BREAK UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 78
114 THIS IS LIFE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 161
115 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30 0.03 83
116 ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.03 91
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.03 93
118 JERSEY BOYS: JERSEY BOYS MAXPRIME 9:25 AM 134 0.02 134
119 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.02 217
120 INCREIBLE GOODWIN UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 60 0.02 60
121 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.02 109
122 BLUES BROTHERS, THE: BLUES BROTHERS, THE MAXPRIME 11:40 AM 133 0.02 110
123 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30 0.02 85
124 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 204
125 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 6:00 PM 117 0.02 144
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE/MIAMI ESPNU 8:30 PM 122 0.02 104
127 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: APPALACHIAN STATE/TOLEDO ESPNU 9:00 AM 180 0.02 91
128 PRISON BREAK UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 75
129 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.02 36
130 CROSSROADS (2002) MAXPRIME 6:00 AM 93 0.02 57
131 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 149
132 PROSPECTS CUP L UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:40 PM 80 0.02 39
133 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.02 35
134 PROSPECTS CUP L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:25 PM 75 0.02 42
135 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 80 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.02 54
136 MAMMA MIA! MAXPRIME 7:35 AM 109 0.02 52
137 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 2:45 PM 118 0.02 133
138 FRONTERA UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.02 40
139 CENTRAL FOX MEX PRIME FOX DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.01 27
140 INCREIBLE GOODWIN UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.01 31
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.01 167
142 BET HER PLAYLIST BET HER 7:00 AM 60 0.01 45
143 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.01 24
144 PROSPECTS CUP L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:10 PM 75 0.01 35
145 LOCURA DEPORTIVA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.01 27
146 BET HER PLAYLIST BET HER 9:00 AM 60 0.01 50
147 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.01 34
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.01 183
149 BET HER PLAYLIST BET HER 6:00 AM 60 0.01 41
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.01 179

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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.