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December 5, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.4.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment for football preemption, THE GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and THE WALL all dropped 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 04.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL had a good week, up 0.80 from last week’s game to 3.49.  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.96/0.87/0.78, compared to last week’s 0.94/0.89/0.89.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.03 to 0.94, and SCARED FAMOUS was up 0.04 to 0.60.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS dropped 0.09 to 0.68 after a 0.41 lead-in special, and it was followed by the premiere of CASH CAB at 0.33/0.25.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dipped 0.02 to 0.67, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was at 0.43, compared to last week’s 0.46/0.44, with an extra lead-out hour of TEEN MOM at 0.37.  On Bravo, the season premiere of VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.59, compared to 0.34 for last week’s special, and its lead-out was the premiere of RELATIONSHEP AT 0.26.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.04 to 0.44, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was down 0.08 to 0.30.  On cable news, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW had the lead at 0.35/0.53/2.9M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.55/3.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.27/0.37/1.2M.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES fell a tenth to 0.26, and DEADLIEST DECADE was down 0.06 to 0.22.  On TLC, LONG ISLAND MEDIUM lost 0.02 to 0.22, THE HEALER rose 0.02 to 0.18, and LONG LOST FAMILY was down 0.03 to 0.16.  TBS’s TARANTULA premiered at 0.20/0.13.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS declined 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.18.  On AMC, RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS dropped 0.04 to 0.13, and SECRET HISTORY OF COMICS was down 0.06 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 04.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 4, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: STEELERS/BENGALS ESPN 8:15 PM 226 3.49 10,844
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 60 1.50 3,751
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.96 3,147
4 LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.94 1,813
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.87 2,862
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 76 0.78 2,430
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.68 1,827
8 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.67 1,222
9 SCARED FAMOUS VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,157
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.59 1,393
11 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 135 0.53 1,501
12 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,507
13 FLORIBAMA SHORE MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.43 788
14 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.41 1,145
15 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.37 682
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,932
17 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 31 0.33 884
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,254
19 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,131
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,126
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 918
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,172
23 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.27 682
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,593
25 RELATIONSHEP BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.26 680
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,592
27 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,016
28 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:33 PM 31 0.25 731
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,050
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.25 2,088
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,597
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,334
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 837
34 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,204
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 956
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,021
37 LONG ISLAND MEDIUM TLC 9:02 PM 63 0.22 1,126
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,012
39 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,089
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,792
41 1980S:DEADLIEST DECADE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 790
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,176
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,909
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,005
45 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 381
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 624
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 544
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 405
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,684
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 460
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,714
52 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,134
53 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,045
54 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,584
55 HEALER, THE TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.18 910
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,651
57 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 895
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,586
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 482
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,453
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 373
62 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 414
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,779
64 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 733
65 VEGAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 611
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.16 457
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,483
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 868
69 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 118 0.16 452
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 981
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 375
72 NATNL XMAS TREE LIGHTING HALLMARK CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,090
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,436
74 LONG LOST FAMILY:WHAT HAP TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.16 985
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,673
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 844
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 361
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 855
79 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 612
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,269
81 TEENY TINY CHRISTMAS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.14 481
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,220
83 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 366
84 RIDE WITH NORMAN REEDUS AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 420
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,320
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 733
87 WEB OF DECEIT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 AM 60 0.13 443
88 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 330
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 675
90 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 359
91 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 326
92 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.13 229
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 787
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 724
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 783
96 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.12 413
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,131
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 899
99 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 858
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 922
101 TIME MACHINE: MANSON SPEAKS: MIND MADMAN P2 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.11 565
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,123
103 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 314
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,053
105 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 982
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 883
107 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COLOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 301
108 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN/OHIO ST FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 128 0.10 323
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA ST/FLORIDA ESPN2 9:12 PM 125 0.10 301
110 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 198
111 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 209
112 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:31 PM 141 0.09 258
113 UNDISPUTED L: 306 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 199
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/PENN ST ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.08 300
115 SECRET HISTORY OF COMICS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 239
116 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 160
117 GINORMOUS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 213
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 300
119 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.07 191
120 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.07 162
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 150 0.07 179
122 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.07 169
123 GINORMOUS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 185
124 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 122
125 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 188
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 295
127 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 164
128 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.06 144
129 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 302
130 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:52 PM 68 0.06 169
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.06 132
132 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 11:42 AM 78 0.06 167
133 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:51 PM 189 0.06 151
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 214
135 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 204
136 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 115
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 148
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 269
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 308
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.05 95
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 127
142 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 126
143 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:17 PM 30 0.05 120
144 ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN: ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 138 0.05 257
145 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 72
146 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 312
147 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 135
148 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 539
149 NEWSPAPERMAN: BEN BRADLEE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 89 0.04 242
150 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 137

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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.