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December 8, 2020
 

(Charts Now Posted): SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.5 on ABC.  In other football-related adjustments, FOX’s I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE dropped to 0.8, and the COSMOS rerun to 0.3.  In addition, THE VOICE and ALL RISE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s share of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped 0.95 to 2.45, although of course last week’s game wasn’t also on ABC.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.52/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.56/0.53/0.49.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK rose 0.06 to 0.48.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP gained 0.05 to 0.36, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.25.  Cable news was led by CNN TONIGHT at 0.28/0.41/1.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.43/3.3M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.35/3.3M.  TLC’s THE FAMILY CHANTEL was at 0.25/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.18.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was at 0.23/0.17.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.23/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE special was at 0.20.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS was at 0.16, and TILL DEATH DO US PART was at 0.14.  HGTV’s BARGAIN MANSIONS dropped 0.05 to 0.14.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.13.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.12.  On HBO, HIS DARK MATERIALS gained 0.02 to 0.07, and INDUSTRY was steady at 0.03/116K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 7, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: BUFFALO/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 8:14 PM 188 2.45 7,763
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 14 0.85 3,323
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:22 PM 68 0.70 2,038
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.55 1,852
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,775
6 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,470
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.47 1,583
8 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,595
9 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,651
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 934
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,049
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,978
13 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,160
14 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,320
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,327
16 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,809
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,260
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 661
19 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.23 757
20 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.23 785
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,617
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,785
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,286
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,480
25 CHALLENGE:DOUBLE AGENT SP MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 381
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,648
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,630
28 FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 893
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,641
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,571
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,967
32 STREET OUTLAWS: LOCKED IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 598
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,430
34 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 694
35 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.17 456
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,490
37 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 708
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 463
39 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.16 578
40 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.15 481
41 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 583
42 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.14 834
43 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SANTA SQUAD, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.14 1,201
44 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.14 301
45 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,177
46 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 724
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 456
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,195
49 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.13 740
50 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,938
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,292
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,586
53 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 31 0.13 423
54 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 441
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 357
56 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,945
57 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 355
58 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,412
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 329
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 347
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 387
62 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 221
63 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,539
64 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 364
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,352
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 381
67 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.11 949
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,918
69 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF FINAL: SEATTLE/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 159 0.11 326
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,535
71 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.11 682
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 2,322
73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 989
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,248
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,158
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,163
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 2,289
78 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.10 519
79 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:35 PM 25 0.10 329
80 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,826
81 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,422
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,382
83 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,437
84 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,452
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,331
86 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,586
87 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.09 611
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,241
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,261
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,241
91 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,188
92 CHUGGINGTON TALES RAILS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.08 264
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,190
94 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,280
95 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R11H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 414
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 236
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 707
98 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.07 417
99 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 49 0.07 233
100 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 215
101 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.07 557
102 HIS DARK MATERIALS HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 51 0.07 264
103 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,206
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 609
105 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.06 218
106 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.06 372
107 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 265
108 UNDISPUTED L: 1059 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 152
109 TIME MACHINE: PEARL HARBOR 24 HRS AFTER HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.06 483
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 854
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 155
112 HERD L: 1371 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 165
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 161
114 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.05 427
115 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 264
116 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:55 PM 131 0.05 173
117 TIME MACHINE: WAKE ISLAND: THE ALAMO OF HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.05 393
118 DARK TALES D. WILDMAN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 293
119 HOWIE CARR SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.05 450
120 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 208
121 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 166
122 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 183
123 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 13 WAS VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.05 350
124 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 148
125 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 308
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.04 195
127 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 340
128 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 12:00 PM 30 0.04 97
129 MEXICANICOS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 108
130 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 139
131 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 134
132 JOYAS SOBRE RUEDAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 103
133 WHILE THE REST OF US DIE VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 143
134 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 129
135 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 120 0.04 358
136 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 286
137 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.04 167
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 102
139 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 11:31 PM 60 0.04 142
140 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 320
141 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 5:00 PM 60 0.04 155
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:19 PM 60 0.04 113
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 195
144 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.04 382
145 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 117
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 143
147 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 172
148 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 95
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 159
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 163


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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.