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December 22, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  YOUNG SHELDON, the 8PM GREAT NEWS and the SNL clip show all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SWAT lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 21.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable was heavy on sports, as TNT’s NBA doubleheader topped the night at 0.67/0.53, and ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.39.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.41/0.33.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.33, and MENENDEZ MURDERS: ERIK TELLS ALL was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On ID, THE FAMILY I HAD was at 0.31.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT tied for 18-49s in cable news at 0.29, with MADDOW at 0.46/2.6M in 25-54s/total viewers, and CARLSON at 0.46/2.9M, while CNN’s SITUATION ROOM was at 0.18/0.23/800K.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF held at 0.28, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was down 0.04 to 0.25, after the night began with INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO at 0.12.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.24, and FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.03 to 0.22.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.28.  On We, TAMAR & VINCE was steady at 0.27.  MTV’s WILD N OUT gained 0.04 to 0.24.  On Syfy, VAN HELSING doubled to 0.16, GHOST WARS was up 0.03 to 0.08, and SUPERSTITION followed at 0.05.  USA’s DAMNATION rose 0.02 to 0.16.  Tru’s CARBONARO EFFECT shed 0.03 to 0.14.  On POP, an IMPACT WRESTLING clip show was up 0.02 to 0.04/269K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 21.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 21, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 144 0.67 1,754
2 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 145 0.53 1,271
3 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.41 911
4 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEMPLE/FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ESPN 8:00 PM 210 0.39 1,597
5 COLL FTBL BOWL SUST L ESPN 11:30 PM 13 0.35 1,108
6 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.33 737
7 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,030
8 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 56 0.32 642
9 FAMILY I HAD, THE: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.31 1,096
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,604
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,871
12 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.29 700
13 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.28 813
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,160
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 825
16 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.27 621
17 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 728
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,697
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,489
20 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,430
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 810
22 COPA MX – L: F: MONTERREY / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.25 493
23 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.25 897
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,213
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,728
26 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.24 455
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,796
28 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.24 620
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 738
30 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,329
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:43 PM 77 0.23 638
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,152
33 FLIP OR FLOP FT WORTH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 873
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,028
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,994
36 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 137 0.21 547
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 507
38 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,775
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 484
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 406
41 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,790
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 431
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 450
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,751
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 390
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.19 479
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,788
48 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,513
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 423
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,701
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 787
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 873
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,693
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,860
55 MENENDEZ MURDERS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.18 544
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,418
57 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 519
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,463
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,581
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 774
61 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK 15 NE VS PIT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.17 909
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 770
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,642
64 VAN HELSING SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 486
65 DAMNATION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.16 608
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 745
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 349
68 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,210
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 788
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 668
71 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 339
72 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 384
73 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 341
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 971
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,057
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 713
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 322
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 706
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 636
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 708
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 685
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 631
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 346
84 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 365
85 INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.12 380
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 668
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,021
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 689
89 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 420
90 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 586
91 E! NEWS E! 10:31 PM 63 0.11 310
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 521
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 28 0.11 373
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:04 PM 105 0.11 360
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,213
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 996
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 727
98 COMEDY GET DOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.10 274
99 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 281
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 772
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.10 171
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 670
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 903
104 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CONNECTICUT/ARIZONA ESPN2 9:00 PM 124 0.10 332
105 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 473
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 756
107 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 827
108 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTL HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 105 0.09 291
109 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 55 0.08 167
110 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 430
111 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:48 PM 12 0.08 215
112 UNTOLD SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 355
113 GHOST WARS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 343
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.08 151
115 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 306
116 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.07 184
117 UNDISPUTED L: 319 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 144
118 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 194
119 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 135
120 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 276
121 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 159
122 DIE HARD: DIE HARD MAXPRIME 3:40 PM 132 0.06 147
123 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 110
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 216
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 168
126 ENOUGH HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 115 0.06 123
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 143
128 UNTITLED ACTION SHOW VICELAND 11:30 PM 30 0.06 102
129 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:01 AM 29 0.05 124
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 148
131 BLOW: BLOW MAXPRIME 5:55 PM 123 0.05 122
132 HERD L: 618 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 124
133 15: A QUINCEANERA STORY HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 28 0.05 159
134 SUPERSTITION SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.05 279
135 CONTAINABLES DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.05 225
136 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 395
137 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.05 158
138 ALTITUDE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 88 0.05 183
139 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 143
140 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 94
141 IMPACT BEST OF 2017 PT 1: IMPACT BEST OF 2017 PT 1 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.04 269
142 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.04 163
143 AMAZING HOTELS: LIFE BEYO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 172
144 HIGH SCHOOL ANTHOLOGY ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.04 114
145 SPIKE TV MOVIE: SUPERMAN (1978) SPIKE TV 11:30 AM 210 0.04 140
146 AGNELLI HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 104 0.04 121
147 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 124
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 132
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 226
150 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.04 150

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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.