NETWORK FINALS: THE MASKED SINGER finale, the preceding clip-show hour and THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.06 to 0.45. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was steady at 0.35, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was up 0.03 to 0.28. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.13 to 0.32. Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.32/0.51/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.45/3.6M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.41/3.4M. On BET, SISTAS was steady at 0.25 (plus a BET Her simulcast at 0.02/66K), ASSISTED LIVING dipped 0.03 to 0.20 (plus simulcast at 0.01/45K), and HOUSE OF PAYNE was down 0.05 to 0.19 (plus simulcast at 0.01/35K). ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.25/0.15. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.23. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.22/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.19, and RESCUE CAM was at 0.15/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.15. On ID, THE MURDER TAPES rose 0.08 to 0.21, and CRIMES THAT CHANGED US was up 0.02 to 0.19. USA’s WWE NXT edged up 0.02 to 0.19. History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.19. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.15. On Discovery, EXPEDITION X ticked up to 0.14, and JOSH GATES TONIGHT was up 0.02 to 0.13. TBS’s just-renewed FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.14.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 16, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 91 | 0.45 | 839 |
| 2 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,004 |
| 3 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0063 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 806 |
| 4 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,415 |
| 5 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,180 |
| 6 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,194 |
| 7 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,800 |
| 8 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,964 |
| 9 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,668 |
| 10 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 675 |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,593 |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,414 |
| 13 | SISTAS SERIES S2 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,043 |
| 14 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 9:10 PM | 104 | 0.25 | 851 |
| 15 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,769 |
| 16 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,936 |
| 17 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,078 |
| 18 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 714 |
| 19 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,103 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,429 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,453 |
| 22 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 923 |
| 23 | MURDER TAPES, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 804 |
| 24 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,392 |
| 25 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,338 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,690 |
| 27 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LIVERPOOL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:59 PM | 145 | 0.21 | 514 |
| 28 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 705 |
| 29 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 881 |
| 30 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LOS ANGELES FC / CRUZ AZUL | TUDN | 10:26 PM | 127 | 0.20 | 459 |
| 31 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 961 |
| 32 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,004 |
| 33 | CRIMES THAT CHANGED US | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 740 |
| 34 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.19 | 766 |
| 35 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 779 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,186 |
| 37 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,277 |
| 38 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 940 |
| 39 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,816 |
| 40 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 695 |
| 41 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.17 | 1,230 |
| 42 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,484 |
| 43 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,140 |
| 44 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,243 |
| 45 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,354 |
| 46 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,450 |
| 47 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,123 |
| 48 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,227 |
| 49 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: ATLANTA UNITED FC / CLUB AMERICA | TUDN | 7:50 PM | 135 | 0.15 | 373 |
| 50 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TCU/OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 130 | 0.15 | 430 |
| 51 | RESCUE CAM | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 586 |
| 52 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 2,379 |
| 53 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.14 | 476 |
| 54 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,119 |
| 55 | EXPEDITION X | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 69 | 0.14 | 770 |
| 56 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 606 |
| 57 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 10:05 PM | 21 | 0.14 | 358 |
| 58 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,002 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:54 PM | 66 | 0.13 | 412 |
| 60 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,310 |
| 61 | JOSH GATES TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 642 |
| 62 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,965 |
| 63 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 414 |
| 64 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,747 |
| 65 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 66 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 306 |
| 67 | TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 438 |
| 68 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:26 PM | 34 | 0.11 | 1,583 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 298 |
| 70 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 320 |
| 71 | RESCUE CAM | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.11 | 483 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,452 |
| 73 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 341 |
| 74 | DELICIOUSNESS | MTV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 277 |
| 75 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,442 |
| 76 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 26 | 0.11 | 1,517 |
| 77 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,545 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 327 |
| 79 | BITCHIN RIDES | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 416 |
| 80 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,342 |
| 81 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: TWINKLE ALL THE WAY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.10 | 707 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,495 |
| 83 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 307 |
| 84 | NARCO WARS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 333 |
| 85 | NBA PRESEASON L: LA LAKERS/PHOENIX | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 152 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 806 |
| 87 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,481 |
| 88 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,283 |
| 89 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 282 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,282 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 298 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,203 |
| 93 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 4:55 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 405 |
| 94 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 244 |
| 95 | DATING: NO FILTER | E! | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 239 |
| 96 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:50 PM | 129 | 0.09 | 241 |
| 97 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,435 |
| 98 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,446 |
| 99 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 361 |
| 100 | DELICIOUSNESS | MTV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 260 |
| 101 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,310 |
| 102 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 295 |
| 103 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 308 |
| 104 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 198 |
| 105 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 378 |
| 106 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 269 |
| 107 | SNOWY DAY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 39 | 0.08 | 258 |
| 108 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 169 |
| 109 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 522 |
| 110 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 711 |
| 111 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,142 |
| 112 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 208 |
| 113 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,331 |
| 114 | DATING: NO FILTER | E! | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 199 |
| 115 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 181 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 617 |
| 117 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 224 |
| 118 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,238 |
| 119 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,222 |
| 120 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 180 |
| 121 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 248 |
| 122 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 262 |
| 123 | DATING: NO FILTER | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 124 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 860 |
| 125 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:33 AM | 27 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 126 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 185 |
| 127 | SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 52 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 128 | HERD: NICK WRIGHT L: 1378 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 129 | DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:50 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 130 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: MEMPHIS/TULANE | ESPN2 | 9:11 PM | 132 | 0.05 | 160 |
| 131 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 14 KC VS. MIA | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 316 |
| 132 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 320 |
| 133 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 360 |
| 134 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 210 |
| 135 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 403 |
| 136 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: TWINKLE ALL THE WAY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 121 | 0.05 | 360 |
| 137 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 311 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 91 |
| 139 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 140 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/VILLANOVA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 126 | 0.04 | 221 |
| 141 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 199 |
| 142 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:24 PM | 36 | 0.04 | 136 |
| 143 | AMERICAN AGENDA | NEWSMAX TV | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 342 |
| 144 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 145 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 281 |
| 146 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. REAL SOCIEDAD | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 2:50 PM | 130 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 147 | UNDISPUTED L: 1066 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 148 | SIGNING DAY SPECIAL L: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 149 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 150 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 122 |
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