NETWORK FINALS: The only significant adjustment (i.e., changing its initial rating by at least one-tenth) was downward for the rerun of THE GOLDBERGS.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s coverage of the COTTON BOWL dominated Wednesday cable at 1.45, with the network’s other bowl game at 0.43. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING rose 0.08 to 0.40. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was steady at 0.29, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY held at 0.19. Cable news was led by CNN TONIGHT at 0.25/0.35/1.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.33/2.8M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.16/0.30/2.5M. TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE was at 0.22. History’s FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.22. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.20, HOUSE IN A HURRY was at 0.16/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.06 to 0.15. On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE ticked up to 0.20 (plus BET Her simulcast at 0.02/82K), and ASSISTED LIVING was down 0.03 to 0.17 (plus simulcast at 0.01/79K). On ID, THE MURDER TAPES was at 0.19, TRUE CONVICTION was at 0.16, and THE CRIMES THAT CHANGED US ticked up to 0.14. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.03 to 0.16, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.14. USA’s WWE NXT fell 0.07 to 0.12.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 30, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COTTON BOWL L: FLORIDA/OKLAHOMA | ESPN | 8:05 PM | 189 | 1.45 | 5,766 |
| 2 | COTTON BOWL SUST L | ESPN | 11:14 PM | 19 | 0.98 | 3,680 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WAKE FOREST/WISCONSIN | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 221 | 0.43 | 1,975 |
| 4 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0065 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.40 | 977 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:33 PM | 87 | 0.38 | 1,288 |
| 6 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 28 | 0.37 | 1,417 |
| 7 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,015 |
| 8 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,649 |
| 9 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,704 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 803 |
| 11 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,832 |
| 12 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,826 |
| 13 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.22 | 961 |
| 14 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,722 |
| 15 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.22 | 904 |
| 16 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,605 |
| 17 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,774 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,504 |
| 19 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:41 PM | 49 | 0.20 | 756 |
| 20 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,660 |
| 21 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 807 |
| 22 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,794 |
| 23 | MURDER TAPES, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 828 |
| 24 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 584 |
| 25 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,140 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,449 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 598 |
| 28 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,407 |
| 29 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,214 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,466 |
| 31 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 795 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,432 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 587 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,443 |
| 35 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND/LA CLIPPERS | NBA-TV | 10:03 PM | 141 | 0.17 | 397 |
| 36 | HOUSE IN A HURRY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,220 |
| 37 | HOUSE IN A HURRY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,171 |
| 38 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/NEWCASTLE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:53 PM | 136 | 0.16 | 424 |
| 39 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,536 |
| 40 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 621 |
| 41 | TRUE CONVICTION | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 531 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,261 |
| 43 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/MIAMI | NBA-TV | 7:33 PM | 150 | 0.15 | 372 |
| 44 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,342 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,329 |
| 46 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,516 |
| 47 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 408 |
| 48 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 421 |
| 49 | CRIMES THAT CHANGED US | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 513 |
| 50 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 635 |
| 51 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 558 |
| 52 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,033 |
| 53 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 2,249 |
| 54 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,710 |
| 55 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,598 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,385 |
| 57 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,454 |
| 58 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 127 | 0.12 | 586 |
| 59 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 386 |
| 60 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,897 |
| 61 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,234 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 379 |
| 63 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,043 |
| 64 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 395 |
| 65 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): MATCHMAKING SPECIAL 2009 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.11 | 677 |
| 66 | NARCO WARS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 67 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,342 |
| 68 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,476 |
| 69 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,516 |
| 70 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,640 |
| 71 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,415 |
| 72 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,365 |
| 73 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,387 |
| 74 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,404 |
| 75 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,302 |
| 76 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,339 |
| 77 | SHOCK DOC: UFO PHENOMENON: IECU-101H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 595 |
| 78 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARKANSAS/AUBURN | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 411 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,269 |
| 80 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,380 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,323 |
| 82 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,052 |
| 83 | COURT CAM SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 428 |
| 84 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,155 |
| 85 | UFOS:LOST EVIDENCE REPACK: TUFO-2R1R05H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 448 |
| 86 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,157 |
| 87 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 961 |
| 88 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,150 |
| 89 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,082 |
| 90 | HERD L: 1388 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 766 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 219 |
| 93 | UNDISPUTED L: 1075 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 171 |
| 94 | CRAIG OF THE CREEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 15 | 0.07 | 281 |
| 95 | TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA: A CHRONIC HISTORY | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 331 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 652 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 562 |
| 98 | BRAVOS CHAT ROOM | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 253 |
| 99 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 715 |
| 100 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 101 | NFL FILMS PRESENTS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 102 | TIME MACHINE: RISE AND FALL OF EL CHAPO, THE | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 366 |
| 103 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 758 |
| 104 | MEN IN BLAZERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 121 |
| 105 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:09 PM | 21 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 106 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:24 AM | 66 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 107 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 401 |
| 108 | TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA REVOLUTION, THE | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 317 |
| 109 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 110 | CASE DIED WITH HER, THE: 100 CASE DIED WITH HER, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 111 | MARRYING MILLIONS SP | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 392 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 113 | TIME MACHINE: COCAINE: HISTORY BETWEEN THE LINES | HISTORY | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 114 | AFTERNOON MOVIE: MAZE RUNNER, THE | FREEFORM | 2:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 115 | FOX BET LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 85 |
| 116 | NFL TURNING POINT | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 117 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 33 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 118 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 320 |
| 119 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 622 |
| 120 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 470 |
| 121 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 122 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 290 |
| 123 | SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 300 |
| 124 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 374 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 126 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 127 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 564 |
| 128 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 53 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 129 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 130 | NBA GAMETIME | NBA-TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 131 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: PENN STATE / INDIANA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:36 PM | 139 | 0.04 | 225 |
| 132 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 244 |
| 133 | MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 177 |
| 134 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 135 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 265 |
| 136 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 137 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ELCHE VS. REAL MADRID | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 3:20 PM | 130 | 0.03 | 87 |
| 138 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 166 |
| 139 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 11:09 PM | 51 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 140 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 472 |
| 141 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 142 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 144 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 188 |
| 145 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 326 |
| 146 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): MATCHMAKING SPECIAL 2009 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 123 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 147 | ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 148 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 150 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 11:01 PM | 61 | 0.03 | 219 |
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