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December 29, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games occupied 4 of the Top 13 slots, with Minnesota vs. Washington State tied for the highest rating of the day at 0.96, Boise State vs. Baylor at 0.65, Temple vs. Wake Forest at 0.54, and Army vs. North Texas at 0.44.  Sharing the top slot with the primetime game was History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND, up 0.04 to 0.96, with lead-out HUNTING HITLER up 0.04 to 0.47.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.06 to 0.94, and SHOOTER ticked down to 0.51.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.05 to 0.74, while LADIES OF LONDON lost 0.03 to 0.25.  An HGTV FIXER UPPER special was strong at 0.68, and then HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.44, with HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.38.  A&E’s LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH climbed 0.03 to 0.60, INTERVENTION CA was up 0.08 to 0.40.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was a tick down from last week’s special to 0.56.  Food Network’s CHOPPED added 0.02 for 0.39, and CHOPPED JR jumped a tenth to 0.35.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD had a big 0.16 bounce to 0.38, OUTDAUGHTERED was up 0.06 to 0.35, and KATE PLUS 8 rose 0.05 to 0.22. Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS dropped 0.03 to 0.32.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING was down a tick to 0.24.  TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR was steady at 0.23.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MINNESOTA/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 7:03 PM 225 0.96 4,046
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.96 3,679
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.94 2,885
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.74 2,007
5 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.68 2,741
6 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BOISE STATE/BAYLOR ESPN 10:48 PM 185 0.65 2,282
7 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 65 0.60 1,657
8 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,596
9 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEMPLE/WAKE FOREST ESPN 3:36 PM 207 0.54 2,100
10 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.51 1,626
11 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,860
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,965
13 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: ARMY/NORTH TEXAS ESPN 12:00 PM 216 0.44 1,615
14 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 938
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,180
16 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.38 1,575
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,766
18 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.35 1,165
19 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,176
20 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.32 873
21 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 719
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.31 753
23 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,272
24 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:53 AM 67 0.27 741
25 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: EVIL NANNY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.27 872
26 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,205
27 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 766
28 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,646
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,439
30 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,179
31 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 490
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,221
33 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 57 0.23 909
34 KATE PLUS 8 TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.22 652
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 619
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,048
37 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,273
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 526
39 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:30 PM 151 0.18 444
40 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 525
41 NEW ORLEANS RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.18 781
42 NEW ORLEANS RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.17 817
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,718
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,817
45 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,523
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 452
47 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,379
48 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:30 PM 157 0.15 357
49 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 563
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,740
51 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:01 PM 29 0.15 406
52 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,489
53 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,664
54 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN ST/MINNESOTA ESPN2 9:04 PM 147 0.15 575
55 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,445
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,363
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,702
58 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 368
59 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 419
60 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 487
61 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:31 PM 29 0.13 382
62 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD MAXPRIME 7:55 PM 124 0.13 311
63 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: RUTGERS/WISCONSIN ESPN2 7:04 PM 120 0.13 473
64 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,040
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 723
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 291
67 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 838
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 814
69 PREMIER LEAGUE L: STOKE/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:08 PM 135 0.11 293
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 565
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 942
72 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 510
73 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 590
74 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 882
75 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 250
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.10 278
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 587
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 551
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 792
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 610
81 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 297
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 314
83 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 318
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 507
85 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:08 PM 116 0.09 333
86 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 42 0.08 233
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 545
88 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:07 AM 26 0.08 188
89 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 256
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 539
91 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 42 0.08 220
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 615
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 558
94 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.08 211
95 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.08 215
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 429
97 EDDIE THE EAGLE HBO PRIME 9:10 PM 106 0.07 164
98 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 191
99 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 183
100 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:23 PM 37 0.07 164
101 UNDISPUTED L: 78 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 157
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 330
103 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN2 1:42 AM 18 0.07 183
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 520
105 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 170
106 BOXINGS BEST OF 2016 HBO PRIME 11:40 PM 60 0.07 144
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 415
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 296
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 412
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 513
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 414
112 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 547
113 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 277
114 HITLER AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 272
115 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 425
116 HI: FIVE STAR SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.06 226
117 GANGSTERS (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 241
118 MASTERCHEF CANADA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 278
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 346
120 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 543
121 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 263
122 HI: FIVE STAR SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.06 229
123 EVEREST: EVEREST HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 121 0.06 130
124 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 517
125 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD MAXPRIME 9:05 AM 124 0.06 153
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 467
127 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:33 AM 27 0.05 139
128 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 361
129 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 2:50 PM 122 0.05 146
130 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 366
131 HI: FIVE STAR SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.05 204
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 255
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTHWESTERN/PENN STATE ESPN2 3:00 PM 128 0.05 164
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 383
135 HI: FIVE STAR SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.05 233
136 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 153
137 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 11:43 AM 77 0.05 175
138 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 95 0.05 125
139 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:00 PM 30 0.05 106
140 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 155
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 385
142 LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MAXPRIME 6:05 PM 107 0.05 105
143 RESIDENT EVIL MAXPRIME 4:20 PM 100 0.05 107
144 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 114
145 BOXINGS BEST OF 2016 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 38 0.04 128
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 261
147 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 266
148 INSIDE THE NFL 16-17 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.04 157
149 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 139
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 228

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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.