NETWORK FINALS: THE SIMPSONS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE dropped the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Christmas Eve was almost empty of meaningful original programming, and most of what rated were sports and news, led by ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game at 0.56. Nickelodeon’s early morning MYSTICONS was at 0.15. The season finale episodes of Starz’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE were at 0.05/0.05, up a tick from last week’s 0.04/0.04.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 24, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: FRESNO STATE/HOUSTON | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 229 | 0.56 | 2,086 |
| 2 | NFL COUNTDOWN L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.42 | 1,161 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.37 | 1,391 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L: N/A | ESPN | 12:19 AM | 131 | 0.32 | 851 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 747 |
| 6 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK16 SEA VS DAL | NFL NETWORK | 8:30 PM | 180 | 0.24 | 953 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 517 |
| 8 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,729 |
| 9 | NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 712 |
| 10 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,750 |
| 11 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 240 | 0.16 | 469 |
| 12 | STATE OF THE UNION | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 790 |
| 13 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 737 |
| 14 | MYSTICONS | NICKELODEON | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 395 |
| 15 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,324 |
| 16 | GOING IN STYLE (2017) | HBO PRIME | 8:45 PM | 96 | 0.14 | 436 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 427 |
| 18 | RELIABLE SOURCES | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 845 |
| 19 | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,379 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 65 | 0.14 | 388 |
| 21 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK16 ATL VS NO | NFL NETWORK | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 467 |
| 22 | UFC SPECIAL PRESENTATION | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:00 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 357 |
| 23 | FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 770 |
| 24 | PBA BOWLING | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 435 |
| 25 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 401 |
| 26 | GINORMOUS FOOD | FOOD NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 461 |
| 27 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.11 | 429 |
| 28 | DIE HARD: DIE HARD | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 132 | 0.11 | 292 |
| 29 | MEDIA BUZZ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,297 |
| 30 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 923 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 408 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 491 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 984 |
| 34 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 321 |
| 35 | FANTASY SHOW L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 237 |
| 36 | DIE HARD 2: DIE HARD 2 | MAXPRIME | 10:15 PM | 123 | 0.10 | 256 |
| 37 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 210 | 0.09 | 333 |
| 38 | DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE | MAXPRIME | 12:20 AM | 129 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 39 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 548 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,170 |
| 41 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF | HBO PRIME | 1:50 PM | 152 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 420 |
| 43 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 258 |
| 44 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 434 |
| 45 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 282 |
| 46 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 433 |
| 47 | PBA BOWLING | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 385 |
| 48 | SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE: SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE | HBO PRIME | 10:30 PM | 145 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 958 |
| 50 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 565 |
| 51 | FOX REPORT SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 835 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 347 |
| 53 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 838 |
| 54 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 450 |
| 55 | FIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 906 |
| 56 | ESPN FC | ESPN2 | 12:05 AM | 56 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 57 | MICHELLE WOLF: NICE LADY | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 57 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 58 | ROCK DOG | HBO PRIME | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 205 |
| 59 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 346 |
| 60 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: CELTICS/LAKERS PART 3 | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 61 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 233 |
| 62 | MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR | HBO PRIME | 6:35 PM | 127 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 63 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 573 |
| 64 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 579 |
| 65 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 66 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 449 |
| 67 | TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 68 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 771 |
| 69 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 285 |
| 70 | GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 71 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 247 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 483 |
| 73 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 74 | GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:02 PM | 28 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 75 | DEEPWATER HORIZON | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 14 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 76 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 91 |
| 77 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 234 |
| 78 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 93 |
| 79 | SHACK, THE: SHACK, THE | HBO PRIME | 9:30 AM | 132 | 0.05 | 227 |
| 80 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 295 |
| 81 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 284 |
| 82 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 76 |
| 83 | PRACTICAL MAGIC | MAXPRIME | 3:00 PM | 104 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 84 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 268 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 388 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 187 |
| 87 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: CELTICS/LAKERS PART 1 | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 138 |
| 88 | JOEL OSTEEN | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 89 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 369 |
| 90 | IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 91 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 92 | ALTITUDE | MAXPRIME | 6:30 PM | 88 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 93 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 94 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 74 |
| 95 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 277 |
| 96 | RETO SUPERHUMANO | UNIVERSO | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 45 |
| 97 | YOUR BUSINESS | MSNBC | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 230 |
| 98 | CHIPS | MAXPRIME | 1:15 PM | 101 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 99 | FRONTERA S6 | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 100 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 101 | INCREIBLE GOODWIN | UNIVERSO | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 45 |
| 102 | STEP UP | MAXPRIME | 11:30 AM | 104 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 103 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 11:45 AM | 11 | 0.03 | 156 |
| 104 | RETO SUPERHUMANO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 47 |
| 105 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 278 |
| 106 | FOOD FACT OR FICTION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 107 | HIGHWAY THRU HELL | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 212 |
| 108 | BEST THING I EVER ATE | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 109 | MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV | VELOCITY | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 110 | ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 53 |
| 111 | ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 | UNIVERSO | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 112 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: ONE AND NOT DONE | ESPNU | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 113 | CINE ESPECIAL SUN 930A: PADRE PIO | GALAVISION | 9:30 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 76 |
| 114 | AMERICA IN PRIMETIME | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 273 |
| 115 | CLASSICAL BABY: | HBO PRIME | 6:00 PM | 26 | 0.02 | 72 |
| 116 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 134 |
| 117 | DOWN WITH LOVE | HBO PRIME | 6:15 AM | 102 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 118 | REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 63 |
| 119 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 35 |
| 120 | PAID PROGRAMMING | CNBC | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 69 |
| 121 | AGNELLI | HBO PRIME | 12:00 PM | 110 | 0.02 | 93 |
| 122 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 219 |
| 123 | PATTI LABELLE S PLACE | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 107 |
| 124 | LAUREL CANYON | MAXPRIME | 4:45 PM | 103 | 0.02 | 58 |
| 125 | TMZ SPORTS WEEKEND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 126 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 147 |
| 127 | QUIEN DA MAS | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 128 | PANDILLEROS | UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 45 |
| 129 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 199 |
| 130 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 203 |
| 131 | SERIE A – L: SASSUOLO VS. INTER | BEIN SPORT | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 28 |
| 132 | PREMIERSHIP RUGBY: LEICESTER/SARACENS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:58 AM | 123 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 133 | LIFTED. | BET HER | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 39 |
| 134 | LUND INTERNATIONAL TRUCK | VELOCITY | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 134 |
| 135 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 106 |
| 136 | FIND MY FIRST LOVE | FYI | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 52 |
| 137 | QUIEN DA MAS | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.01 | 38 |
| 138 | FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHA | VELOCITY | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.01 | 63 |
| 139 | FIND MY FIRST LOVE | FYI | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 63 |
| 140 | FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMP | VELOCITY | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.01 | 52 |
| 141 | RIVERAS, THE | UNIVERSO | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 31 |
| 142 | LIFTED. | BET HER | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 29 |
| 143 | WAKEBOARDING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:01 PM | 59 | 0.01 | 71 |
| 144 | MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: WHITNEY | BET HER | 8:00 AM | 150 | 0.01 | 36 |
| 145 | FIND MY FIRST LOVE | FYI | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 52 |
| 146 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE/USC | ESPNU | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.01 | 48 |
| 147 | FULL MONTY, THE | MAXPRIME | 9:55 AM | 91 | 0.01 | 37 |
| 148 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: TEXAS TECH/SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPNU | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.01 | 81 |
| 149 | CENTRAL FOX WKND EARLY | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 21 |
| 150 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: SAN DIEGO ST/ARMY | ESPNU | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.01 | 83 |
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