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December 28, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.26.2017

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 26.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports again led a depleted holiday week cable field.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN rose 0.07 to 0.82.  ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.78/0.67/0.57.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS topped non-sports programming, down 0.04 to 0.57.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS gained 0.02 to 0.46.  On TBS, the season finale of JOKER’S WILD was steady at 0.40, and DROP THE MIC was up 0.08 to 0.34.  ID’s VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED climbed 0.05 to 0.33, and GRAVE SECRETS was up 0.05 to 0.30.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES was at 0.31/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.05 to 0.30.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.29.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.04 to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 26.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 26, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.82 2,656
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: KANSAS STATE/UCLA ESPN 9:00 PM 201 0.78 3,261
3 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: DUKE/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN 5:15 PM 203 0.67 2,526
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 8:38 PM 22 0.63 2,390
5 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 4:56 PM 19 0.62 2,099
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,642
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UTAH/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 1:30 PM 206 0.57 2,204
8 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,533
9 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,105
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:21 AM 99 0.36 950
11 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.34 811
12 VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,490
13 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.31 2,742
14 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,396
15 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS VS STARS MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.30 523
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,011
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 571
18 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:01 PM 61 0.27 2,439
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.26 607
20 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 31 0.23 568
21 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 604
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 517
23 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.21 633
24 HUNTING HITLER SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.21 952
25 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 447
26 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,741
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,966
28 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.18 582
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,704
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,986
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 486
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,288
33 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,563
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 411
35 TEXAS METAL VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 628
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,836
37 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.17 464
38 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,208
39 PROFIT IN PUERTO RICO,THE CNBC 10:00 PM 61 0.16 507
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,747
41 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,415
42 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 137 0.16 432
43 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 125 0.16 444
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,633
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 589
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,542
47 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 501
48 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 150 0.15 376
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,715
50 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,281
51 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 26 0.14 390
52 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FATHERLY OBSESSION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 651
53 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.14 397
54 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.13 387
55 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 495
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 608
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 667
58 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,323
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,016
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 718
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,287
62 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SWANSEA/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:28 PM 139 0.13 402
63 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 657
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 657
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,246
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 764
67 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 620
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 675
69 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 549
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 587
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 563
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,225
73 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 737
74 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,348
75 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV 8:00 PM 145 0.10 359
76 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 878
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 790
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 860
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,043
80 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 621
81 MAFS: JAMIE/DOUG PLUS ONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.10 318
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 835
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 609
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,261
85 MAFS: JAMIE/DOUG PLUS ONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.10 327
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 800
87 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 585
88 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,103
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 626
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 782
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 960
92 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 476
93 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 864
94 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 234
95 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 757
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 180
97 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SACRAMENTO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:25 PM 141 0.08 251
98 UNDISPUTED L: 322 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 195
99 ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 126 0.08 276
100 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 481
101 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 222
102 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.07 159
103 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:46 AM 44 0.07 170
104 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 9:50 AM 107 0.07 271
105 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 61 0.07 169
106 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:31 AM 26 0.07 208
107 ENOUGH HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 115 0.07 193
108 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 215
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 171
110 21ST & PRIME NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.07 156
111 NEW DAY- HOLIDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 348
112 YES MAN MAXPRIME 9:35 PM 104 0.07 124
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 278
114 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.07 148
115 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.06 116
116 MSNBC LIVE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 650
117 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 95 0.06 147
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 24 0.06 155
119 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 195
120 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 149
121 ER POP 3:00 PM 66 0.06 184
122 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.06 149
123 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 123
124 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK 16 LAR VS TEN NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 220
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 157
126 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 110
127 INCREIBLE GOODWIN UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 91
128 TOP SECRET SWIMMING HOLES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 145
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 289
130 UFC RELOADED: FIGHT NIGHT:LEWIS/ABDURAKHIMOV FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.05 299
131 ROOKIE, THE (2002) HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 118 0.05 133
132 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 621 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 131
133 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 127 0.05 162
134 BUNSEN IS A BEAST! NICKTOONS 8:00 PM 30 0.05 189
135 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 125
136 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 105
137 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 2:15 PM 13 0.05 127
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 215
139 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 93
140 BOXINGS BEST OF 2017 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 62 0.04 137
141 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 207
142 INSIDE THE NFL 17-18 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.04 130
143 ER POP 4:06 PM 66 0.04 160
144 HITLERS EMPIRE: THE POST AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 254
145 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:47 PM 80 0.04 118
146 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 76
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 236
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 107
149 ER POP 5:12 PM 78 0.04 166
150 TAKE, THE HBO PRIME 12:45 AM 92 0.04 123

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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.