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December 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.24.2018

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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary network ratings for Christmas Eve.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

NOTE:  At this time, we have no Monday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 on the charts below.

CABLE RATINGS:  The networks that aired original programming on Christmas Eve didn’t have much to show for it.  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 2.32, down 1.63 from last week’s game. USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.55/0.54, compared to last week’s 0.93/0.87/0.78.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP fell 0.35 to 0.38.  MTV’s TEEN MOM REUNION special was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.58 regular episode.  Food Network’s HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP lost 0.24 to 0.25.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE placed #14 at 0.23. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: DENVER/OAKLAND ESPN 8:13 PM 187 2.32 8,597
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.03 3,911
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:20 PM 70 0.92 2,831
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,752
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,789
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,784
7 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.45 1,387
8 LOVE AND HIP HOP 9 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.38 903
9 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:30 PM 90 0.27 796
10 TEEN MOM SSN7B REUNION P1 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.26 497
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.25 707
12 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,080
13 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 677
14 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.23 741
15 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 627
16 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 574
17 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 88 0.19 513
18 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.18 722
19 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 587
20 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.18 501
21 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.17 470
22 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,700
23 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:29 AM 31 0.15 424
24 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,006
25 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 984
26 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:59 AM 30 0.13 404
27 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,309
28 CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 953
29 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,001
30 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,615
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,656
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,388
33 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,267
34 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 958
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 376
36 HARDBALL W. CM SPECIAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,298
37 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK: X MARKS THE SPOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 452
38 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,122
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,171
40 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 902
41 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 738
42 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:10 AM 15 0.10 595
43 LEGENDS OF THE LOST WITH TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 409
44 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.10 222
45 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 994
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,204
47 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,098
48 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 807
49 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,212
50 GREATEST SHOWMAN, THE HBO PRIME 9:35 PM 105 0.09 257
51 MORNING JOE-SPC: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.09 925
52 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.09 969
53 UNDISPUTED L: 571 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 230
54 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,046
55 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,123
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 232
57 FIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,168
58 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 494
59 MTP DAILY SPECIAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,194
60 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,001
61 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 513
62 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,300
63 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.08 642
64 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 448
65 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.08 653
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 786
67 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 995
68 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,004
69 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 176
70 HERD L: 889 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 206
71 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,037
72 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.07 240
73 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,029
74 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,026
75 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 316
76 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.07 184
77 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.07 211
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 902
79 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 270
80 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:30 PM 90 0.06 154
81 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 813
82 SURVIVING CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 91 0.06 178
83 NUTTY PROFESSOR II:KLUMPS HBO PRIME 9:36 AM 107 0.06 153
84 BREAK HBO PRIME 11:20 PM 10 0.06 150
85 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 368
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 208
87 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 177
88 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,088
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 133
90 FUGITIVE, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 10 0.05 181
91 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.05 191
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 247
93 NUTTY PROFESSOR, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 95 0.05 138
94 VICE SPECIAL REPORT: HBO PRIME 11:25 AM 96 0.05 110
95 WISE GUYS CHRISTMAS SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 760
96 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 120
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 285
98 PETE HOLMES:DIRTY CLEAN HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 57 0.04 137
99 HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO: HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO HBO PRIME 1:05 PM 129 0.04 112
100 FROM PRADA TO NADA HBO PRIME 6:11 AM 107 0.04 141
101 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 45 0.04 119
102 UNANCHORED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 164
103 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 145
104 FATHER FIGURES HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 113 0.04 142
105 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 166
106 NEW LOONEY TUNES BOOMERANG 1:00 AM 30 0.04 60
107 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 185
108 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 87
109 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 220
110 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 106
111 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 306
112 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 336 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.03 81
113 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE MAXPRIME 5:10 PM 109 0.03 70
114 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 254
115 LOCK IT IN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.03 71
116 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 116
117 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 207
118 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 224
119 KISS KISS, BANG BANG HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 103 0.02 93
120 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.02 215
121 BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE MAXPRIME 12:20 AM 108 0.02 67
122 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 60 0.02 96
123 PAYCHECK MAXPRIME 11:45 AM 119 0.02 63
124 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 201
125 MACGRUBER MAXPRIME 3:35 PM 90 0.02 46
126 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 141
127 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPNEWS 12:30 AM 60 0.02 31
128 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 208
129 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPNEWS 6:00 AM 240 0.02 46
130 UNIVERSO MOVIE: SELENA – UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.01 41
131 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.01 50
132 SEGURIDAD DE FRONTERA UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.01 67
133 NBA: THE JUMP ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 90 0.01 32
134 PASION DE GAVILANES UNIVERSO 10:00 AM 60 0.01 30
135 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.01 35
136 PEE-WEES PLAYHOUSE IFC TV 6:45 AM 30 0.01 28
137 ERIN BROCKOVICH: ERIN BROCKOVICH MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 131 0.01 60
138 VERONICA MARS MAXPRIME 1:45 PM 108 0.01 53
139 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.01 18
140 PEE-WEES PLAYHOUSE IFC TV 6:15 AM 30 0.01 22
141 SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 124 0.01 42
142 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.01 97
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.01 69
144 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S9 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.01 30
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN: KANSAS/ARIZONA STATE ESPNU 11:00 AM 120 0.01 47
146 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.01 54
147 MISION EUROPA ESPECIAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.01 19
148 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.01 21
149 LOCURA DEPORTIVA ESPECIAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.01 12
150 LARRYMANIA S5 UNIVERSO 6:00 AM 60 0.01 29

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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.
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