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December 8, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2020

 

 

CW Programs added below the chart as a note.

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  Elsewhere, THE SIMPSONS, 60 MINUTES and NCIS: LA gained 0.1 in final numbers

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CW: Pandora     8:00 PM   0.0   /   0.1   /   0.1   /   0   /   0   /   0   /   347

The Outpost 9:00 PM   0.0  /   0.1   /   0.1   /   0   /   0   /   0   /   341

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  An MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS GREATEST OF ALL TIME special was at 0.11 on the home network, and simulcast at 0.05 on VH1 and zero/9K on MTV2. 

The highest-rated scripted original of the night was Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS SHE WROTE at 0.37.  Adult Swim’s LAZOR WULF was at 0.20/0.18.  On Starz, the midseason premiere of POWER BOOK II: GHOST was at 0.17, down a tick from the October finale.  On Showtime, the season premiere of SHAMELESS was at 0.13 (down 0.08 from last season’s premiere), and YOUR HONOR premiered at 0.04, with the season finale episodes of MOONBASE 8 ticked up to 0.01/144K & 0.01/102K.  A special episode of HBO’s EUPHORIA (which had been available for several days on HBO Max) was at 0.08, down 0.13 from the season finale, and MURDER ON MIDDLE BEACH was down 0.03 to 0.06. 

Sunday cable overall was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, down 0.04 to 0.70, with I LOVE A MAMA’S BOY down a tick to 0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC jumped 0.14 to 0.43.  CNN’s coverage of the GEORGIA SENATORIAL DEBATE was at 0.36, while Fox News’s coverage was at 0.13.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.28.  On Food Network in primetime, HOLIDAY WARS gained 0.03 to 0.26, CANDY LAND slipped 0.02 to 0.17, and BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS ticked down to 0.15, while during the day GIRL MEETS FARM was at 0.21.  ESPN2’s FORMULA 1 race was at 0.19.  On HGTV, RENOVATION INC dropped 0.07 to 0.18.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER lost a tick to 0.18.  On ID, ON THE CASE edged up 0.02 to 0.14, and AMERICAN MONSTER was at 0.13. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 6, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.70 2,497
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.50 1,418
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.43 1,309
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS SHE WROTE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.37 2,986
5 DEBATE NIGHT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 2,416
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.36 1,110
7 I LOVE A MAMAS BOY TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.32 1,480
8 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REI FREEFORM 5:40 PM 65 0.30 995
9 LIGA MX PT SUN: UNAM VS. CRUZ AZUL TUDN 7:00 PM 159 0.28 655
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,955
11 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FREEFORM 5:05 PM 35 0.27 886
12 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.27 825
13 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,127
14 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.21 1,089
15 BAREFOOT CONTESSA REPACK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 998
16 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.20 401
17 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 4:00 PM 65 0.19 708
18 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: SAKHIR GRAND PRIX ESPN2 12:05 PM 148 0.19 717
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 545
20 RENOVATION, INC. HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,199
21 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.18 320
22 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.18 1,642
23 POWER BOOK II: GHOST STARZ PRIMARY 8:10 PM 59 0.17 587
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 552
25 CANDY LAND FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 707
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,339
27 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.17 547
28 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 977
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,444
30 BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 677
31 90 DAY FIANCE: COUNTDOWN TLC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 704
32 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.14 407
33 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:45 PM 31 0.14 463
34 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 844
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 465
36 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,479
37 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.13 363
38 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 743
39 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 9:39 PM 81 0.13 272
40 GEORGIA SENATE DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:45 PM 75 0.13 1,460
41 INSIDE OUT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.13 692
42 SHAMELESS S11 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 50 0.13 699
43 WONDER: WONDER TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.13 469
44 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 894
45 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,153
46 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,363
47 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.12 394
48 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,269
49 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 5:09 PM 109 0.12 550
50 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS EVER AFTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.12 787
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 848
52 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHARM,A HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 121 0.11 1,393
53 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.11 423
54 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:50 PM 70 0.11 318
55 2020 MTV M&TVA: GOAT MTV 8:00 PM 88 0.11 253
56 COLL FOOTBALL: PAC 12 L: WASHINGTON STATE/USC FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 192 0.11 405
57 JINGLE ALL THE WAY: JINGLE ALL THE WAY TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 120 0.11 348
58 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 10:35 AM 30 0.11 404
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,782
60 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 787
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,008
62 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 10:01 PM 30 0.11 407
63 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.10 628
64 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,587
65 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 6:58 PM 80 0.10 375
66 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 386
67 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY JUNIOR 2:35 PM 25 0.10 284
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 864
69 FANCY NANCY DISNEY JUNIOR 12:00 PM 25 0.10 384
70 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/TEXAS ESPN 1:00 PM 125 0.09 398
71 JINGLE ALL THE WAY: JINGLE ALL THE WAY TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 120 0.09 199
72 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 294
73 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 557
74 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 650
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,362
76 SNOWY DAY DISNEY JUNIOR 3:30 PM 40 0.08 275
77 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 45 0.08 909
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 944
79 THE A&E MOVIE: LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.08 288
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 733
81 EUPHORIA: TROUBLE DONT LA HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 57 0.08 236
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 844
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 323
84 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,323
85 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 378
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: XAVIER/CINCINNATI ESPN 3:05 PM 124 0.07 307
87 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 369
88 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 947
89 DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 248
90 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,213
91 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 10:30 AM 95 0.07 229
92 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:31 PM 30 0.07 332
93 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.07 839
94 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 339
95 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:34 PM 60 0.06 216
96 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 671
97 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 5:35 PM 30 0.06 203
98 ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 768
99 MURDER ON MIDDLE BEACH HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 91 0.06 315
100 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 270
101 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,073
102 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.06 103
103 CASE DIED WITH HER, THE: 100 CASE DIED WITH HER, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.06 380
104 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:20 PM 10 0.06 266
105 CASE DIED WITH HER, THE: 100 CASE DIED WITH HER, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.06 216
106 DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES DISNEY CHANNEL 6:05 PM 55 0.05 191
107 STORY OF THE SONGS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 161
108 FUTBOL PICANTE      L ESPN DEPORTES 9:30 PM 60 0.05 105
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 446
110 DECORATE DISNY HOLI MAGIC FREEFORM 7:00 AM 60 0.05 101
111 NFL EN UNIVERSO: DENVER BRONCOS VS KANSAS CITY CHIEFS UNIVERSO 8:20 PM 190 0.05 227
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 811
113 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 12:50 PM 45 0.05 221
114 HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.05 164
115 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 227
116 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 662
117 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 677
118 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 133
119 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 700
120 2020 MTV M&TVA: GOAT VH1 8:00 PM 88 0.05 133
121 ELECTION FRAUD INVESTIGAT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 120 0.05 354
122 BREAKING THE BAND REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 185
123 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 472
124 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 278
125 YOUR HONOR SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.04 449
126 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW    L ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.04 111
127 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 901
128 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 99
129 VIRUS HUNTERS SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 147
130 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 737
131 DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 214
132 DATELINE NBC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 673
133 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TEXAS A&M/TEXAS ESPN 8:30 PM 140 0.04 183
134 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 10:30 AM 30 0.04 106
135 FA WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE: EVERTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 AM 122 0.04 90
136 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:00 PM 69 0.03 80
137 SECRETS OF THE LOST SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 325
138 YUM AND YUMMER COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 141
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 246
140 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:01 PM 30 0.03 195
141 CHRISTMAS DILEMMA: CHRISTMAS DILEMMA TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.03 164
142 EMPIRES OF NEW YORK CNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 236
143 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.03 182
144 ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.03 428
145 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:30 AM 30 0.03 107
146 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 760
147 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 118
148 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 1:00 PM 30 0.03 113
149 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:00 AM 30 0.03 99
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 229

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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.