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December 11, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.10.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.6.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.66.  MTV’s JERSY SHORE ticked up to 0.35.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.48/3.9M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.27/0.40.1.8M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.42/3.3M.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was steady at 0.24.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS gained 0.03 to 0.24, and ROCKET ROUND THE XMAS TREE was down 0.04 to 0.10.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.04 to 0.22, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.19, FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA slipped 0.02 to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.04 to 0.15.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.21.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.19/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.20, and MRS & MIZ was down 0.02 to 0.12.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE climbed 0.03 to 0.18, KILLER CASES lost 0.02 to 0.14, and A TIME TO KILL was down 0.02 to 0.13.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.15  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE as at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.19.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ticked down to 0.10, and BRIDEZILLAS was down 0.02 to 0.06.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS fell 0.06 to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 10, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 14 NE VS. LAR NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 157 0.66 2,183
2 NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 10 0.55 1,710
3 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:06 PM 17 0.39 1,340
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.35 666
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,883
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,637
7 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,841
8 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,697
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,084
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,193
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,293
12 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 860
13 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.24 906
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,835
15 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 36 0.23 778
16 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:14 PM 36 0.23 667
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.22 1,311
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,724
19 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:01 PM 59 0.21 487
20 LIGA MX THU: FINAL: UNAM VS. LEON TUDN 9:30 PM 156 0.21 497
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,449
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,318
23 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 528
24 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,658
25 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.19 812
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 701
27 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.19 1,162
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,446
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 3,153
30 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 795
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,504
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,579
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,496
34 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,701
35 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,232
36 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 937
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 61 0.17 476
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,280
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,463
40 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.16 623
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,393
42 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,988
43 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.15 1,212
44 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 527
45 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,463
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,265
47 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 15 0.15 515
48 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:50 PM 30 0.15 396
49 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:29 PM 31 0.14 564
50 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.14 417
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,082
52 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 465
53 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.14 510
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,223
55 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 621
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 363
57 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 347
58 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 507
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 515
60 IJ: DINNER PARTY SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 257
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,959
62 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.13 873
63 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.12 983
64 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 333
65 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.12 444
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,419
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,569
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 301
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,451
70 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 2,091
71 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 296
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 291
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 307
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 254
75 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 377
76 ROCKET AROUND XMAS TREE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 391
77 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,026
78 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 372
79 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 312
80 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,478
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,304
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,427
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 295
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,424
85 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.10 409
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,264
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,351
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,572
89 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 258
90 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.10 771
91 SNOWY DAY DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 40 0.10 343
92 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 658
93 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 245
94 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,341
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,495
96 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,339
97 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.09 289
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,159
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,452
100 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 210
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,258
102 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 190
103 LIFE BELOW ZERO FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 11 0.08 713
104 TOP SECRET VIDEOS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 165
105 TOP ELF NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.08 321
106 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 219
107 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.08 243
108 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 237
109 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.08 336
110 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: SAN DIEGO ST/ARIZONA ST FOX SPORTS 1 10:05 PM 123 0.07 173
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,307
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 791
113 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 547
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 957
115 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,207
116 UNLEASHED NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.07 258
117 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 123
118 ATLAS OF CURSED SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:11 PM 60 0.07 375
119 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.07 349
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 165
121 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.06 557
122 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.06 284
123 INJUSTICE W NANCY GRACE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 297
124 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 314
125 BBCA MOVIE: TOMMY BOY BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 135 0.06 131
126 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 50 0.06 276
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 363
128 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.06 572
129 FUTBOL CENTRAL THU TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 161
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 224
131 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 170
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 616
133 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 309
134 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.05 293
135 UNDISPUTED L: 1062 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 119
136 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 565
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 326
138 MOVIE SHOW, THE SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.04 91
139 CONSPIRACIES DECODED SCIENCE 10:06 PM 60 0.04 216
140 HERD L: 1374 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 148
141 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 316
142 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:06 AM 60 0.04 94
143 HOWIE CARR SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.04 437
144 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 214
145 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 242
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 283
147 NFL ON FOXD: NEW ENGLAND VS LA RAMS FOX DEPORTES 8:12 PM 183 0.03 67
148 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 76
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 183
150 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.03 56

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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.