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December 16, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.15.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELORETTE, COSMOS and NEXT all gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.05 to 0.54, with the lead-out hour down 0.04 to 0.24.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS climbed 0.09 to 0.35.  TNT’s PRESEASON NBA games were at 0.33/0.26.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE gained 0.04 to 0.31, and WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE was up 0.07 to 0.23.  On MTV, TEEN MOM rose 0.03 to 0.30, and CATFISH was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Cable news was led by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.44/2.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.48/3.5M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.35/3.2M.  TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX grew by 0.05 to 0.25.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS jumped 0.08 to 0.25.  ESPN’s CFP RANKINGS SHOW fell 0.13 to 0.23.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND edged up 0.02 to 0.22, and DEAD SILENT was up 0.03 to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.09 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.06 to 0.19, and FIXER TO FABULOUS was at 0.18.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was up 0.02 to 0.21.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was at 0.18/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 15, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.54 2,845
2 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.35 1,199
3 NBA EXHIBITION: WARRIORS/KINGS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 150 0.33 964
4 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,150
5 TEEN MOM II SSN10 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.30 656
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,145
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 2,164
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,462
9 NBA EXHIBITION: CELTICS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 150 0.26 824
10 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 642
11 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,197
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,690
13 BEYOND OAK ISLAND HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.24 1,477
14 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 639
15 WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 956
16 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 970
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,737
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,177
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 757
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 936
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,223
22 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 948
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,520
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,157
25 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,742
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,123
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,509
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,373
29 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 493
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,776
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,615
32 OWN HOLIDAY MOVIE: COOKING UP CHRISTMAS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.18 746
33 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,222
34 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.18 517
35 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,875
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 686
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 476
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,238
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,415
40 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,167
41 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,274
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 401
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 338
44 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.16 465
45 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 327
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,294
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,136
48 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,195
49 DELICIOUSNESS MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.15 377
50 PREP&LANDING/NAUGHTY/NICE FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.15 401
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 431
52 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8C MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 367
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,624
54 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 131 0.14 344
55 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:54 PM 126 0.14 305
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,282
57 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 469
58 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 279
59 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 22 0.14 537
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,245
61 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.14 595
62 SUPERMARKET STAKE RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 600
63 DELICIOUSNESS MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.13 364
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 2,028
65 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 286
66 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.12 281
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 290
68 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,990
69 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.12 270
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 386
71 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,621
72 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 6:30 PM 30 0.12 376
73 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:30 PM 60 0.12 275
74 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,650
75 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: OSCAR PISTORIUS PART 1 ESPN 9:30 PM 120 0.11 289
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 991
77 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 30 0.11 363
78 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TIGRES UANL / NEW YORK CITY FC TUDN 10:26 PM 131 0.11 248
79 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.10 301
80 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 538
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,257
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 2,280
83 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 884
84 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,517
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,373
86 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 30 0.10 329
87 SNOWY DAY DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 40 0.09 294
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,503
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,403
90 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.09 364
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,331
92 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.09 312
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 752
94 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 6:00 PM 30 0.09 258
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,217
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,450
97 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 10:03 PM 23 0.08 178
98 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.08 178
99 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.08 199
100 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,423
101 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.08 687
102 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 15 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.08 240
103 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 272
104 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.07 490
105 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MINNESOTA/ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 134 0.07 454
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,245
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,241
108 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,140
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,242
110 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:11 PM 19 0.07 142
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,310
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,089
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 253
114 DELICIOUSNESS COMEDY CENTRAL 5:10 PM 35 0.07 149
115 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 448
116 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-2R3R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 332
117 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,212
118 UNDISPUTED L: 1065 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 166
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,247
120 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 912
121 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 131
122 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,376
123 ATLAS OF CURSED PLACES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 313
124 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:31 AM 49 0.06 190
125 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 629
126 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 24 0.06 190
127 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,171
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 220
129 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 280
130 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: CD OLIMPIA / MONTREAL IMPACT TUDN 7:50 PM 133 0.05 135
131 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 12:31 AM 61 0.05 112
132 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.05 512
133 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 280
134 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 475
135 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:20 AM 30 0.05 181
136 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 121
137 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.05 93
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 183
139 HERD L: 1377 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 146
140 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 372
141 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: REAL MADRID VS. ATHLETIC BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 3:50 PM 130 0.04 104
142 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 118
143 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2050 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 177
144 WALKING WITH ELEPHANTS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.04 341
145 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 320
146 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 138
147 FLIPPING BANGERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 136
148 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 14 BAL VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 169
149 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 332
150 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 145

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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.