BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: SHARK TANK slipped 0.02 to 0.48, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.30.
CBS: A pair of GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS specials was at 0.20/0.18. A BLUE BLOODS rerun ended the night at 0.24.
NBC: A run of the movie SING (tying in with the sequel’s release this week) was at 0.39, and DATELINE was down 0.05 to 0.32.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.02 to 0.52.
CW: The HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE was at 0.07.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.49, and the network’s afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.18. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.27/0.19/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.22/0.11. ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.24. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE rose 0.05 to 0.23. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked down to 0.20. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES climbed 0.04 to 0.18. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.18/0.29/2.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.11/0.22/2.2M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.10/0.15/800K. Hallmark’s original movie SUGAR PLUM TWIST was at 0.14. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME fell 0.09 to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.14. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.11. On History, THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09, and THE UNXPLAINED was up 0.02 to 0.10. OWN’s READY TO LOVE was steady at 0.09. Syfy’s DAY OF THE DEAD gained 0.03 to 0.07. HBO’s HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON ticked off the chart to 0.02/69K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 17, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/MINNESOTA | ESPN | 10:15 PM | 147 | 0.52 | 1,604 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: GOLDEN STATE/BOSTON | ESPN | 7:43 PM | 152 | 0.49 | 1,735 |
| 3 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 13 | 0.30 | 946 |
| 4 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.27 | 1,798 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:42 AM | 48 | 0.25 | 716 |
| 6 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTHERN ILLINOIS/COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN2 | 6:01 PM | 228 | 0.24 | 1,267 |
| 7 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 571 |
| 8 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 623 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 579 |
| 10 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: LIFE AFTER LOCKUP 03-60 | WETV | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 613 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 490 |
| 12 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 55 | 0.19 | 1,263 |
| 13 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MIDDLE TENNESSEE/TOLEDO | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 225 | 0.18 | 851 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 745 |
| 15 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 841 |
| 16 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,622 |
| 17 | NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS L: N/A | ESPN2 | 9:49 PM | 143 | 0.17 | 1,145 |
| 18 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,923 |
| 19 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 562 |
| 20 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 626 |
| 21 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 464 |
| 22 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,954 |
| 23 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: SUGAR PLUM TWIST | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.14 | 1,637 |
| 24 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 1,144 |
| 25 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,197 |
| 26 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,078 |
| 27 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,631 |
| 28 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,874 |
| 29 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 430 |
| 30 | HOUSE HUNTERS HO HO HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 978 |
| 31 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 11:00 PM | 19 | 0.13 | 413 |
| 32 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 731 |
| 33 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 410 |
| 34 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 701 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,623 |
| 36 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,030 |
| 37 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 358 |
| 38 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 435 |
| 39 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,388 |
| 40 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:45 PM | 15 | 0.11 | 539 |
| 41 | FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 471 |
| 42 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 400 |
| 43 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:03 PM | 74 | 0.11 | 801 |
| 44 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,609 |
| 45 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.11 | 355 |
| 46 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 383 |
| 47 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 801 |
| 48 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 775 |
| 49 | STAR TREK: PRODIGY | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 352 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,549 |
| 51 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: MISTLETOE IN MONTANA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.09 | 1,086 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,025 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 266 |
| 54 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,098 |
| 55 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 399 |
| 56 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,189 |
| 57 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,125 |
| 58 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 712 |
| 59 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,530 |
| 60 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 529 |
| 61 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 463 |
| 62 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 514 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 640 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,280 |
| 65 | UNDISPUTED L: 1327 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 210 |
| 66 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.07 | 602 |
| 67 | FAMILY MASSACRE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 351 |
| 68 | DAY OF THE DEAD-TV | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 284 |
| 69 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:33 PM | 27 | 0.07 | 690 |
| 70 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE | TLC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 350 |
| 71 | CLAWS SNEAK PEEK | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 69 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 72 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 545 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 611 |
| 74 | JOJO & GRAN GRAN | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 20 | 0.06 | 247 |
| 75 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 620 |
| 76 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,308 |
| 77 | MOVIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 346 |
| 78 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 207 |
| 79 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 929 |
| 80 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 592 |
| 81 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 594 |
| 82 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,076 |
| 83 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,037 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 535 |
| 85 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 588 |
| 86 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 649 |
| 87 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 673 |
| 88 | HERD L: 1644 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 89 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 605 |
| 90 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,209 |
| 91 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 154 |
| 92 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/CREIGHTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 93 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 227 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 516 |
| 95 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 231 |
| 96 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 97 | THA GODS HONEST TRUTH | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 135 |
| 98 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 135 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 100 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 738 |
| 101 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 580 |
| 102 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,013 |
| 103 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 104 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 35 | 0.05 | 716 |
| 105 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 223 |
| 106 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 107 | BIGFOOT COMING TO REPACK: SKEW-1R1R01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 361 |
| 108 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 225 |
| 109 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ST. BONAVENTURE/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 121 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 110 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 253 |
| 111 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 891 |
| 112 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 113 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: TWISTED LITTLE LIES | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 275 |
| 114 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,147 |
| 115 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 587 |
| 116 | PRO-AM | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:30 PM | 107 | 0.04 | 326 |
| 117 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 558 |
| 118 | KILLER SIBLINGS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 119 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 120 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 121 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 122 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 443 |
| 123 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 124 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 11:59 AM | 94 | 0.04 | 564 |
| 125 | LIGA MX FEMENIL: FNL:MONTERREY VS TIGRES | FOX DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 127 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 126 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 127 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 128 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 297 |
| 129 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 761 |
| 130 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 131 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 132 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 109 |
| 133 | LAST COWBOY 2 | CMT | 8:00 PM | 75 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 134 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 2:35 PM | 18 | 0.03 | 616 |
| 135 | ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 104 |
| 136 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 138 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 35 | 0.03 | 574 |
| 139 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 199 |
| 140 | YULETIDE YETI REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 339 |
| 141 | SOCIO S6, EL | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 142 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 143 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 217 |
| 144 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 145 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 134 |
| 146 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 400 |
| 147 | YELLOWSTONE WOLF DYNASTY | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 151 |
| 148 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 239 |
| 149 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 354 |
| 150 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 195 |
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