SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 12.19.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The annual run of THE SOUND OF MUSIC was at 0.37, down from last year’s 0.6.

CBS:  Compared to November 28, the last time the network didn’t have the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES was up 0.12 to 0.70.  The original movie CHRISTMAS TAKES FLIGHT was at 0.34, followed by an FBI: INTERNATIONAL rerun at 0.16.

NBC:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.65, down 0.35 from last week’s game.

FOX:  The line-up aired new episodes for the first time since November 28, with THE SIMPSONS down 0.02 to 1.15, GREAT NORTH down a tick to 0.62, BOB’S BURGERS up 0.02 to 0.58, and FAMILY GUY up 0.05 to 0.55.

CW:  LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE ticked down to 0.05, followed by a rerun of THE BLACK PACK at 0.02.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Paramount Network had the night’s one-two punch, as YELLOWSTONE gained 0.02 to 1.36 (plus 0.17 from the CMT simulcast), and a special linear airing of Paramount+’s 1883 premiere was at 0.72 (plus 0.11 simulcast).  1883 was much stronger than the premiere of MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN’s 0.41 when Paramount employed the same marketing strategy for that Paramount+ series, helped no doubt by the fact that 1883 is a direct prequel to YELLOWSTONE.  On TNT, the final 2-episode season premiere of CLAWS was at 0.11/0.11, compared to the 2019 premiere which aired on both TNT at 0.37 and TBS at 0.18.  HBO tried the same maneuver as Paramount by airing the 1st 2 episodes of the HBO Max series AND JUST LIKE THAT on the linear platform (although more than a week after the streaming premiere) with a much lower result at 0.02/126K & 0.03/149K, followed by CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM which held at 0.08, and INSECURE whch was down 0.02 to 0.07.

Hallmark’s original movie TIS THE SEASON 2 BE MERRY was at 0.32.  On Showtime, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD was steady at 0.15, YELLOWJACKETS stayed at 0.06, and VICE remained at 0.01/114K.  On Starz, POWER BOOK 2: GHOST slipped 0.02 to 0.10, and HIGHTOWN ticked down to 0.03. 

TLC led unscripted, with 90 DAY FIANCE down a tick to 0.35, and SISTER WIVES down 0.03 to 0.25.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY ticked up to 0.26, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was down 0.04 to 0.13.  HARRY POTTER: TOURNAMENT OF HOUSES dropped 0.05 to 0.21 on TBS, and ticked up to 0.07 on Cartoon Network.  On Food Network primetime, BUDDY VS DUFF ticked down to 0.21, and HOLIDAY WARS was down a tick to 0.13.  On History, TOYS THAT BUILT AMERICA was steady at 0.16, and SNACK SIZED was at 0.13/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 held at 0.13.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE lost 0.02 to 0.11, and ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at 0.11.  On ID, JONBENET RAMSEY: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED was at 0.11. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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