BROADCAST FINALS (except where otherwise noted, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago)
ABC: SHARK TANK dropped 0.04 to 0.41, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.34.
CBS: SWAT fell 0.13 to 0.39, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.05 to 0.39, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.08 to 0.34.
NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.33, YOUNG ROCK was up 0.03 to 0.31, and DATELINE slipped 0.02 to 0.31.
FOX: COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 1.57.
CW: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US dipped 0.02 to 0.05, followed by MAGIC WITH THE STARS at 0.04.
TELEMUNDO: EXATLON rose 0.04 to 0.26, REINA DEL SUR shrank by 0.03 to 0.24, and AMOR Y TRAICION was at 0.20.
UNIVISION: Compared to last week, VENCER LA AUSENCIA climbed 0.08 to 0.41, and MI CAMINO ES AMARTE jumped 0.12 to 0.44, and MADRASTA was at 0.33.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.53/0.47. Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP matches were at 0.28/0.24. WWE SMACKDOWN relocated to Fox Sports 1 due to football on the broadcast network, and was at 0.25. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.19/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.14. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME ticked down to 0.17. Hallmark’s original movie BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS was at 0.15. Reelz’s ON PATROL lost 0.04 to 0.15. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.11. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.11. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE fell 0.03 to 0.08. History’s THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.07/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.07.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 2, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 10:08 PM | 150 | 0.53 | 1,590 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/MILWAUKEE | ESPN | 7:43 PM | 145 | 0.47 | 1,431 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:38 AM | 52 | 0.31 | 887 |
| 4 | FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: SERBIA/SWITZERLAND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:42 PM | 152 | 0.28 | 915 |
| 5 | WWE FRI NIGHT SMACKDOWN L: 166 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.25 | 902 |
| 6 | FIFA WORLD CUP GS L: GHANA/URUGUAY | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:43 AM | 154 | 0.24 | 697 |
| 7 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 13 | 0.22 | 703 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 714 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 557 |
| 10 | FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:14 PM | 16 | 0.19 | 600 |
| 11 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 69 | 0.19 | 1,302 |
| 12 | FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:17 PM | 85 | 0.18 | 475 |
| 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,841 |
| 14 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 513 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 476 |
| 16 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 1,281 |
| 17 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 441 |
| 18 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,854 |
| 19 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 507 |
| 20 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: BIG FAT FAMILY CHRISTMAS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.15 | 1,463 |
| 21 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 139 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.15 | 783 |
| 22 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:09 PM | 67 | 0.14 | 915 |
| 23 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,222 |
| 24 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 435 |
| 25 | 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE: FL | TLC | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 706 |
| 26 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,518 |
| 27 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 380 |
| 28 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,462 |
| 29 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 396 |
| 30 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 695 |
| 31 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 692 |
| 32 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 357 |
| 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 836 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:02 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 296 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,493 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,553 |
| 37 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 445 |
| 38 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 39 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,426 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,516 |
| 41 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 756 |
| 42 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,444 |
| 43 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,545 |
| 44 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 711 |
| 45 | DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 261 |
| 46 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,289 |
| 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 721 |
| 48 | DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF: DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 288 |
| 49 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 245 |
| 50 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 710 |
| 51 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 404 |
| 52 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN29 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 262 |
| 53 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 548 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 698 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 625 |
| 56 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 306 |
| 57 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 688 |
| 58 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 704 |
| 59 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 758 |
| 60 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 361 |
| 61 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,422 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 243 |
| 63 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 526 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,205 |
| 65 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 66 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,297 |
| 67 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 946 |
| 68 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 896 |
| 69 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,235 |
| 70 | SPEAK L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 198 |
| 71 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,356 |
| 72 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 465 |
| 73 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 429 |
| 74 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 492 |
| 75 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,389 |
| 76 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,846 |
| 77 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 651 |
| 78 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN29 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 234 |
| 79 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,057 |
| 80 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 791 |
| 81 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,289 |
| 82 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN29 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 264 |
| 83 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 354 |
| 84 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 148 |
| 85 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 499 |
| 86 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,036 |
| 87 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN29 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 88 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 702 |
| 89 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 388 |
| 90 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 57 | 0.05 | 324 |
| 91 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,048 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 937 |
| 93 | LITTLE DRUMMER BOY | FREEFORM | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 94 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 329 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 661 |
| 96 | FIREBUDS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 97 | MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 98 | BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROLLING INTO CHRISTMAS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 99 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 675 |
| 100 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 548 |
| 101 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ILLINOIS / MARYLAND | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 130 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 102 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 357 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 863 |
| 104 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 105 | DESTINATION FEAR | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 106 | OLAFS FROZEN ADVENTURE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 107 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 108 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 858 |
| 109 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 747 |
| 110 | FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 111 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 586 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 113 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 114 | FIFA COPA MUN-22-45-UNVSO: GHANA VS URUGUAY | UNIVERSO | 9:31 AM | 161 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 115 | CARD SHARKS | GSN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 234 |
| 116 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED HOL PREM: CLOUDY WTH CHANCE OF XMAS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 396 |
| 117 | GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 152 |
| 118 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 119 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 120 | BLUEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:35 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 121 | DEB-MUN 12/2-TEL-UNVSO | UNIVERSO | 12:12 PM | 48 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 122 | FIF COP MUN-22-46-UNVSO-R: REPUBLICA DE COREA VS PORTUGAL 12/2 R | UNIVERSO | 7:23 PM | 135 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 123 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 611 |
| 124 | DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 125 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 126 | RUNS GOOD | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 127 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 128 | VILLAINS OF VALLEY VIEW | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 129 | BABE: BABE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 130 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 726 |
| 131 | FIFA COPA MUN-22-47-UNVSO: SERBIA VS SUIZA | UNIVERSO | 1:30 PM | 159 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 132 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 651 |
| 133 | SUPER PASSWORD | GSN | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 223 |
| 134 | LOS MAESTROS L | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 135 | FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 AM | 43 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 136 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 137 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/MILWAUKEE | ESPN2 | 7:41 PM | 149 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 138 | TUG OF WORDS | GSN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 212 |
| 139 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 655 |
| 140 | URBAN LEGEND | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 141 | WMNS COLL SOCCER TOURN L: ALABAMA/UCLA | ESPNU | 8:30 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 142 | DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 143 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 144 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 145 | SCI-FRIDAY: DEMOLITION MAN | IFC TV | 5:30 PM | 165 | 0.03 | 125 |
| 146 | FAMILY FEUD | GSN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 177 |
| 147 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 252 |
| 148 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 329 |
| 149 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 730 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 93 |
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