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December 6, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 12.4.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS returned from a rerun week down 0.06 to 0.43.  The first CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE in 3 weeks slipped 0.02 to 0.38.  A pair of THE ROOKIE episodes were at 0.44/0.41, up from 0.31 for the last new episode a month ago.

CBS:  Compared to 2 weeks ago when the network had the late national NFL game, 60 MINUTES was steady at 1.40.  The original movie FIT FOR CHRISTMAS was at 0.40, followed by a rerun EAST NEW YORK at 0.22.

NBC:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.87, down 0.33 from last week’s game.

FOX:  Compared to 2 weeks ago, and following reruns at 0.27/0.32, THE SIMPSONS gained 0.04 to 0.37, and FAMILY GUY was down 0.03 to 0.35.  Between them were special episodes of HOUSEBROKEN at 0.26/0.21.

CW:  FAMILY LAW held at 0.06, and CORONER ticked up to 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  QUE DICEN FAMOSOS fell 0.04 to 0.15, and EXATLON was down 0.02 to 0.22.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA slipped 0.04 to 0.20, a movie was at 0.15, and DE NOCHE PERO was down 0.03 to 0.17.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of GEORGE & TAMMY was remarkably lopsided.  With a giant YELLOWSTONE lead-in on Paramount (1.32, down 0.08) it was at 0.38, and even with the YELLOWSTONE simulcast lead-in on CMT (0.18, up a tick) it was at 0.06, but at home on Showtime it was only at 0.02.  Its Showtime lead-out LET THE RIGHT ONE IN fell 0.02 to 0.01, and we don’t have THE L WORD: GENERATION Q.

Hallmark’s original movie UNDERCOVER HOLIDAY was at 0.26.  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY ticked down to 0.25.  On HBO, THE WHITE LOTUS ticked down to 0.10.  On Starz, DANGEROUS LIASIONS was steady at 0.02. 

Fox Sports 1’s WORLD CUP matches were at 0.95/0.87.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC jumped a tenth to 0.34, and FAMILY KARMA was up 0.04 to 0.14.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and 90 DAY FIANCE was down 0.03 to 0.29 (after-show down 0.03 to 0.12).  ESPN’s CFP RANKINGS SHOW was at 0.28.  On Food Network, CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE lost 0.03 to 0.15, and HOLIDAY WARS dipped 0.02 to 0.13.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER was at 0.11, and ON THE CASE was at 0.09.  History’s THE TOYS THAT BUILT AMERICA gained 0.03 to 0.11.  HGTV’s RENOVATION ISLAND fell 0.05 to 0.10, and HOME TOWN was at 0.09.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE ticked up to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 4, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 YELLOWSTONE PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 65 1.32 7,608
2 FIFA WORLD CUP RD16 L: ENGLAND/SENEGAL FOX SPORTS 1 1:43 PM 140 0.95 2,574
3 FIFA WORLD CUP RD16 L: FRANCE/POLAND FOX SPORTS 1 9:42 AM 144 0.87 2,448
4 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:06 PM 97 0.43 1,131
5 GEORGE & TAMMY PARAMOUNT 9:05 PM 50 0.38 2,736
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.34 1,075
7 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.31 943
8 SISTER WIVES TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,841
9 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.29 1,726
10 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 240 0.28 1,040
11 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: UNDERCOVER HOLIDAY HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.26 2,064
12 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.25 531
13 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REI FREEFORM 5:35 PM 65 0.24 893
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 90 0.21 585
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 559
16 YELLOWSTONE CMT 8:00 PM 65 0.18 833
17 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FREEFORM 5:05 PM 30 0.17 679
18 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 802
19 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.14 485
20 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 4:00 PM 65 0.14 537
21 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 819
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 353
23 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.12 403
24 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 856
25 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.11 424
26 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 670
27 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW    L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 328
28 TOYS THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 679
29 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.10 377
30 WHITE LOTUS, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 63 0.10 684
31 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,671
32 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 327
33 RENOVATION ISLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.10 1,076
34 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: NEBRASKA/CREIGHTON FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 120 0.10 322
35 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.09 1,197
36 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 580
37 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 906
38 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,696
39 FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 AM 42 0.09 282
40 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.09 501
41 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 754
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 310
43 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,444
44 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 505
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.08 293
46 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 351
47 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 618
48 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.08 823
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 562
50 MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS DISNEY JUNIOR 1:05 PM 25 0.07 250
51 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,270
52 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 5:00 PM 110 0.07 179
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,066
54 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,346
55 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,332
56 GEORGE & TAMMY CMT 9:05 PM 50 0.06 399
57 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 6:50 PM 16 0.06 203
58 MARY MAKES IT EASY FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 694
59 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.06 257
60 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,059
61 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 399
62 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:32 PM 60 0.06 200
63 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.06 315
64 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: BOWL BREAKDOWN ESPN 8:30 PM 150 0.05 207
65 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: RANKINGS COUNTDOWN ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.05 273
66 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / MICHIGAN STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 7:06 PM 125 0.05 264
67 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 6:56 PM 90 0.05 210
68 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 354
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 638
70 GREAT CHRISTMAS DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 736
71 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,048
72 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 334
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 506
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 364
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 752
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 5:00 PM 116 0.04 199
77 SLEEPING WITH DEATH OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 306
78 FOURWHEELER MOTOR TREND 12:00 PM 30 0.04 199
79 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 351
80 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.04 545
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 392
82 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 957
83 WOM COLL BKBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/GEORGETOWN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 120 0.04 102
84 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 317
85 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 428
86 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 251
87 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.04 184
88 SLEEPING WITH DEATH OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 295
89 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 12:03 AM 59 0.04 174
90 BOURNE ON SUNDAY: BOURNE LEGACY, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.03 260
91 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 558
92 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 1,029
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/PORTLAND NBA-TV 9:01 PM 141 0.03 99
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 510
95 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 632
96 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 506
97 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 360
98 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 296
99 GREAT CHRISTMAS DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.03 331
100 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 3:25 PM 113 0.03 101
101 MOVIE- ACQUIRED HOL PREM: MERRY TEXTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.03 236
102 DANGEROUS LIAISONS STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 59 0.02 87
103 GACPM: B&B MERRY GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY 8:00 PM 120 0.02 250
104 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 443
105 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 259
106 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.02 685
107 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 659
108 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: THOMPSON/HOLLAND ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 90
109 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.02 124
110 LEGO FRIENDS HEARTLAKE ST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.02 160
111 FIFA WORLD CUP HIGHLIGHTS FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 30 0.02 70
112 FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT D FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 60 0.02 81
113 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY XD 6:30 PM 30 0.02 57
114 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 8:35 PM 26 0.02 62
115 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 375
116 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 174
117 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.02 161
118 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.02 424
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: STANFORD/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.02 83
120 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: VIRGINIA TECH/TENNESSEE ESPN2 1:00 PM 145 0.02 84
121 REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. R: REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS. R MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.02 336
122 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 95
123 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 240
124 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.02 41
125 SUND MOVIE: SIEGE, THE SUNDANCE TV 2:30 PM 165 0.02 116
126 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 384
127 AERIAL ARGENTINA SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.02 114
128 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:22 PM 68 0.02 51
129 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 112
130 GEORGE & TAMMY SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 50 0.02 179
131 CHIBIVERSE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.02 39
132 MAGNOLIA TABLE J. GAINES MAGNOLIA NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.02 156
133 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.01 210
134 BARRETT-JACKSON REVVED UP FYI 10:30 PM 61 0.01 27
135 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.01 289
136 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.01 188
137 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.01 164
138 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT NEWSNATION 9:00 PM 60 0.01 114
139 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 56 0.01 131
140 LET THE RIGHT ONE IN S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 46 0.01 109
141 NEWSNATION SPECIAL REPORT NEWSNATION 12:00 AM 60 0.01 60
142 B1G WRESTLING L: IOWA STATE / IOWA BIG TEN NETWORK 2:30 PM 120 0.01 78
143 CHRISTMAS WITH MY EX: CHRISTMAS WITH MY EX TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.01 70
144 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS UP 7:00 PM 120 0.01 158
145 HOLIDAY CHANGE, A: N/A CLEO TV 9:00 PM 120 0.01 34
146 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.01 493
147 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.01 28
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.01 144
149 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.01 109
150 DECORATE DISNY HOLI MAGIC FREEFORM 7:00 AM 65 0.01 45

 

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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.