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December 23, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.22.2015

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  The only changes from morning numbers were 0.1 drops for the reruns of CHICAGO FIRE and IZOMBIE.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained a robust 0.22 from last week to take Tuesday cable with 1.00.  (It was clearly hurt last week by competition from the Republican debate, which had pushed it down 0.16 from the week before.)  Its HUNTING HITLER lead-out similarly bounced up 0.19 to 0.59.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER was strong at 0.82.  On USA, WWE’s TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS was at 0.71, and lead-out CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST jumped up 0.21 to 0.70.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS special climbed 0.15 from last week’s regular episode to 0.70.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS hadn’t been affected so much by last week’s debate, and it edged up 0.02 to 0.64, with lead-out GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE down 0.01 to 0.24.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.05 to 0.46, while BORN THIS WAY ticked up to 0.30.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.46/0.28.  On Food Network, CHOPPED JR gained 0.07 to 0.43, and CHOPPED shed 0.02 to 0.34.  On TLC, JILL & JESSA dropped 0.09 to 0.25, KATE PLUS 8 edged down 0.02 to 0.24, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was also at 0.24.  Bad news for Syfy:  without last week’s CHILDHOOD’S END lead-in, THE EXPANSE dropped by almost half, down 0.12 to 0.15.  It’s getting a disproportionately older audience as well, with a share of 50+ viewers that doubled or more its showing with any younger demo.  In its first airing on POP, a “Best of 2015” IMPACT WRESTLING was at 0.03/111K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 22, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 1.00 3,404
2 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.82 3,173
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,264
4 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.70 1,983
5 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.70 1,842
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,591
7 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.59 2,022
8 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,328
9 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEMPLE/TOLEDO ESPN 7:02 PM 208 0.46 1,962
10 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,457
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:30 PM 90 0.38 995
12 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,123
13 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,298
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.31 683
15 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.30 945
16 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: AKRON/UTAH STATE ESPN 3:30 PM 212 0.28 1,076
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.28 580
18 JILL & JESSA: COUNTDOWN TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 775
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 537
20 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,211
21 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.24 570
22 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 614
23 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.24 1,095
24 KATE PLUS 8 TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.24 787
25 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.24 764
26 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 520
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 525
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 516
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 478
30 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 76 0.20 510
31 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 433
32 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.20 529
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.20 537
34 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.19 459
35 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.19 346
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 525
37 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.19 495
38 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,154
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,794
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/OAKLAND ESPNU 7:23 PM 147 0.17 657
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 465
42 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,857
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,508
44 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.16 394
45 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.16 334
46 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 1,186
47 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,099
48 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 382
49 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.15 676
50 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CALIFORNIA/VIRGINIA ESPN2 9:04 PM 129 0.15 493
51 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.15 354
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,164
53 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,564
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,126
55 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.14 469
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,584
57 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 404
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,456
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,301
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,178
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 746
62 FULL THROTTLE DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.12 377
63 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.12 268
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.12 287
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 707
66 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,696
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,306
68 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 746
69 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.11 406
70 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 113 0.11 251
71 BORN AGAIN VIRGIN TV ONE 9:00 PM 30 0.11 225
72 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 338
73 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 157 0.10 262
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 626
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,497
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:50 PM 79 0.10 334
77 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 8:00 PM 60 0.10 150
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 626
79 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 802
80 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.09 242
81 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 246
82 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 531
83 LONGEST RIDE, THE: LONGEST RIDE, THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 128 0.09 237
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 789
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 741
86 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 9:00 PM 18 0.09 154
87 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 490
88 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 745
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 561
90 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 309
91 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 7:04 PM 21 0.08 170
92 WAITRESS HBO PRIME 9:25 AM 107 0.08 183
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 384
94 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 163 0.08 234
95 SECRET SPACE ESCAPES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 258
96 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.08 209
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 405
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 542
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 415
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,321
101 BADLANDS, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 589
102 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,366
103 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:04 PM 35 0.07 203
104 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.07 167
105 BEE MOVIE HBO PRIME 7:50 AM 90 0.07 208
106 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/TORONTO NBA-TV 7:31 PM 153 0.07 236
107 CITIZEN TRUMP MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,060
108 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 39 0.07 106
109 OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014) MAXPRIME 2:45 PM 109 0.07 140
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNEWS 9:09 PM 42 0.07 139
111 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 11:03 PM 32 0.06 175
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 222
113 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 281
114 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.06 124
115 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 30 0.06 123
116 BLACK LOVE FYI 10:16 PM 60 0.06 204
117 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 10:00 PM 32 0.06 237
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 600
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 572
120 MASTERCHEF CANADA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 190
121 THAT 70S SHOW POP 4:30 PM 30 0.06 122
122 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 148
123 ESPN FC ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 30 0.05 89
124 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 262
125 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 245
126 SP BUILD OFF GRID ROCKY DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 235
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 276
128 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 520
129 REAL SPORTS 15 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 53 0.05 190
130 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 387
131 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 137
132 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 465
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 237
134 NEWS ONE NOW TV ONE 7:00 AM 60 0.05 148
135 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:39 PM 51 0.05 127
136 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 138
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 163
138 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 257
139 THEORY OF EVERYTHING, THE: THEORY OF EVERYTHING, THE HBO PRIME 2:25 PM 123 0.05 107
140 NFL FILMS PRESENTS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 30 0.05 163
141 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 11:09 PM 116 0.05 160
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 236
143 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 54 0.04 139
144 CNN SPECIAL REPORT HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 126
145 BOLSHOI BABYLON HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 82 0.04 90
146 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 528
147 IDIOCRACY MAXPRIME 4:35 PM 84 0.04 103
148 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.04 65
149 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 316
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 243

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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.