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December 20, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 12.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Original s & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.34.  CW’s I HEARTRADIO JINGLE BALL was at 0.05.  In late night, NBC’s SNL fell 0.17 to 0.68.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s tripleheader was at 3.35/2.60/2.04.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.53/0.50/0.23/0.21.  On ESPN2, WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL was at 0.22, and COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.18/0.15/0.14.  Hallmark’s original movie TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE XMAS was at 0.18.  Reel’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.16.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN was at 0.16, MAGNOLIA TABLE was at 0.12, and PIONEER WOMAN was up 0.03 to 0.12.  A&E’s KILLER CASES ticked down to 0.11.  On ID, WHO THE (BLEEP) DID I MARRY gained 0.02 to 0.08.  On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE ticked up to 0.07, and FAMILY OR FIANCE was at 0.04.  On Adult Swim, the late-night line-up was as follows:  MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.06 to 0.06, MADE IN ABYSS down 0.07 to 0.04, YASHAHIME down 0.04 to 0.05, ONE PIECE down 0.03 to 0.05, and NARUTO down 0.02 to 0.05.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 17, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN EXCLUSIVE GAME: 2022 WK 15 MIA VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 8:16 PM 207 3.35 11,058
2 NFLN EXCLUSIVE GAME: 2022 WK 15 BAL VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 5:05 PM 139 2.60 8,969
3 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 16 2.31 7,839
4 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 7:26 PM 34 2.20 7,561
5 NFLN EXCLUSIVE GAME: 2022 WK 15 IND VS. MIN NFL NETWORK 1:03 PM 242 2.04 7,056
6 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL POST NFL NETWORK 11:46 PM 30 1.43 4,279
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: FLORIDA/OREGON STATE ESPN 2:32 PM 195 0.53 2,450
8 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: CINCINNATI/LOUISVILLE ESPN 11:00 AM 212 0.50 1,961
9 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 12:30 PM 33 0.44 1,681
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.27 780
11 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 698
12 NFL GAMEDAY KO SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.25 920
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 635
14 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTH TEXAS/BOISE STATE ESPN 9:50 PM 191 0.23 1,030
15 WMNS COLL VBALL TOURN L: LOUISVILLE/TEXAS ESPN2 8:00 PM 125 0.22 786
16 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: RICE/SOUTHERN MISS ESPN 5:47 PM 170 0.21 1,221
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 496
18 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: INDIANA/KANSAS ESPN2 12:00 PM 123 0.18 709
19 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE XMA HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.18 2,020
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 462
21 ON PATROL: LIVE: 144 REELZ 9:00 PM 180 0.16 815
22 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,108
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/ARIZONA ESPN2 10:30 PM 130 0.15 510
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 336
25 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:03 PM 119 0.13 570
26 MAGNOLIA TABLE J.GAINES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.12 900
27 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.12 987
28 ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT REELZ 8:00 PM 60 0.11 590
29 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-GAME NFL NETWORK 10:30 AM 90 0.11 443
30 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 471
31 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,623
32 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,321
33 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 10:05 PM 25 0.09 333
34 WHO THE BLEEP DID I MARRY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 489
35 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,251
36 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,067
37 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,009
38 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: MONTANA STATE/SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 4:02 PM 190 0.07 598
39 BELOW DECK BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.07 234
40 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,093
41 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 607
42 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 383
43 BLUEY DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.06 310
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 598
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 540
46 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 3:25 PM 50 0.06 233
47 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.06 168
48 PREP & LANDING DISNEY JUNIOR 3:00 PM 25 0.06 267
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 548
50 OLAFS FROZEN ADVENTURE DISNEY JUNIOR 2:35 PM 25 0.06 253
51 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.05 237
52 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 892
53 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.05 135
54 UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,137
55 MOVIE- ACQUIRED HOL PREM: HOLIDAY DATING GUIDE, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.05 630
56 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 7:25 PM 35 0.05 240
57 ONE PIECE ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.05 135
58 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 25 0.05 204
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 480
60 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: FIVE MORE MINS-MOMENTS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:01 PM 121 0.05 1,037
61 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: UCONN/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.05 211
62 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/PHOENIX NBA-TV 9:03 PM 150 0.05 192
63 YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF- ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.05 142
64 BLAZE NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.05 131
65 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 743
66 MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS DISNEY JUNIOR 12:00 PM 25 0.05 245
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 588
68 FAMILY OR FIANCE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 294
69 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 870
70 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 692
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 415
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 751
73 MADE IN ABYSS ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.04 130
74 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 931
75 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 997
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 497
77 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 397
78 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:11 AM 52 0.04 161
79 SERIAL KILLER:BATON ROUGE: 101 PART ONE OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 PM 120 0.04 214
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 458
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 515
82 ALL GIRLS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 11:30 AM 30 0.04 277
83 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ALABAMA A&M / ILLINOIS BIG TEN NETWORK 4:06 PM 126 0.04 120
84 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 799
85 GHOST BROTHERS:LIGHTS OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 234
86 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 7:12 PM 13 0.04 292
87 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 416
88 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 100
89 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: DAVIDSON / PURDUE BIG TEN NETWORK 6:15 PM 123 0.03 175
90 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 427
91 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:33 PM 57 0.03 107
92 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 488
93 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 983
94 TRIPLE DIGIT FLIP A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 199
95 COPA POR MEXICO 12/17: GROUP:  TIGRES UANL / ATLAS TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.03 121
96 REINDEER IN HERE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.03 186
97 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 128
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 532
99 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.03 117
100 MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.03 81
101 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 564
102 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 5:02 PM 171 0.03 101
103 SHERRI PAPINI:LIES, LIES OXYGEN MEDIA 10:30 PM 90 0.03 193
104 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.03 436
105 SERIAL KILLER:BATON ROUGE OXYGEN MEDIA 2:00 PM 60 0.03 200
106 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 154
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 428
108 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 191
109 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 331
110 MADAGASCAR 3 EUROPES MOST: MADAGASCAR 3 EUROPES MOST NICK JR 5:00 PM 120 0.03 122
111 AYMAN: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.03 464
112 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 560
113 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.03 76
114 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:48 PM 23 0.02 138
115 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.02 64
116 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 180
117 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:18 PM 12 0.02 146
118 AROUND THE NFL: N/A NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.02 78
119 HAUNTED SCOTLAND TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 174
120 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 1:03 AM 12 0.02 107
121 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 297
122 WORLD KNIFE THROWING: CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.02 72
123 SHERRI PAPINI:LIES, LIES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 90 0.02 222
124 FIFA WORLD CUP TONIGHT D FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 60 0.02 67
125 GACPM: AISLE BE HOME FOR CHRISTM GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY 8:00 PM 120 0.02 297
126 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.02 73
127 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 86
128 SAMS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 AM 30 0.02 169
129 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.02 274
130 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:30 PM 112 0.02 124
131 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 111
132 USA CLIMBING ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.02 56
133 SNOW DAY TEENNICK 4:00 PM 105 0.02 50
134 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:53 PM 70 0.02 83
135 VERY SCARY PEOPLE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 150
136 PATRICK STAR SHOW TEENNICK 5:45 PM 15 0.02 52
137 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.02 297
138 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 133
139 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 3:55 PM 11 0.02 61
140 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.02 170
141 VERY SCARY PEOPLE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.02 164
142 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 147
143 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.02 176
144 NCAA FOOTBALL   L: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES/FERRIS STATE ESPNU 1:00 PM 199 0.02 151
145 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:56 PM 52 0.02 119
146 DEADLINE TO DISASTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 96
147 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.02 147
148 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY FREEFORM 7:00 AM 30 0.02 74
149 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.02 184
150 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 584

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."