BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: Only one network featured original programming on the night before Christmas Eve. On ABC, the reruns were at 0.46/0.30/0.23.
CBS: A YOUNG SHELDON rerun at 0.31 was followed by a marathon of GHOSTS reruns at 0.26/0.22/0.20/0.20/0.20.
NBC: Reruns at 0.23/0.16/0.15/0.14/0.15.
FOX: The night’s one original show was a special FANTASY ISLAND at 0.26.
CW: A rerun holiday special at 0.08.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dominated the night at 2.28 (last week’s game was shared with FOX, with 0.83 of the 5.46 total on cable). ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.66/0.33. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.24/0.38/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.18/1.9M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.09/800K. Food Network’s CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE rose 0.05 to 0.21. On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.04 to 0.14, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.13, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.12. History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.13/0.10. TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10. A&E’s CITY CONFIDENTIAL ticked down to 0.10. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING fell 0.07 to 0.09.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 23, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2021 WK 16 SF VS. TEN | NFL NETWORK | 8:23 PM | 170 | 2.28 | 7,898 |
| 2 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:15 PM | 30 | 1.00 | 3,084 |
| 3 | TNF PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 23 | 0.85 | 3,080 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UCF/FLORIDA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 230 | 0.66 | 3,201 |
| 5 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:45 PM | 30 | 0.53 | 1,470 |
| 6 | TNF SHOWCASE | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 1,192 |
| 7 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTH TEXAS/MIAMI (OH) | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 210 | 0.33 | 1,532 |
| 8 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,091 |
| 9 | NFL 360 | NFL NETWORK | 12:15 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 675 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,536 |
| 11 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,042 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:50 PM | 70 | 0.20 | 889 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 631 |
| 14 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,196 |
| 15 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,030 |
| 16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,666 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 521 |
| 18 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,984 |
| 19 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,501 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 432 |
| 21 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,816 |
| 22 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,734 |
| 23 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,385 |
| 24 | B/R GAMING | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 499 |
| 25 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,610 |
| 26 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,746 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 460 |
| 28 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 475 |
| 29 | FLIP OR FLOP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 1,039 |
| 30 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,640 |
| 31 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,669 |
| 32 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 517 |
| 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.13 | 899 |
| 34 | NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 437 |
| 35 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 427 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,671 |
| 37 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 403 |
| 38 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 960 |
| 39 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 461 |
| 40 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,850 |
| 41 | SHAQ LIFE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 322 |
| 42 | SHAQ LIFE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 290 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,650 |
| 44 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 559 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 942 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 392 |
| 47 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: REBUILDING A DREAM XMAS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.10 | 1,030 |
| 48 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 394 |
| 49 | CITY CONFIDENTIAL | A&E NETWORK | 10:02 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 560 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,259 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 782 |
| 52 | MDL: JOSH AND JOSH | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 610 |
| 53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 921 |
| 54 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 676 |
| 55 | TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 249 |
| 56 | 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 513 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 289 |
| 58 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 321 |
| 59 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 602 |
| 60 | UNDISPUTED L: 1331 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 212 |
| 61 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 618 |
| 62 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 466 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 713 |
| 64 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 547 |
| 65 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 562 |
| 66 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 1:04 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 698 |
| 68 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 628 |
| 69 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 424 |
| 70 | LIFE BELOW ZERO FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 431 |
| 71 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,148 |
| 72 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 370 |
| 73 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,159 |
| 74 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 176 |
| 75 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 507 |
| 76 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 730 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 459 |
| 78 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 493 |
| 79 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 547 |
| 80 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 182 |
| 81 | DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 186 |
| 82 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 925 |
| 83 | TUG OF WORDS | GSN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 446 |
| 84 | CALLED TO THE WILD SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 283 |
| 85 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,257 |
| 86 | DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 55 | 0.05 | 186 |
| 87 | DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL | DISNEY CHANNEL | 3:55 PM | 57 | 0.05 | 212 |
| 88 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 858 |
| 89 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 199 |
| 90 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 116 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 91 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/DALLAS | NBA-TV | 8:32 PM | 146 | 0.05 | 188 |
| 92 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 801 |
| 93 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 11:59 PM | 62 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 94 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 316 |
| 95 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 598 |
| 96 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 773 |
| 97 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 98 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 372 |
| 99 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 825 |
| 100 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 101 | DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC 2021 | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:45 PM | 55 | 0.04 | 185 |
| 102 | TNF FIRST LOOK: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 103 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 508 |
| 104 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 105 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 106 | BURIED IN THE BACKYARD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 263 |
| 107 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 108 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 251 |
| 109 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 238 |
| 110 | FRIGHT CLUB | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 237 |
| 111 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R17R11H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 255 |
| 112 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 791 |
| 113 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1281 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 114 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 115 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 300 |
| 116 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:20 AM | 50 | 0.03 | 121 |
| 117 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1092 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 118 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 464 |
| 119 | LBZ NORTHERN TERRITORIES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 151 |
| 120 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 291 |
| 121 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 10:58 PM | 61 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 122 | DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:40 PM | 29 | 0.03 | 125 |
| 123 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 124 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 634 |
| 125 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 1:01 AM | 29 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 126 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 785 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 193 |
| 128 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 306 |
| 129 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 174 |
| 130 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 131 | STRANGE EVIDENCE | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 206 |
| 132 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: LIBERTY/STANFORD | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 138 | 0.03 | 137 |
| 133 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 390 |
| 134 | NHL THE POINT L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 135 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 699 |
| 136 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 87 |
| 137 | CALLED TO THE WILD SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:15 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 201 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:18 PM | 42 | 0.02 | 110 |
| 139 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 82 |
| 140 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 273 |
| 141 | NEWSNATION: RUSH HOUR | NEWSNATION | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 148 |
| 142 | MUSH-MUSH AND THE MUSHABL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 70 |
| 143 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP | E! | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 65 |
| 144 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 631 |
| 145 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 32 | 0.02 | 91 |
| 146 | ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE | NEWSMAX TV | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 199 |
| 147 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 148 |
| 148 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 149 | CORTES & PELLEGRINO | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 82 |
| 150 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 98 |
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