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December 23, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2019

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary morning ratings.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable at 0.56/0.41, compared to last week’s 0.52/0.32.  A&E’s LIVE PD clip shows were at 0.54/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.30.  ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.41.  ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.26.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.22/0.22 (a midnight rebroadcast was actually higher at 0.25), compared to last week’s 0.23/0.21.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.03 to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.16.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCK-UP was at 0.17, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked up to 0.08.  MTV’s  RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.05 to 0.15.  Syfy’s VAN HELSING climbed 0.03 to 0.08.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.56 2,554
2 LIVE PD SPECIALS: TOP 40 MOMENTS 2019 (PT1) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.54 1,761
3 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.41 1,823
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 8:13 PM 141 0.41 1,136
5 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REI FREEFORM 8:15 PM 65 0.37 1,343
6 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.35 1,163
7 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.35 884
8 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 59 0.34 1,099
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:34 PM 86 0.30 729
10 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FREEFORM 7:45 PM 30 0.30 1,098
11 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 60 0.28 931
12 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UTAH STATE/KENT STATE ESPN2 7:30 PM 212 0.26 1,248
13 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 6:40 PM 65 0.25 846
14 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 638
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.25 647
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,278
17 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,265
18 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 736
19 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 58 0.22 712
20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 816
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 516
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,993
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,635
24 TOY STORY/TIME FORGOT FREEFORM 11:25 PM 30 0.19 529
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,423
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,066
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 405
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:12 PM 108 0.18 576
29 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 3,256
30 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:03 PM 57 0.18 792
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,147
32 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.18 519
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,019
34 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BUFFALO/CHARLOTTE ESPN 2:00 PM 192 0.17 739
35 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:45 PM 15 0.17 411
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,186
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,738
38 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS TEMP, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 1,270
39 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 942
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 407
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,671
42 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 357
43 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,657
44 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.15 395
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,105
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,802
47 TIME MACHINE: UFO COVER UPS: SECRETS REVLD: SP HISTORY 8:00 PM 120 0.14 894
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 338
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,155
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 304
51 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 812
52 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:02 PM 63 0.13 852
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,758
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,837
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 851
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,663
57 TENNIS: ROGER FEDERER ESPN2 11:02 PM 28 0.12 398
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,315
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 906
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,582
61 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.11 640
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 781
63 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 331
64 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,031
65 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,583
66 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.11 326
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,729
68 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 677
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 851
70 TOP ELF NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.11 462
71 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.11 661
72 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 909
73 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.10 326
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 775
75 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,702
76 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 363
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,038
78 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 297
79 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 3:00 PM 30 0.10 418
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,189
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 730
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,120
83 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 787
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 662
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 725
86 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,454
87 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 6:46 AM 14 0.09 358
88 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 50 0.09 412
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 924
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 731
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 770
92 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,678
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,500
94 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.09 393
95 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.09 380
96 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.08 488
97 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 66 0.08 239
98 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 955
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 666
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,457
101 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 225
102 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 260
103 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.08 413
104 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 336
105 GHOST NATION REPACK: THIT-1R3R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 333
106 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 235 PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 174 0.08 228
107 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 46 0.08 300
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 585
109 TIME MACHINE: UFO COVER UPS: SECRETS REVLD: SP HISTORY 12:03 AM 120 0.07 525
110 GHOST NATION REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 352
111 UNDISPUTED L: 824 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 187
112 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 46 0.07 363
113 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY MOMS DARKEST SECRETS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 437
114 LOCKDOWN: ON THE INSIDE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 240
115 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 12:46 PM 14 0.07 321
116 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.07 182
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 488
118 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 8:45 PM 10 0.07 316
119 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 750
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 318
121 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 237
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 959
123 DIE HARD: DIE HARD POP 6:00 PM 182 0.06 215
124 TRENDING FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 276
125 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 115
126 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.06 163
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 260
128 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 317
129 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 10:06 PM 15 0.06 163
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 224
131 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:21 PM 60 0.05 146
132 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.05 122
133 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 61 0.05 326
134 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 908
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 408
136 BBCA MOVIE: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCO BBC-AMERICA 8:30 PM 150 0.05 183
137 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER/NORTH CENTRAL (IL) ESPNU 8:00 PM 196 0.05 181
138 HERD L: 1137 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 151
139 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.05 176
140 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 955
141 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.05 111
142 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 127
143 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 170
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 1,039
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 128
146 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 104
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 117
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 255
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 99
150 NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM RX NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 127

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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.