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.
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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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