NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On a holiday weekend night with limited original programming, ESPN’s late Lakers vs. Golden State NBA game won the night at 0.90, with the earlier Clippers vs. Houston game considerably lower at 0.55. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH ticked up to 0.70, and a lead-out TESLA’S DEATH RAY special was at 0.38. Adult Swim’s late-night TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.37/0.31. On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped 0.11 to 0.32, and lead-out GRILL DADS was at 0.25. On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE dropped 0.03 to 0.30. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.27/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.25, and AMAZINGNESS was up 0.03 to 0.23. Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE was steady at 0.25. ID’s MARRIED WITH SECRETS was at 0.21. WE’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP rose 0.07 to 0.20. On Lifetime, BRING IT fell a tenth to 0.16, and THE RAP GAME collapsed by 0.14 to 0.13.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 22, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 10:40 PM | 145 | 0.90 | 2,323 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.70 | 2,938 |
| 3 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/HOUSTON | ESPN | 8:01 PM | 159 | 0.55 | 1,698 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:05 AM | 55 | 0.50 | 1,255 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: CENTRAL MICHIGAN/WYOMING | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 205 | 0.38 | 1,497 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.37 | 821 |
| 7 | TENDER TOUCHES | ADULT SWIM | 12:30 AM | 15 | 0.37 | 759 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,037 |
| 9 | TENDER TOUCHES | ADULT SWIM | 12:45 AM | 15 | 0.31 | 647 |
| 10 | TESLAS DEATH RAY SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,279 |
| 11 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 764 |
| 12 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:25 PM | 36 | 0.28 | 898 |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.28 | 668 |
| 14 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,591 |
| 15 | HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS | HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.27 | 2,178 |
| 16 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:31 PM | 31 | 0.27 | 606 |
| 17 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.27 | 605 |
| 18 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.26 | 597 |
| 19 | STEVEN UNIVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 891 |
| 20 | GRILL DADS | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 852 |
| 21 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,255 |
| 22 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,286 |
| 23 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,042 |
| 24 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,327 |
| 25 | AMAZINGNESS | MTV | 9:02 PM | 31 | 0.23 | 477 |
| 26 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,669 |
| 27 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,997 |
| 28 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,007 |
| 29 | MARRIED WITH SECRETS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 984 |
| 30 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,319 |
| 31 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,828 |
| 32 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 573 |
| 33 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UAB/OHIO | ESPN | 12:30 PM | 210 | 0.20 | 882 |
| 34 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,846 |
| 35 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,703 |
| 36 | X-MEN: APOCALYPSE: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE | HBO PRIME | 4:30 PM | 144 | 0.19 | 478 |
| 37 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,780 |
| 38 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,690 |
| 39 | NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT | NICKELODEON | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,037 |
| 40 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:39 PM | 138 | 0.18 | 411 |
| 41 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,500 |
| 42 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 471 |
| 43 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,474 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 717 |
| 45 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,514 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,232 |
| 47 | HART OF THE CITY | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 350 |
| 48 | GREAT WALL, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 103 | 0.16 | 489 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 678 |
| 50 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,469 |
| 51 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 488 |
| 52 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,421 |
| 53 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,471 |
| 54 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,222 |
| 55 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,569 |
| 56 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 992 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 424 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 363 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 359 |
| 60 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 712 |
| 61 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 70 | 0.13 | 418 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 333 |
| 63 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 612 |
| 64 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 646 |
| 65 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 27 | 0.13 | 406 |
| 66 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: NORTHWESTERN/OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.12 | 409 |
| 67 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 958 |
| 68 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 670 |
| 69 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 317 |
| 70 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,164 |
| 71 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 731 |
| 72 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 568 |
| 73 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 553 |
| 74 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 452 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 688 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 668 |
| 77 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 482 |
| 78 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 639 |
| 79 | ANIMAL CRIBS | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:01 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 402 |
| 80 | BRING IT: FF | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.10 | 355 |
| 81 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 979 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 806 |
| 83 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 292 |
| 84 | SPLIT | HBO PRIME | 10:30 PM | 117 | 0.10 | 238 |
| 85 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,054 |
| 86 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 298 |
| 87 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 118 | 0.10 | 404 |
| 88 | ALL DEF COMEDY (TVSERIES) | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 27 | 0.09 | 215 |
| 89 | ANIMAL CRIBS SPECIAL | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 381 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 763 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 420 |
| 92 | PRIME MOVIE 1: FIFTH ELEMENT | IFC TV | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 316 |
| 93 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 431 |
| 94 | RAP GAME FL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:17 PM | 12 | 0.09 | 271 |
| 95 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 96 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 742 |
| 97 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 98 | UNBREAKABLE | HBO PRIME | 2:30 PM | 107 | 0.08 | 192 |
| 99 | NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTL | HBO PRIME | 12:45 PM | 105 | 0.08 | 191 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 648 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 747 |
| 102 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 103 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 231 |
| 104 | 15: A QUINCEANERA STORY | HBO PRIME | 7:00 PM | 29 | 0.07 | 165 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:02 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 200 |
| 106 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 64 | 0.07 | 200 |
| 107 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 295 |
| 108 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 154 |
| 109 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 300 |
| 110 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 11 | 0.07 | 219 |
| 111 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 112 | TOP 10 | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 170 |
| 113 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 206 |
| 114 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:57 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 666 |
| 116 | MIKE & DAVE NEED WEDDING | MAXPRIME | 6:20 PM | 99 | 0.06 | 116 |
| 117 | FIRST KILL | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 102 | 0.06 | 229 |
| 118 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 189 |
| 119 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 120 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 121 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 156 |
| 122 | NFL PLAYERS ONLY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 123 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 124 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 125 | MECHANIC: RESURRECTION | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 99 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 126 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 4:17 PM | 13 | 0.06 | 139 |
| 127 | HERD L: 619 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 128 | TOYMAKERZ | VELOCITY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 230 |
| 129 | OTL – FIRST REPORT | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 130 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) | SPIKE TV | 11:30 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 131 | ER | POP | 5:16 PM | 74 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 132 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 133 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 320:JENNINGS/BROUSSARD/PARKER/SONDERS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 134 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 39 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 135 | ER | POP | 4:08 PM | 68 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 136 | LIVING ALASKA | GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 137 | WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT | HBO PRIME | 8:40 AM | 123 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 138 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 1:04 AM | 29 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 139 | ER | POP | 3:00 PM | 68 | 0.04 | 156 |
| 140 | BACK-UP PLAN, THE: BACK-UP PLAN, THE | POP | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 188 |
| 141 | MLB INTENTIONAL TALK L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 83 |
| 142 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 143 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 159 |
| 144 | DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 79 |
| 145 | BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T | POP | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 242 |
| 146 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 147 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 206 |
| 148 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 149 | INTELLIGENCE RPT W/REGAN | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 225 |
| 150 | RING, THE | HBO PRIME | 10:45 AM | 115 | 0.03 | 92 |
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