NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminaries in final numbers for Friday.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were firmly in control of a truncated schedule of Friday cable with 3 games in the day’s Top 5: Ohio vs. Troy at 0.60, Navy vs. Louisiana Tech at 0.59, and Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion at 0.37. The only non-sports to break in was a 10AM HEY DUGGEE on Nickelodeon at 0.37. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.31. ID’s TRUTH IS STRANGER rose 0.04 to 0.28. On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked down to 0.26, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE HOUSTON was down 0.03 to 0.15. On TLC, PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN was steady at 0.18, and ALASKA HAUNTING was at 0.12.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 23, 2016 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: OHIO/TROY | ESPN | 8:10 PM | 203 | 0.60 | 2,512 |
| 2 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: LOUISIANA TECH/NAVY | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 220 | 0.59 | 2,341 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:33 PM | 87 | 0.39 | 1,145 |
| 4 | HEY DUGGEE | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.37 | 1,342 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: EASTERN MICHIGAN/OLD DOMINION | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 210 | 0.37 | 1,371 |
| 6 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 983 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 754 |
| 8 | TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,078 |
| 9 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 690 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 564 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 573 |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,202 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 548 |
| 14 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,429 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 532 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 540 |
| 17 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,447 |
| 18 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,389 |
| 19 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,804 |
| 20 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,998 |
| 21 | KELLY FILE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,041 |
| 22 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,924 |
| 23 | PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 558 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 452 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 417 |
| 26 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 524 |
| 27 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,803 |
| 28 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS SPECIAL | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.15 | 610 |
| 29 | HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 138 | 0.15 | 390 |
| 30 | MARRIED TO MED:HOUSTON | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 431 |
| 31 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,781 |
| 32 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,522 |
| 33 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,357 |
| 34 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,680 |
| 35 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,651 |
| 36 | ALASKA HAUNTING: DEAD OF | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 463 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 309 |
| 38 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,429 |
| 39 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 725 |
| 40 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 293 |
| 41 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 579 |
| 42 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 676 |
| 43 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,410 |
| 44 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: OKLAHOMA CITY/BOSTON | NBA-TV | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.11 | 387 |
| 45 | LATE NIGHT SNACK | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 259 |
| 46 | IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA | HBO PRIME | 10:30 PM | 122 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 736 |
| 48 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 391 |
| 49 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 570 |
| 50 | BALLS OF FURY | HBO PRIME | 5:55 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 206 |
| 51 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 259 |
| 52 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 623 |
| 53 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.10 | 242 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 708 |
| 55 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:33 AM | 39 | 0.09 | 279 |
| 56 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:12 AM | 38 | 0.09 | 258 |
| 57 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 472 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,086 |
| 59 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 309 |
| 60 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS | NBA-TV | 10:30 PM | 152 | 0.09 | 341 |
| 61 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 388 |
| 62 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 697 |
| 63 | OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN | HBO PRIME | 12:35 AM | 122 | 0.09 | 203 |
| 64 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 215 |
| 65 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 416 |
| 66 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 285 |
| 67 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 742 |
| 68 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 525 |
| 69 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:54 AM | 39 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 70 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: AUBURN/CONNECTICUT | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 142 | 0.08 | 290 |
| 71 | MARS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 289 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 602 |
| 73 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 11:02 PM | 42 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 74 | OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN | HBO PRIME | 3:45 PM | 122 | 0.08 | 173 |
| 75 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 76 | SPORT SCIENCE | ESPN2 | 12:05 AM | 27 | 0.08 | 172 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 544 |
| 78 | HIS & HERS | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 79 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 80 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:02 AM | 58 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 499 |
| 82 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 268 |
| 83 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 61 | 0.07 | 143 |
| 84 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 184 |
| 85 | PAYDAY | VICELAND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 119 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:29 PM | 91 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 87 | IT TAKES A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 243 |
| 88 | UNDISPUTED L: 76 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 89 | WILDCATS | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 31 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 90 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 28 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 451 |
| 92 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 525 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 591 |
| 94 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 10:18 PM | 12 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 95 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: SAN FRANCISCO/ILLINOIS ST | ESPN2 | 10:04 PM | 121 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 464 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 486 |
| 98 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 99 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 100 | MICHAELA | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 101 | P.S. I LOVE YOU: P.S. I LOVE YOU | HBO PRIME | 10:45 AM | 126 | 0.06 | 116 |
| 102 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 185 |
| 103 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 363 |
| 104 | MICHAELA | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 464 |
| 106 | TOP 10 | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 107 | COLLEGE COEDS VS ZOMBIE H | MAXPRIME | 1:20 AM | 82 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 108 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 493 |
| 109 | HERD L: 352 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 431 |
| 111 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 4:52 PM | 97 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 112 | MICHAELA | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 113 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 439 |
| 114 | AMERICAN PIE 2 | MAXPRIME | 9:55 AM | 105 | 0.05 | 102 |
| 115 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 116 | HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 117 | K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER: K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER | HBO PRIME | 12:55 PM | 138 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 419 |
| 119 | FANTASY AND FRIENDS | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 120 | CENTRAL FOX WEST | FOX DEPORTES | 1:01 AM | 59 | 0.04 | 64 |
| 121 | POLAR WORLD | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 122 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: EASTERN MICHIGAN/OLD DOMINION | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 123 | MEN IN BLACK II | MAXPRIME | 4:40 PM | 88 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 124 | KRAMPUS | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 98 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 125 | SISTER, SISTER | FUSE | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 74 |
| 126 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | NBC UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 127 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 128 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: HARVARD/HOUSTON | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 129 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 412 |
| 130 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 131 | ON THE STORY W/ HILL | HLN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 132 | WILDLIFE BELOW ZERO | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 223 |
| 133 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 134 | ENGINE POWER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 135 | ON THE STORY W/ HILL | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 136 | SISTER, SISTER | FUSE | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 64 |
| 137 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 339 |
| 138 | SISTER, SISTER | FUSE | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 139 | LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES | NICKTOONS | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 228 |
| 140 | POWER LUNCH: N/A | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 141 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 142 | CENTRAL FOX US | FOX DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 48 |
| 143 | BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T | POP | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 219 |
| 144 | VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN | MAXPRIME | 6:10 PM | 110 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 145 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: BINGHAM (UT)/ST THOMAS AQUINAS (FL) | ESPNU | 9:30 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 146 | SISTER, SISTER | FUSE | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 147 | RESIDENT EVIL | MAXPRIME | 11:40 PM | 100 | 0.03 | 57 |
| 148 | JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS | HBO PRIME | 8:45 AM | 118 | 0.03 | 50 |
| 149 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 197 |
| 150 | NATIVITY STORY, THE | HBO PRIME | 7:00 AM | 101 | 0.03 | 79 |
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