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December 30, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2019

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday was another big day for COLLEGE FOOTBALL, with ESPN’s games at 1.11 (Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M)/0.79/0.67/0.46, and Fox Sports 1’s at 0.67.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME edged up 0.02 to 0.26.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22.  MTV’s  RIDICULOUSNESS gained 0.04 to 0.19.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.13.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: OKLAHOMA STATE/TEXAS A&M ESPN 6:48 PM 196 1.11 4,895
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MICHIGAN STATE/WAKE FOREST ESPN 3:24 PM 204 0.79 3,795
3 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: AIR FORCE/WASHINGTON STATE ESPN 10:16 PM 202 0.67 2,617
4 HOLIDAY BOWL L: IOWA/USC FOX SPORTS 1 8:01 PM 229 0.67 2,500
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTH CAROLINA/TEMPLE ESPN 12:00 PM 204 0.46 2,071
6 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:38 AM 82 0.30 870
7 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,542
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 786
9 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 865
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.21 583
11 HOLIDAY BOWL POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 11:50 PM 32 0.20 680
12 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 554
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.19 414
14 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,222
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,436
16 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.16 739
17 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,147
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,788
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,834
20 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:40 PM 149 0.13 331
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,531
22 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 395
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,669
24 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,411
25 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 12:00 AM 15 0.12 302
26 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.11 549
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 283
28 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.11 555
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,683
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,568
31 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.11 568
32 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:02 PM 119 0.11 666
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,155
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,074
35 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,409
36 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.10 502
37 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.10 529
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,579
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 596
40 TRENDING FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 336
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,591
42 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:29 PM 149 0.09 357
43 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,380
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,437
45 UNDISPUTED L: 828 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 237
46 HOLIDAY BOWL PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 31 0.09 367
47 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:48 PM 41 0.08 294
48 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.08 598
49 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,254
50 EXTREME LOVE FIRST LOOK WETV 12:15 AM 13 0.08 235
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 572
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,191
53 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 546
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,160
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,292
56 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM PARAMOUNT 12:45 PM 165 0.08 292
57 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MINNESOTA/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 165 0.08 242
58 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 10:02 PM 60 0.07 464
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 566
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 520
61 SR/NY PC-SYNAGOGUE STABNG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 11 0.07 856
62 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 275
63 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 248
64 GHOST LOOP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 349
65 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 562
66 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:11 AM 16 0.07 731
67 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHILADELPHIA/ORLANDO NBA-TV 6:51 PM 177 0.07 256
68 SR/NY PC-SYNAGOGUE STABNG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:27 AM 39 0.07 731
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 536
70 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 139
71 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 479
72 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 898
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 529
74 HIGH PERFORMANCE ROAD TRI MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.06 260
75 GHOST NATION REPACK: THIT-1R3R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 323
76 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 961
77 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 266
78 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 141
79 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.06 179
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 221
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 517
82 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 131
83 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:09 PM 21 0.06 124
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 884
85 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 613
86 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 178
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 801
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 543
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.05 165
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,003
91 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 380
92 NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM: QUARTERBACKS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 265
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 533
94 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 932
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 766
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 751
97 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 143
98 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 206
99 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 7:00 PM 60 0.05 409
100 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 707
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 436
102 MADDEN ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.05 122
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 374
104 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 12:02 AM 62 0.05 276
105 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.05 195
106 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 1:04 AM 59 0.05 222
107 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 1:00 PM 30 0.05 136
108 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:06 AM 54 0.05 618
109 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 6:00 PM 60 0.05 349
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 738
111 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 117
112 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 483
113 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 481
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 206
115 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 11:02 PM 60 0.04 315
116 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 135
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 133
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 141
119 ELEAGUE: CLASH ROYALE LEAGUE WORLD FINALS TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.04 84
120 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 127
121 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 143
122 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 129
123 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 3:00 PM 60 0.04 320
124 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:58 AM 62 0.04 118
125 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 17 0.04 101
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 714
127 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 681
128 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 4:00 PM 60 0.03 317
129 DURAN DURAN: THERES SOME SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.03 98
130 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 652
131 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 2:03 AM 57 0.03 180
132 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 630
133 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 1141 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 114
134 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON NBA-TV 3:54 PM 146 0.03 118
135 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 317
136 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.03 475
137 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 5:00 PM 60 0.03 295
138 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 105
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 232
140 NFL 100 ALL-TIME TEAM RX NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.03 158
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 87
142 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 202
143 ON THE STORY HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 169
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 87
145 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 79
146 LIGA PREMIER EXTRA UNIVERSO 4:50 PM 10 0.02 47
147 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 40 0.02 73
148 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 1:00 PM 60 0.02 244
149 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 2:20 AM 27 0.02 84
150 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 12:00 PM 60 0.02 225

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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.