NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: As was the case the previous week, the Fri-Sun holiday period is going to be light on non-sports original cable programming. ESPN’s coverage of the COTTON BOWL dominated the day at 2.59, with an earlier bowl game at 0.69. A&E broke LIVE PD into half-hour units, which rated at 0.50/0.47/0.45/0.42. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH special was at 0.46, down 0.24 from the previous week’s regular hour. On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME jumped 0.17 to 0.30 (only 0.03 above the rating 2 weeks ago), and BRING IT was up 0.11 to 0.27 (up a tick from 2 weeks ago). On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.23/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.27, and AMAZINGNESS was down 0.06 to 0.17. ID’s MARRIED WITH SECRETS ticked up to 0.22. Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE was down 0.03 to 0.22. On Food Network, GRILL DADS fell 0.06 to 0.19. HBO’s ALL DEF COMEDY was at 0.14/0.12.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 29, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COTTON BOWL L: USC/OHIO STATE | ESPN | 8:39 PM | 204 | 2.59 | 9,468 |
| 2 | COTTON BOWL SUST L | ESPN | 12:03 AM | 17 | 2.03 | 7,016 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: KENTUCKY/NORTHWESTERN | ESPN | 5:14 PM | 189 | 1.19 | 4,601 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:28 AM | 62 | 0.75 | 2,177 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WAKE FOREST/TEXAS A&M | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 254 | 0.69 | 2,957 |
| 6 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 31 | 0.50 | 1,420 |
| 7 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.47 | 1,385 |
| 8 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.46 | 2,007 |
| 9 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.45 | 1,423 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.43 | 1,164 |
| 11 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.42 | 1,294 |
| 12 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.32 | 758 |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.30 | 741 |
| 14 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 70 | 0.30 | 805 |
| 15 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.27 | 794 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 746 |
| 17 | RAP GAME FL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:17 PM | 12 | 0.23 | 600 |
| 18 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:31 PM | 31 | 0.23 | 509 |
| 19 | MARRIED WITH SECRETS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 977 |
| 20 | STEVEN UNIVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 767 |
| 21 | GRILL DADS | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 683 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 468 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 397 |
| 24 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG MAN, THE | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 632 |
| 25 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG NANNY, THE | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 711 |
| 26 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN10B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 404 |
| 27 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,023 |
| 28 | AMAZINGNESS | MTV | 9:02 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 388 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,750 |
| 30 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 438 |
| 31 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,576 |
| 32 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: KANSAS/TEXAS | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 125 | 0.16 | 580 |
| 33 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,813 |
| 34 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,763 |
| 35 | JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 | HBO PRIME | 7:56 PM | 122 | 0.15 | 524 |
| 36 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,274 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 354 |
| 38 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,869 |
| 39 | BRING IT: FF | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.15 | 445 |
| 40 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,851 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 639 |
| 42 | ALL DEF COMEDY (TVSERIES) | HBO PRIME | 10:30 PM | 27 | 0.14 | 367 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,452 |
| 44 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L | ESPN2 | 4:35 PM | 37 | 0.14 | 588 |
| 45 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,525 |
| 46 | GRAN TORINO | HBO PRIME | 6:00 PM | 116 | 0.13 | 384 |
| 47 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,090 |
| 48 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,463 |
| 49 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 973 |
| 50 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:01 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 343 |
| 51 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,514 |
| 52 | ALL IN AMERICA | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,005 |
| 53 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 547 |
| 54 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 487 |
| 55 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,237 |
| 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 688 |
| 57 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 606 |
| 58 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,226 |
| 59 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 512 |
| 60 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,429 |
| 61 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,126 |
| 62 | ALL DEF COMEDY (TVSERIES) | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 27 | 0.12 | 306 |
| 63 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 608 |
| 64 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,367 |
| 65 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 594 |
| 66 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 588 |
| 67 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 900 |
| 68 | DEEPWATER HORIZON | HBO PRIME | 12:00 AM | 107 | 0.11 | 299 |
| 69 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 604 |
| 70 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 615 |
| 71 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 592 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 849 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 632 |
| 74 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 718 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 586 |
| 76 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 989 |
| 77 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: HOUSTON/WASHINGTON | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 139 | 0.09 | 310 |
| 78 | MORNING JOE-SPC: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 807 |
| 79 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NASHVILLE/MINNESOTA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:03 PM | 172 | 0.09 | 272 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 582 |
| 81 | BOXINGS BEST OF 2017 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 50 | 0.09 | 252 |
| 82 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,083 |
| 83 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 377 |
| 84 | NHL LIVE POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:55 PM | 36 | 0.09 | 160 |
| 85 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 710 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 806 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 627 |
| 88 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 278 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 627 |
| 90 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 9:19 PM | 75 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 625 |
| 92 | UNDISPUTED L: 325 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 186 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 94 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 149 |
| 95 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 283 |
| 96 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 288 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 812 |
| 98 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 99 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 346 |
| 100 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 101 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 276 |
| 102 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 11:09 PM | 118 | 0.07 | 260 |
| 103 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 155 |
| 104 | ELEAGUE: ELEAGUE 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW | TBS NETWORK | 12:30 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 127 |
| 105 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 106 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: WEST VIRGINIA/OKLAHOMA ST | ESPNU | 7:00 PM | 146 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 107 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 272 |
| 108 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 11:50 PM | 10 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 109 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 110 | CAKE HUNTERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 183 |
| 111 | ER | POP | 1:35 PM | 65 | 0.05 | 166 |
| 112 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 287 |
| 113 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 114 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 115 | CAKE HUNTERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 116 | HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 624 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 117 | UFC WEIGH-IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 118 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 119 | CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 120 | HENRY DANGER | NICKTOONS | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 273 |
| 121 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 10:34 PM | 206 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 122 | ER | POP | 2:40 PM | 65 | 0.04 | 175 |
| 123 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 124 | ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 186 |
| 125 | WAR DOGS | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 114 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 126 | SHACK, THE: SHACK, THE | HBO PRIME | 1:45 PM | 132 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 127 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: UT ARLINGTON/COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 128 | DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL | ESPN2 | 5:12 PM | 48 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 129 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP II | E! | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 130 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 131 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 246 |
| 132 | ER | POP | 3:45 PM | 65 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 133 | EXTREME CAKE MAKERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 134 | EXTREME CAKE MAKERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 183 |
| 135 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 258 |
| 136 | POWER LUNCH: N/A | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 223 |
| 137 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 84 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 138 | TOP 10 | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 139 | GOLDEN COMPASS | HBO PRIME | 11:45 AM | 113 | 0.04 | 152 |
| 140 | ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 141 | UNITED KINGDOM, A | HBO PRIME | 4:00 PM | 111 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 142 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 143 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 314 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 252 |
| 145 | ON THE STORY W/ HILL | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 131 |
| 146 | ER | POP | 5:55 PM | 65 | 0.03 | 179 |
| 147 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 148 | ER | POP | 12:30 PM | 65 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 149 | HISTORIAS VIRGEN MORENA | UNIVERSO | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 150 | DARKNESS, THE | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 17 | 0.03 | 135 |
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