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December 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.4.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.51/0.35/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.52/0.35/0.15.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.28.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.44/3.3M, with CNN’s GLOBAL TOWN HALL at 0.25/0.37/1.8M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.40/3.4M.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.24.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME slipped 0.02 to 0.21, BIGGEST LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOW was at 0.14, and MARTHA KNOWS BEST was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.11.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.18.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE was at 0.17.  On OWN, READY TO LOVE gained 0.02 to 0.11, and PUT A RING ON IT ticked up to 0.08.  The season finale of Cinemax’s WARRIOR ticked up to 0.01/80K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 4, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.51 2,386
2 GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 66 0.35 1,750
3 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 818
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,341
5 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,772
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISIANA/APPALACHIAN STATE ESPN 8:39 PM 206 0.24 1,014
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,940
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,039
9 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,760
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,412
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,811
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 35 0.21 1,384
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,511
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,540
15 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:14 PM 60 0.20 917
16 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,801
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,350
18 DDD REPACK FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 888
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,561
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,633
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,292
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,441
23 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.18 758
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,264
25 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 991
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 379
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 55 0.17 538
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,256
29 LIVE RESCUE: 63 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.17 757
30 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 90 0.16 532
31 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.15 533
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,182
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 551
34 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 9:30 PM 90 0.14 538
35 JINGLE ALL THE WAY: JINGLE ALL THE WAY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.14 492
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,146
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,263
38 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.14 379
39 BIGGEST LITTLE XMAS SHOWD HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 804
40 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: TOO CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 125 0.13 1,248
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 307
42 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 962
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,611
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,553
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 285
46 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,646
47 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.12 519
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,185
49 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 280
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 343
51 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 794
52 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,495
53 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 365
54 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,922
55 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.11 412
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,827
57 ASTRONAUTS NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.11 427
58 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 358
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,338
60 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.11 371
61 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 757
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 293
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 2,048
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.11 346
65 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: WISCONSIN/MARQUETTE FOX SPORTS 1 6:53 PM 134 0.11 502
66 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 700
67 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,316
68 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:21 PM 33 0.10 1,529
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,357
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,590
71 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 286
72 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 744
73 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,304
74 DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 46 0.10 468
75 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 248
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,390
77 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 350
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 2,242
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,318
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,261
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,489
82 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 21 0.10 1,353
83 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 388
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,139
85 OSBOURNES BELIEVE REPACK: SKOA-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 341
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,362
87 ELF: BUDDY?S MUSICAL CHRI THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 351
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 300
89 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: LOUISVILLE/DEPAUL ESPN 6:30 PM 129 0.09 287
90 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.09 399
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,327
92 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 223
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 766
94 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,238
95 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.08 346
96 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 11:25 AM 45 0.08 355
97 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 261
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,194
99 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 25 0.08 280
100 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 212
101 FAMILY CHANTEL: MORE TO L TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 259
102 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 49 0.07 287
103 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.06 643
104 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,105
105 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 9:07 PM 115 0.06 239
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 592
107 DISNEY FAM JAM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:46 PM 25 0.06 310
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 199
109 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,021
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 850
111 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 8:19 AM 11 0.05 261
112 FAMILY CHANTEL: MORE TO L TLC 10:30 PM 60 0.05 375
113 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 506
114 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 123
115 MISERY HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 107 0.05 216
116 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,092
117 UNDISPUTED L: 1058 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 148
118 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 23 0.05 267
119 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:58 PM 62 0.05 131
120 MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 96 0.05 200
121 HERD L: 1369 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 151
122 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 292
123 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 303
124 KID OF THE YEAR NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 60 0.05 180
125 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 244
126 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.04 246
127 ELEAGUE: RLCS X EP 01 TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.04 124
128 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 345
129 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.04 238
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 109
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 197
132 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 85
133 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 487
134 DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:57 PM 60 0.04 254
135 BIG CAT TALES ANIMAL PLANET 11:00 PM 60 0.04 137
136 LA PEOR PESADILLA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 98
137 NFL GAMEDAY VIEW NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 193
138 LAS VERDADERAS MUJERES DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 116
139 TRUE GRIT (2010) HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 110 0.04 224
140 DIRT EVERY DAY MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 30 0.04 151
141 POP TV MOVIES: CLUE POP 10:30 PM 150 0.04 137
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:00 PM 118 0.04 132
143 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 236
144 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 81
145 SNOWY DAY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 50 0.04 185
146 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 213
147 E:60 ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.04 118
148 LAZO SINIESTRO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 91
149 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 309
150 OPTIONS ACTION CNBC 5:30 PM 30 0.04 192

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."