NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary network ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s coverage of the CFP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME towered over the rest of the night at 7.63 (plus an additional 0.15 at ESPN2), although that was down 1.05 from the 2018 game. USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.80/0.68, compared to 0.61/0.60/0.58 for the New Year’s Eve edition. Most other Monday cable shows returned from holiday break. VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.66, followed by the premiere of CARTEL CREW at 0.47. Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.54. Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP returned at 0.40, and WINNER CAKE ALL jumped 0.12 from New Year’s Eve to 0.26. On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT was at 0.32. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.27/0.41/3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.19/0.28/1.1M, and Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.18/0.32/2.3M. MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.26, with a lead-in hour at 0.20. ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES was at 0.25, and DEADLIEST DECADE was at 0.17. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.20. Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.18/0.17.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday January 7, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP L: ALABAMA/CLEMSON | ESPN | 8:15 PM | 206 | 7.63 | 24,322 |
| 2 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP SUST L | ESPN | 11:41 PM | 11 | 5.49 | 17,347 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 15 | 4.42 | 15,785 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 11:52 PM | 19 | 3.28 | 9,721 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 1.91 | 5,912 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:11 AM | 69 | 1.43 | 3,882 |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.91 | 2,609 |
| 8 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.80 | 2,294 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:20 AM | 60 | 0.69 | 1,830 |
| 10 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.68 | 2,070 |
| 11 | LOVE AND HIP HOP 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.66 | 1,328 |
| 12 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.63 | 1,719 |
| 13 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.54 | 1,304 |
| 14 | CARTEL CREW | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 953 |
| 15 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 1,456 |
| 16 | LOVE IT OR LIST IT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,255 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 944 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,008 |
| 19 | TEEN MOM OG S7B:BACKSTAGE | MTV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 506 |
| 20 | WINNER CAKE ALL | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 995 |
| 21 | PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,017 |
| 22 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.23 | 536 |
| 23 | PEPPA PIG | NICKELODEON | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.23 | 925 |
| 24 | STEVEN UNIVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.22 | 668 |
| 25 | ABBY HATCHER | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 815 |
| 26 | TEEN MOM OG S7B ASK MOMS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 390 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,433 |
| 28 | ANCIENT ALIENS: RETURN TO MARS 144 | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 125 | 0.20 | 822 |
| 29 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,116 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,001 |
| 31 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 7:56 PM | 19 | 0.19 | 781 |
| 32 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,053 |
| 33 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 465 |
| 34 | STREET OUTLAWS:MEMPH SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 566 |
| 35 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 36 | 0.18 | 710 |
| 36 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,292 |
| 37 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,113 |
| 38 | 1990S:DEADLIEST DECADE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 917 |
| 39 | STREET OUTLAWS: NPK SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 535 |
| 40 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,097 |
| 41 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,785 |
| 42 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,083 |
| 43 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,329 |
| 44 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 413 |
| 45 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,077 |
| 46 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 769 |
| 47 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,086 |
| 48 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,932 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 359 |
| 50 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,965 |
| 51 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 367 |
| 52 | CFP CHAMP MEGACAST L: CLEMSON/ALABAMA | ESPN2 | 8:15 PM | 206 | 0.15 | 666 |
| 53 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,105 |
| 54 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 385 |
| 55 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 932 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 965 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,360 |
| 58 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 408 |
| 59 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 696 |
| 60 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,782 |
| 61 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 819 |
| 62 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,773 |
| 63 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 719 |
| 64 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,151 |
| 65 | COUPLES RETREAT | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 114 | 0.13 | 260 |
| 66 | COPS (O) | PARAMOUNT | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 449 |
| 67 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,540 |
| 68 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 837 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,606 |
| 70 | UNDISPUTED L: 580 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.12 | 254 |
| 71 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,348 |
| 72 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 857 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 863 |
| 74 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,454 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 791 |
| 76 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,422 |
| 77 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,282 |
| 78 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,649 |
| 79 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,566 |
| 80 | MY GHOST STORY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 327 |
| 81 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,545 |
| 82 | GANGLAND | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 385 |
| 83 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,691 |
| 84 | COPS (O) | PARAMOUNT | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 435 |
| 85 | CFP CHAMP PREGAME L | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 86 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 86 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 946 |
| 87 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,403 |
| 88 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,150 |
| 89 | HERD L: 898 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 227 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,033 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 526 |
| 92 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 388 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,194 |
| 94 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,262 |
| 95 | FIRST 48, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 394 |
| 96 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 964 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,243 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,029 |
| 99 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 11:46 PM | 65 | 0.08 | 264 |
| 100 | MY GHOST STORY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 265 |
| 101 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,050 |
| 102 | FIRST 48, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:01 AM | 61 | 0.08 | 271 |
| 103 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 104 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPNU | 8:00 PM | 15 | 0.08 | 309 |
| 105 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 255 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,158 |
| 107 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 23 | 0.08 | 261 |
| 108 | BIG FISH: BIG FISH | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 125 | 0.08 | 167 |
| 109 | SEMA: BATTLE OF THE BUILD | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 306 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,128 |
| 111 | MAINE CABIN MASTERS | DIY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 331 |
| 112 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 477 |
| 113 | FIRST 48, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 271 |
| 114 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 115 | FIRST 48, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 116 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 117 | MY GHOST STORY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 220 |
| 118 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 193 |
| 119 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 120 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPNEWS | 7:30 PM | 29 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 121 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 117 |
| 122 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 380 |
| 123 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 124 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 221 |
| 125 | CFP CHAMP MEGACAST L: CLEMSON/ALABAMA | ESPNU | 8:15 PM | 206 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 126 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 127 | LOVE HAPPENS | HBO PRIME | 2:00 PM | 109 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 128 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 129 | NEVER BEEN KISSED | HBO PRIME | 5:40 PM | 107 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 130 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 131 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 326 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 133 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP SUST L | ESPNU | 11:41 PM | 11 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 134 | ISLE OF DOGS | HBO PRIME | 3:55 PM | 101 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 135 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 12:51 AM | 67 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 136 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 345 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 137 | AFTERMATH: AFTERMATH | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 130 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 139 | GOOD EATS: RELOADED | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 140 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 141 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | POP | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 142 | BBCA MOVIE: S.W.A.T. | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 177 |
| 143 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES/SAN JOSE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 156 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 144 | LARA CROFT:CRADLE OF LIFE | HBO PRIME | 10:30 AM | 117 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 145 | BUSY TONIGHT | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 146 | TABLE 19 | HBO PRIME | 12:30 PM | 87 | 0.04 | 99 |
| 147 | ABBY HATCHER | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 231 |
| 148 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 149 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPNEWS | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 150 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPNU | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 163 |
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