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December 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, HOLIDAY WITH THE HOUGHS, GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.37, down 0.16 from last week.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.67/0.62/0.52 compared to last week’s 0.74/0.70/0.62.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.67/0.64/0.62 compared to last week’s 0.60.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.61.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP slipped 0.02 to 0.33, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.24.  On A&E, POLICE PATROL was at 0.30/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.21, and LIVE RESCUE held at 0.22.  On Discovery, DIESEL BROTHERS rose 0.06 to 0.28, DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS was down 0.04 to 0.20, and TWIN TURBOS was steady at 0.15.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.26/0.46/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.36/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.11/0.18/900K.  HGTV’s LOVE IT OR LIST IT dropped 0.06 to 0.20, and A VERY BRADY RENOVATION was at 0.12.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES fell 0.06 to 0.19, and THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END was at 0.16.  E!’s BOTCHED ticked down to 0.16.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.15.  HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS gained 0.03 to 0.13.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE holiday special was at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 16, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: INDIANAPOLIS/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 8:13 PM 181 3.37 11,057
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.54 5,803
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:14 PM 76 1.11 3,037
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.67 2,204
5 LOVE AND HIP HOP 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.67 1,470
6 LOVE AND HIP HOP 10 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,414
7 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.62 1,381
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.62 2,099
9 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.61 1,678
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.52 1,466
11 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.52 1,858
12 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,549
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 992
14 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.30 968
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.29 728
16 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.28 730
17 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.27 911
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,627
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,846
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.25 838
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 3,038
22 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,087
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,377
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,271
25 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 981
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 654
27 LIVE RESCUE: 28 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.22 816
28 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.21 770
29 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 62 0.20 592
30 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,617
31 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,038
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 537
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.19 639
34 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.19 582
35 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 821
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 350
37 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 444
38 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 864
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,213
40 BOTCHED E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 522
41 NIGHT THAT DIDNT END INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 740
42 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 442
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,720
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.15 396
45 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 1,165
46 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 28 0.15 469
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,055
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 351
49 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 61 0.15 421
50 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,660
51 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 29 0.14 786
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,871
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,681
54 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,631
55 HIS DARK MATERIALS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 58 0.13 485
56 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.13 544
57 GOOD TROUBLE: 209 NOCHEBUENA/A VERY COTERIE CHRISTMAS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.13 327
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.12 373
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 2,004
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,547
61 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,538
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 828
63 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.12 378
64 VERY BRADY RENO: HOLIDAY HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 758
65 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 279
66 BOTCHED-SP E! 9:30 PM 30 0.11 334
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,791
68 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,710
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,355
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,761
71 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 874
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 808
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,422
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 711
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 779
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,665
77 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 46 0.10 346
78 AMC MOVIE: LOVE THE COOPERS AMC 10:05 PM 150 0.10 336
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,197
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 849
81 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.10 610
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 621
83 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.10 831
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 720
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 797
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,611
87 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 11:16 AM 14 0.09 296
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 696
89 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 705
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,391
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,247
92 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 176
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 698
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 686
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 663
96 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.08 214
97 VERY BRADY RENO: HOLIDAY HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 AM 60 0.08 420
98 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:04 AM 29 0.08 329
99 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.08 298
100 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.07 406
101 DC HOLIDAY PARTY WDW 2019 DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.07 412
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 555
103 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.07 341
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 941
105 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.07 160
106 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV 8:03 PM 167 0.07 248
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 941
108 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 946
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 848
110 UNDISPUTED L: 820 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 195
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 948
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 609
113 HERD L: 1133 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 186
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 472
115 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:50 PM 70 0.06 165
116 CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.06 172
117 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 189
118 HOMETOWN HORROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 274
119 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 136
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SOUTHERN MISS/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.05 184
121 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 3:30 PM 30 0.05 251
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 120
123 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 332
124 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 207
125 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 847
126 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 151
127 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 243:WHITTAKER/ADESANYA ESPN2 9:03 PM 177 0.05 157
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 253
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.05 155
130 IT FEELS EVIL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 222
131 PREP&LANDING/NAUGHTY/NICE FREEFORM 9:00 AM 30 0.05 121
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 128
133 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.04 256
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 926
135 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.04 90
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 151
137 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 107
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 874
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 110
140 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 25 0.04 246
141 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 161
142 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 12:00 AM 30 0.04 96
143 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S L: 585 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.04 106
144 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 128
145 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 201
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 356
147 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 148
148 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 131 0.04 145
149 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 143
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 113

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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.