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December 19, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.18.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, ABC’s numbers dropped after NFL adjustment, THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT by 0.1 and 2017 IN MEMORIAM by 0.2.  Elsewhere, POPSTAR’S BEST OF 2017 lost 0.1, making for a dismal 0.1/0.1 night at CW.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 18.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dominated the night, but dropped 0.72 from last week to 3.08.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.98/0.90/0.83 compared to last week’s 0.87/0.85/0.82.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.17 to 0.77, and it was followed by REMY & PAPOOSE at 0.61.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS lost 0.05 to 0.72.  On MTV, TEEN MOM fell a tenth to 0.61, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was down 0.04 to 0.40.  TLC’s 90-DAY FIANCE had a Monday episode at 0.56, followed by a 2-hour TELL ALL special at 0.54.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES slumped by 0.12 to 0.51, and RELATIONSHEP ticked up to 0.21.  Freeform’s DECORATE DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC special was at 0.51.  It was finale night at Food Channel, where HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was steady at 0.44, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was down 0.08 to 0.29.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.32/0.27.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.27/0.42/2.7M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.44/2.8M and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.25/0.32/1M.  ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES dropped 0.07 to 0.26, and DEADLIEST DECADE was down 0.09 to 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS aired an hour at 0.20/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.20, TINY HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.06 to 0.18.  Comedy Central’s year-end THE YEARLY SHOW was at 0.19, and a PRESIDENT SHOW special was at 0.08.  TBS’s TARANTULA was at 0.16/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 18.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 18, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: ATLANTA/TAMPA BAY ESPN 8:15 PM 204 3.08 9,411
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:39 PM 81 1.06 2,695
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.98 3,085
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.90 2,803
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 0.83 2,470
6 LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.77 1,518
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.72 1,847
8 REMY & PAPOOSE VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.61 1,238
9 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.61 1,073
10 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 8:00 PM 71 0.57 1,734
11 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 135 0.56 1,522
12 90 DAY FIANCE: TELL ALL TLC 9:11 PM 119 0.54 1,760
13 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.51 1,276
14 DECORATE DISNY HOLI MAGIC FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.47 1,243
15 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,651
16 FLORIBAMA SHORE MTV 10:01 PM 62 0.40 716
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 1,009
18 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.32 729
19 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,008
20 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:45 AM 15 0.27 630
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,550
22 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:30 PM 181 0.27 622
23 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.26 550
24 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,050
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,023
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,796
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,960
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 723
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.24 517
30 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,453
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,670
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.24 547
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,727
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 892
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 880
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 597
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,955
38 RELATIONSHEP BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.21 600
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,376
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 945
41 1980S:DEADLIEST DECADE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 934
42 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 2,063
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,878
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 1,049
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,850
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,948
47 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,034
48 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,859
49 DAILY SHOWS YEARLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 61 0.19 680
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 931
51 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 968
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 975
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,845
54 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,127
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,817
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,981
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 414
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.18 513
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 414
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,491
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 90 0.18 489
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 365
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,983
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,055
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,474
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,036
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,035
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,413
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 784
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 928
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,776
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 378
73 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 413
74 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 341
75 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.16 432
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,017
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,648
78 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 707
79 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:36 PM 54 0.15 362
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 711
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 708
82 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,280
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,093
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,593
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 772
86 LOGAN: LOGAN HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 137 0.13 328
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,170
88 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.12 327
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 937
90 TARANTULA TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.12 252
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 885
92 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 905
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 937
94 DAILY FANTASY FOOTBALL ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.12 318
95 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.12 410
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 972
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 879
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,159
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 528
100 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/INDIANA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 156 0.11 322
101 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 729
102 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:31 AM 49 0.11 233
103 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.10 277
104 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 201
105 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 104 0.09 330
106 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 235
107 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.09 169
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 287
109 GUNPOWDER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 61 0.09 471
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 173
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 440
112 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 282
113 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.09 174
114 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 244
115 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 162
116 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 439
117 UNDISPUTED L: 316 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 196
118 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 227
119 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 2:40 PM 107 0.07 218
120 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.07 225
121 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 150
122 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.07 252
123 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:44 PM 20 0.07 211
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 150 0.07 181
125 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COLOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 260
126 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 127 0.07 180
127 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 63 0.06 170
128 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.06 181
129 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.06 130
130 PAUL FINEBAUM SHOW  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 117
131 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SWANSEA/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 132 0.06 148
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 272
133 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 202
134 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 110
135 AGNELLI HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.05 206
136 GINORMOUS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.05 160
137 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.05 159
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 150
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 246
140 HERD L: 615 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 118
141 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 108 0.05 91
142 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.05 144
143 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.04 103
144 BURGERS, BREW & QUE TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 30 0.04 139
145 ER POP 3:00 PM 68 0.04 205
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 119 0.04 155
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 222
148 ER POP 4:08 PM 68 0.04 182
149 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 123
150 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 24 0.04 74

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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.