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December 4, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.2.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After football adjustment, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER dropped 0.3, and both reruns of ALL RISE and BULL were down 0.2.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 4.39, up 0.92 from last week’s game.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.77/0.71/0.60 compared to last week’s 0.77/0.73/0.63.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK jumped 0.12 to 0.58.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dipped 0.03 to 0.54, and CARTEL CREW was up 0.06 to 0.32.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.03 to 0.38, with a DIESEL BROTHERS special at 0.20.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.35/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.36/0.26, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was up 0.02 to 0.24.  A&E’s BIOGRAPHY: GARTH BROOKS was at 0.28.  Fox News’s THE FIVE led cable news at 0.24/0.42/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.36/2.7M and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.12/0.18/900K.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT ticked up to 0.23.  E!’s BOTCHED rose 0.03 to 0.21.  Freeform’s WRAP BATTLE climbed 0.03 to 0.18.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES ticked up to 0.19, and THE DEVIL SPEAKS was up 0.04 to 0.18.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.14, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.13.  HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS was up a tick to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 2, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: MINNESOTA/SEATTLE ESPN 8:13 PM 200 4.39 14,030
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.91 6,684
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:33 PM 57 1.51 3,970
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.77 2,418
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.71 2,279
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.60 1,928
7 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.60 1,497
8 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,663
9 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.54 1,188
10 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 150 0.38 1,089
11 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,431
12 CARTEL CREW 2 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.32 647
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.31 840
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 950
15 BIOGRAPHY: GARTH BROOKS: ROAD IM ON PT1 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.28 1,201
16 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,032
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,986
18 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,091
19 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 821
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,654
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,152
22 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.21 822
23 BOTCHED E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 673
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,622
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 3,447
26 DIESEL BROTHERS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:30 PM 60 0.20 450
27 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 853
28 WRAP BATTLE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.18 424
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 579
30 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.18 491
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 556
32 DEVIL SPEAKS, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 826
33 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 180 0.18 614
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,589
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.16 422
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,265
37 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 415
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,980
39 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,587
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,845
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,609
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.15 524
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.15 418
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 414
45 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 1,124
46 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,567
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,688
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,623
49 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,470
50 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,532
51 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.13 376
52 WRAP BATTLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.13 312
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,585
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,483
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,618
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,801
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,587
58 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 944
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,579
60 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: VERY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.11 672
61 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 568
62 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 909
63 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.11 645
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 826
65 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.10 660
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,673
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 724
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 572
69 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 797
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 897
71 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 219
72 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 751
73 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.09 230
74 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 313
75 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 22 0.09 399
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,435
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,194
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 777
79 HIS DARK MATERIALS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 58 0.09 467
80 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.09 254
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 728
82 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,405
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 733
84 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 743
85 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.08 261
86 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 239
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 991
88 HERD L: 1123 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 237
89 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 130 0.07 303
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 624
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 624
92 UNDISPUTED L: 810 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 240
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 675
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 900
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 961
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 877
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 990
98 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: VERY VINTAGE CHRISTMAS, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.07 408
99 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 133
100 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 225
101 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 135
102 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.06 218
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 925
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 628
105 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 953
106 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 177
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 815
108 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 156 0.06 160
109 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 188
110 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 184
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 267
112 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 166
113 NAZI MEGASTRUCTURES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 375
114 HOMETOWN HORROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 286
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 280
116 MY HORROR STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 275
117 TOP ELF NICKTOONS 7:30 AM 60 0.05 127
118 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 281
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 476
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:10 PM 114 0.04 181
121 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 3:30 PM 30 0.04 233
122 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 136
123 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 266
124 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.04 271
125 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 120
126 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 104
127 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 299
128 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.04 138
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 285
130 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 222
131 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 134
132 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 102
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 93
134 GREAT XMAS LIGHT FIGHT AMC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 133
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 130
136 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 117
137 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 379
138 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 82
139 UNEXPLAINED:CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 215
140 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 350
141 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHICAGO/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:00 PM 147 0.03 119
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 252
143 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:36 PM 24 0.03 118
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.03 124
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 216
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 150
147 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 104
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 261
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 260
150 BEST CHRISTMAS EVER SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 111 0.03 154

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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.