NETWORK FINALS: The broadcast portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 1.51. In addition, there were meaningful upward adjustments (i.e., to the next tenth) for LA’S FINEST and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and LET’S MAKE A DEAL AT NIGHT.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s cable portion of MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 2.11, down by an understandable 1.27 since ESPN didn’t have to share that game. USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.52/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.55/0.53/0.51. Bravo’s BELOW DECK dropped 0.06 to 0.44. TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER jumped 0.16 to 0.31. Cable news was led by CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.30/0.44/2.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.34/2.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.18/0.32/2.8M. HGTV’s CELEBRITY IOU rose 0.08 to 0.29. Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.21/0.19. Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.20/0.11, compared to last week’s 0.24/0.13. On ID, TILL DEATH DO US PART was steady at 0.17, and ATLANTA JUSTICE was at 0.16. History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.15/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.15. The season finale of HBO’s HIS DARK MATERIALS was at 0.05, up a tick from last week and down 0.04 from last season’s finale.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 28, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L: BUFFALO/NEW ENGLAND | ESPN | 8:14 PM | 177 | 2.11 | 7,337 |
| 2 | MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 14 | 1.30 | 4,732 |
| 3 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.56 | 1,886 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.52 | 1,783 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:11 PM | 79 | 0.49 | 1,565 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 1,638 |
| 7 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,555 |
| 8 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 1,312 |
| 9 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.31 | 1,637 |
| 10 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,092 |
| 11 | CELEBRITY IOU | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.29 | 1,616 |
| 12 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,144 |
| 13 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,065 |
| 14 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,027 |
| 15 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,958 |
| 16 | FLIP OR FLOP REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,068 |
| 17 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,688 |
| 18 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,919 |
| 19 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,816 |
| 20 | CELEBRITY IOU REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,119 |
| 21 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,798 |
| 22 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,765 |
| 23 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,015 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,644 |
| 25 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/CHELSEA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:28 PM | 128 | 0.21 | 495 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,735 |
| 27 | STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 143 | 0.20 | 741 |
| 28 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,681 |
| 29 | KIDS BAKING CHAMP | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 940 |
| 30 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 529 |
| 31 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 646 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,546 |
| 33 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND/LA LAKERS | NBA-TV | 10:04 PM | 144 | 0.19 | 444 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,517 |
| 35 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 495 |
| 36 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,768 |
| 37 | NFL REWIND L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 461 |
| 38 | 1000-LB SISTERS RECAP | TLC | 10:03 PM | 63 | 0.17 | 777 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 588 |
| 40 | TIL DEATH DO US PART | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 882 |
| 41 | ATLANTA JUSTICE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 754 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 474 |
| 43 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 438 |
| 44 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.15 | 864 |
| 45 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,052 |
| 46 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:36 PM | 24 | 0.14 | 287 |
| 47 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 718 |
| 48 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,635 |
| 49 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,461 |
| 50 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,889 |
| 51 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 680 |
| 52 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,336 |
| 53 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,804 |
| 54 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,927 |
| 55 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,448 |
| 56 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,544 |
| 57 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,399 |
| 58 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MARYLAND/WISCONSIN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 122 | 0.12 | 533 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 444 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 391 |
| 61 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,287 |
| 62 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,857 |
| 63 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,948 |
| 64 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,051 |
| 65 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,313 |
| 66 | STREET OUTLAWS: LOCKED IN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:23 PM | 37 | 0.11 | 452 |
| 67 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,901 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 341 |
| 69 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,959 |
| 70 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,322 |
| 71 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,142 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,316 |
| 73 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,462 |
| 74 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,361 |
| 75 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,278 |
| 76 | BRAVOS CHAT ROOM | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 397 |
| 77 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,390 |
| 78 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,204 |
| 79 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,329 |
| 80 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 869 |
| 81 | PARANORMAL DECLASSIFIED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 419 |
| 82 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/CRYSTAL PALACE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:54 AM | 133 | 0.09 | 271 |
| 83 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:28 AM | 62 | 0.09 | 230 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 787 |
| 85 | POP TV MOVIES: WEDDING SINGER, THE | POP | 8:30 PM | 140 | 0.08 | 191 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 232 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,242 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 644 |
| 89 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,090 |
| 90 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MEMPHIS/BROOKLYN | NBA-TV | 7:33 PM | 151 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 91 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,235 |
| 92 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 638 |
| 93 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,308 |
| 94 | UNDISPUTED L: 1073 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 95 | CRAIG OF THE CREEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 15 | 0.07 | 221 |
| 96 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,205 |
| 97 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:07 PM | 21 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 98 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 633 |
| 99 | WORLDS MOST UNEX REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 341 |
| 100 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 530 |
| 101 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 75 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 102 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,336 |
| 103 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 104 | AFTERMATH: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 105 | NBA GAMETIME | NBA-TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 135 |
| 106 | HIS DARK MATERIALS | HBO PRIME | 9:02 PM | 48 | 0.05 | 347 |
| 107 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 260 |
| 108 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 455 |
| 109 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 110 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 245 |
| 111 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 112 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 834 |
| 113 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 514 |
| 114 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 115 | SKIING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 116 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 117 | HERD L: 1386 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 118 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 562 |
| 119 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 120 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 227 |
| 121 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 195 |
| 123 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 208 |
| 124 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 125 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 127 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 323 |
| 128 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 167 |
| 129 | COMMUNITY | IFC TV | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 130 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 190 |
| 131 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1027 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 133 | COMMUNITY | IFC TV | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 134 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
| 135 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 447 |
| 136 | ZIMMERN LIST | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 137 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 308 |
| 138 | AMERICAN TRUCKS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
| 139 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 150 |
| 140 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 141 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 142 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
| 143 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:09 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 293 |
| 145 | HOWIE CARR SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 293 |
| 146 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 259 |
| 147 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 247 |
| 148 | COMMUNITY | IFC TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 46 |
| 149 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 82 |
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