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December 30, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.28.2015

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  The changes from Monday’s overnights were all at NBC, which had the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast boosting its preliminary numbers.  The new episode of SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 to 0.8, and TELENOVELA was down 0.2 to 0.6.  Both will need to show more signs of life in their official “premieres” next week.  In addition, the TELENOVELA rerun fell 0.1, while the BLINDSPOT rerun dropped 0.2.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec MON.28

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL of the season gave ESPN an overwhelming Monday win at 4.81, up 1.36 from last week’s game.  Earlier in the day, the network’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.50, while ESPN2’s game was at 0.38.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP climbed by 0.25 to 1.50, and BLACK INK CREW aired two episodes at 1.06/0.96, both higher than last week’s 0.88.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.23/1.21/1.18, compared to last week’s 1.16/1.15/1.11.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.43, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.39.  Discovery’s RED DEVIL RACERS was at 0.39.  A TEEN MOM special on MTV was at 0.34.  HBO’s documentary HEROIN: CAPE COD USA was at 0.18.  On TNT, the 3-hour burn-off of LEGENDS exited with 0.15/0.09/0.10, all below last week’s 0.18. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec MON.28

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 28, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CINCINNATI/DENVER ESPN 8:15 PM 224 4.81 15,806
2 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:59 PM 61 1.73 4,270
3 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.50 2,812
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.23 3,695
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.21 3,488
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 1.18 3,425
7 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.06 1,960
8 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.96 1,788
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 5:51 PM 144 0.68 2,098
10 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: PITTSBURGH/NAVY ESPN 2:30 PM 201 0.50 2,182
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.49 1,121
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 1,980
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,668
14 RED DEVIL RACERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,003
15 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: CENTRAL MICHIGAN/MINNESOTA ESPN2 5:00 PM 187 0.38 1,486
16 TEEN MOM SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 671
17 20/20 ON ID PRSN:CRIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,255
18 B WALTERS PRSNT AMRCN SCN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,348
19 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.27 727
20 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.26 707
21 TIME MACHINE: NOSTRADAMUS: 21ST CENT PROPH REV HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.24 945
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.24 580
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.23 557
24 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 8:07 PM 26 0.23 716
25 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 540
26 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.22 1,105
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 531
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 535
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 PM 131 0.21 481
30 HOLLYWD MED W TYLER HENRY E! 8:00 PM 30 0.20 597
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 454
32 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.19 508
33 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,164
34 HEROIN: CAPE COD, USA HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 75 0.18 430
35 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 433
36 MYTHBUSTERS HOLIDAY MA SCIENCE 7:00 PM 60 0.17 461
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,024
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.16 433
39 MOVIE: COURAGE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 817
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,053
41 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.15 356
42 LEGENDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.15 515
43 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,687
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,488
45 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,123
46 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 118 0.14 324
47 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:04 PM 23 0.14 281
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,557
49 COLL FTBL BOWL PREVIEW ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.13 317
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,386
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,340
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 617
53 RUMOR HAS IT HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 96 0.12 223
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,449
55 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 139 0.12 276
56 BIBLE BOWL: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.12 365
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 587
58 STEP UP ALL IN HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 111 0.11 231
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,226
60 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 345
61 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,218
62 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,196
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 621
64 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BREAKAWAY – BOXING DAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 AM 130 0.10 229
65 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 318
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,362
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 650
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 527
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 417
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,380
71 LEGENDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 64 0.10 325
72 LEGENDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.09 405
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,010
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 612
75 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 341
76 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 67 0.09 204
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 565
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 652
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 403
80 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 478
81 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN2 8:33 PM 119 0.08 534
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 301
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 681
84 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 454
85 SUPER INTO TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.08 258
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 308
87 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 506
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 562
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 400
90 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 309
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 689
92 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 591
93 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 417
94 OPEN SEASON 2 NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 90 0.07 319
95 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 432
96 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.07 188
97 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 10:02 AM 113 0.07 171
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 684
99 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/CHICAGO NBA-TV 8:00 PM 154 0.07 186
100 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 8:04 PM 116 0.07 254
101 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 15 0.07 163
102 SPECIAL: ELVIS PRESLEY: LIFE AND DEATH REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 180 0.07 304
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 305
104 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 157
105 BATH CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.07 159
106 SPECIAL: MARILYN MONROE: LIFE AND DEATH REELZCHANNEL 7:00 PM 180 0.07 238
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 262
108 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 424
109 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 404
110 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.06 196
111 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 324
112 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 12:01 AM 72 0.06 154
113 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 640
114 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 180
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 438
116 BREAK HBO PRIME 2:19 PM 11 0.06 139
117 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.06 178
118 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.06 143
119 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 345
120 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.06 150
121 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:34 PM 87 0.06 138
122 HEARTBREAK KID THE HBO PRIME 12:50 AM 115 0.06 112
123 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 400
124 BATH CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 138
125 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 707
126 AFTERMATH: AFTERMATH NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.05 133
127 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 12 0.05 124
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 273
129 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 326
130 BREAK-UP, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 106 0.05 105
131 BOXINGS BEST OF 2015 HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 47 0.05 107
132 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 414
133 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 662
134 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 128
135 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UNC GREENSBORO/NORTH CAROLINA ESPNU 6:00 PM 124 0.05 198
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 283
137 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 537
138 JOYFUL NOISE HBO PRIME 8:05 AM 117 0.05 139
139 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 563
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 210
141 NFL NETWORK NEWS NFL NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.05 130
142 DAYS OF OUR LIVES POP 8:00 PM 60 0.05 199
143 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 434
144 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.05 110
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 420
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 330
147 BOXINGS BEST OF 2015 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 59 0.05 120
148 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 209
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 377
150 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 390

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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.