NETWORK FINALS: NBC’s NFL game adjusted to 4.1.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On another holiday weekend day with little original programming, the NFL Network’s Saturday afternoon game (branded with another day of the week) was at 1.53. ESPN’s trio of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.74/0.72/0.41. Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS GETAWAY was at 0.66. ID’s YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE ticked up to 0.28. On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN lost a tick to 0.23, and BAKED IN VERMONT was at 0.18. On OWN, WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE’S fell 0.04 to 0.09, and CHECKED INN was down 0.05 to 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 23, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2017 WK 16 IND VS. BAL | NFL NETWORK | 4:31 PM | 175 | 1.53 | 5,395 |
| 2 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 7:29 PM | 31 | 0.87 | 2,856 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SAN DIEGO STATE/ARMY | ESPN | 3:57 PM | 183 | 0.74 | 3,485 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEXAS TECH/SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 237 | 0.72 | 3,397 |
| 5 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS GETAWAY | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.66 | 4,378 |
| 6 | TNF PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 31 | 0.48 | 1,559 |
| 7 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: APPALACHIAN STATE/TOLEDO | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 196 | 0.41 | 1,770 |
| 8 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.29 | 652 |
| 9 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.29 | 686 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 933 |
| 11 | YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,058 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 672 |
| 13 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,157 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 581 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 693 |
| 16 | KONG: SKULL ISLAND | HBO PRIME | 3:30 PM | 118 | 0.22 | 682 |
| 17 | TNF SHOWCASE | NFL NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 718 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 528 |
| 19 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: BLENDED | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 150 | 0.19 | 530 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 529 |
| 21 | ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 126 | 0.18 | 985 |
| 22 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 474 |
| 23 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,872 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 480 |
| 25 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN | 3:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 432 |
| 26 | BAKED IN VERMONT | FOOD NETWORK | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 811 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:16 PM | 104 | 0.18 | 536 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 406 |
| 29 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: WAR ROOM | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 190 | 0.17 | 792 |
| 30 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 13 | 0.16 | 427 |
| 31 | CASHIN IN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,483 |
| 32 | CAVUTO ON BUSINESS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,618 |
| 33 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,729 |
| 34 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/MANCHESTER CITY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:57 AM | 123 | 0.15 | 380 |
| 35 | BULLS & BEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,690 |
| 36 | FORBES ON FOX | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,570 |
| 37 | GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,394 |
| 38 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 13 | 0.14 | 694 |
| 39 | WATTERS WORLD | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,768 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 658 |
| 41 | EAT SLEEP BBQ | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 601 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 690 |
| 43 | DIGBY DRAGON | NICK JR | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 588 |
| 44 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 753 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 735 |
| 46 | SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 128 | 0.13 | 410 |
| 47 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EL CLASICO: REAL MADRID/BARCELONA 12-17 | BEIN SPORT | 6:37 AM | 140 | 0.13 | 258 |
| 48 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 32 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,306 |
| 50 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CHRISTMAS IN MISSISSIPPI | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.12 | 603 |
| 51 | VITAL SIGNS | CNN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 593 |
| 52 | NFL GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 426 |
| 53 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,143 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 657 |
| 55 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,253 |
| 56 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 604 |
| 57 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 27 | 0.11 | 305 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 683 |
| 59 | JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,488 |
| 60 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 702 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 530 |
| 62 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 565 |
| 63 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 946 |
| 64 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ILLINOIS/MISSOURI | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 132 | 0.10 | 506 |
| 65 | LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY G | HBO PRIME | 1:30 PM | 110 | 0.10 | 256 |
| 66 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/EVERTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:24 AM | 126 | 0.10 | 270 |
| 67 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 482 |
| 68 | SWEETIE PIES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 444 |
| 69 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 949 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 916 |
| 71 | FOX REPORT SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,175 |
| 72 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,130 |
| 73 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 307 |
| 74 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TENNESSEE/WAKE FOREST | ESPN2 | 12:30 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 382 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 212 |
| 76 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 878 |
| 77 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME | NFL NETWORK | 11:29 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 224 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 583 |
| 79 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 943 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 583 |
| 81 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 3:20 PM | 10 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 82 | FORENSIC FILES | HLN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 307 |
| 83 | ICE AGE:DAWN OF THE DINOS | HBO PRIME | 7:25 AM | 94 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 84 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 869 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 620 |
| 86 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 207 |
| 87 | VACATION RENTAL POTENTIAL | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 231 |
| 88 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 293 |
| 89 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 282 |
| 90 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 10:12 PM | 108 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 91 | FORENSIC FILES | HLN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 282 |
| 92 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 280 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 613 |
| 94 | VELSHI & RUHLE | MSNBC | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 689 |
| 95 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN2 | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 96 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 322 |
| 97 | CHECKED INN | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 264 |
| 98 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:36 PM | 84 | 0.05 | 198 |
| 99 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 591 |
| 100 | SESAME STREET | HBO PRIME | 9:00 AM | 26 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 101 | NBA CRUNCHTIME | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 94 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 102 | MY COUSIN VINNY | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 119 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 103 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 633 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 721 |
| 105 | CAR FIX | VELOCITY | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 232 |
| 106 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 107 | HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 283 |
| 108 | FIST FIGHT | MAXPRIME | 6:25 PM | 91 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 109 | ELLSBERG-PENTAGON PAPERS: MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 572 |
| 110 | ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE: ZOOKEEPERS WIFE, THE | HBO PRIME | 1:51 AM | 126 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 111 | FIRST TIME FLIPPERS | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 112 | SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: SNF: MIN VS GB | NFL NETWORK | 2:29 AM | 181 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 113 | ALL GIRLS GARAGE | VELOCITY | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 114 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 115 | FIRST KILL | MAXPRIME | 12:10 AM | 102 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 116 | HUGH HEWITT | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 341 |
| 117 | FORENSIC FILES | HLN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 265 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 451 |
| 119 | ATLANTA VETS | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 260 |
| 120 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: CONNECTICUT/AUBURN | ESPN2 | 2:34 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 242 |
| 121 | FORENSIC FILES | HLN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 240 |
| 122 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 | NBA-TV | 10:34 PM | 176 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 123 | MADDEN NFL AMERICA | NFL NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 12 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 124 | DEEPWATER HORIZON | HBO PRIME | 4:27 AM | 93 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 126 | INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE | MAXPRIME | 10:35 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 127 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 311 |
| 128 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 356 |
| 129 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL | NFL NETWORK | 11:12 PM | 17 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 130 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 131 | LA ULT PALABRA WKND | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 132 | MAFIAS GREATEST HITS | AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 133 | MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: PURPLE RAIN | BET HER | 10:55 AM | 185 | 0.03 | 109 |
| 134 | SEABISCUIT: SEABISCUIT | MAXPRIME | 6:15 AM | 140 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 135 | EXPRESS WEEKEND – | BEIN SPORT | 8:57 AM | 63 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 136 | FIRST TIME FLIPPERS | DIY NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 169 |
| 137 | PIRATES WHO DONT DO ANYTH | HBO PRIME | 9:56 AM | 85 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 138 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: APPALACHIAN STATE/TOLEDO | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 139 | NARCOS: GUER ANTI DRO S1 | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 59 |
| 140 | PAID PROGRAMMING | CNBC | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 141 | FUGITIVOS DE LA LEY LA | UNIVERSO | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 142 | NARCOS: GUER ANTI DRO S1 | UNIVERSO | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 60 |
| 143 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: MIDD TEN. ST/USC | ESPN2 | 4:34 PM | 122 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 144 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 145 | VERDICT, THE: VERDICT, THE | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 129 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 146 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 248 |
| 147 | WATERWORLD: WATERWORLD | MAXPRIME | 3:30 AM | 135 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 148 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 219 |
| 149 | GARFIELD | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 80 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 150 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 223 |
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