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December 15, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.13.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, steady with last week’s game.  Elsewhere, BLESS THE HARTS, BOB’S BURGERS, 60 MINUTES, NCIS: LA and CARD SHARKS all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  For the curious, the zero ratings for PANDORA and THE OUTPOST were more precisely 0.03/0.03.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s original movie CHRISTMAS COMES TWICE was Sunday’s highest-rated scripted original at 0.33.  Adult Swim’s LAZOR WULF was at 0.20/0.18, steady with last week.  Starz’s POWER BOOK II: GHOST gained 0.03 to 0.20.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS ticked up to 0.14, YOUR HONOR jumped 0.09 to 0.13, and DESUS & MERO was at 0.05.

Cable overall was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, despite being down 0.14 to 0.56, with I LOVE A MAMA’S BOY at 0.27/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.32.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.35.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC fell a tenth to 0.33.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER rose a tenth to 0.23, and ON THE CASE was up 0.05 to 0.19.  On Food Network, CANDY LAND climbed 0.05 to 0.22, and BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS ticked up to 0.16.  ESPN’s PRESEASON NBA game was at 0.20.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.19.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER ticked down to 0.17, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was at 0.13.  HGTV’s RENOVATION INC dipped a tick to 0.17. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 13, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.56 2,226
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.38 1,189
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.35 1,088
4 LIGA MX PT SUN: LEON VS. PUMAS UNAM TUDN 9:00 PM 160 0.35 809
5 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS COMES TWICE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.33 2,494
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.33 1,174
7 I LOVE A MAMAS BOY TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,361
8 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 887
9 CANDY LAND FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 829
10 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.20 401
11 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: LA CLIPPERS/LA LAKERS ESPN 8:31 PM 152 0.20 572
12 POWER BOOK II: GHOST STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 59 0.20 583
13 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 11:40 PM 20 0.20 485
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 556
15 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 900
16 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/FULHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:23 AM 143 0.19 514
17 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.18 358
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 557
19 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,450
20 RENOVATION, INC. HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,120
21 I LOVE A MAMAS BOY: WATCH TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 929
22 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:40 AM 140 0.16 353
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.16 437
24 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: UNLOCKING CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 121 0.16 1,369
25 BUDDY VS CHRISTMAS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 712
26 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.16 648
27 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX ESPN2 8:05 AM 155 0.15 523
28 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.15 435
29 BAREFOOT CONTESSA REPACK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 891
30 SHAMELESS S11 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:08 PM 48 0.14 689
31 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.14 539
32 JINGLE ALL THE WAY: JINGLE ALL THE WAY TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 120 0.14 384
33 THE A&E MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 533
34 DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 55 0.14 548
35 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:00 PM 15 0.14 637
36 ELFS STORY: ELF ON SHELF TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.13 426
37 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:11 PM 141 0.13 330
38 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.13 521
39 YOUR HONOR SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 62 0.13 658
40 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.13 835
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 453
42 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.13 403
43 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,374
44 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 2:09 AM 35 0.13 352
45 BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE MAR AMC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 388
46 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,400
47 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,425
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 883
49 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: SUGAR & SPICE HOLIDAY, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 124 0.12 811
50 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:10 AM 133 0.11 327
51 BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE MAR AMC 4:45 PM 75 0.11 386
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 1:00 PM 115 0.11 359
53 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,791
54 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 772
55 FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SUN TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 248
56 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.11 606
57 CNN HEROES: AN ALL STAR TRIBUTE CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.11 944
58 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 929
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 785
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,553
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 900
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 953
63 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 2,354
64 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:40 PM 30 0.10 376
65 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 7:10 PM 30 0.10 345
66 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 730
67 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.10 351
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,090
69 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,284
70 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:34 PM 57 0.09 309
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,117
72 SAVED BY THE BELL (2020) E! 9:00 PM 41 0.09 167
73 WONDER: WONDER TBS NETWORK 5:30 PM 150 0.09 391
74 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY JUNIOR 1:35 PM 25 0.09 332
75 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,553
76 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 319
77 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.09 390
78 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,627
79 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:46 PM 25 0.08 246
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 812
81 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 316
82 NARCO WARS SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:16 PM 60 0.08 273
83 PADDINGTON 2: PADDINGTON 2 THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.08 321
84 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:45 PM 30 0.08 372
85 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.08 371
86 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. LEVANTE BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.08 180
87 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.08 321
88 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.08 315
89 SP WHITE HOUSE XMAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.08 932
90 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,209
91 DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:25 PM 30 0.08 319
92 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.07 190
93 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 4:10 PM 50 0.07 326
94 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 299
95 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.07 310
96 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.07 223
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 930
98 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:32 PM 29 0.07 155
99 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 135
100 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 740
101 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 963
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 789
103 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 785
104 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: 50 FIRST DATES (2004) PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 120 0.06 183
105 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 16 0.06 232
106 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 639
107 SECRETS OF THE LOST SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 340
108 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 150
109 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 2:05 PM 117 0.06 226
110 REAL LIFE NIGHTMARE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 300
111 DAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 496
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 471
113 NBA PRESEASON   L: WASHINGTON/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 6:00 PM 150 0.05 167
114 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 972
115 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.05 273
116 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 736
117 NFL EN UNIVERSO: PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS BUFFALO BILLS UNIVERSO 8:20 PM 194 0.05 223
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 243
119 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.05 693
120 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.05 774
121 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 961
122 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.05 133
123 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 202
124 DESUS & MERO S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:05 PM 27 0.05 197
125 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,108
126 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.05 172
127 EMPIRES OF NEW YORK CNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 255
128 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 304
129 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.04 737
130 ONE OFF SPECIALS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 258
131 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:39 PM 60 0.04 165
132 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.04 227
133 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 722
134 SOCCER XTRA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 73
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 227
136 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 546
137 PARAMOUNT NET ORIG MOVIE PARAMOUNT 7:00 PM 113 0.04 344
138 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 AM 130 0.04 127
139 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 12:31 AM 60 0.04 189
140 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 648
141 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 417
142 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 400
143 EXPRESS WEEKEND – BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:31 PM 19 0.04 64
144 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN2 6:30 AM 95 0.04 129
145 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 130
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 173
147 007 DOUBLE FEATURE IFC TV 5:30 PM 30 0.03 290
148 AKC PREMIER CUP: AKC FASTEST DOGS USA ESPN2 6:00 PM 120 0.03 165
149 007 DOUBLE FEATURE: CASINO ROYALE (2006) IFC TV 6:00 PM 180 0.03 282
150 PARAMOUNT NET ORIG MOVIE TV LAND 7:00 PM 113 0.03 159

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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.