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December 19, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.17.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.5, up 0.1 from last week’s game, and the live A CHRISTMAS STORY held at its preliminary 1.5.  Football adjustments lowered 60 MINUTES by 0.4 and WISDOM OF THE CROWD by 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 17.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Several heavy-hitter scripted networks like AMC and HBO are on holiday break, and Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS CONNECTION led the field at 0.62.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN gained 0.02 to 0.57, SQUIDBILLIES rose 0.03 to 0.39, and THE JELLIES held at 0.33.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS ticked up to 0.51, and SMILF was steady at 0.20.  The night featured a pair of season finales (neither show has yet been renewed):  TBS’s SEARCH PARTY was at 0.23/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.12, and TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR climbed 0.03 to 0.22.  Starz’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE returned from a week off and was off the chart at 0.04/0.04 and 198K/195K, down from 0.06/0.05 2 weeks ago.

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led all of cable, down 0.04 to 0.97.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE rose 0.06 to 0.66, and UNEXPECTED was up 0.07 to 0.36.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS edged up 0.02 to 0.48, and WAGS was down 0.03 to 0.18.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER aired back-to-back episodes at 0.25/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.28, and CASH CAB was at 0.17/0.16.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT at 0.28/0.25.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dipped 0.04 to 0.28.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 17.SUNwas

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 17, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.97 2,339
2 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.66 2,068
3 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS CONNECTION HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.62 3,994
4 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.57 1,187
5 SHAMELESS S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 51 0.51 1,578
6 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,032
7 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.46 1,227
8 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.39 835
9 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:04 PM 68 0.36 1,162
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.36 785
11 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.34 2,263
12 JELLIES, THE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 30 0.33 705
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.30 634
14 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,156
15 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.28 1,146
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 963
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.27 731
18 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,138
19 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.26 701
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.25 756
21 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.25 1,972
22 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,075
23 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,067
24 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 531
25 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NORTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE ESPN 3:00 PM 132 0.24 765
26 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 671
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 559
28 FX MOVIE PRIME: NIGHT BEFORE FX 8:00 PM 120 0.22 529
29 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 58 0.22 724
30 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 108 0.22 466
31 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.22 473
32 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROMANCE AT REINDEER LODGE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.21 2,077
33 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,040
34 STREET JUSTICE: THE BRONX INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 AM 60 0.21 776
35 SP GINGERBREAD GIANTS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 795
36 SMILF S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 28 0.20 567
37 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.20 760
38 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.19 707
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 503
40 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 155 0.18 372
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 441
42 WAGS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.18 414
43 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.17 552
44 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 31 0.17 904
45 SEARCH PARTY TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 432
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,721
47 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 853
48 CASH CAB DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:33 PM 31 0.16 772
49 FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.16 339
50 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:25 AM 133 0.16 400
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,528
52 WAGS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.15 343
53 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 428
54 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.15 507
55 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:09 AM 136 0.15 386
56 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,591
57 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 809
58 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 103 0.14 399
59 AMC MOVIE: HAPPY FEET 2 AMC 6:00 PM 120 0.14 567
60 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.14 418
61 CAJUN ACES FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.14 548
62 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 123 0.14 365
63 TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 150 0.13 341
64 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,351
65 SCOTT PETERSON CASE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,125
66 PBA BOWLING ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 413
67 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,281
68 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 889
69 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 581
70 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 821
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 810
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,293
73 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.12 303
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 593
75 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,092
76 CNN HEROES: AN ALL STAR TRIBUTE CNN 8:00 PM 128 0.11 726
77 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 269
78 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.11 253
79 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:53 PM 90 0.11 332
80 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.11 418
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 566
82 GONE IN 60 SECONDS HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 118 0.10 215
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 629
84 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 942
85 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 62 0.10 418
86 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 612
87 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.10 476
88 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 372
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 516
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 936
91 YEARS 10 MOST MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 682
92 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 506
93 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 515
94 E:60 ESPN 5:12 PM 48 0.09 296
95 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 869
96 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 930
97 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 497
98 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,082
99 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 330
100 PBA BOWLING ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 289
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 515
102 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.08 276
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 552
104 CRIMINAL CONFESSIONS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 343
105 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 533
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 571
107 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 349
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 425
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 867
110 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 620
111 ROAD TO THE CFP ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.07 174
112 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 1:30 PM 30 0.07 358
113 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 473
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 564
115 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 219
116 ROAD TO THE CFP ESPN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 172
117 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 238
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 287
119 ROAD TO THE CFP ESPN 10:00 PM 30 0.06 147
120 ROAD TO THE CFP ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 143
121 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 171
122 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 81 0.06 183
123 WCB: 12/16/17 SAUNDERS/LE: N/A HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 161 0.06 198
124 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 163
125 ROLLING STONE: HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 115 0.05 150
126 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 617
127 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 144
128 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME L-FILL NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 23 0.05 147
129 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.05 215
130 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 254
131 HAPPENING:CLEAN ENERGY RE HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 71 0.05 126
132 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 244
133 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 399
134 DATELINE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.05 201
135 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. DEPORTIVO BEIN SPORT 2:35 PM 130 0.05 122
136 DATELINE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.05 211
137 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 102
138 MIKE & DAVE NEED WEDDING MAXPRIME 4:10 PM 99 0.05 102
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 208
140 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.04 156
141 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS SERIES ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 108
142 THUNDERMANS NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.04 156
143 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 69 0.04 122
144 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 13 0.04 105
145 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 309
146 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 25 0.04 198
147 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.04 99
148 TV1 ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROYAL FAMILY CHRISTMAS TV ONE 7:00 PM 120 0.04 125
149 LIGA PREMIER: W BROMW V. MANC UN 12/17 UNIVERSO 9:11 AM 125 0.04 63
150 PREMIOS UNI DEPOR17 12/17: N/A UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 127 0.04 87

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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.