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December 22, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.3, down 0.3 from last week’s game.  In addition, 60 MINUTES rose 0.2 in final numbers, and THE SOUND OF MUSIC, GARTH & TRISHA LIVE and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS gained 0.1, while the 7:30PM rerun of BOB’S BURGERS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s movie CROSS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS was Sunday’s top-rated scripted cable original at 0.38.  Adult Swim’s LAZOR WULF was at 0.15/0.13, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.18, and GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT was at 0.11/0.11/0.11/0.10.  Starz’s POWER BOOK II: GHOST fell 0.06 to 0.14.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS ticked down to 0.13, and YOUR HONOR was down 0.06 to 0.07. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE once again led Sunday cable overall, up 0.03 to 0.59, with the premiere of UNEXPECTED at 0.24.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC rose 0.07 to 0.40, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was at 0.36.  ESPN’s final CFP RANKINGS show of the season was at 0.25.  ID’s DOOMSDAY was at 0.24/0.22/0.20, and AMERICAN MONSTER was down 0.05 to 0.18.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE match were at 0.22/0.15.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.19, and CANDY LAND was down 0.04 to 0.18.  HGTV’s RENOVATION INC was at 0.17/0.14 compared to last week’s 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 20, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 128 0.59 2,174
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,275
3 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CROSS COUNTRY CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.38 3,299
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,211
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 180 0.31 980
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 593
7 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 240 0.25 867
8 DOOMSDAY:MISSING CHILDREN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,306
9 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:08 PM 67 0.24 978
10 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REI FREEFORM 4:00 PM 65 0.24 804
11 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:28 AM 138 0.22 579
12 DOOMSDAY:MISSING CHILDREN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,278
13 DOOMSDAY:MISSING CHILDREN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,066
14 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.19 909
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 684
16 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 988
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.18 443
18 CANDY LAND FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 781
19 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 479
20 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FREEFORM 3:25 PM 35 0.17 611
21 RENOVATION, INC. HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.17 1,024
22 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 968
23 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 12:55 AM 65 0.16 422
24 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.16 450
25 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.15 320
26 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:09 AM 133 0.15 449
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,287
28 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 11:15 PM 45 0.15 751
29 FANTASY FOOTBALL NOW    L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 350
30 POWER BOOK II: GHOST STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 58 0.14 468
31 BAREFOOT CONTESSA REPACK FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 910
32 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 2:20 PM 65 0.14 517
33 RENOVATION, INC. HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.14 952
34 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,391
35 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,310
36 THIS IS LIFE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 682
37 SHAMELESS S11 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 54 0.13 617
38 LAZOR WULF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.13 269
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 459
40 THE A&E MOVIE: MAGNIFICENT 7, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.12 596
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,242
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,330
43 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,298
44 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 451
45 SELF-MADE MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.12 717
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 996
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,271
48 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 15 0.11 233
49 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 1:15 AM 15 0.11 224
50 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.11 588
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 845
52 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 15 0.11 204
53 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 60 0.11 815
54 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 763
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 882
56 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.11 220
57 GEMUSETTO: DEATH BEAT(S) ADULT SWIM 1:45 AM 15 0.10 187
58 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:46 PM 26 0.10 249
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,618
60 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: PROJECT CHRISTMAS WISH HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 10:00 PM 121 0.10 1,345
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 301
62 SNOWY DAY DISNEY JUNIOR 12:35 PM 40 0.09 466
63 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS BREAK, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.09 705
64 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,933
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,021
66 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 811
67 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.08 302
68 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,263
69 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:12 PM 140 0.08 216
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 945
71 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,192
72 MEGA MONSTERS REPACK: MGMNS-1R4R01PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 387
73 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 12:01 AM 61 0.07 272
74 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 262
75 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 648
76 YOUR HONOR SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 56 0.07 537
77 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 AM 25 0.07 268
78 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 775
79 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.07 235
80 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,462
81 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:10 PM 50 0.07 302
82 EMPIRES OF NEW YORK CNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 260
83 BIGFOOT IS REAL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 360
84 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 915
85 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,310
86 SEARCH MONSTERS SD REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 282
87 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 817
88 LAS ULTIMAS 24 HORAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 119
89 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/RUTGERS ESPN2 1:00 PM 137 0.06 280
90 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.06 848
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 460
92 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.06 275
93 VACATION MARATHON IFC TV 5:30 PM 30 0.06 186
94 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:43 PM 47 0.06 244
95 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 930
96 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 685
97 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.06 213
98 DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 208
99 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 374
100 MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR DISNEY CHANNEL 1:30 PM 70 0.05 237
101 VACATION MARATHON IFC TV 6:00 PM 105 0.05 162
102 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
103 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 60 0.05 181
104 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.05 271
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 682
106 HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.05 184
107 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 15 0.05 183
108 NARCO WARS SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:15 PM 60 0.05 222
109 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.05 766
110 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: CREIGHTON/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 149 0.05 166
111 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EIBAR VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:51 PM 129 0.05 139
112 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 944
113 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.05 178
114 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 280
115 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: COUNTDOWN TO THE PLAYOFF ESPN2 9:00 AM 180 0.04 145
116 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: N/A ESPN 4:00 PM 180 0.04 170
117 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 8:10 PM 30 0.04 225
118 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 746
119 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:00 AM 30 0.04 93
120 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 669
121 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 43 0.04 132
122 DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 185
123 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: N/A ESPN 8:30 PM 150 0.04 133
124 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 173
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 195
126 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 764
127 EMPIRES OF NEW YORK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 217
128 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 411
129 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.04 216
130 LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: ATLANTE / TAMPICO MADERO TUDN 8:55 PM 175 0.03 108
131 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 137
132 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.03 78
133 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ST LOUIS/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 8:40 PM 141 0.03 118
134 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.03 116
135 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:01 AM 60 0.03 152
136 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L: COUNTDOWN TO THE PLAYOFF ESPNU 9:00 AM 180 0.03 128
137 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 12:00 PM 30 0.03 104
138 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.03 616
139 BUILDING ALASKA REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 240
140 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 15 CAR VS. GB NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 120 0.03 118
141 ICE AIRPORT ALASKA SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 160
142 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 11:30 AM 30 0.03 93
143 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 216
144 CASPERS 1ST XMAS BOOMERANG 7:30 PM 30 0.03 72
145 AIR WARRIORS SMITHSONIAN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 188
146 SCOOBY DOO CHRISTMAS BOOMERANG 8:30 PM 30 0.03 86
147 THREES COMPANY IFC TV 10:30 AM 30 0.03 68
148 SECRETS OF THE LOST SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 238
149 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:32 PM 28 0.03 70
150 YEAR IN MUSIC, A AXS TV 9:30 PM 30 0.02 62

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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.