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December 24, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.22.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES and the rerun NCIS: LA lost 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.6, down 0.4 from last week’s game. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s original movie BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS topped Sunday scripted cable at 0.34.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS edged up 0.02 to 0.23, RAY DONOVAN gained 0.02 to 0.13, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q was steady at 0.05, and WORK IN PROGRESS fell a tick to 0.02/67K.  The 2-part series finale of USA’s MR ROBOT was at 0.15/0.09, compared to last week’s 0.13.  Starz’s DUBLIN MURDERS stayed at 0.03. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE led Sunday cable overall, up 0.03 to 0.69, with the after-show hour at 0.38, and UNPOLISHED (pushed to 11PM) down 0.11 to 0.23.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA gained 0.02 to 0.63, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.03 to 0.39.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY WARS was steady at 0.29, HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN ticked down to 0.21, COOKIE WARS was at 0.18, and the morning PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.18.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.23 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS jumped a tenth to 0.22.  On ID, ON THE CASE was steady at 0.21, BEFORE I DIE ticked down to 0.18, and OBSESSION ticked up to 0.15.  NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.21/0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 22, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.69 2,323
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.63 1,782
3 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.39 1,223
4 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 10:02 PM 58 0.38 1,547
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.36 1,142
6 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: BEGINNING LOOK LIKE XMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.34 2,580
7 FX MOVIE WKND AFTERNOON: TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT FX 4:00 PM 210 0.29 836
8 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,173
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 653
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.27 534
11 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 711
12 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY FREEFORM 12:30 AM 30 0.24 569
13 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.23 1,652
14 UNPOLISHED TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.23 898
15 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 49 0.23 838
16 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.22 583
17 HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHDO FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 860
18 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,079
19 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:26 AM 142 0.21 588
20 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.18 840
21 COOKIE WARS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 632
22 BEFORE I DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 811
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 435
24 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 527
25 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.17 553
26 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.16 865
27 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: DATE BY CHRISTMAS EVE, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.16 927
28 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 781
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:54 AM 126 0.15 436
30 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 676
31 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 464
32 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 26 0.15 398
33 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,904
34 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,880
35 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.14 699
36 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 758
37 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 786
38 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,623
39 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,882
40 DECORATE DISNY HOLI MAGIC FREEFORM 1:00 AM 60 0.14 355
41 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 9:31 PM 161 0.14 355
42 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:03 PM 44 0.13 885
43 VERY BRADY RENO: HOLIDAY HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.13 575
44 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 9:50 AM 10 0.13 499
45 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 615
46 SPARTAN RACE ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 332
47 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 50 0.12 510
48 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 701
49 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.12 696
50 THE A&E MOVIE: JURASSIC PARK A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.11 423
51 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.11 363
52 VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.11 609
53 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.11 621
54 ANHQ W/ ED HENRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,288
55 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.11 680
56 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 707
57 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 12:25 PM 10 0.10 499
58 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.10 410
59 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.10 347
60 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 363
61 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 50 0.10 340
62 KILLER YETI IN RUSSIA: RYKLI-SP05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 506
63 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 9:00 PM 90 0.10 276
64 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 657
65 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 65 0.09 318
66 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,484
67 KILLER SIBLINGS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 322
68 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 1:00 PM 30 0.09 395
69 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,409
70 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,642
71 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 8:00 PM 60 0.09 199
72 COOKIE WARS FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.09 317
73 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.09 434
74 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:33 PM 57 0.09 279
75 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.09 203
76 BATTLE IN BETHLEHEM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 975
77 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A FAMILY CHRISTMAS GIFT HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.09 995
78 DC HOLIDAY PARTY WDW 2019 DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.08 335
79 BBCA MOVIE: FORREST GUMP BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 180 0.08 296
80 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.08 396
81 KILLER YETI IN RUSSIA: RYKLI-SP05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.08 294
82 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 986
83 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:20 PM 60 0.08 301
84 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 708
85 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,049
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 606
87 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 214
88 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.07 313
89 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:48 PM 42 0.07 183
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 7:02 PM 149 0.07 202
91 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 311
92 GWEN STEFANI CHRISTMAS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.06 145
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 898
94 GO AWAY UNICORN DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 22 0.06 278
95 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 12:00 AM 90 0.06 147
96 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.05 220
97 L WORD, THE: GEN Q S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.05 248
98 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.05 228
99 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:30 AM 30 0.05 234
100 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:12 AM 48 0.05 147
101 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 908
102 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 654
103 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 474
104 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 817
105 UNEXPLAINED & UNEXPLORED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 332
106 BBCA MOVIE: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN BBC-AMERICA 1:00 PM 180 0.05 184
107 SPARTAN RACE ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 134
108 BATTLE IN BETHLEHEM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 501
109 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:06 AM 45 0.05 231
110 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 651
111 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 284
112 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 296
113 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 212
114 WATSON: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 139 0.04 182
115 LEGEND OF BIGFOOT: TMMY-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.04 340
116 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 118
117 DOUBLE DARE NEW TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 121
118 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 301
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 430
120 PREMIER LEAGUE DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.04 104
121 PADDINGTON: PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 120 0.04 226
122 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 1:30 AM 60 0.04 114
123 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.04 276
124 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 160
125 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 545
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 382
127 MERRY X-MEN & ALIENS WKND: GODZILLA (2014) IFC TV 7:00 PM 165 0.04 182
128 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.04 425
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 385
130 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 386
131 TOP ELF TEENNICK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 136
132 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 224
133 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 537
134 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 201
135 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 143
136 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 140
137 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 150
138 DUBLIN MURDERS STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 59 0.03 258
139 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.03 173
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 390
141 POKER ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 103
142 SECRETS ZOO WILDSIDE COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 282
143 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.03 145
144 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.03 200
145 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 6:56 PM 37 0.03 84
146 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 471
147 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY XD 11:30 AM 30 0.03 124
148 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.03 439
149 SP: MINIONS SHORTS UNIVERSAL KIDS 7:46 PM 14 0.03 68
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 233

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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.