NETWORK FINALS: 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in final numbers, while ABC’s PREP & LANDING reruns were up 0.1. In addition, the NCIS: LA rerun that barely counted as primetime with a 10:57PM start time had a 0.4 rating. Football adjustments at FOX dropped the 7PM ICE AGE special rerun by 0.5. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, steady with last week’s game.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
NOTE: At this time, we have no Sunday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Despite the holiday weekend, many Sunday cable shows aired new episodes. Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS MADE TO ORDER topped scripted at 0.56. Adult Swim’s THE SHIVERING TRUTH was at 0.36/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28. Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN ticked down to 0.29 (steadier than its unscripted lead-ins, as to which see below). On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN dropped 0.03 to 0.14, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA was down 0.02 to 0.11. On Starz, OUTLANDER fell 0.07 to 0.12, and COUNTERPART ticked up to 0.03. The season finale of HBO’s SALLY4EVER ticked down to 0.03.
Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led unscripted, down 0.06 to 0.62, with lead-out VANDERPUMP RULES down 0.07 to 0.40. On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE fell two-tenths to 0.58, and RETURN TO AMISH was at 0.22. ID’s DEADLY LEGACY lost 0.04 to 0.26. HGTV’s line-up was led by BAHAMAS LIFE at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17. On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and THE LAST ALASKANS was steady at 0.22. Food Network’s GINGERBREAD GIANTS was at 0.16.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 23, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.62 | 1,648 |
| 2 | 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.58 | 1,769 |
| 3 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS MADE TO ORDER | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.56 | 3,493 |
| 4 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 1,077 |
| 5 | NFL COUNTDOWN L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.38 | 1,055 |
| 6 | SHIVERING TRUTH, THE | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.36 | 717 |
| 7 | SHIVERING TRUTH, THE | ADULT SWIM | 12:15 AM | 15 | 0.32 | 630 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 763 |
| 9 | DIRTY JOHN | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 66 | 0.29 | 1,041 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 90 | 0.27 | 672 |
| 11 | DEADLY LEGACY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 994 |
| 12 | BAHAMAS LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,096 |
| 13 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 240 | 0.23 | 644 |
| 14 | RETURN TO AMISH | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 833 |
| 15 | ISLAND LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,105 |
| 16 | THE A&E MOVIE | A&E NETWORK | 12:04 AM | 117 | 0.22 | 649 |
| 17 | ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.22 | 1,705 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 635 |
| 19 | LAST ALASKANS, THE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 1,386 |
| 20 | BAHAMAS LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 961 |
| 21 | HAWAII LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 944 |
| 22 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:19 AM | 36 | 0.21 | 564 |
| 23 | ISLAND LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,040 |
| 24 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:06 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 625 |
| 25 | THE A&E MOVIE | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 119 | 0.20 | 895 |
| 26 | HAWAII LIFE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 975 |
| 27 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 573 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 485 |
| 29 | GINGERBREAD GIANTS | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 800 |
| 30 | BLOCKERS | HBO PRIME | 11:11 PM | 102 | 0.16 | 379 |
| 31 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/EVERTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:56 AM | 134 | 0.14 | 409 |
| 32 | STATE OF THE UNION | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 950 |
| 33 | RAY DONOVAN S6 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:04 PM | 51 | 0.14 | 930 |
| 34 | CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 647 |
| 35 | THE A&E MOVIE: NIGHTCRAWLER | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 123 | 0.13 | 483 |
| 36 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 210 | 0.13 | 437 |
| 37 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 463 |
| 38 | OUTLANDER 4 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:02 PM | 54 | 0.12 | 908 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 347 |
| 40 | ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 54 | 0.11 | 586 |
| 41 | FANTASY SHOW L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 266 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 274 |
| 43 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME | NFL NETWORK | 11:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 266 |
| 44 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 1,046 |
| 45 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 452 |
| 46 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,516 |
| 47 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 779 |
| 48 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,502 |
| 49 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HAIRSPRAY | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.10 | 311 |
| 50 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 336 |
| 51 | AMANDA TO THE RESCUE | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 512 |
| 52 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 292 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 600 |
| 54 | BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 398 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 677 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 666 |
| 57 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 217 |
| 58 | FEAR THE WOODS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 321 |
| 59 | FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 955 |
| 60 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 254 |
| 61 | TRUCK U | MOTOR TREND | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 62 | BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE | HBO PRIME | 9:15 AM | 128 | 0.09 | 274 |
| 63 | SNAPPED | OXYGEN MEDIA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 368 |
| 64 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,094 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 567 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 663 |
| 67 | FORBIDDEN HISTORY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 346 |
| 68 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 292 |
| 69 | HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 354 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 548 |
| 71 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 288 |
| 72 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 242 |
| 73 | RELIABLE SOURCES | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 868 |
| 74 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 262 |
| 75 | GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS | HBO PRIME | 8:46 PM | 101 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 76 | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,266 |
| 77 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 629 |
| 78 | MEDIA BUZZ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,206 |
| 79 | MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV | MOTOR TREND | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 252 |
| 80 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 702 |
| 81 | AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 528 |
| 82 | NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 307 |
| 83 | INCEPTION: INCEPTION | HBO PRIME | 1:00 PM | 148 | 0.07 | 227 |
| 84 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 762 |
| 85 | HAUNTED CASE FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 314 |
| 86 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 253 |
| 87 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 273 |
| 88 | FORBIDDEN HISTORY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 250 |
| 89 | STONEHENGE DECODED | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 504 |
| 90 | GIRLS TRIP: GIRLS TRIP | MAXPRIME | 3:55 PM | 122 | 0.06 | 135 |
| 91 | WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 756 |
| 92 | HAUNTED CASE FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 296 |
| 93 | BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 308 |
| 94 | WORLD AXE THROWING LEAGUE | ESPN2 | 7:03 PM | 117 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 95 | FOOD PARADISE | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 618 |
| 97 | KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE | HBO PRIME | 5:20 PM | 141 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 98 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN | 7:01 PM | 59 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 99 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 869 |
| 100 | BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 101 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 238 |
| 102 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 417 |
| 103 | JOEL OSTEEN | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 240 |
| 104 | IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 105 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 454 |
| 106 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 107 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 130 |
| 108 | TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 109 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 56 | 0.05 | 144 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 562 |
| 111 | BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 112 | MEET THE PRESS | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 644 |
| 113 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 673 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 358 |
| 115 | UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 532 |
| 116 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 604 |
| 118 | NEXT REVOLUTION, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 832 |
| 119 | BBCA MOVIE: VEGAS VACATION | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 120 | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 692 |
| 121 | PETE HOLMES:DIRTY CLEAN | HBO PRIME | 7:45 PM | 57 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 122 | UFC RELOADED: 224:NUNES/PENNINGTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 123 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 124 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 125 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 206 |
| 126 | CENTRAL FOX WKND | FOX DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 56 |
| 127 | SCANDALOUS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 843 |
| 128 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 582 |
| 129 | BLEED OUT | HBO PRIME | 11:30 AM | 88 | 0.04 | 136 |
| 130 | WILD ARTIC | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 131 | E:60 | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 132 | COUNTERPART 2 | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:00 PM | 57 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 133 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
| 134 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | ESPNEWS | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 135 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:10 PM | 50 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 136 | YOUR BUSINESS | MSNBC | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 248 |
| 137 | WILD ARTIC | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 235 |
| 138 | GILMORE GIRLS | POP | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 139 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 216 |
| 140 | MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 102 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 141 | SALLY4EVER | HBO PRIME | 10:32 PM | 39 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 142 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 208 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 143 | DAVE | HBO PRIME | 3:30 PM | 110 | 0.03 | 180 |
| 144 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 519 |
| 145 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 652 |
| 146 | GILMORE GIRLS | POP | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 57 |
| 147 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 224 |
| 148 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 186 |
| 149 | GILMORE GIRLS | POP | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 150 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 225 |
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