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December 27, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.24.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE SIMPSONS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES and IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE dropped the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Dec 24.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Christmas Eve was almost empty of meaningful original programming, and most of what rated were sports and news, led by ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game at 0.56.  Nickelodeon’s early morning MYSTICONS was at 0.15.  The season finale episodes of Starz’s THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE were at 0.05/0.05, up a tick from last week’s 0.04/0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Dec 24.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 24, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: FRESNO STATE/HOUSTON ESPN 8:30 PM 229 0.56 2,086
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.42 1,161
3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.37 1,391
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L: N/A ESPN 12:19 AM 131 0.32 851
5 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 747
6 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK16 SEA VS DAL NFL NETWORK 8:30 PM 180 0.24 953
7 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 517
8 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,729
9 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.18 712
10 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,750
11 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.16 469
12 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 790
13 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 737
14 MYSTICONS NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.15 395
15 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,324
16 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 8:45 PM 96 0.14 436
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 427
18 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 845
19 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,379
20 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 65 0.14 388
21 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2017 WK16 ATL VS NO NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 150 0.13 467
22 UFC SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 90 0.13 357
23 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 770
24 PBA BOWLING ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 435
25 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.11 401
26 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.11 461
27 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 121 0.11 429
28 DIE HARD: DIE HARD MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 132 0.11 292
29 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,297
30 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 923
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 408
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 491
33 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 984
34 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 321
35 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.10 237
36 DIE HARD 2: DIE HARD 2 MAXPRIME 10:15 PM 123 0.10 256
37 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 333
38 DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE MAXPRIME 12:20 AM 129 0.09 223
39 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 548
40 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,170
41 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 1:50 PM 152 0.08 234
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 420
43 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 258
44 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 434
45 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 282
46 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 433
47 PBA BOWLING ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 385
48 SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE: SEX & THE CITY (THE MOVIE HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 145 0.08 206
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 958
50 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 565
51 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 835
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 347
53 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 838
54 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 450
55 FIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 906
56 ESPN FC ESPN2 12:05 AM 56 0.06 157
57 MICHELLE WOLF: NICE LADY HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 57 0.06 163
58 ROCK DOG HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 90 0.06 205
59 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 346
60 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: CELTICS/LAKERS PART 3 ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.06 190
61 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 233
62 MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR: MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 127 0.06 187
63 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 573
64 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 579
65 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.06 192
66 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 449
67 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 170
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 771
69 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 285
70 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 9:30 PM 25 0.05 176
71 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 247
72 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 483
73 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 122
74 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 28 0.05 176
75 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 14 0.05 169
76 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:00 AM 30 0.05 91
77 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 234
78 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.05 93
79 SHACK, THE: SHACK, THE HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 132 0.05 227
80 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 295
81 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 284
82 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:30 AM 30 0.04 76
83 PRACTICAL MAGIC MAXPRIME 3:00 PM 104 0.04 119
84 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 268
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 388
86 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 187
87 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: CELTICS/LAKERS PART 1 ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.04 138
88 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 143
89 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 369
90 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 135
91 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 11:00 AM 60 0.04 81
92 ALTITUDE MAXPRIME 6:30 PM 88 0.04 151
93 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 82
94 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 74
95 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 277
96 RETO SUPERHUMANO UNIVERSO 12:30 PM 30 0.03 45
97 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.03 230
98 CHIPS MAXPRIME 1:15 PM 101 0.03 83
99 FRONTERA S6 UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 74
100 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 141
101 INCREIBLE GOODWIN UNIVERSO 1:00 PM 60 0.03 45
102 STEP UP MAXPRIME 11:30 AM 104 0.03 80
103 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 11 0.03 156
104 RETO SUPERHUMANO UNIVERSO 12:00 PM 30 0.03 47
105 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 278
106 FOOD FACT OR FICTION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 122
107 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 212
108 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.03 158
109 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.03 194
110 ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 30 0.03 53
111 ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 UNIVERSO 2:30 PM 30 0.03 68
112 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: ONE AND NOT DONE ESPNU 10:00 PM 120 0.02 53
113 CINE ESPECIAL SUN 930A: PADRE PIO GALAVISION 9:30 AM 120 0.02 76
114 AMERICA IN PRIMETIME MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 273
115 CLASSICAL BABY: HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 26 0.02 72
116 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 134
117 DOWN WITH LOVE HBO PRIME 6:15 AM 102 0.02 85
118 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.02 63
119 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 35
120 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.02 69
121 AGNELLI HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 110 0.02 93
122 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 219
123 PATTI LABELLE S PLACE COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.02 107
124 LAUREL CANYON MAXPRIME 4:45 PM 103 0.02 58
125 TMZ SPORTS WEEKEND FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 30 0.02 56
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.02 147
127 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.02 64
128 PANDILLEROS UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.02 45
129 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 199
130 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.02 203
131 SERIE A – L: SASSUOLO VS. INTER BEIN SPORT 4:00 PM 120 0.02 28
132 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY: LEICESTER/SARACENS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:58 AM 123 0.02 64
133 LIFTED. BET HER 6:00 AM 60 0.02 39
134 LUND INTERNATIONAL TRUCK VELOCITY 8:00 AM 30 0.02 134
135 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.02 106
136 FIND MY FIRST LOVE FYI 1:00 PM 60 0.01 52
137 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.01 38
138 FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CHA VELOCITY 6:00 AM 30 0.01 63
139 FIND MY FIRST LOVE FYI 12:00 PM 60 0.01 63
140 FIM ENDURANCE WORLD CHAMP VELOCITY 6:30 AM 30 0.01 52
141 RIVERAS, THE UNIVERSO 10:00 AM 60 0.01 31
142 LIFTED. BET HER 7:00 AM 60 0.01 29
143 WAKEBOARDING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:01 PM 59 0.01 71
144 MOVIE OF THE WEEK 2HR: WHITNEY BET HER 8:00 AM 150 0.01 36
145 FIND MY FIRST LOVE FYI 11:00 AM 60 0.01 52
146 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE/USC ESPNU 12:00 AM 120 0.01 48
147 FULL MONTY, THE MAXPRIME 9:55 AM 91 0.01 37
148 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: TEXAS TECH/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPNU 10:00 AM 180 0.01 81
149 CENTRAL FOX WKND EARLY FOX DEPORTES 12:00 PM 60 0.01 21
150 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: SAN DIEGO ST/ARMY ESPNU 1:00 PM 180 0.01 83

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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.