NETWORK FINALS: The New Year’s Eve ratings adjustments were 0.1 changes to reruns, down for SEAL TEAM and DATELINE, up for the 9PM THE WALL.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: There was very little new on cable TV on New Year’s Eve. CNN’s NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE coverage was at 0.66/0.61, and Fox News’s ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS was at 0.34/0.31/0.27/0.24/0.18. Hallmark’s movie COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS was at 0.29. ESPN aired a COLLEGE BASKETBALL game at 0.24. Showtime decided to air new episodes of its original series, and SHAMELESS plunged 0.28 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.23, with the season finale of SMILF down a tenth to 0.10.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 31, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NEW YEARS EVE LIVE | CNN | 12:30 AM | 35 | 0.66 | 2,339 |
| 2 | NEW YEARS EVE LIVE W/ AC: N/A | CNN | 8:00 PM | 270 | 0.61 | 2,228 |
| 3 | NFL COUNTDOWN L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.52 | 1,471 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.34 | 893 |
| 5 | ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,284 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L: N/A | ESPN | 8:14 PM | 136 | 0.32 | 947 |
| 7 | ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,029 |
| 8 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.29 | 2,091 |
| 9 | NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 946 |
| 10 | ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,023 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 665 |
| 12 | COUNTDOWN TO 2018 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,741 |
| 13 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:00 AM | 32 | 0.24 | 698 |
| 14 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: GEORGIA/KENTUCKY | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 134 | 0.24 | 769 |
| 15 | SHAMELESS S8 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:07 PM | 52 | 0.23 | 805 |
| 16 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:32 AM | 32 | 0.22 | 630 |
| 17 | KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 126 | 0.22 | 697 |
| 18 | SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD | HBO PRIME | 1:30 PM | 123 | 0.22 | 474 |
| 19 | GUYS RANCH KITCHEN | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 910 |
| 20 | KONG: SKULL ISLAND | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 118 | 0.20 | 686 |
| 21 | NFL GAMEDAY PRIME | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 653 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 90 | 0.20 | 612 |
| 23 | BOBBY AND DAMARIS SHOW | FOOD NETWORK | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.20 | 972 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 522 |
| 25 | COUNTDOWN TO 2018 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,315 |
| 26 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,764 |
| 27 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 240 | 0.17 | 494 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,373 |
| 29 | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,448 |
| 30 | MEDIA BUZZ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,366 |
| 31 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/WEST BROM | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:27 AM | 139 | 0.16 | 412 |
| 32 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,619 |
| 33 | STATE OF THE UNION | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 708 |
| 34 | HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BKBL | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 377 |
| 35 | RELIABLE SOURCES | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 721 |
| 36 | GET OUT | HBO PRIME | 3:35 PM | 104 | 0.14 | 330 |
| 37 | FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE | HBO PRIME | 11:30 AM | 107 | 0.13 | 305 |
| 38 | PBA BOWLING: PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 544 |
| 39 | FIFTY SHADES DARKER | HBO PRIME | 12:10 AM | 117 | 0.13 | 391 |
| 40 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FAMILY OF LIES | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 586 |
| 41 | FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 799 |
| 42 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,035 |
| 43 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 493 |
| 44 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 406 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 587 |
| 46 | LOGAN: LOGAN | HBO PRIME | 5:35 PM | 137 | 0.12 | 311 |
| 47 | FOX REPORT SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,017 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 537 |
| 49 | TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF: TRANSFORMERS:REVENGE OF | HBO PRIME | 9:00 AM | 150 | 0.11 | 310 |
| 50 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,119 |
| 51 | FIVE NEW YEARS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,055 |
| 52 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 415 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 540 |
| 54 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.11 | 363 |
| 55 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 405 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 808 |
| 57 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 5:20 PM | 11 | 0.11 | 219 |
| 58 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 399 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 542 |
| 60 | SMILF S1 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 407 |
| 61 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 396 |
| 62 | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,026 |
| 63 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 363 |
| 64 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,004 |
| 65 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 822 |
| 66 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 598 |
| 67 | NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 356 |
| 68 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 210 | 0.09 | 324 |
| 69 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 1:18 PM | 12 | 0.09 | 186 |
| 70 | SPY KIDS | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 73 | 0.08 | 179 |
| 71 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 343 |
| 72 | AM JOY: TOP 10 STORIES OF 2017 | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 667 |
| 73 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 494 |
| 74 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/CRYSTAL PALACE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:54 AM | 151 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 75 | LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE | HBO PRIME | 7:15 AM | 104 | 0.07 | 172 |
| 76 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: WASHINGTON STATE/USC | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 77 | CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE | MAXPRIME | 10:40 AM | 108 | 0.07 | 147 |
| 78 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 429 |
| 79 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 210 |
| 80 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:25 AM | 122 | 0.07 | 168 |
| 81 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:46 PM | 44 | 0.07 | 155 |
| 82 | FANTASY SHOW L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 83 | HIGHWAY THRU HELL | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 460 |
| 84 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 272 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 620 |
| 86 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 87 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: VIRGINIA TECH/SYRACUSE | ESPNU | 6:00 PM | 128 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 88 | TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 89 | JOEL OSTEEN | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 216 |
| 90 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 470 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 271 |
| 93 | IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 94 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 241 |
| 95 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 367 |
| 96 | KASIE DC | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 519 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 479 |
| 98 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 368 |
| 99 | FIRST KILL | MAXPRIME | 12:30 PM | 102 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 100 | MEET THE PRESS | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 499 |
| 101 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 102 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 103 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 406 |
| 104 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 169 |
| 105 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 106 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 362 |
| 107 | LAYOVER, THE | MAXPRIME | 9:30 PM | 88 | 0.04 | 137 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 451 |
| 109 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 110 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 111 | DEER HUNTER, THE: DEER HUNTER, THE | MAXPRIME | 6:00 AM | 184 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 112 | TABLE 19 | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 87 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 113 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 114 | YOUR BUSINESS | MSNBC | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 238 |
| 115 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | IFC TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 116 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 117 | FOOD FACT OR FICTION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 168 |
| 118 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: WISCONSIN/MIAMI | ESPNU | 8:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 119 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: MEMPHIS/CINCINNATI | ESPNU | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 120 | RETO SUPERHUMANO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 121 | RIDE ALONG 2 | MAXPRIME | 4:15 PM | 101 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 122 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 287 |
| 123 | BIG LEBOWSKI, THE | MAXPRIME | 6:00 PM | 117 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 124 | SCORPION KING, THE | MAXPRIME | 9:05 AM | 91 | 0.02 | 101 |
| 125 | FORBES SPORTSMONEY | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 47 |
| 126 | ESPN FC | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 52 |
| 127 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 94 |
| 128 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPNU | 8:08 PM | 112 | 0.02 | 100 |
| 129 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 262 |
| 130 | PREMIERSHIP RUGBY: EXETER/LECIESTER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 131 | INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE | MAXPRIME | 2:15 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 118 |
| 132 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 204 |
| 133 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 113 |
| 134 | RETO SUPERHUMANO | UNIVERSO | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 38 |
| 135 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/BAYLOR | ESPNU | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 136 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 58 |
| 137 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: SOUTH CAROLINA/OLE MISS | ESPN2 | 6:06 PM | 127 | 0.02 | 87 |
| 138 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPNU | 12:00 PM | 100 | 0.02 | 49 |
| 139 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 109 | 0.02 | 90 |
| 140 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: PROVIDENCE/CREIGHTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:30 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 88 |
| 141 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: USC/OHIO STATE | ESPNU | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 41 |
| 142 | REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 38 |
| 143 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: ST. JOHNS/SETON HALL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 123 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 144 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 46 |
| 145 | LARRYMANIA S6 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 53 |
| 146 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 3:49 PM | 14 | 0.01 | 87 |
| 147 | STRANGE DAYS: STRANGE DAYS | MAXPRIME | 11:00 PM | 145 | 0.01 | 41 |
| 148 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 4:03 PM | 118 | 0.01 | 76 |
| 149 | PATTI LABELLE S PLACE | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.01 | 95 |
| 150 | ATRAPADOS EN ADUANA S2 | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.01 | 43 |
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