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December 21, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.20.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Unusually, it was ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL game that topped its mother network to lead Thursday cable at 0.51.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.45.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.39.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news (and was the #5 show on all of cable) at 0.39/0.57/3.4M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.41/1.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.39/2.5M.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE was steady at 0.37, a 7PM JERSEY SHORE was at 0.35, and EX ON THE BEACH was at 0.35.  A&E’s PD CAM was at 0.35.  USA’s WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS was at 0.32.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF jumped 0.09 to 0.31.  On ID, THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END gained 0.03 to 0.29, and DEAD SILENT was up 0.05 to 0.27.  TLC’s classy DR. PIMPLE POPPER dropped 0.08 to 0.29.  E!’s BOTCHED rose 0.07 to 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL slipped 0.02 to 0.19.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.17.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.20.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.20.  Tru’s CARBONARO EFFECT and INSIDE CARBONARO both ticked up to 0.13/0.10.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was at 0.04.  IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW was at 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/DUKE ESPN2 7:00 PM 130 0.51 1,553
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MARSHALL/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 8:00 PM 191 0.45 1,750
3 NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:42 PM 149 0.40 1,020
4 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 149 0.39 1,114
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,412
6 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:03 PM 60 0.37 664
7 JERSEY SHORE FV UNSEEN MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.35 620
8 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.35 1,106
9 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 63 0.35 631
10 WWE TRIBUTE TROOPS: WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.32 1,127
11 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.31 870
12 NIGHT THAT DIDNT END INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,202
13 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,737
14 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,564
15 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 59 0.29 1,357
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,723
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 763
18 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,213
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,529
20 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.26 745
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,501
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:19 PM 101 0.25 661
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 546
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 554
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,539
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,132
27 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:11 AM 60 0.23 533
28 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,344
29 ESPN ORIGINAL ENTERTNMENT ESPN2 9:10 PM 30 0.23 619
30 GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL WETV 10:01 PM 14 0.22 555
31 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,978
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,148
33 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,212
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,224
35 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.20 1,047
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 486
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,500
38 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 548
39 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 33 0.20 463
40 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 528
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 415
42 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,130
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,220
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,219
45 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,539
46 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,578
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,181
48 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,095
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 357
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,200
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 448
52 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS FOR THE BOOKS HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.16 1,452
53 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 15 NE VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.16 928
54 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.16 539
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 362
56 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,911
57 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 379
58 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,812
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,717
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 967
61 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 898
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 886
63 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.13 1,024
64 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,423
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.13 402
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 285
67 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 342
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 296
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 870
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 326
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 765
72 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 301
73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 677
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,499
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,412
76 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,196
77 HARD TIME: LOCKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 408
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 853
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 322
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,226
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,258
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,232
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 792
84 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,417
85 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,328
86 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: MERRY FRIGGIN CHRISTMAS PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 120 0.11 323
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,414
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,187
89 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.10 238
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,196
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,666
92 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 275
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,275
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,388
95 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 332
96 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,180
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 554
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,291
99 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.09 664
100 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 9:40 PM 60 0.09 257
101 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:40 PM 40 0.09 199
102 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.09 385
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,302
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 527
105 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,549
106 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 415
107 UNDISPUTED L: 569 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 190
108 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 300
109 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 445
110 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 209
111 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 318
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 974
113 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 364
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 274
115 BBCA MOVIE: DEPARTED, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 210 0.07 221
116 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 26 0.07 295
117 PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.07 215
118 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.07 399
119 INCEPTION: INCEPTION HBO PRIME 1:35 PM 148 0.06 128
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 236
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 168
122 X GAMES ESPN2 11:20 PM 98 0.06 116
123 HERD L: 886 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 153
124 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 155
125 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 167
126 CLEO AND CUQUIN NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.05 208
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 217
128 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 113
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 102
130 UNTAMED WITH FELIPE DEAND NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 30 0.04 180
131 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 96
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 91
133 MOMENTUM GENERATION HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 104 0.04 87
134 IMPACT BEST OF 2018 PT 1: IMPACT BEST OF 2018 PT 1 POP 10:00 PM 120 0.04 116
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 215
136 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 114
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 187
138 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 265
139 CHARMED POP 5:00 PM 60 0.03 120
140 MURDER ON THE ORIENT-2017 HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 114 0.03 89
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 98
142 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 99
143 BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW IFC TV 12:00 AM 30 0.03 110
144 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.03 87
145 CHARMED POP 6:00 PM 60 0.03 81
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 73
147 TINY PARADISE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.03 130
148 U.S. MARSHALLS: U.S. MARSHALLS HBO PRIME 9:41 AM 131 0.03 106
149 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 77
150 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 257


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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."