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December 30, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.26.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports ruled post-Christmas cable.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.72/0.61, Fox Desportes’s LIGA PLAYOFFS match was at 0.57, TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.39, and NBC Sports Net’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.23/0.20/0.15.  The highest-rated non-sports program of the day was TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER, returning in force at 0.52, with DON’T LOOK AWAY at 0.30.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.51/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.53/0.50, PD CAM was at 0.44/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.38, and LIVE PD: WANTED was up 0.03 to 0.41.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OR ORANGE COUNTY was at 0.31.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE dropped 0.07 to 0.29, and EX ON THE BEACH was up 0.03 to 0.17.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE returned at 0.25/0.19, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.18/0.16.  On ID, THE INTERROGATOR gained 0.03 to 0.23.  HGTV’s CHRISTINA ON THE COAST was at 0.21.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP rose 0.05 to 0.19.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE was at 0.17.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT was steady at 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 26, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 7:36 PM 24 0.72 2,528
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: PITTSBURGH/EASTERN MICHIGAN ESPN 8:00 PM 227 0.72 3,045
3 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: LOUISIANA TECH/MIAMI ESPN 4:00 PM 216 0.61 2,365
4 LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: FNL:MONTERREY VS AMERICA FOX DEPORTES 9:16 PM 157 0.57 1,255
5 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 66 0.52 2,290
6 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.51 1,766
7 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.51 1,816
8 LIVE PD: PD CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,430
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:47 PM 13 0.43 1,540
10 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,410
11 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.40 1,178
12 NBA BASKETBALL: BLAZERS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 149 0.39 1,058
13 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 28 0.33 891
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,020
15 DONT LOOK AWAY: DR IS IN TLC 10:06 PM 60 0.30 1,451
16 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.29 550
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 805
18 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,112
19 INTERROGATOR, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 951
20 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:57 PM 130 0.23 570
21 SP CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,110
22 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:27 PM 124 0.20 497
23 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.20 682
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,104
25 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.19 853
26 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 455
27 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 AM 55 0.18 443
28 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.18 847
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,534
30 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.18 1,057
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,660
32 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 11:53 PM 47 0.18 368
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,637
34 HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.17 965
35 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.17 605
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 487
37 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:09 PM 18 0.17 421
38 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.17 312
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 517
40 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 710
41 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 446
42 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 427
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,630
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,110
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.15 888
46 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 389
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 132 0.15 383
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,910
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.15 431
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,796
51 LIGA MX PREVIA FOX DEPORTES 8:29 PM 47 0.15 320
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 30 0.14 913
53 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:31 PM 26 0.14 349
54 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-1R2R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.14 423
55 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.13 731
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,511
57 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 341
58 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,236
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,670
60 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,305
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 349
62 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 239
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,672
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,536
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,330
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,374
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,282
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 274
69 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,132
70 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:07 PM 83 0.10 228
71 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 262
72 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 199
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,166
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 649
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 992
76 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:30 AM 27 0.09 219
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 598
78 UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 356
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 633
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,387
81 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 683
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 628
83 UNDISPUTED L: 827 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 209
84 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 822
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 669
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 552
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,047
88 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 253
89 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 667
90 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO FOX DEPORTES 7:30 PM 59 0.07 169
91 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,008
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 595
93 UNDERGROUND MARVELS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 300
94 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 620
95 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 586
96 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 238
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 517
98 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L FOX DEPORTES 12:40 AM 60 0.07 139
99 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.07 527
100 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 16 DAL VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.07 460
101 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 888
102 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 195
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 826
104 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:25 AM 125 0.06 167
105 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 431
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 871
107 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 610
108 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 142
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 842
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 795
111 BCE: HOLIDAY BINGO: CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 222
112 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 532
113 BCE: HOLIDAY BINGO: FOUR CHRISTMASES IFC TV 10:00 PM 120 0.06 212
114 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 789
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 367
116 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,020
117 LIGA MX L: FINAL 1:RAYADOS/CLUB AMERICA FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 139 0.05 145
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 321
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 809
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 122
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 121
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 273
123 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.04 130
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 97
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 176
126 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.04 101
127 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 987
128 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 90 0.04 189
129 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 764
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 230
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 156
132 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 1140 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 107
133 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 110
134 ULTIMATE RIDES FYI 10:30 PM 31 0.04 125
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 845
136 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 156
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 128
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 222
139 ON THE STORY HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 183
140 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS – S10 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 96
141 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 74
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 110
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 121
144 LIGA PREMIER: LEICESTER CITY VS LIVERPOOL UNIVERSO 2:54 PM 126 0.03 76
145 DETRAS DEL BALON FOX DEPORTES 7:00 PM 30 0.03 56
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 110
147 ON THE STORY HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 155
148 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 10:00 AM 60 0.03 94
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 121
150 CENTRAL FOX MEX PRIME FOX DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.03 45

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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.