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December 31, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.27.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from Thursday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

NOTE:  At this time, we do not have any Thursday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN was once again on top with its COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games at 0.88/0.86/0.39.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74/0.53.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE gained 0.06 to 0.43, and EX ON THE BEACH edged up 0.02 to 0.37.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF rose 0.05 to 0.36.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER kept the world safe for quality television, rising 0.06 to 0.36.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.31/0.27/0.27/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.23, with HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY at 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL up 0.05 to 0.24.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.23.  On ID, THE NIGHT THAT DIDN’T END lost 0.03 to 0.26, DEAD SILENT was down 0.02 to 0.25, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME was at 0.24.  E!’s BOTCHED dropped 0.03 to 0.23.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS gained 0.02 to 0.22.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT was steady at 0.13, and INSIDE CARBONARO held at 0.10.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING stayed at 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MIAMI (FL)/WISCONSIN ESPN 5:16 PM 176 0.88 3,790
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BAYLOR/VANDERBILT ESPN 9:00 PM 234 0.86 3,343
3 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 8:12 PM 48 0.81 2,886
4 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:15 PM 135 0.74 1,949
5 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:30 PM 150 0.53 1,293
6 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 5:06 PM 10 0.45 2,020
7 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2B MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.43 739
8 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEMPLE/DUKE ESPN 1:30 PM 216 0.39 1,801
9 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 2 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.37 659
10 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.36 960
11 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,624
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:54 AM 66 0.33 969
13 NBA TIP-OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 15 0.33 995
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,319
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,276
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,166
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,231
18 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 925
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.26 619
20 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 AM 60 0.26 574
21 NIGHT THAT DIDNT END INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,140
22 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,071
23 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,066
24 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 1,418
25 HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,231
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,236
27 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.23 686
28 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.23 712
29 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.22 1,149
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.21 562
31 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.21 794
32 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,260
33 DOUBLE DARE NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 698
34 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,098
35 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,017
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 926
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,921
38 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,589
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,795
40 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,873
41 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 964
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 432
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 943
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,560
45 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.13 246
46 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 321
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,082
48 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 16 PIT VS. NO NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.13 555
49 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,731
50 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 398
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 756
52 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 293
53 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 324
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 881
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,226
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 988
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 986
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,554
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 790
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,461
61 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,401
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,348
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 837
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,368
65 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,364
66 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 344
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 275
68 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 575
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 827
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 832
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,430
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,070
73 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 772
74 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.10 417
75 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,161
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,108
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 981
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,422
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 935
80 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 231
81 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 938
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 90 0.10 209
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,103
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 750
85 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: RED TAILS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 187 0.09 354
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,386
87 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 824
88 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,021
89 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/TAMPA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 173 0.09 248
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,061
91 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 949
92 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,086
93 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.08 337
94 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,062
95 HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO: HES JUST NOT THAT INTO YO HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 129 0.08 183
96 UNDISPUTED L: 573 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 202
97 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,046
98 TAKEN HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 91 0.07 232
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 469
100 SECRET LIFE OF THE ZOO ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.07 365
101 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 472
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 424
103 MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR: MAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CUR HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 144 0.06 141
104 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 61 0.06 144
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 263
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 232
107 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 116
108 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.05 139
109 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 130 0.05 172
110 TRAFFIK HBO PRIME 12:46 AM 96 0.05 155
111 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:49 PM 41 0.05 136
112 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 139
113 PETE HOLMES:DIRTY CLEAN HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 57 0.05 93
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 127
115 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 341
116 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 162
117 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 190
118 IMPACT BEST OF 2018 PT 2: IMPACT BEST OF 2018 PT 2 POP 10:00 PM 120 0.04 135
119 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 49 0.04 108
120 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 129
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 249
122 ALOHA BUILDS DIY NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.04 147
123 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 122
124 SURVIVING CHRISTMAS HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 91 0.04 107
125 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 118
126 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S9 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.04 116
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 115
128 LAND OF THE LOST HBO PRIME 1:11 PM 102 0.04 134
129 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 208
130 ALOHA BUILDS DIY NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.04 146
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 255
132 CHARMED POP 6:00 PM 60 0.04 132
133 SEGURIDAD DE FRONTERA UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 60 0.04 105
134 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 72
135 LARRYMANIA S6 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60 0.03 117
136 CHARMED POP 5:00 PM 60 0.03 112
137 LOGAN: LOGAN MAXPRIME 12:10 AM 137 0.03 65
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 68
139 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.03 92
140 ALOHA BUILDS DIY NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.03 87
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 231
142 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 891 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 83
143 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 215
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 177
145 CHARMED POP 4:00 PM 60 0.03 91
146 SPIELBERG: SPIELBERG HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 147 0.03 101
147 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 241
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 172
149 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 140 0.03 67
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 243

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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.
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