NETWORK FINALS: The reruns of THE GREAT INDOORS and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: With no Thursday Night Football this week, sports fans flocked to replacement programming. ESPN had all of the Top 3 slots with COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games, two of them tied at 1.33 (Oklahoma State vs. Colorado and Arkansas vs. Virginia Tech), with the afternoon South Florida vs. South Carolina game at 0.57. Right behind that was TNT’s NBA doubleheader, with Boston vs. Cleveland at 0.55 and Dallas vs. Lakers at 0.49. A&E topped non-sports programming with NIGHTWATCH up 0.12 to 044, and FIRST 48 up 0.14 to 0.38. History’s ALONE rose 0.04 to 0.41, and THE SELECTION was up 0.06 to 0.28. Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked down to 0.38. ID’s PANDORA’S BOX gained a tenth to 0.34, and EVIL KIN was also up a tenth to 0.33. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING season finale climbed 0.06 to 0.32, and TOP CHEF was steady at 0.29. Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY JR added 0.05 for 0.24, airing after an 0.21 PROJECT RUNWAY REUNION SPECIAL for the senior series. TLC’s TOO FAT TO TRANSITION premiered at 0.16. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING aired a HARDY NEW YEAR special at 0.06.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.
| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 29, 2016 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: OKLAHOMA STATE/COLORADO | ESPN | 9:32 PM | 175 | 1.33 | 4,551 |
| 2 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: ARKANSAS/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN | 5:42 PM | 230 | 1.33 | 4,963 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SOUTH FLORIDA/SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 222 | 0.57 | 2,308 |
| 4 | NBA BASKETBALL: BOSTON/CLEVELAND | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:14 PM | 155 | 0.55 | 1,612 |
| 5 | NBA BASKETBALL: DALLAS/LA LAKERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:49 PM | 141 | 0.49 | 1,266 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:27 AM | 93 | 0.44 | 1,143 |
| 7 | NIGHTWATCH | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 62 | 0.44 | 1,256 |
| 8 | ALONE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 1,732 |
| 9 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.38 | 1,229 |
| 10 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,295 |
| 11 | PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,392 |
| 12 | EVIL KIN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,260 |
| 13 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,186 |
| 14 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 75 | 0.29 | 968 |
| 15 | SELECTION, THE | HISTORY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 860 |
| 16 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 14 | 0.27 | 948 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 593 |
| 18 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:10 AM | 55 | 0.26 | 609 |
| 19 | PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.24 | 985 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 660 |
| 21 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: BAD TWIN | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.24 | 940 |
| 22 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 115 | 0.23 | 846 |
| 23 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 497 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 517 |
| 25 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,065 |
| 26 | PROJECT RUNWAY REUNION | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 993 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 526 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 524 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 516 |
| 30 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,465 |
| 31 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,312 |
| 32 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,644 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,561 |
| 34 | KELLY FILE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,271 |
| 35 | LAST ALASKANS, THE | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,052 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 390 |
| 37 | TITANIC: MYST MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 749 |
| 38 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 368 |
| 39 | TOO FAT TO TRANSITION: N/A | TLC | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.16 | 670 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,356 |
| 41 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:57 PM | 33 | 0.15 | 366 |
| 42 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,823 |
| 43 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,190 |
| 44 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:24 PM | 33 | 0.14 | 347 |
| 45 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 740 |
| 46 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 377 |
| 47 | RIDE ALONG 2 | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 101 | 0.14 | 331 |
| 48 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,635 |
| 49 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,749 |
| 50 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,098 |
| 51 | BOBBY BROWN: EVERY LITTLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 69 | 0.13 | 395 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,757 |
| 53 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,001 |
| 54 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,629 |
| 55 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L: CONNECTICUT/MARYLAND | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 602 |
| 56 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,642 |
| 57 | THN: FAMILY EDITION | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 527 |
| 58 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 905 |
| 59 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,579 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,637 |
| 61 | AMAZONIA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 473 |
| 62 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,563 |
| 63 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 845 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 610 |
| 65 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,078 |
| 66 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 571 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 779 |
| 68 | AMAZONIA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 330 |
| 69 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 576 |
| 70 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 606 |
| 71 | COMEDY KNOCKOUT | TRUTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 233 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 620 |
| 73 | PERUS WILD KINGDOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 630 |
| 74 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 248 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:11 AM | 49 | 0.09 | 434 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 612 |
| 77 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 442 |
| 78 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 332 |
| 79 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 645 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 9:55 PM | 65 | 0.09 | 297 |
| 81 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 597 |
| 82 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:52 PM | 32 | 0.09 | 261 |
| 83 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 523 |
| 84 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 394 |
| 85 | MEET THE BROWN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:20 PM | 32 | 0.08 | 240 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 634 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 80 | 0.08 | 219 |
| 88 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 266 |
| 89 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 444 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 617 |
| 91 | BATMAN: BATMAN | HBO PRIME | 6:05 PM | 126 | 0.08 | 158 |
| 92 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NEW JERSEY/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:56 PM | 179 | 0.08 | 181 |
| 93 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 272 |
| 94 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 95 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 289 |
| 96 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 97 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 636 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 514 |
| 99 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 100 | UFC WEIGH-IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 216 |
| 101 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 577 |
| 102 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 357 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 500 |
| 104 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 342 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 596 |
| 106 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 437 |
| 107 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 215 |
| 108 | HIS & HERS L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 168 |
| 109 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 267 |
| 110 | PIZZA SHOW, THE | VICELAND | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 135 |
| 111 | TACKLE MY RIDE | NFL NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 112 | PETE HOLMES:FACES & SOUND | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 113 | CHEAP EATS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 114 | ALL IN AMERICA | MSNBC | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 555 |
| 115 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 324 |
| 116 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 468 |
| 117 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 199 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 119 | RACE (2016): RACE (2016) | HBO PRIME | 8:00 AM | 134 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 526 |
| 121 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE | HBO PRIME | 3:00 PM | 116 | 0.06 | 141 |
| 122 | IMPACT: A HARDY NEW YEAR: …AND A HARDY NEW YEAR | POP | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 123 | BRINGING UP BATES | UP | 1:30 PM | 34 | 0.06 | 153 |
| 124 | UNDISPUTED L: 80 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 125 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 200 |
| 126 | MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 471 |
| 127 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 397 |
| 128 | BATTLEFIELD PATAGONIA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 305 |
| 129 | MICHAELA | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 130 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 434 |
| 131 | FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:03 PM | 29 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 132 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 133 | AUGUST RUSH | HBO PRIME | 12:30 PM | 114 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 134 | FRONTERA S3 | NBC UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 135 | BOXINGS BEST OF 2016 | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 136 | PIZZA SHOW, THE | VICELAND | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 137 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 452 |
| 138 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 316 |
| 139 | SAFARI BROTHERS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 140 | WILD COLOMBIA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 229 |
| 141 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 11:02 PM | 42 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 142 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 278 |
| 143 | FRONTERA S7 | NBC UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 144 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 145 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 471 |
| 146 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 279 |
| 147 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 245 |
| 148 | 12 CORAZONES | NBC UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 149 | SAFARI BROTHERS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 209 |
| 150 | PRIMETIME JUSTICE | HLN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 221 |
###
About the Author
More articles by Mitch Metcalf »
