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December 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19, MLS SOCCER and MOM gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Note, due to Thanksgiving comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.

CNN’s BIDEN/HARRIS INTERVIEW led Thursday cable at 0.52/0.72/3.6M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.49/3.5M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.46/3.4M.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE gained 0.06 from last week to 0.34.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.30.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.25/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.23/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.15.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS returned at 0.21, and ROCKET AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE was at 0.14.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST climbed 0.05 from last week to 0.20, and MRS & MIZ was steady at 0.14.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.19, FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA was at 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.18.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was up 0.03 from last week to 0.17, and WHEN SKIN GOES WRONG ticked up to 0.13.  ID’s KILLER CASES was at 0.16, EVIL LIVES HERE ticked down to 0.15, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.11.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS edged up 0.02 to 0.14.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES ticked down to 0.11, and BRIDEZILLAS was up a tick to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN SPECIAL EVENT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.52 3,579
2 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.36 2,356
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.34 697
4 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 2,382
5 LIGA MX L: SF: CRUZ AZUL / UNAM TUDN 9:30 PM 153 0.30 745
6 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.29 1,978
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,527
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,563
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,646
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,588
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 902
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,435
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,754
14 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 839
15 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,347
16 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.21 991
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,311
18 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,449
19 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.20 872
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 568
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,378
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,611
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 698
24 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 1,075
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,532
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,683
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,144
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,570
29 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,025
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,825
31 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,361
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,397
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,176
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:00 PM 117 0.18 515
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,259
36 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 952
37 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 627
38 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:29 PM 31 0.16 732
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,230
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,244
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN 9:30 PM 122 0.15 439
42 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 604
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,619
44 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 451
45 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 672
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 432
47 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.14 503
48 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.14 299
49 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:57 PM 33 0.14 424
50 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,026
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,221
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,980
53 ROCKET AROUND XMAS TREE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 503
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,985
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 602
56 WHEN SKIN GOES WRONG TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 779
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 351
58 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.13 491
59 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,586
60 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 854
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 313
62 KINDERWOOD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.12 333
63 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,538
64 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,512
65 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 318
66 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 406
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 2,284
68 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.11 380
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:32 PM 58 0.11 348
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 285
71 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-3R2R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 319
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,197
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,319
74 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 535
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 322
76 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 415
77 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 12 KC VS. TB NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.11 687
78 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 321
79 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 311
80 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.10 238
81 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.10 368
82 IJ: DINNER PARTY SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 214
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,088
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,149
85 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.10 349
86 TOP ELF NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.10 408
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,396
88 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 268
89 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.09 366
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.09 262
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,374
92 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,505
93 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 530
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,313
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 265
96 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 181
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,492
98 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 675
99 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:03 AM 57 0.09 175
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,330
101 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,500
102 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,349
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 214
104 LIFE BELOW ZERO FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 13 0.08 623
105 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 270
106 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,117
107 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,242
108 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,174
109 TOP SECRET VIDEOS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 140
110 UNLEASHED NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.07 302
111 UNDISPUTED L: 1057 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 165
112 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,199
113 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 401
114 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 117
115 ATLAS OF CURSED SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:13 PM 60 0.06 311
116 HOLZER FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 267
117 INJUSTICE W NANCY GRACE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 348
118 HERD L: 1368 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 160
119 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 229
120 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 388
121 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 829
122 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 310
123 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 613
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 223
125 AMERICAN AGENDA NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 60 0.05 406
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 228
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 363
128 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WESTERN ILLINOIS / IOWA BIG TEN NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 195
129 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP?S NEWSMAX TV 3:00 PM 60 0.05 520
130 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 518
131 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 542
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 187
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 186
134 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 324
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 223
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 244
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1014 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 81
138 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.04 317
139 MOVIE SHOW, THE SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.04 94
140 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 301
141 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.04 359
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 201
143 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 533
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 274
145 BBCA MOVIE: TAKEN 2 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.03 148
146 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 428
147 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: NC STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.03 178
148 BBCA MOVIE: HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HU BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 120 0.03 159
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 340
150 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: AZ ALKMAAR/ SSC NAPOLI TUDN 2:50 PM 130 0.03 76

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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.