NETWORK UPDATE: After adjustment for local THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL preemption, the reruns of THE BIG BANG THEORY, LIFE IN PIECES and MOM all went down 0.1 in final Christmas Eve numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: There was so little original cable programming on Christmas Eve that our Top 150 chart goes all the way down to 0.01 ratings. NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL owned the Eve, broadcast or cable, at 2.42, which was up 0.42 from last week’s game. In fact, sports took up 9 of the day’s Top 10 slots, with the other notable games being COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowls on ESPN at 0.62/0.38. The #10 slot, perhaps appropriately given the night but certainly an unusual presence in the Top 10, was a run of THE 700 CLUB on ABCFamily at 0.37. On a somewhat different note, Adult Swim’s METALOCALYPSE was at 0.33. BILLY ON THE STREET (Tru) managed 0.08, down 0.05 from last week.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday December 24, 2015 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 16 – SD VS. OAK | NFL NETWORK | 8:27 PM | 231 | 2.42 | 7,075 |
| 2 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 12:23 AM | 27 | 1.32 | 3,437 |
| 3 | TNF PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 27 | 0.83 | 2,728 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MIDDLE TENNESSEE/WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 227 | 0.62 | 2,141 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ESPN | 3:47 PM | 43 | 0.58 | 1,847 |
| 6 | TIMELINE | NFL NETWORK | 12:50 AM | 60 | 0.51 | 1,300 |
| 7 | TNF SHOWCASE | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.51 | 1,506 |
| 8 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.44 | 1,289 |
| 9 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SAN DIEGO STATE/CINCINNATI | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 188 | 0.38 | 1,636 |
| 10 | 700 CLUB | ABC FAMILY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 869 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 762 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.34 | 804 |
| 13 | METALOCALYPSE | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.33 | 728 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.33 | 705 |
| 15 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 862 |
| 16 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 820 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L: N/A | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.28 | 815 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:08 PM | 112 | 0.23 | 672 |
| 19 | TNF GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.22 | 643 |
| 20 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.22 | 474 |
| 21 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 1:50 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 571 |
| 22 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 482 |
| 23 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,620 |
| 24 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,665 |
| 25 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30:YOUNGSTOWN BOYS | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 429 |
| 26 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,465 |
| 27 | FIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,567 |
| 28 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,423 |
| 29 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,055 |
| 30 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,399 |
| 31 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 443 |
| 32 | SHES ALL THAT | HBO PRIME | 1:00 PM | 95 | 0.14 | 305 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,469 |
| 34 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 285 |
| 35 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 740 |
| 36 | JOYFUL NOISE | HBO PRIME | 2:45 PM | 117 | 0.11 | 214 |
| 37 | YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,301 |
| 38 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.11 | 231 |
| 39 | REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,139 |
| 40 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,218 |
| 41 | MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 489 |
| 42 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,198 |
| 43 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 310 |
| 44 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 580 |
| 45 | DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT | HBO PRIME | 10:30 AM | 139 | 0.09 | 197 |
| 46 | UNACCOMPANIED MINORS | HBO PRIME | 4:45 PM | 89 | 0.09 | 225 |
| 47 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 308 |
| 48 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 590 |
| 49 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 314 |
| 50 | INDEPENDENCE DAY: INDEPENDENCE DAY | MAXPRIME | 5:30 PM | 144 | 0.09 | 221 |
| 51 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 2:35 PM | 10 | 0.08 | 153 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 570 |
| 53 | BILLY ON THE STREET | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 31 | 0.08 | 216 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 639 |
| 55 | DUMB AND DUMBER TO | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 109 | 0.08 | 177 |
| 56 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: THE GOSPEL | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 211 |
| 57 | AROUND THE NFL: AROUND THE NFL | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 248 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 593 |
| 59 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 12:49 PM | 11 | 0.07 | 178 |
| 60 | LEGAL VIEW | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 554 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 646 |
| 62 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 667 |
| 63 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 196 |
| 64 | FOOD PORN | FYI | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 113 |
| 65 | WEST POINT HOLIDAY SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,050 |
| 66 | NANCY GRACE | HLN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 216 |
| 67 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 470 |
| 68 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 69 | FOOD PORN | FYI | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 99 |
| 70 | THEORY OF EVERYTHING, THE: THEORY OF EVERYTHING, THE | HBO PRIME | 12:10 AM | 123 | 0.06 | 143 |
| 71 | BLACK NATIVITY | HBO PRIME | 6:20 PM | 92 | 0.06 | 115 |
| 72 | OUTLAW PULLING SERIES | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 193 |
| 73 | BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T | POP | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 74 | SANTAS IN THE BARN | TRUTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 75 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 396 |
| 76 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 382 |
| 77 | MORNING JOE-SPC | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 78 | LETS BE COPS | MAXPRIME | 10:05 AM | 104 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 79 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 80 | BROTHERS GRIMM, THE | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 118 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 81 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 186 |
| 82 | NATIVITY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 469 |
| 83 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 325 |
| 84 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 302 |
| 85 | ANIMATION DOMINATION | FXX | 12:00 AM | 64 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 86 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 87 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 213 |
| 88 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 89 | NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA | GALAVISION | 11:32 PM | 53 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 90 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN: N/A | ESPNEWS | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 91 | PROPERTY BROTHERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 348 |
| 93 | CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 79 |
| 94 | HAPPENING NOW SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 532 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 322 |
| 96 | LARRYMANIA S4 | NBC UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 51 |
| 97 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:49 PM | 11 | 0.03 | 82 |
| 98 | LARRYMANIA S4 | NBC UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 47 |
| 99 | MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 394 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 397 |
| 101 | RABBIDS INVASION | NICKTOONS | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 182 |
| 102 | IN & OUT | MAXPRIME | 1:35 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 103 | HULK, THE: HULK, THE | MAXPRIME | 3:10 PM | 138 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 104 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 270 |
| 105 | LARRYMANIA S4 | NBC UNIVERSO | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 52 |
| 106 | FAULT IN OUR STARS, THE: FAULT IN OUR STARS, THE | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 125 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 107 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 108 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 109 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 337 |
| 110 | LOKAR CAR SHOW SERIES | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 111 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPNEWS | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 113 | LAS NOTICI..POR ADELA M-F | GALAVISION | 1:25 AM | 65 | 0.02 | 40 |
| 114 | COP LAND | MAXPRIME | 11:50 AM | 104 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 326 |
| 116 | JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 127 | 0.02 | 142 |
| 117 | ESPN FC | ESPNEWS | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 43 |
| 118 | ZANES SEX CHRONICLES | MAXPRIME | 12:45 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 105 |
| 119 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 238 |
| 120 | DAYS OF OUR LIVES | POP | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 101 |
| 121 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 298 |
| 122 | GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE | MAXPRIME | 1:20 AM | 99 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 123 | LARRYMANIA S4 | NBC UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 27 |
| 124 | DREAMGIRLS: DREAMGIRLS | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 130 | 0.02 | 49 |
| 125 | FAULT IN OUR STARS, THE: FAULT IN OUR STARS, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:15 AM | 125 | 0.02 | 40 |
| 126 | NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: GODZILLA | NBC UNIVERSO | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.02 | 76 |
| 127 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 106 |
| 128 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 10:20 AM | 10 | 0.02 | 47 |
| 129 | NFL HQ: NFL HQ | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 72 |
| 130 | MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 282 |
| 131 | FOX SPORTS LIVE P | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 132 | SUGAR SHOWDOWN | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 52 |
| 133 | ALL GROWN UP | TEENNICK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 134 | RUSSILLO & KANELL L: N/A | ESPNEWS | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.02 | 44 |
| 135 | ZANES SEX CHRONICLES | MAXPRIME | 12:10 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 112 |
| 136 | LARRYMANIA S4 | NBC UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 21 |
| 137 | LARRYMANIA | NBC UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 20 |
| 138 | MORNINGS WITH M.BARTIROMO | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 83 |
| 139 | MISSION TO MARS | MAXPRIME | 8:10 AM | 113 | 0.01 | 63 |
| 140 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 120 |
| 141 | SECRET OF THE NUTCRACKER: N/A | OVATION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.01 | 64 |
| 142 | PRIMERO NOTICIAS: N/A | GALAVISION | 6:55 AM | 188 | 0.01 | 36 |
| 143 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 123 |
| 144 | NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: DRIVE | NBC UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.01 | 33 |
| 145 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 118 |
| 146 | KAIJU CHRISTMAS MRTHN: GODZILLA V MECHAGODZILLA2 | EL REY | 11:00 PM | 150 | 0.01 | 55 |
| 147 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPNEWS | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 74 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPNEWS | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.01 | 31 |
| 149 | HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, A | MAXPRIME | 6:00 AM | 25 | 0.01 | 22 |
| 150 | MORNINGS WITH M.BARTIROMO | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 62 |
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