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December 18, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.17.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  OLAF’S FROZEN ADVENTURE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, down 0.02 to 0.64, with KINGS OF PAIN down a tick to 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY lost 0.04 to 0.39.  The season finale of TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX rose 0.08 to 0.33, and CONAN made a rare appearance in the Top 20 at 0.24.  ESPN’s TENNIS: ROGER FEDERER special was at 0.33.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS slipped 0.02 to 0.31.  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.30/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.24.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT shared the cable news lead in 18-49s, with MADDOW at 0.26/0.44/3.1M and CARLSON at 0.26/0.46/3.7M, and with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.18/0.25/1.2M.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made it into the Top 20 at 0.26.  On TLC, COUNTING ON was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.22.  On Food Network, CHOPPED was at 0.24/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.21, and CHOPPED JR was up 0.02 to 0.20.  On ID, BODY CAM dropped 0.04 to 0.22, and HOMICIDE CITY was down 0.05 to 0.14.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.19/0.18, and BEHIND BARS was at 0.16/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.23.  On USA, the season finale of THE PURGE was at 0.17, down 0.07 from last week and down 0.19 from the 2018 finale, and the season finale of TREADSTONE was down 0.03 to 0.09.  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS was steady at 0.15.  Paramount’s INK MASTER: GRUDGE MATCH climbed 0.04 to 0.13.  OWN’s AMBITIONS was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 17, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.64 3,301
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,238
3 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.33 823
4 TENNIS: ROGER FEDERER ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.33 585
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 903
6 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.31 1,141
7 TEEN MOM II S9B REUNION 3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.30 589
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 628
9 KINGS OF PAIN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 950
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,056
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,660
12 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.26 714
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,223
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,893
15 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 65 0.25 1,071
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 689
17 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 582
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 3,291
19 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 588
20 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.24 530
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 515
22 COUNTING ON TLC 10:05 PM 27 0.23 1,095
23 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 591
24 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 857
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,917
26 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/INDIANA NBA-TV 7:01 PM 148 0.22 585
27 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 695
28 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 479
29 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 474
30 COUNTING ON TLC 10:32 PM 30 0.21 1,039
31 E:60 ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 474
32 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 719
33 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 429
34 TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S2 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.19 373
35 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.19 636
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,274
37 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.19 492
38 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.18 509
39 SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK TLC 8:17 PM 16 0.18 725
40 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.18 576
41 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE XMAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.18 571
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,194
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,482
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,815
45 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,903
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 408
47 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 679
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 361
49 PURGE, THE USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.17 503
50 BEHIND BARS: WOMEN INSIDE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 484
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 444
52 BEHIND BARS: WOMEN INSIDE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 489
53 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.16 326
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 309
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,135
56 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,225
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,782
58 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 925
59 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.14 535
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 2,021
61 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 420
62 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 61 0.14 546
63 HOMICIDE CITY: CHARLOTTE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 748
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 374
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 378
66 MY BIG FAT FAB LIFE:1ST TLC 8:33 PM 27 0.14 572
67 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 PM 50 0.14 634
68 IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HRNGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,773
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,860
70 IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY HRNGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,819
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,816
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,897
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,685
74 INK MASTER GRUDGE MATCH PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.13 338
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 865
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,615
77 TEEN MOM II SSN 9B UNSEEN MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.13 264
78 MOVE AND IMPROVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 717
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,641
80 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.12 496
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,904
82 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 8:00 PM 60 0.12 345
83 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:29 PM 68 0.12 309
84 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 860
85 I AM JAZZ: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:00 PM 17 0.12 501
86 AMBITIONS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 567
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 879
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,760
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,530
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,112
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 954
92 KIDS WHO KILL: KIDS WHO KILL A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.11 329
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,851
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 908
95 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 744
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,675
97 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 373
98 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.10 724
99 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:37 PM 130 0.09 262
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,230
101 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:31 PM 29 0.09 724
102 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 964
103 TIME MACHINE: LAST POPE, THE HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.09 589
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 819
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 665
106 TREADSTONE USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 64 0.09 371
107 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 371
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 621
109 JUNKYARD EMPIRE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 286
110 TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE II HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.09 589
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 17 0.08 718
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 956
113 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:17 AM 43 0.08 713
114 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 766
115 FAMOUSLY AFRAID TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 351
116 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 31 0.08 708
117 DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.08 186
118 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 600
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 567
120 TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.07 457
121 UNDISPUTED L: 821 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 176
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 16 0.07 918
123 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 934
124 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS MSNBC 11:16 AM 134 0.07 900
125 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 482
126 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BUFFALO/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 154 0.06 222
127 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 990
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/PROVIDENCE ESPN2 7:00 PM 140 0.06 209
129 BBCA MOVIE: FOUR CHRISTMASES BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 120 0.06 153
130 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:30 PM 30 0.06 844
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 911
132 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 283
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 139
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 466
135 AMBITIONS UNMASKED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 287
136 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 3:30 PM 30 0.06 292
137 MR. DEEDS: MR. DEEDS POP 6:35 PM 145 0.05 125
138 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:20 PM 101 0.05 230
139 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,002
140 BBCA MOVIE: POLAR EXPRESS, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 200
141 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 287
142 TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.05 351
143 HERD L: 1134 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 161
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 120
145 TIME MACHINE: GOD CODE HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.05 223
146 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 221
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 134
148 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:47 AM 73 0.05 104
149 AMBITIONS UNMASKED OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 221
150 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:34 PM 56 0.05 106

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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.