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December 26, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.24.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

NOTE:  At this time, we have no Tuesday cable ratings below the Top 150.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Holiday classics reruns were at the top of the chart for Christmas Eve cable, with ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game the highest-rated original at 0.58. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 24, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY: CHRISTMAS STORY, A TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,219
2 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY: CHRISTMAS STORY, A TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.65 1,737
3 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FREEFORM 8:20 PM 30 0.58 1,596
4 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: HAWAII/BYU ESPN 8:00 PM 246 0.58 2,430
5 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REI FREEFORM 8:50 PM 65 0.50 1,545
6 SANTA CLAUS/COMING TO TWN FREEFORM 9:55 PM 65 0.42 1,287
7 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY: CHRISTMAS STORY, A TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.35 897
8 24HRS OF A CHRISTMS STORY: 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 120 0.33 834
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:06 AM 90 0.32 1,047
10 24HRS OF A CHRISTMS STORY: 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 120 0.28 814
11 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 821
12 24HRS OF A CHRISTMS STORY: 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 AM 120 0.21 557
13 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 656
14 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.20 661
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 678
16 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 641
17 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.19 609
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.19 551
19 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 719
20 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.16 330
21 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 523
22 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 676
23 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 474
24 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,934
25 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 615
26 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.14 285
27 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 11:06 PM 57 0.14 748
28 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,814
29 DAILY BRIEFING SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,336
30 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,398
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,523
32 OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,534
33 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,443
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 385
35 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 670
36 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.12 688
37 FOX NEWS REPORTING SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,283
38 THE A&E MOVIE: LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 178 0.12 437
39 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 623
40 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.12 260
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,710
42 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,296
43 GENERATION RENO (2019) HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 569
44 TUCKER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,551
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,679
46 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,314
47 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 521
48 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,484
49 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 4:30 PM 55 0.10 438
50 UNDISPUTED L: 826 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 268
51 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 262
52 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,129
53 HANNITY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,459
54 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 10:49 PM 12 0.10 305
55 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.09 208
56 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 598
57 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 422
58 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.09 337
59 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 671
60 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 2:30 PM 60 0.09 487
61 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 10:05 PM 44 0.09 299
62 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.08 359
63 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.08 298
64 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.08 283
65 INGRAHAM CHRISTMAS SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,236
66 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 398
67 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,002
68 FOX NATION CHRISTMAS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,001
69 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 50 0.08 331
70 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 597
71 DC HOLIDAY PARTY WDW 2019 DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.07 394
72 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 387
73 NOW OR NEVER ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.07 140
74 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 629
75 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 388
76 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 776
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 180
78 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 251
79 TUCKER CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 762
80 CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 635
81 HANNITY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.06 640
82 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 616
83 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 303
84 MTP DAILY SPECIAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 810
85 FAMOUSLY AFRAID TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 278
86 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 380
87 HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 373
88 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 619
89 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 264
90 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.06 175
91 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 953
92 INGRAHAM CHRISTMAS SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 517
93 LEAD W/ JAKE TAPPER SPCL CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 642
94 HARDBALL W. CM SPECIAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 751
95 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 693
96 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 16 BUF VS. NE NFL NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.06 206
97 HERD L: 1139 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 177
98 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 645
99 KUNG FU PANDA HOLIDAY FREEFORM 11:00 AM 30 0.06 166
100 GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 364
101 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 764
102 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 270
103 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 702
104 WILD YELLOWSTONE COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 271
105 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 872
106 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 29 0.05 336
107 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 54 0.05 348
108 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 182
109 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 180
110 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 560
111 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 842
112 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 503
113 UFC GREAT FIGHTS/FIGHTERS ESPN2 2:30 AM 30 0.05 117
114 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 484
115 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 605
116 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 1:00 PM 60 0.05 273
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 198
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 816
119 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 257
120 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.05 175
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 684
122 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 154
123 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 12:00 PM 60 0.05 239
124 WWE BACKSTAGE D FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.05 153
125 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 657
126 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 2:00 PM 60 0.05 265
127 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 3:00 PM 60 0.05 299
128 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 4:00 PM 60 0.05 301
129 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 10:02 PM 60 0.05 290
130 MSNBC LIVE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 666
131 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 380
132 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 198
133 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 80
134 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 12:02 AM 62 0.04 222
135 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 5:00 PM 60 0.04 258
136 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 192
137 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 108
138 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 295
139 KUNG FU PANDA HOLIDAY DISNEY XD 6:30 PM 30 0.04 158
140 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 114
141 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 6:00 PM 60 0.03 250
142 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 141
143 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 124
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 125
145 YELLOWSTONE LIVE COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 207
146 SP OUTRAGEOUS HOLIDAY HOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 60 0.03 145
147 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 7:00 PM 60 0.03 282
148 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2019 WK 16 LAR VS. SF NFL NETWORK 12:30 AM 150 0.03 88
149 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 11:02 PM 60 0.03 219
150 GIRLFRIENDS BET HER 2:11 AM 37 0.03 61

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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.