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December 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER finale, the preceding clip-show hour and THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE  dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was steady at 0.35, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was up 0.03 to 0.28.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.13 to 0.32.  Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.32/0.51/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.45/3.6M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.41/3.4M.  On BET, SISTAS was steady at 0.25 (plus a BET Her simulcast at 0.02/66K), ASSISTED LIVING dipped 0.03 to 0.20 (plus simulcast at 0.01/45K), and HOUSE OF PAYNE was down 0.05 to 0.19 (plus simulcast at 0.01/35K).  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.25/0.15.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.23.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.22/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.19, and RESCUE CAM was at 0.15/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.15.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES rose 0.08 to 0.21, and CRIMES THAT CHANGED US was up 0.02 to 0.19.  USA’s WWE NXT edged up 0.02 to 0.19.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.19.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.15.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION X ticked up to 0.14, and JOSH GATES TONIGHT was up 0.02 to 0.13.  TBS’s just-renewed FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.14. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 16, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 91 0.45 839
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,004
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0063 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.32 806
4 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 2,415
5 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 2,180
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,194
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.29 1,800
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,964
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,668
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 675
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,593
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,414
13 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,043
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:10 PM 104 0.25 851
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.24 1,769
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,936
17 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 2,078
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 714
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,103
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,429
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,453
22 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.22 923
23 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 804
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,392
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,338
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,690
27 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:59 PM 145 0.21 514
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 705
29 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 881
30 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LOS ANGELES FC / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 10:26 PM 127 0.20 459
31 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 961
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,004
33 CRIMES THAT CHANGED US INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 740
34 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 124 0.19 766
35 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 779
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,186
37 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.19 1,277
38 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.19 940
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,816
40 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 695
41 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 1,230
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,484
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,140
44 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,243
45 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,354
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,450
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.15 1,123
48 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,227
49 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: ATLANTA UNITED FC / CLUB AMERICA TUDN 7:50 PM 135 0.15 373
50 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 130 0.15 430
51 RESCUE CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 586
52 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.14 2,379
53 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.14 476
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,119
55 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 69 0.14 770
56 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.14 606
57 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 10:05 PM 21 0.14 358
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,002
59 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:54 PM 66 0.13 412
60 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,310
61 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 642
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,965
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 414
64 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,747
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 360
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 306
67 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 30 0.11 438
68 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:26 PM 34 0.11 1,583
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 298
70 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 320
71 RESCUE CAM A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 483
72 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,452
73 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 341
74 DELICIOUSNESS MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.11 277
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,442
76 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:00 PM 26 0.11 1,517
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,545
78 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 327
79 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.11 416
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,342
81 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: TWINKLE ALL THE WAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.10 707
82 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,495
83 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 6:30 PM 30 0.10 307
84 NARCO WARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 333
85 NBA PRESEASON   L: LA LAKERS/PHOENIX NBA-TV 9:00 PM 152 0.10 272
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 806
87 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,481
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,283
89 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 6:00 PM 30 0.10 282
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,282
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 298
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,203
93 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 4:55 PM 30 0.09 405
94 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 244
95 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:00 PM 30 0.09 239
96 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:50 PM 129 0.09 241
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,435
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,446
99 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 361
100 DELICIOUSNESS MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.09 260
101 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,310
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 295
103 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 308
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 198
105 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 378
106 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 269
107 SNOWY DAY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 39 0.08 258
108 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.08 169
109 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.08 522
110 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 711
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,142
112 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 208
113 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,331
114 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.07 199
115 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 181
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 617
117 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 224
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,238
119 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,222
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 180
121 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 248
122 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:00 PM 120 0.06 262
123 DATING: NO FILTER E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 137
124 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 860
125 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:33 AM 27 0.05 111
126 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 185
127 SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 52 0.05 211
128 HERD: NICK WRIGHT L: 1378 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 132
129 DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN DISNEY JUNIOR 6:50 AM 25 0.05 159
130 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MEMPHIS/TULANE ESPN2 9:11 PM 132 0.05 160
131 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 14 KC VS. MIA NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 316
132 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 320
133 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 360
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 210
135 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.05 403
136 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: TWINKLE ALL THE WAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.05 360
137 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 311
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 91
139 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 127
140 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 126 0.04 221
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 199
142 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:24 PM 36 0.04 136
143 AMERICAN AGENDA NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.04 342
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 134
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 281
146 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. REAL SOCIEDAD BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.04 121
147 UNDISPUTED L: 1066 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 120
148 SIGNING DAY SPECIAL    L: NATIONAL SIGNING DAY ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 130
149 SIDE HUSTLE TEENNICK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 84
150 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 122

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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.