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December 4, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.2.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER and CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR each gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.42/0.34/0.32/0.11/0.11.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING jumped 0.16 to 0.42.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.07 to 0.35, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was up 0.13 to 0.27.  On BET, SISTAS climbed 0.13 to 0.32 (plus BET Her simulcast at 0.02/62K), ASSISTED LIVING grew by 0.11 to 0.26 (plus simulcast at 0.01/65K), and HOUSE OF PAYNE was up 0.07 to 0.25 (plus simulcast at 0.02/61K).  Cable news was a tie between CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.43/2.3M and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.46/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.45/3.8M.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.18.  A&E’s COURT CAM was at 0.22/0.22, and RESCUE CAM was at 0.14/0.11.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.21.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES gained 0.05 to 0.19, and CRIMES THAT CHANGED US was up 0.05 to 0.17.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.04 to 0.19, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.09 to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.08 to 0.14.  USA’s WWE NXT dropped 0.04 to 0.16.  On Discovery, JOSH GATES TONIGHT rose 0.03 to 0.13, LOST RELICS OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR increased by 0.04 to 0.12, and EXPEDITION X was down 0.02 to 0.11.  Off the chart, Sundance’s THE A WORD ticked down to zero/36K, and IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW ticked up to 0.02/65K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 2, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/GONZAGA ESPN 7:00 PM 146 0.42 1,406
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0061 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.42 913
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,123
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/BAYLOR ESPN 10:01 PM 124 0.34 1,043
5 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 9:26 PM 35 0.32 1,077
6 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,014
7 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,258
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,579
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,164
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.27 711
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,837
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,838
13 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.26 921
14 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 874
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,125
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,750
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 774
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,495
19 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.22 738
20 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 787
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,680
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 754
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,479
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 696
25 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,487
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,537
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,600
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 60 0.19 571
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,327
30 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 736
31 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 1,199
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,266
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,483
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,330
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,534
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,955
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,346
38 CRIMES THAT CHANGED US INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 570
39 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,013
40 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.16 658
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,480
42 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.16 1,099
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,399
44 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.15 506
45 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.14 515
46 RESCUE CAM A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.14 545
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 1,019
48 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,218
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,188
50 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 370
51 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 61 0.13 506
52 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 639
53 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:01 PM 60 0.12 451
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 2,271
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 303
56 LOST RELICS KNIGHTS TEMPL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.12 604
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,884
58 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,025
59 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,461
60 RESCUE CAM A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 485
61 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 4:08 PM 133 0.11 473
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,446
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 343
64 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: INDIANA/STANFORD ESPN 1:30 PM 128 0.11 372
65 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,522
66 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.11 651
67 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 30 0.11 368
68 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,367
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,362
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,019
71 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 9:30 PM 30 0.11 369
72 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.11 520
73 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 288
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 55 0.11 307
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 2,094
76 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:21 PM 39 0.11 341
77 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,531
78 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 358
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 296
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,412
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,249
82 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 12 BAL VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.09 485
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,446
84 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.09 675
85 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,294
86 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,050
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,204
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,344
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,065
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,336
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 239
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 772
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,253
94 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.07 265
95 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,030
96 UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 2: MANCHESTER UNITED VS. PARIS SG TUDN 2:52 PM 128 0.07 172
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 191
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,136
99 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 230
100 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,291
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 664
102 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 189
103 FUT-EST-CHIVAS-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS LEON UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 154 0.06 173
104 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 3:25 PM 45 0.06 246
105 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.06 626
106 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 209
107 MALDAD EN EL PUEBLO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 132
108 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK: TAKT-1R9R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 348
109 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 3:38 PM 30 0.05 293
110 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.05 293
111 COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 311
112 HERD L: 1367 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 141
113 COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 269
114 UNDISPUTED L: 1056 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 115
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 183
116 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: MISSOURI/OREGON FOX SPORTS 1 8:55 PM 126 0.05 122
117 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 115
118 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 514
119 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 135
120 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 90 0.04 102
121 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 485
122 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.04 444
123 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 312
124 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 262
125 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 368
126 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:13 PM 27 0.04 120
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 309
128 TIME MACHINE: 101 WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.04 332
129 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 55 0.04 72
130 DEADLY ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 240
131 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 252
132 CAZADOR DE ASESINOS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 100
133 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 317
134 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 731
135 TIME MACHINE: 101 GADGETS THAT CHANGED WORLD HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.03 322
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 86
137 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PROVIDENCE/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:06 PM 127 0.03 113
138 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 69
139 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 296
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 123
141 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:03 PM 116 0.03 132
142 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAG 20 EF: FERENCVAROSI VS BARCELONA GALAVISION 2:51 PM 129 0.03 71
143 DATING: NO FILTER E! 10:30 PM 30 0.03 88
144 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:10 PM 116 0.03 99
145 HOWIE CARR SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.03 391
146 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.03 348
147 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 279
148 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 227
149 RESTAURACION VINTAGE DISCOVERY FAMILIA 8:00 PM 30 0.03 49
150 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAVIDSON/UNLV ESPN2 9:40 PM 129 0.03 91

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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.