NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.83/0.73. VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dipped 0.03 to 0.48. On Discovery, a special episode of GOLD RUSH was at 0.44. leading in to the premiere of BORDER LIVE at 0.22. Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK dropped 0.07 to 0.43. A Wednesday edition of A&E’s LIVE PD was at 0.42. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.43, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.05 to 0.31. History’s VIKINGS fell a tenth to 0.37. Fox Desportes’ LIGA match was at 0.35. On ID, SHATTERED was steady at 0.33. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.05 to 0.31. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.30/0.47/3.2M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.44/2.7M, and CNN’s afternoon coverage of the George H.W. Bush Funeral at 0.25/0.34/1.8M. MTV’s CATFISH rose 0.05 to 0.30. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.29. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.07 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.04 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.26. Syfy’s NIGHTFLYERS ticked down from Tuesday’s episode to 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 5, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: SAN ANTONIO/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 10:38 PM | 149 | 0.83 | 1,816 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA/TORONTO | ESPN | 8:12 PM | 146 | 0.73 | 1,643 |
| 3 | NBA AFTER THE BUZZER L | ESPN | 1:07 AM | 15 | 0.58 | 1,247 |
| 4 | BLACK INK CREW 7 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.48 | 1,044 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.44 | 1,717 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:22 AM | 53 | 0.43 | 921 |
| 7 | SOUTH PARK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.43 | 769 |
| 8 | LIVE PD WED: 167 LIVE PD WED | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.42 | 1,296 |
| 9 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,148 |
| 10 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 12 | 0.41 | 893 |
| 11 | VIKINGS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.37 | 1,650 |
| 12 | LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: SF:MONTERREY VS CRUZ AZUL | FOX DEPORTES | 8:53 PM | 133 | 0.35 | 825 |
| 13 | SHATTERED | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,333 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:15 AM | 45 | 0.33 | 665 |
| 15 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 927 |
| 16 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 810 |
| 17 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,168 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 828 |
| 19 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C | MTV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.30 | 583 |
| 20 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 897 |
| 21 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: HARTFORD/DUKE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.28 | 708 |
| 22 | PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,292 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,322 |
| 24 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,741 |
| 25 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 577 |
| 26 | PRES GHW BUSH FUNERAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,608 |
| 27 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,212 |
| 28 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.25 | 815 |
| 29 | STATE FUNERAL OF GHW BUSH | CNN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,824 |
| 30 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,539 |
| 31 | STATE FUNERAL OF GHW BUSH | CNN | 1:22 PM | 38 | 0.25 | 1,714 |
| 32 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: UNC WILMINGTON/NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 121 | 0.24 | 608 |
| 33 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,827 |
| 34 | PRES GHW BUSH FUNERAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,330 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,379 |
| 36 | STATE FUNERAL OF GHW BUSH: FUNERAL SERVICE US CAPITOL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 142 | 0.23 | 1,678 |
| 37 | PRES GHW BUSH FUNERAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 43 | 0.22 | 3,176 |
| 38 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,927 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 535 |
| 40 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,109 |
| 41 | BORDER LIVE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 120 | 0.22 | 777 |
| 42 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,294 |
| 43 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 865 |
| 44 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,638 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,592 |
| 46 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,250 |
| 47 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:43 PM | 17 | 0.21 | 2,671 |
| 48 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,348 |
| 49 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,346 |
| 50 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,104 |
| 51 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,589 |
| 52 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,603 |
| 53 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 520 |
| 54 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,064 |
| 55 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 796 |
| 56 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,236 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,256 |
| 58 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 491 |
| 59 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,267 |
| 60 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 419 |
| 61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,491 |
| 62 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,825 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 398 |
| 64 | PRES GHW BUSH FUNERAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,602 |
| 65 | BOJACK HORSEMAN | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 293 |
| 66 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 868 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 323 |
| 68 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: GHWB FUNERAL | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 330 | 0.14 | 1,575 |
| 69 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,747 |
| 70 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER UNITED | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:43 PM | 142 | 0.14 | 307 |
| 71 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,448 |
| 72 | PRES GHW BUSH FUNERAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,945 |
| 73 | STATE FUNERAL OF GHW BUSH | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,219 |
| 74 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,692 |
| 75 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 464 |
| 76 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 119 | 0.13 | 774 |
| 77 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 379 |
| 78 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,762 |
| 79 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,668 |
| 80 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP | FOX DEPORTES | 11:06 PM | 24 | 0.13 | 305 |
| 81 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 309 |
| 82 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,066 |
| 83 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 333 |
| 84 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,158 |
| 85 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,380 |
| 87 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 261 |
| 88 | FX MOVIE PRIME: INFERNO | FX | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.12 | 588 |
| 89 | FANTOMWORKS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 464 |
| 90 | STATE FUNERAL OF GHW BUSH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 910 |
| 91 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: WASHINGTON/GONZAGA | ESPN2 | 11:05 PM | 125 | 0.11 | 351 |
| 92 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 284 |
| 93 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 307 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 706 |
| 95 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 190 |
| 96 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,614 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,282 |
| 98 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 299 |
| 99 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: EDMONTON/ST. LOUIS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:03 PM | 164 | 0.10 | 262 |
| 100 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 174 |
| 101 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 164 |
| 102 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,566 |
| 103 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 163 |
| 104 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 606 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 546 |
| 106 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 435 |
| 107 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COLOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 259 |
| 108 | MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 362 |
| 109 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 166 |
| 110 | NIGHTFLYERS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 47 | 0.08 | 319 |
| 111 | LIGA MX PREVIA | FOX DEPORTES | 8:01 PM | 52 | 0.08 | 164 |
| 112 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 141 |
| 113 | RAMPAGE (2018) | HBO PRIME | 8:05 AM | 107 | 0.08 | 189 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 558 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 158 |
| 115 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 138 |
| 116 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 119 | 0.07 | 356 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 482 |
| 118 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:05 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 119 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 414 |
| 120 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COLOM | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 235 |
| 121 | WORDS WITH MICHELLE OBAMA | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 279 |
| 122 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 271 |
| 123 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 199 |
| 124 | HERD L: 875 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 138 |
| 125 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 142 |
| 126 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 24 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 127 | BUSY TONIGHT | E! | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 128 | NIGHTFLYERS: CREATR CONVO | SYFY | 2:16 AM | 15 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 129 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/ANAHEIM | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:47 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 125 |
| 130 | BARGAIN MANSIONS | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 131 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 472 |
| 132 | CASHED OUT | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 133 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 134 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 135 | MEN IN BLAZERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 136 | 5 FLIGHTS UP | HBO PRIME | 9:55 AM | 92 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 137 | DRIVING MISS DAISY: DRIVING MISS DAISY | POP | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 204 |
| 138 | BARGAIN MANSIONS | DIY NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 139 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 97 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 141 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 13 CHI VS. NYG | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 142 | ENVY | HBO PRIME | 11:30 AM | 99 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 143 | KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE | HBO PRIME | 5:05 PM | 141 | 0.05 | 104 |
| 144 | MAN FIRE FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 202 |
| 145 | AST COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 310 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 233 |
| 147 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 148 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 11:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 150 | NFL MICD UP | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 99 |
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