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December 21, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 12.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.52/0.34/0,32/0,26.

CBS:  The special MARIAH CAREY:  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL was at 0.40, followed by a rerun at 0.20.

NBC:  A rerun movie at 0.52 was followed by WHEELS at 0.33.

FOX:  LEGO MASTERS at 0.31 was followed by a rerun at 0.16.

CW:  A rerun of THE WINCHESTERS at 0.05 was followed by PROFESSIONALS, up a tick to 0.03.

TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON dropped 0.06 to 0.26, REINA DEL SUR lost 0.06 to 0.22, and AMOR Y TRAICION ticked down to 0.19.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA gained 0.04 to 0.44, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE climbed 0.04 to 0.44, and MADRASTA was up 0.03 to 0.33.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.35/0.25.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.35/0.33.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.26, and BERMUDA TRIANGLE ticked down to 0.13.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/00.32/2.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.10/0.15/900K, and MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.09/0.13/1.6M.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD gained 0.02 to 0.17, and I AM SHAUNA RAE ticked up to 0.11.  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0,15 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, CUSTOMER WARS ticked up to 0.15, and CHRISTMAS WARS was up 0.02 to 0.14.  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.14.  USA’s WWE NXT lost 0.03 to 0.14.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW rose 0.03 to 0.13.  On ID, BODY CAM climbed 0.04 to 0.13, and REAL TIME CRIME was up 0.02 to 0.11.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.07, and ICE COLD CATCH was at 0.05.  On BET, THE OVAL dipped 0.02 to 0.10 (BET Her simulcast at 0.03).  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS was steady at 0.09.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 20, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: LIBERTY/TOLEDO ESPN 7:31 PM 196 0.35 1,468
2 NBA BASKETBALL: GRIZZLIES/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:55 PM 160 0.35 1,015
3 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 145 0.33 1,166
4 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 2,591
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L ESPN 3:30 PM 4 0.25 1,106
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,775
7 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:04 PM 27 0.22 877
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:47 PM 73 0.18 624
9 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,229
10 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:35 AM 58 0.17 469
11 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 534
12 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 735
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 402
14 CUSTOMER WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 618
15 TM:NEXT CHAPTER REUNION 1 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 330
16 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 370
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,004
18 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,514
19 CHRISTMAS WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.14 608
20 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 434
21 WWE NXT: 1651 2022-12-20 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.14 705
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,827
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 3,048
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.13 1,003
25 BLACK INK CREW 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.13 314
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,718
27 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 577
28 BERMUDA TRIANGLE: ICW HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 1,273
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 318
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 556
31 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 380
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,235
33 BERING SEA GOLD: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.12 682
34 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 413
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 316
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 311
37 REAL TIME CRIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 590
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 257
39 I AM SHAUNA RAE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 759
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,516
41 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.11 412
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 339
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 847
44 OVAL, THE S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 718
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 830
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 900
47 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,641
48 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.09 1,051
49 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 848
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 735
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,508
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,492
53 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,436
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,535
55 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.09 343
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,504
57 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 704
58 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 594
59 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,415
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 903
61 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 25 0.08 272
62 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,667
63 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.08 535
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,566
65 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,161
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 773
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,455
68 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,315
69 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,222
70 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 746
71 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,268
72 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:34 PM 116 0.07 226
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,316
74 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 571
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 210
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 711
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 607
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 643
79 COPA POR MEXICO L: GROUP: ATLAS / MAZATLAN TUDN 10:05 PM 130 0.06 157
80 HERD L: 1913 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 168
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 682
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,153
83 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:45 PM 45 0.06 156
84 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 229
85 TEEN MOM:GIRLS NIGHT IN 2 MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.06 148
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 635
87 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: GEORGETOWN/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 129 0.06 251
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 963
89 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 347
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 568
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 612
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 657
93 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 127
94 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 861
95 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ELON / INDIANA BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 121 0.05 186
96 UNDISPUTED L: 1585 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 126
97 ICE COLD CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 309
98 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 186
99 MOVIE- ORIGINAL HOL RPT: FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.05 633
100 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 61 0.05 223
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 994
102 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 448
103 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 476
104 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 833
105 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: MICHIGAN/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.05 211
106 MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.05 258
107 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 443
108 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 575
109 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 697
110 MOVIE- ORIGINAL HOL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.04 550
111 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 171
112 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 477
113 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 363
114 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.04 427
115 PREP & LANDING: NAUGHTY V DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.04 134
116 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 681
117 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:07 PM 27 0.04 185
118 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 731
119 MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.04 159
120 COPA POR MEXICO L: GROUP: UNAM / NECAXA TUDN 8:00 PM 125 0.04 99
121 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 143
122 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 917
123 LOVE AT FIRST LIE MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 102
124 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 230
125 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 67
126 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 368
127 PREP & LANDING DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.03 108
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 699
129 TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE II HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.03 397
130 DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE: 224 MYSTERY ON BLOOD MOUNTAIN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.03 393
131 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 301
132 TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.03 391
133 KELLY CLARKSON CHRISTMAS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.03 121
134 MOVIE- ORIGINAL HOL RPT: FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.03 278
135 ICE COLD CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 216
136 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.03 169
137 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 260
138 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 211
139 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 145
140 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.03 223
141 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 121
142 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: SETON HALL/XAVIER FOX SPORTS 1 8:39 PM 132 0.03 163
143 SHORTSMAS WITH BIG CITY G DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.03 82
144 OVAL, THE S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 129
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.02 202
146 LOVE AT FIRST LIE MTV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 75
147 MADAGASCAR: MADAGASCAR NICK JR 5:00 PM 120 0.02 158
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 89
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.02 111
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.02 191

 

 

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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.