BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: A marathon of BLACK-ISH reruns at 0.19-0.34.
CBS: Reruns at 0.38/0.31/0.32.
NBC: Reruns at 0.26/0.18/0.18/0.13.
FOX: A MASKED SINGER rerun at 0.24.
CW: Reruns at 0.07/0.08/0.07.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games commanded the day and night at 0.90/0.56/0.55/0.48. Food Network’s CHOPPED was at 0.24, and RAID THE FRIDGE was at 0.15. Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.23. On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS jumped 0.08 to 0.21, and I AM JAZZ rose 0.09 to 0.18. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.30/2.7M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.10/0.14/700K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.08/900K. On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND fell 0.15 to 0.18 (possibly a clip show episode), and GREAT ESCAPES was steady at 0.14. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.17, FIXER TO FABULOUS ticked up to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.15. USA’s WWE NXT climbed 0.05 to 0.16. On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was at 0.15. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.05 to 0.12.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 28, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/TEXAS TECH | ESPN | 6:45 PM | 200 | 0.90 | 3,916 |
| 2 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: AIR FORCE/LOUISVILLE | ESPN | 3:29 PM | 196 | 0.56 | 2,731 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WEST VIRGINIA/MINNESOTA | ESPN | 10:20 PM | 197 | 0.55 | 2,400 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: HOUSTON/AUBURN | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 209 | 0.48 | 2,293 |
| 5 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 984 |
| 6 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 704 |
| 7 | 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,010 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,690 |
| 9 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 1,538 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,940 |
| 11 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,325 |
| 12 | I AM JAZZ | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 844 |
| 13 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 1,242 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:37 AM | 83 | 0.17 | 593 |
| 15 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.16 | 662 |
| 16 | FIXER TO FABULOUS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.16 | 1,329 |
| 17 | MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 948 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:32 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,211 |
| 19 | RAID THE FRIDGE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 594 |
| 20 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,193 |
| 21 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,694 |
| 22 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 545 |
| 23 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEICESTER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 147 | 0.14 | 414 |
| 24 | GREAT ESCAPES W MORGAN FR | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 879 |
| 25 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,570 |
| 26 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 431 |
| 27 | FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,118 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 342 |
| 29 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,471 |
| 30 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,636 |
| 31 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DENVER/GOLDEN STATE | NBA-TV | 10:06 PM | 156 | 0.13 | 564 |
| 32 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 863 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,713 |
| 34 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 832 |
| 35 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.12 | 909 |
| 36 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,578 |
| 37 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,335 |
| 38 | MASH-UP OUR HOME REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 532 |
| 39 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.10 | 420 |
| 40 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 725 |
| 41 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,296 |
| 42 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,256 |
| 43 | 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: EXTRA | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 499 |
| 44 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 259 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,533 |
| 46 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,459 |
| 47 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.09 | 565 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 816 |
| 49 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 879 |
| 50 | UNDISPUTED L: 1334 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 227 |
| 51 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 729 |
| 52 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/SOUTHAMPTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:54 AM | 127 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 53 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,358 |
| 54 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 316 |
| 55 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 609 |
| 56 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 583 |
| 57 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 927 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 621 |
| 59 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 60 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 600 |
| 61 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 642 |
| 62 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,267 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 897 |
| 64 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 606 |
| 65 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,195 |
| 66 | HERD L: 1651 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 67 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 481 |
| 68 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 259 |
| 69 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/MIAMI | NBA-TV | 7:34 PM | 152 | 0.07 | 281 |
| 70 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:01 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 181 |
| 71 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 72 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,052 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 533 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 593 |
| 75 | SUPER BOB EINSTEIN MOVIE | HBO PRIME | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.06 | 298 |
| 76 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 197 |
| 77 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,066 |
| 78 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 257 |
| 79 | MESSYNESS SSN1B | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 161 |
| 80 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 525 |
| 81 | OSBOURNES BELIEVE REPACK: SKOA-2R1R01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 286 |
| 82 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 898 |
| 83 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 428 |
| 84 | BITCHIN RIDES | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 402 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:02 AM | 58 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 86 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 431 |
| 87 | MAN V. FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 88 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,161 |
| 89 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 562 |
| 90 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 91 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 548 |
| 92 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 596 |
| 93 | NFL POWER RANKINGS | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 94 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:42 AM | 48 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 95 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 96 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 97 | DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 295 |
| 98 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 585 |
| 99 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 594 |
| 100 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 637 |
| 101 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 102 | STORAGE WARS SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 103 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:21 PM | 39 | 0.04 | 100 |
| 104 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 512 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 106 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 590 |
| 107 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 616 |
| 108 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 1:03 AM | 63 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 109 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 110 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 111 | SHO CH BOX: 21 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:58 PM | 22 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 112 | ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS | NICKTOONS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 435 |
| 114 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 54 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 115 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 116 | FULL CUSTOM GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 304 |
| 117 | TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH | HISTORY | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 244 |
| 118 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 558 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 197 |
| 120 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 558 |
| 121 | SHO CH BOX: 21 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:20 PM | 16 | 0.03 | 124 |
| 122 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 123 | SIWAS DANCE POP REVOLUTON | E! | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.03 | 121 |
| 124 | STORAGE WARS SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 174 |
| 125 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 62 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 127 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 272 |
| 128 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 293 |
| 129 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 130 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 131 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 132 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 567 |
| 133 | SHO CH BOX: 21 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:27 PM | 31 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 134 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 135 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 136 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 137 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 138 | TUG OF WORDS | GSN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 378 |
| 139 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 111 |
| 140 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 120 |
| 141 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 102 |
| 142 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 673 |
| 143 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 144 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 449 |
| 145 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 391 |
| 146 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 120 |
| 147 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 207 |
| 148 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 372 |
| 149 | INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS | NAT GEO WILD | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.02 | 173 |
| 150 | ONE STAGE TO THE NEXT | TV ONE | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 58 |
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