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December 15, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 12.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC: Reruns at 0.32/0.21/0.18/0.20, followed by the special FINDING HARMONY at 0.16.

CBS:  The fall finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.75, up 0.04 from last week and down 0.24 from last December’s finale.

NBC:  An SNL clip show at 0.60, followed by a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.34.

FOX:  The season finale of LEGO MASTERS was at 0.30/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.26.

CW:  A rerun special at 0.09, followed by a special MASTERS OF ILLUSION at 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON ticked down to 0.25, REINA DEL SUR lost a tick to 0.23, and AMOR Y TRAICION was down 0.02 to 0.18.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA ticked up to 0.37, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE ticked down to 0.35, and MADRASTA was up 0.03 to 0.32.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.45/0.36.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE gained 0.04 to 0.33.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.04 to 0.30.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY ticked up to 0.21.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.35/3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.10/0.15/700K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.10/0.14/1.2M.  On BET, SISTAS dropped 0.03 to 0.18 (BET Her simulcast at 0.05), ASSISTED LIVING edged up 0.02 to 0.14 (simulcast at 0.02), and AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.10 (simulcast at 0.03).  A&E’s ROAD WARS climbed 0.04 to 0.18, and COURT CAM was at 0.14 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.14.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.13.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS was at 0.12/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10, and DIESEL BROTHERS ticked down to 0.05.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.04 to 0.11, and AWAKE SURGERY was at 0.07.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND climbed 0.03 to 0.10, and MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On History, PAWN STARS was steady at 0.08, and SECRET RESTORATION was down 0.03 to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 14, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/CHICAGO ESPN 7:45 PM 159 0.45 1,241
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:24 PM 133 0.36 1,031
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0167 GARLAND TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.33 950
4 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.30 561
5 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 15 0.25 650
6 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.21 524
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.21 614
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,045
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,048
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:37 AM 53 0.20 550
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 702
12 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 957
13 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.18 817
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 463
15 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,071
16 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 436
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.15 380
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,207
19 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.15 629
20 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.14 697
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 411
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 708
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,023
24 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.14 584
25 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 338
26 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 2,817
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,495
28 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 789
29 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.13 651
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 291
31 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 758
32 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 371
33 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 481
34 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,456
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 720
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,693
37 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 706
38 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,198
39 MURDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 624
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,235
41 AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 479
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 684
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,436
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 709
45 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,610
46 LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.10 275
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,629
48 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,369
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,389
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,376
51 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,405
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,282
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 243
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 526
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 984
56 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 211
57 PAWN STARS DO AMERICA: 6 SOUTHERN CHARMS HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.08 806
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,479
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 804
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 204
61 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,417
62 VH1 ORIGINAL MOVIES: NEW DIVAS XMAS CAROL, A VH1 8:00 PM 120 0.07 270
63 SHORTYS DREAM SHOP MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 458
64 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:34 PM 160 0.07 259
65 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 637
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,556
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.07 236
68 AWAKE SURGERY TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.07 365
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 542
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 619
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 938
72 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 595
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 583
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 730
75 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 519
76 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,083
77 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: VANCOUVER/CALGARY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 165 0.06 195
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 9:03 PM 130 0.06 237
79 UNDISPUTED L: 1581 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 150
80 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 845
81 FULL CUSTOM GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 450
82 DESIGNING CHRISTMAS: QIJD-SP01A2H HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 120 0.06 435
83 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 201
84 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 9:11 PM 112 0.06 246
85 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.06 301
86 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.06 269
87 SECRET RESTORATION HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.06 469
88 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 454
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:13 PM 77 0.06 181
90 HERD L: 1909 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 135
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 519
92 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 374
93 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.05 193
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 575
95 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 26 0.05 167
96 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 315
97 E! NEWS E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 157
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 322
99 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 304
100 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 376
101 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 354
102 FIFA WORLD CUP TODAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:07 PM 53 0.05 127
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 118
104 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 157
105 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.04 178
106 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.04 143
107 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 137
108 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 34 0.04 154
109 NG DOC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 269
110 TROLLS HOLIDAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 148
111 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.04 182
112 NFL UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 6:26 PM 34 0.04 139
113 HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON ?22 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 49 0.04 110
114 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 346
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 909
116 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 342
117 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 331
118 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 666
119 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 67 0.03 95
120 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 261
121 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 99
122 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 114
123 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 902
124 MERRY SCARY XMAS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 156
125 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 219
126 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 195
127 MONEY COURT CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 176
128 AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER BET HER 10:00 PM 60 0.03 94
129 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:55 PM 16 0.03 122
130 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.02 123
131 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.02 111
132 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2022 WK 14 NYJ VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.02 163
133 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 183
134 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 622
135 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 676
136 ASSISTED LIVING BET HER 8:30 PM 30 0.02 112
137 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.02 195
138 TIDINGS OF TERROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 192
139 SHAQ HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 45 0.02 71
140 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.02 52
141 MONEY COURT CNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.02 116
142 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.02 159
143 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.02 76
144 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 90 0.02 62
145 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.02 637
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 217
147 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.02 79
148 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BET HER 8:00 PM 30 0.02 95
149 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 119
150 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 163

 

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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.