BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: The holiday broadcast diet of specials and reruns has set in, which for ABC meant reruns at 0.42/0.24/0.21.
CBS: An installment of THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT was at 0.61. The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS was at 0.41, up 0.06 from the (postponed) previous edition that aired last June.
NBC: A run of the animated feature film version of THE GRINCH was at 0.54, followed by a rerun of the MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY special at 0.35.
FOX: A holiday episode of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.30.
CW: Reruns at 0.10/0.10.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.57, and the network’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.20, while ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.21/0.20. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING rose 0.06 to 0.37. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.27/0.39/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.18/2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.10/700K. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY fell 0.08 to 0.24. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE crashed by 0.17 to 0.23. On BET, SISTAS lost 0.05 to 0.23 (plus 0.01/83K via BET Her simulcast), with an AFTER-SHOW at 0.14 (plus 0.01/68K). Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.19/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.15. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE was steady at 0.17, and TOO LARGE held at 0.12. FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.17/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12. History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.16/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09, PROPERTY BROTHERS was up 0.02 to 0.13, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.13. On ID, SEE NO EVIL dropped 0.05 to 0.11, and STILL A MYSTERY was down 0.07 to 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 22, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MISSOURI/ARMY | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 198 | 0.57 | 2,569 |
| 2 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0116 GREENSBORO NC | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.37 | 1,020 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:18 PM | 72 | 0.31 | 991 |
| 4 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,312 |
| 5 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,042 |
| 6 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 822 |
| 7 | CHALLENGE:SPIES LIES REUN: CHALLENGE:SPIES LIES REUNION | MTV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.23 | 451 |
| 8 | SISTAS SERIES S3 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,054 |
| 9 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:20 PM | 108 | 0.21 | 744 |
| 10 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 863 |
| 11 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARIZONA/TENNESSEE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 140 | 0.20 | 729 |
| 12 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,181 |
| 13 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.19 | 1,032 |
| 14 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,758 |
| 15 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,852 |
| 16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,074 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 738 |
| 18 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 766 |
| 19 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,588 |
| 20 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,523 |
| 21 | ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FXX | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.17 | 293 |
| 22 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,820 |
| 23 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,493 |
| 24 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.16 | 743 |
| 25 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,639 |
| 26 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 628 |
| 27 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:02 PM | 63 | 0.15 | 775 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 453 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 1,105 |
| 30 | TYLER PERRY SHOW: THE SIS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 773 |
| 31 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,354 |
| 32 | ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP | FXX | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.14 | 255 |
| 33 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,305 |
| 34 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,757 |
| 35 | PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 953 |
| 36 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 1,068 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 412 |
| 38 | BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE | E! | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 533 |
| 39 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 379 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 333 |
| 41 | TOO LARGE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 548 |
| 42 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,027 |
| 43 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 491 |
| 44 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 770 |
| 45 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 902 |
| 46 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,706 |
| 47 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 448 |
| 48 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,751 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 306 |
| 50 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 622 |
| 51 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 642 |
| 52 | TRAFFICKED FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.10 | 608 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 355 |
| 54 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 308 |
| 55 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 580 |
| 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 734 |
| 57 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 400 |
| 58 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 297 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,411 |
| 60 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 609 |
| 61 | BUY IT OR BUILD IT REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 514 |
| 62 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 620 |
| 63 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 695 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 691 |
| 65 | FLIPPING SHOWDOWN | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.08 | 646 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 624 |
| 67 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 640 |
| 68 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 610 |
| 69 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: IT TAKES A XMAS VILLAGE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.08 | 828 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 604 |
| 71 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 603 |
| 72 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ POP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 430 |
| 73 | STILL A MYSTERY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 596 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 617 |
| 75 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 594 |
| 76 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 364 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 236 |
| 78 | NFL SLIMETIME | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 247 |
| 79 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/SACRAMENTO | NBA-TV | 10:02 PM | 138 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 80 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 389 |
| 81 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 328 |
| 82 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 872 |
| 83 | HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 221 |
| 85 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,294 |
| 86 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 344 |
| 87 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.07 | 421 |
| 88 | WHEELER DEALERS | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 273 |
| 89 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 948 |
| 90 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,129 |
| 91 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 727 |
| 92 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 941 |
| 93 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 785 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 576 |
| 95 | PORTALS TO HELL | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 201 |
| 96 | GHOST ADV POP-UPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 189 |
| 97 | GARAGE SQUAD | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 291 |
| 98 | UNDISPUTED L: 1330 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 184 |
| 99 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 357 |
| 100 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,289 |
| 101 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-12R2R06H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 209 |
| 102 | HERD L: 1647 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 103 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 976 |
| 104 | B/R GAMING | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 105 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO/ATLANTA | NBA-TV | 7:35 PM | 147 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 106 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 107 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:10 PM | 50 | 0.05 | 312 |
| 108 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MISSOURI /ILLINOIS | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:05 PM | 123 | 0.05 | 281 |
| 109 | CLASH OF THE COVER BANDS | E! | 9:30 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 199 |
| 110 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:20 AM | 40 | 0.05 | 134 |
| 111 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 679 |
| 112 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 74 |
| 113 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 780 |
| 114 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 191 |
| 115 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 261 |
| 116 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1280 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 117 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 118 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 498 |
| 119 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:30 AM | 50 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 120 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 712 |
| 121 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 496 |
| 122 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 7:03 PM | 114 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 123 | DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 12:30 PM | 55 | 0.04 | 168 |
| 124 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 125 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 269 |
| 126 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 WK 15 TEN VS. PIT | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 127 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 691 |
| 128 | ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 257 |
| 129 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 157 |
| 130 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 | UNIVERSO | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 131 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 248 |
| 132 | NFL POWER RANKINGS | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
| 133 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 134 | ALEX MURDAUGH: DEATH. DEC: 100 SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 135 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 616 |
| 136 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:20 AM | 29 | 0.03 | 196 |
| 137 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 348 |
| 138 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 50 |
| 139 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 140 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 290 |
| 141 | FOOD PARADISE | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 142 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 254 |
| 143 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 46 |
| 144 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 41 |
| 145 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 146 | BING | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 100 |
| 147 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 | UNIVERSO | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 44 |
| 148 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 267 |
| 149 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 150 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 117 |
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