BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: Reruns at 0.42/0.24/0.21/0.18.
CBS: The KENNEDY CENTER HONORS were at 0.45, up 0.04 from last year’s edition. THE GIFT followed at 0.21.
NBC: THE WHEEL was down 0.02 from last Wednesday to 0.26, followed by reruns at 0.18/0.23.
FOX: A COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game at 0.93.
CW: Reruns at 0.06/0.07/0.08.
TELEMUNDO: EXATLON ticked up to 0.24, REINA DEL SUR ticked down to 0.25, and AMOR Y TRAICION was down 0.04 to 0.16.
UNIVISION: VENCER LA AUSENCIA was steady at 0.40, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE held at 0.37, and MADRASTA was up 0.07 to 0.39.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s week of COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games continued at 0.93/0.71/0.50. TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE slipped 0.02 to 0.28. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.06 to 0.23. TNT’s NHL game was at 0.16. USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.15. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.13/0.21/2.6M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.08/0.10/600K, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.06/1.3M. BET’s ASSISTED LIVING lost 0.02 to 0.13 (BET Her simulcast at 0.03). A&E’s ROAD WARS lost 0.04 to 0.11. On ID, SEE NO EVIL was at 0.11, and MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was at 0.10. On TLC, HILLSONG was at 0.10, and MY DNA MYSTERY was at 0.05. On History, PAWN STARS was steady at 0.09, and SECRET RESTORATION ticked down to 0.04. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT special was at 0.09. HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.09. On Discovery, MOONSHINERS was at 0.08/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.12, and DIESEL BROTHERS was down 0.02 to 0.05.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 28, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: KANSAS/ARKANSAS | ESPN | 5:32 PM | 261 | 0.93 | 3,914 |
| 2 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TEXAS TECH/OLE MISS | ESPN | 9:53 PM | 191 | 0.71 | 2,601 |
| 3 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UCF/DUKE | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 212 | 0.50 | 2,162 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:04 AM | 59 | 0.28 | 863 |
| 5 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0169 DENVER CO | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.28 | 876 |
| 6 | CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.23 | 551 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 532 |
| 8 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/NEW JERSEY | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:34 PM | 160 | 0.16 | 534 |
| 9 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LEEDS | USA NETWORK | 2:53 PM | 139 | 0.15 | 433 |
| 10 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 494 |
| 11 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 640 |
| 12 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,627 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 380 |
| 14 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 614 |
| 15 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,403 |
| 16 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 391 |
| 17 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,480 |
| 18 | ROAD WARS | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.11 | 554 |
| 19 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 734 |
| 20 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,868 |
| 21 | MURDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 615 |
| 22 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,319 |
| 23 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,274 |
| 24 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/MIAMI | NBA-TV | 7:33 PM | 145 | 0.10 | 353 |
| 25 | HILLSONG: MEGACHURCH EXPS: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 540 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 940 |
| 27 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 921 |
| 28 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,259 |
| 29 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,721 |
| 30 | PAWN STARS DO AMERICA: 8 SWEET CAROLINA | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.09 | 762 |
| 31 | NEIGHBORHOOD, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 32 | NEIGHBORHOOD, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 336 |
| 33 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): MATCHMAKING IN NASHVILLE 2300 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.09 | 539 |
| 34 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: FLORIDA/AUBURN | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 131 | 0.09 | 282 |
| 35 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,045 |
| 36 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DENVER/SACREMENTO | NBA-TV | 9:58 PM | 158 | 0.09 | 288 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 247 |
| 38 | PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 800 |
| 39 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/UCONN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 135 | 0.08 | 302 |
| 40 | UNDISPUTED L: 1591 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 192 |
| 41 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARKANSAS/LSU | ESPN2 | 9:11 PM | 127 | 0.08 | 358 |
| 42 | MOONSHINERS: AMERICAN SPI | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 570 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,406 |
| 44 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,136 |
| 45 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,796 |
| 46 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 649 |
| 47 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 486 |
| 48 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,146 |
| 49 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,427 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 594 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,317 |
| 52 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 518 |
| 53 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 609 |
| 54 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,040 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 647 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 597 |
| 57 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 632 |
| 58 | REVEALED REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 332 |
| 59 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 24 | 0.07 | 242 |
| 60 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 5:12 PM | 48 | 0.07 | 154 |
| 61 | HERD: JOY TAYLOR L: 1919 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 62 | TIDINGS OF TERROR REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 417 |
| 63 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,274 |
| 64 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CALGARY/SEATTLE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:14 PM | 160 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 65 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 618 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,066 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 660 |
| 68 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 631 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:18 PM | 72 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 70 | SHORTYS DREAM SHOP | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 316 |
| 71 | ALL THE BEST/WORST 2022 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 387 |
| 72 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,169 |
| 73 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,193 |
| 74 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,046 |
| 75 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,047 |
| 76 | ROAD WARS | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 77 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,212 |
| 78 | MY DNA MYSTERY | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 434 |
| 79 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 813 |
| 80 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 53 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 81 | FULL CUSTOM GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 408 |
| 82 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 562 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 532 |
| 84 | DIESEL BROTHERS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 85 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 437 |
| 86 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 409 |
| 87 | NHL RS PREGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 34 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 88 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 89 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 235 |
| 90 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 452 |
| 91 | SECRET RESTORATION | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.04 | 478 |
| 92 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 372 |
| 93 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 788 |
| 94 | YULETIDE YETI REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 356 |
| 95 | SPEAK L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 96 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 758 |
| 97 | NFL SLIMETIME | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 98 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 188 |
| 99 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 100 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 223 |
| 101 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 743 |
| 102 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 787 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 729 |
| 104 | FS1 COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:45 PM | 15 | 0.03 | 124 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 106 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 708 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 97 |
| 108 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 954 |
| 109 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 110 | NHL RS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:54 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 111 | MONEY COURT | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 112 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:36 AM | 54 | 0.03 | 130 |
| 113 | FOX CBB TIP-OFF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 114 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 100 |
| 115 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 116 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 766 |
| 117 | INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 118 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 284 |
| 119 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 120 | ASSISTED LIVING | BET HER | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 97 |
| 121 | ALIANZA CAMINO AL EXITO 2 | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 122 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 386 |
| 123 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 176 |
| 124 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/ST. JOHNS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 134 | 0.02 | 122 |
| 125 | ENGINEERING ON THE EDGE | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 173 |
| 126 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BET HER | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 127 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 128 |
| 128 | ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 213 |
| 129 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 98 |
| 130 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 7:00 PM | 33 | 0.02 | 98 |
| 131 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 121 |
| 132 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 | UNIVERSO | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 59 |
| 133 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 115 |
| 134 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 182 |
| 135 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 82 |
| 136 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 | UNIVERSO | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 137 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 99 |
| 138 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 185 |
| 139 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 164 |
| 140 | FOOD PARADISE | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 112 |
| 141 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S5 | UNIVERSO | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 142 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 149 |
| 143 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 33 |
| 144 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 | UNIVERSO | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 39 |
| 145 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 284 |
| 146 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 61 |
| 147 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.01 | 85 |
| 148 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 302 |
| 149 | NFL SLIMETIME | NICKTOONS | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.01 | 70 |
| 150 | HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON ?22 | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 47 | 0.01 | 93 |
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