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December 9, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 12.8.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  A night of reruns at 0.46/0.39 for holiday specials, 0.28/0.21 for sitcoms, and 0.17 for THE CHASE.

CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.91, TOUGH AS NAILS was steady at 0.38, and the season finale of CSI: VEGAS was down 0.02 to 0.37.

NBC:  The CHICAGO shows aired fresh episodes for the first time in a month, with MED down a tick to 0.70, FIRE up 0.04 to 0.74, and PD up 0.05 to 0.70.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER was steady at 0.85, and the season finale of ALTER EGO was down 0.04 to 0.33.

CW:  A rerun of CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD was at 0.07.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.55/0.45.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked down to 0.37.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.11 to 0.34.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING edged up 0.02 to 0.33.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.50/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.21/2.1M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.09/600K.  On BET, SISTAS gained 0.03 to 0.26 (plus 0.05 via BET Her simulcast), TWENTIES ticked down to 14 (plus 0.04/47K), and the TWENTIES AFTER SHOW wa down a tick to 0.10 (plus 0.01/26K).  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE climbed 0.03 to 0.19, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.16.  TUDN’s SELECCION MEXICANA was at 0.19.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.18/0.14/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19/0.12.  FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.18/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.11.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL slipped 0.02 to 0.16, and STILL A MYSTERY was down 0.02 to 0.12.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.16.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.14/0.14.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.12, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.11, and PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.11.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.11/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.14, and KILLER CASES was down 0.07 to 0.09.  Syfy’s INTERGALACTIC was steady at 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 8, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:09 PM 145 0.55 1,636
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/MIAMI ESPN 7:44 PM 145 0.45 1,257
3 CHALLENGE:SPIES LIES ALLI MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.37 665
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,024
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0114 ELMONT NY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.33 872
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,427
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:34 AM 57 0.28 751
8 SISTAS SERIES S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,009
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,427
10 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.23 623
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,469
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,907
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,673
14 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 768
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 608
16 SELECCION MEXICANA 12/8: MEXICO VS CHILE TUDN 9:55 PM 132 0.19 468
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.19 499
18 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,899
19 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,082
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 750
21 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,690
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,053
23 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.18 971
24 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.18 318
25 DPP: A PIMPLE CAROL TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.16 1,034
26 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 837
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 477
28 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,483
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:31 AM 59 0.16 413
30 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 536
31 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,821
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,652
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,508
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,104
35 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 524
36 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 62 0.14 646
37 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.14 484
38 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 573
39 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:32 PM 31 0.14 235
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,835
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 499
42 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 334
43 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 306
44 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 116 0.12 467
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,898
46 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.12 543
47 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 1,036
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 301
49 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCONN/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.12 535
50 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 657
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,511
52 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.11 1,062
53 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 873
54 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 624
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 308
56 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.11 379
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,028
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 391
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 395
60 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,210
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 365
62 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 332
63 TWENTIES AFTER SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 344
64 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: INDIANA / WISCONSIN BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 126 0.10 462
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,841
66 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,112
67 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:12 PM 105 0.09 390
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 605
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 674
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 717
71 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 392
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 684
73 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 619
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 228
75 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 357
76 PEPPA PIG NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.08 266
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 647
78 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 584
79 BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.08 371
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 695
81 FLIPPING SHOWDOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.07 579
82 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 16 0.07 210
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 672
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 640
85 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.07 211
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 540
87 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.06 407
88 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,159
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 552
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,046
91 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS WITH A CROWN LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.06 762
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 552
93 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 3:05 PM 25 0.06 273
94 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.06 268
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,214
96 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 116 0.06 387
97 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/VEGAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:16 PM 154 0.06 199
98 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC BAYERN MUNCHEN / FC BARCELONA TUDN 2:50 PM 131 0.06 153
99 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 97
100 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 1,331
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 259
102 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 454
103 NICKELODEON?S TREASURE TR NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 60 0.05 171
104 UNDISPUTED L: 1320 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 171
105 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-12R2R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 233
106 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 223
107 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 263
108 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 275
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 227
110 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 273
111 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 289
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 538
113 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,244
114 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 109
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:57 PM 63 0.05 163
116 SISTAS SERIES S3 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.05 178
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 60 0.05 109
118 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 557
119 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 242
120 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 55 0.05 135
121 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 716
122 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 141
123 CONCACAF LEAGUE L: MOTAGUA / COMUNICACIONES TUDN 6:55 PM 125 0.04 92
124 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 272
125 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.04 185
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 457
127 HERD L: 1635 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 153
128 INTERGALACTIC SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 185
129 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.04 192
130 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.04 164
131 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.04 243
132 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 12:07 AM 60 0.04 89
133 HARD KNOCKS IN SEASON ?21 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 45 0.04 95
134 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 495
135 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 244
136 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 352
137 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 792
138 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.04 360
139 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 147
140 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 307
141 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 274
142 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 263
143 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 149
144 DROWNING, THE SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.03 97
145 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 708
146 MUSH-MUSH AND THE MUSHABL THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.03 78
147 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 243
148 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 582
149 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 651
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 95
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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.