NETWORK FINALS: SHARK TANK, DATELINE and WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable at 0.51/0.36/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.51/0.35/0.20. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.33, and a PRESEASON NBA game was at 0.24. Cable news was topped by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.32/0.50/2.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.45/2.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.36/3.2M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.23. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME slipped 0.02 to 0.19, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.17, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.12, and BIGGEST LITTLE XMAS SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.12. A&E’s LIVE RESCUE gained 0.02 to 0.19. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS ticked up to 0.19. On OWN, READY TO LOVE lost 0.02 to 0.09, and PUT A RING ON IT was steady at 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 11, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.51 | 2,327 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 67 | 0.36 | 1,646 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: ARIZONA ST/ARIZONA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 206 | 0.33 | 1,023 |
| 4 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,511 |
| 5 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,741 |
| 6 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,424 |
| 7 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,075 |
| 8 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,724 |
| 9 | NBA PRE-SEASON L: SACRAMENTO/PORTLAND | ESPN | 10:32 PM | 148 | 0.24 | 583 |
| 10 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,105 |
| 11 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 746 |
| 12 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.23 | 684 |
| 13 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,396 |
| 14 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,916 |
| 15 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 3,197 |
| 16 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,918 |
| 17 | MLDH HOLIDAY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,238 |
| 18 | LIVE RESCUE: 64 LIVE RESCUE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.19 | 715 |
| 19 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 927 |
| 20 | DDD REPACK | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 825 |
| 21 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,758 |
| 22 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 3,067 |
| 23 | LATE MOVIE: DADDY?S HOME 2 | FREEFORM | 11:55 PM | 125 | 0.18 | 424 |
| 24 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,461 |
| 25 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 908 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,584 |
| 27 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.17 | 776 |
| 28 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,541 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,064 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,446 |
| 31 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,216 |
| 32 | 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 853 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 461 |
| 34 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 723 |
| 35 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,294 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 366 |
| 37 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 910 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,242 |
| 39 | DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 24 | 0.14 | 485 |
| 40 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,040 |
| 41 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,317 |
| 42 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,536 |
| 43 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: IOWA STATE / IOWA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 126 | 0.13 | 434 |
| 44 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,854 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,227 |
| 46 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,850 |
| 47 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,220 |
| 48 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,144 |
| 49 | BIGGEST LITTLE XMAS SHOWD | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 699 |
| 50 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 2,311 |
| 51 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: INN LOVE BY CHRISTMAS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.12 | 1,107 |
| 52 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 364 |
| 53 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,214 |
| 54 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 388 |
| 55 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,535 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 292 |
| 57 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:00 PM | 50 | 0.11 | 328 |
| 58 | TYLER PERRY?S MADEA CHRIS: TYLER PERRY?S MADEA CHRIS | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 458 |
| 59 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 373 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 251 |
| 61 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 383 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 291 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,316 |
| 64 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,043 |
| 65 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 227 |
| 66 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,146 |
| 67 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 525 |
| 68 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 230 |
| 69 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,382 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,432 |
| 71 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 844 |
| 72 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:24 PM | 24 | 0.09 | 348 |
| 73 | BLUEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:34 AM | 23 | 0.09 | 364 |
| 74 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 324 |
| 75 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,488 |
| 76 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,334 |
| 77 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:43 PM | 17 | 0.09 | 1,420 |
| 78 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 337 |
| 79 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 45 | 0.08 | 344 |
| 80 | NBA PRESEASON L: HOUSTON/CHICAGO | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 279 |
| 81 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 263 |
| 82 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,382 |
| 83 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,306 |
| 84 | MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 325 |
| 85 | PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 385 |
| 86 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,390 |
| 87 | DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:48 PM | 49 | 0.08 | 319 |
| 88 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,148 |
| 89 | YOUNG SHELDON | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 398 |
| 90 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,572 |
| 91 | OSBOURNES BELIEVE REPACK: SKOA-1R2R02H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 301 |
| 92 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 2:56 PM | 47 | 0.07 | 1,367 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 56 | 0.07 | 1,207 |
| 94 | UNDISPUTED L: 1063 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 133 |
| 95 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,294 |
| 96 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 97 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 176 |
| 98 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,090 |
| 99 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 796 |
| 100 | ASTRONAUTS | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 319 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,070 |
| 102 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: OMAHA/KANSAS | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 252 |
| 103 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:01 AM | 29 | 0.06 | 267 |
| 104 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 105 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 106 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW | NEWSMAX TV | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 426 |
| 107 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 215 |
| 108 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 249 |
| 109 | HERD L: 1375 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 110 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/LEEDS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 134 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 111 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 346 |
| 112 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,139 |
| 113 | YOUNG SHELDON | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 301 |
| 114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 589 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,226 |
| 116 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 469 |
| 117 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 118 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 179 |
| 120 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 121 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 590 |
| 122 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 282 |
| 123 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 430 |
| 124 | BKBL CLASSIC: IOWA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 11:06 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 126 | HOWIE CARR SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 379 |
| 127 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/GEORGETOWN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 269 |
| 128 | LAS VERDADERAS MUJERES | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 129 | FAMILY CHANTEL: MORE TO L | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 389 |
| 130 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 131 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 132 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 133 | POP TV MOVIES: BREAKFAST CLUB,THE | POP | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 134 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 135 | CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 232 |
| 136 | DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:53 PM | 31 | 0.04 | 187 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 138 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 208 |
| 139 | AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 299 |
| 140 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 141 | NBA TEAM PREVIEW | NBA-TV | 10:30 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 142 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 144 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 145 | LA PEOR PESADILLA | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 146 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 100 |
| 147 | ASTRONAUTS | NICKTOONS | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 148 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 414 |
| 149 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 150 | EXPRESS, THE: EXPRESS, THE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 122 |
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