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December 4, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Unusually, ABC’s shows didn’t decline after adjustment for NFL preemption.  However, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, which had no such excuse, did lose 0.1.  In addition, ARROW gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.62, up 0.54 from last week’s game.  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.85/0.83/0.75, compared to last week’s 0.85/0.80/0.73, followed at 11PM by an episode of REAL COUNTRY at 0.24.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped a tenth to 0.84, and TI & TINY was down 0.07 to 0.46.  On MTV, TEEN MOM was at 0.54/0.32 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.30.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES returned at 0.53, with the lead-out premiere of UNANCHORED at 0.17.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.09 to 0.48, and CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE was up 0.02 to 0.33.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS ticked up to 0.36.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES rose 0.06 to 0.30, and DEADLIEST DECADE ticked up to 0.20.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.28/0.45/3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.20/0.37/2.8M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.20/0.27/1.5M.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT slipped 0.02 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.03 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.19.  On TLC, MAMA MEDIUM gained 0.02 to 0.15, and the season premiere of WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE was at 0.14.  Syfy’s NIGHTFLYERS held well, down a tick to 0.14 from Sunday’s premiere.  HBO’s MY BRILLIANT FRIEND stayed off the chart, but ticked up from last Monday’s episode to 0.03/210K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 3, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 8:13 PM 183 3.62 11,237
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.46 4,746
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:16 PM 74 1.21 3,088
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.85 2,399
5 LOVE AND HIP HOP 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.84 1,607
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.83 2,196
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.75 2,262
8 TEEN MOM SSN 7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.54 986
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.54 1,364
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,251
11 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,750
12 T.I. & TINY:FAMILY HUSTLE VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,043
13 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,005
14 CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHLG FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,330
15 TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S1B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.32 583
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 942
17 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,079
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.29 753
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,011
20 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 719
21 SP LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,046
22 REAL COUNTRY USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 61 0.24 683
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,775
24 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 585
25 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 547
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,768
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,490
28 1990S:DEADLIEST DECADE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 791
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 980
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 729
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,040
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,201
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,266
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 90 0.18 482
35 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,052
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,024
37 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 455
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,027
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 403
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,984
41 UNANCHORED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 500
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,432
43 PRES GH BUSH STATE CPTL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:30 PM 90 0.17 2,695
44 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.17 408
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 374
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,002
47 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 420
48 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,595
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,049
50 MAMA MEDIUM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 759
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 477
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,017
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 805
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,626
55 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 634
56 POP UP SANTA HOLIDAY SPEC FREEFORM 9:30 PM 90 0.14 328
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 863
58 NIGHTFLYERS SYFY 10:00 PM 50 0.14 414
59 FIRST 48 AC: SCENE OF CRIME 1: 205/287/204 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.14 459
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,034
61 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,822
62 HANGOVER THE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 100 0.13 271
63 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.12 1,733
64 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,227
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,375
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,538
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,443
68 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,731
69 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 858
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,523
71 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,525
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 784
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,562
74 MEET THE PEETES XMAS SPEC HALLMARK CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 553
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 784
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,475
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,215
78 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.10 312
79 AMY GRANTS TEN CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 656
80 UNDISPUTED L: 556 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 232
81 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,372
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,250
83 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 384
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 711
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,016
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,282
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 780
88 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 308
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 848
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 992
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 866
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 923
93 GOOD EATS: RELOADED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 283
94 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.08 151
95 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 182
96 INTO ALASKA ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.08 478
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 604
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 472
99 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 946
100 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:16 PM 44 0.07 1,043
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 16 0.07 989
102 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 180
103 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 204
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 143
105 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 135 0.07 210
106 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 514
107 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/DETROIT NBA-TV 7:01 PM 141 0.06 184
108 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:30 PM 90 0.06 183
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 894
110 SAY HER NAME:SANDRA BLAND HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 103 0.06 218
111 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.06 112
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 271
113 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:13 PM 47 0.06 125
114 HERD L: 873 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 151
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 408
116 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: IOWA/MICHIGAN ST FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 131 0.06 356
117 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.05 229
118 BBCA MOVIE: WEDDING SINGER, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 129
119 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 156
120 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 119
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 117
122 PRIME MOVIE 1: BEVERLY HILLS COP II IFC TV 11:00 PM 120 0.05 191
123 FXX MOVIE AFTERNOON: MORGAN FXX 2:00 PM 120 0.05 183
124 MARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 453
125 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 3:00 PM 30 0.05 186
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 112
127 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:22 PM 87 0.05 142
128 PRIME MOVIE 1 IFC TV 1:00 AM 30 0.05 153
129 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 121
130 BIG QUESTIONS HUGE ANSWER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 60 0.05 131
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 255
132 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 199
133 BUSY TONIGHT E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 84
134 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 122
135 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 111
136 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 303
137 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.04 98
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 241
139 SUND MOVIE: SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE SUNDANCE TV 9:43 PM 144 0.04 195
140 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S9 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 90
141 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 58
142 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 193
143 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S9 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 73
144 LIMITED COMMERCIAL MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 103 0.04 223
145 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.04 117
146 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 233
147 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 180
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 109
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 216
150 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 64

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."