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December 22, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.21.2015

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  The finale of THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT lost 0.1 in final numbers, although THE GREAT HOLIDAY BAKING SHOW held its rating.  Among the reruns, SUPERGIRL and TELENOVELA each lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec MON.21

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was naturally at the top, although down 0.39 from last week at 3.45.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.24 from last week to 1.25, while BLACK INK CREW was much more stable, down 0.02 to 0.88.  On USA, WWE was at 1.16/1.15/1.11 over its 3 hours, compared to 1.40/1.32/1.29 last week, and a “making-of” lead-out plugging January’s new COLONY was at 0.32.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES edged down 0.02 to 0.59, and APRES SKI ticked up to 0.22.  On TNT, the newly-renewed MAJOR CRIMES gained 0.04 to 0.48, and the newly-canceled LEGENDS was up 0.05 to 0.18. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec MON.21

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 21, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: DETROIT LIONS/NEW ORLEANS SAINTS ESPN 8:15 PM 213 3.45 10,901
2 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:48 PM 72 1.42 3,424
3 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 7:59 PM 61 1.25 2,285
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.16 3,443
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 73 1.15 3,316
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.11 3,374
7 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.88 1,652
8 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:38 PM 97 0.78 2,405
9 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.65 1,429
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,268
11 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.48 3,689
12 B WALTERS PRSNT AMRCN SCN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,114
13 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN 2:30 PM 248 0.34 1,152
14 COLONY: BEHIND THE WALL USA NETWORK 11:13 PM 31 0.32 858
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.29 704
16 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.28 631
17 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 905
18 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN2 6:00 PM 38 0.26 605
19 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 547
20 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.26 1,214
21 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.26 1,010
22 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.25 650
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.25 558
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.25 529
25 ARCHER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 478
26 GUILTY PLEASURES 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 737
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 509
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 504
29 APRES SKI BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 615
30 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.21 528
31 TOP 5 RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.21 669
32 GET HARD HBO PRIME 10:25 PM 100 0.21 424
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,602
34 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 133 0.21 474
35 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 525
36 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.19 399
37 LEGENDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.18 824
38 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.18 394
39 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,367
40 VANDERPUMP AFTER SHOW BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.17 408
41 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.17 480
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,201
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,245
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.15 405
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.15 383
46 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 370
47 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 975
48 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,030
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:38 PM 22 0.15 333
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,399
51 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.14 285
52 RELIC QUEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 631
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,615
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 695
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 703
56 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,942
57 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 915
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 662
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 679
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 569
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 628
62 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: APPALACHIAN STATE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.11 353
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,096
64 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:33 PM 145 0.11 306
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,520
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 691
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 610
68 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 379
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,313
70 FLOODS, FIRE, AND FURY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 475
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 799
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,492
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 649
74 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 304
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,391
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,324
77 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 783
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,320
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 329
80 SUPER INTO TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.08 209
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 715
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 330
83 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 689
84 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,254
85 THAT 70S SHOW POP 11:00 PM 30 0.07 204
86 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 54 0.07 159
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 591
88 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 179
89 DUMB AND DUMBER TO HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 109 0.07 164
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 816
91 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:58 AM 55 0.07 199
92 RUSSILLO & KANELL L: N/A ESPNEWS 1:00 PM 180 0.07 120
93 INDEPENDENCE DAY: INDEPENDENCE DAY MAXPRIME 3:50 PM 144 0.07 211
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 555
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 339
96 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPNEWS 4:00 PM 30 0.07 133
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 549
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 424
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 282
100 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 707
101 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.06 156
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 244
103 JAMES MAYS TOY STORIES BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 132
104 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.06 187
105 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 327
106 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPNEWS 5:13 PM 18 0.06 108
107 ATL HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 107 0.06 120
108 LIMITED COMMERCIAL MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 110 0.06 333
109 AMERICAN REHAB RESTOR VIC HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.05 281
110 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 53 0.05 124
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 389
112 THAT 70S SHOW POP 4:30 PM 30 0.05 117
113 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:54 PM 39 0.05 187
114 JAMES MAYS TOY STORIES BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 132
115 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPNEWS 6:00 PM 32 0.05 103
116 JUMPER MAXPRIME 12:30 PM 88 0.05 114
117 HOLLYWD CHRISTMAS PARADE: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 4:00 PM 120 0.05 326
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 406
119 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 490
120 STAN LEES SUPERHUMANS NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 89
121 TWO MORE EGGS DISNEY XD 12:00 AM 15 0.05 187
122 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 571
123 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 146
124 HBO BAD: 12/19/15 JENNING HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 110 0.05 144
125 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 217
126 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 133
127 MAKING OF H8FUL EIGHT CMT 11:00 PM 30 0.05 119
128 AMERICAN REHAB RESTOR VIC HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.05 200
129 BOY NEXT DOOR, THE MAXPRIME 9:00 PM 90 0.05 108
130 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 11:31 PM 32 0.04 141
131 LETS BE COPS MAXPRIME 2:00 PM 104 0.04 139
132 HERD FOR THE HOLIDAYS FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 92
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 208
134 ESPN FC ESPNEWS 6:32 PM 28 0.04 76
135 AFTERMATH: AFTERMATH NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 127
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 365
137 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN: N/A ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 180 0.04 81
138 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 298
139 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 59 0.04 85
140 12 CORAZONES NBC UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 78
141 BREAK HBO PRIME 2:32 PM 13 0.04 67
142 TWO MORE EGGS DISNEY XD 12:15 AM 15 0.04 171
143 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.04 144
144 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 283
145 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MINNESOTA/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 144 0.04 166
146 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.04 112
147 GRIND HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 104 0.04 71
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 142
149 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 402
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 238

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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.