NETWORK FINALS: The 10PM hour of NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE rose 0.1 in final numbers, as did A TOAST TO 2016. In late night, ABC ended up at 6.5 in the 11:30PM-1AM slot, then 2.5 for the final segment, while NBC was at 2.8 and FOX was at 1.7.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart (Primetime and Late Night)
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMI-FINALS were huge, with 5.55 for the Clemson vs. Ohio State game (plus 0.21 for an ESPN2 simulcast) and 5.26 for Alabama vs. Washington (plus 0.22 for the simulcast), while the morning appetizer of Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky was at 0.68, with the rest of the Top 10 taken up by the network’s related programming. The late-night news channel New Year’s Eve coverage went as it often does for CNN and Fox News, with the former ahead in the 18-49 demo (peaking at 0.67 for the 12:30AM half-hour), and the latter lagging in the demo (0.42 for the midnight hour) but ahead in the older-skewing Total Viewers metric (2.5M vs. 2.1M). The highest-rated entertainment programming of the day was a 7:30AM Cartoon Network JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION episode at 0.24. On Food Network, VALERIE’S HOME COOKING and KITCHEN AT FN were both at 0.23.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 31, 2016 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CFP SEMIFINAL SUST L | ESPN | 6:17 PM | 21 | 5.57 | 18,915 |
| 2 | CFP SEMIFINAL L: OHIO STATE/CLEMSON | ESPN | 7:10 PM | 202 | 5.55 | 18,396 |
| 3 | CFP SEMIFINAL L: WASHINGTON/ALABAMA | ESPN | 3:12 PM | 185 | 5.26 | 18,397 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 6:56 PM | 14 | 4.78 | 15,665 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 6:38 PM | 18 | 4.72 | 15,091 |
| 6 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 10:32 PM | 24 | 3.14 | 9,782 |
| 7 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 2:56 PM | 16 | 2.64 | 9,791 |
| 8 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 2:33 PM | 23 | 1.63 | 6,051 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:56 PM | 65 | 1.32 | 3,607 |
| 10 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: GEORGIA TECH/KENTUCKY | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 213 | 0.68 | 2,647 |
| 11 | NEW YEARS EVE LIVE | CNN | 12:30 AM | 35 | 0.67 | 2,114 |
| 12 | NEW YEARS EVE LIVE W/ AC: N/A | CNN | 8:00 PM | 270 | 0.54 | 1,892 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:01 AM | 59 | 0.54 | 1,452 |
| 14 | ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 2,519 |
| 15 | ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.41 | 2,404 |
| 16 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 180 | 0.39 | 1,204 |
| 17 | COUNTDOWN TO 2017 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,932 |
| 18 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MIDDLESBROUGH/MANCHESTER UNITED | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:52 AM | 129 | 0.26 | 586 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 6:57 AM | 63 | 0.26 | 650 |
| 20 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 6:56 PM | 14 | 0.25 | 986 |
| 21 | JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.24 | 664 |
| 22 | DEADPOOL | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 108 | 0.24 | 576 |
| 23 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 6:38 PM | 18 | 0.24 | 883 |
| 24 | VALERIES HOME COOKING | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,098 |
| 25 | CFP SEMIFINAL SUST L | ESPN2 | 6:17 PM | 21 | 0.23 | 985 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 57 | 0.23 | 571 |
| 27 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,266 |
| 28 | COUNTDOWN TO 2017 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,450 |
| 29 | CFP SEMI MEGACAST L: WASHINGTON/ALABAMA | ESPN2 | 3:12 PM | 185 | 0.22 | 947 |
| 30 | PINKPRINT: NICKI FROM BK: PINKPRINT TOUR: NICKI MINAJ BKLYN | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.22 | 598 |
| 31 | GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 592 |
| 32 | CFP SEMI MEGACAST L: OHIO STATE/CLEMSON | ESPN2 | 7:10 PM | 202 | 0.21 | 841 |
| 33 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,002 |
| 34 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:01 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 432 |
| 35 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 2:56 PM | 16 | 0.19 | 694 |
| 36 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: DUKE/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 124 | 0.19 | 645 |
| 37 | COUNTDOWN TO 2017 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,408 |
| 38 | CRIMINAL (2016) | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 114 | 0.19 | 759 |
| 39 | FORBES ON FOX | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,570 |
| 40 | CAVUTO ON BUSINESS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,713 |
| 41 | BULLS & BEARS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,788 |
| 42 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,842 |
| 43 | CASHIN IN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,522 |
| 44 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,450 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 400 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 823 |
| 47 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,336 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 2:04 PM | 52 | 0.15 | 447 |
| 49 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: IF LOOKS COULD KILL 2016 | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.15 | 678 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,147 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 368 |
| 52 | STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON | HBO PRIME | 11:50 PM | 147 | 0.14 | 319 |
| 53 | GREG GUTFELD SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,256 |
| 54 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,357 |
| 55 | FOX REPORT SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,313 |
| 56 | NEXT FRIDAY | HBO PRIME | 2:20 AM | 98 | 0.13 | 265 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 812 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 686 |
| 59 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 10:32 PM | 24 | 0.11 | 482 |
| 60 | CRIMINAL (2016) | HBO PRIME | 4:00 AM | 114 | 0.11 | 269 |
| 61 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,196 |
| 62 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 365 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 707 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 301 |
| 65 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,071 |
| 66 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:16 PM | 116 | 0.11 | 374 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 637 |
| 68 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 978 |
| 69 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 967 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 681 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 613 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 611 |
| 73 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 52 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 74 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 535 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 714 |
| 76 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 326 |
| 77 | PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPO V. MANCH CI 12/31 | NBC UNIVERSO | 12:22 PM | 131 | 0.08 | 142 |
| 78 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 254 |
| 79 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 296 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 536 |
| 81 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 556 |
| 82 | PEANUTS MOVIE, THE | HBO PRIME | 10:00 AM | 88 | 0.07 | 165 |
| 83 | NYE COMEDY COUNTDOWN | SUNDANCE TV | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 217 |
| 84 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN2 | 10:56 PM | 62 | 0.07 | 283 |
| 85 | REMEMBER THE TITANS | MAXPRIME | 11:20 AM | 113 | 0.07 | 149 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 442 |
| 87 | ICE AGE MELTDOWN: ICE AGE MELTDOWN | TEENNICK | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 268 |
| 88 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 545 |
| 89 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 156 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 91 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 10:36 PM | 56 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 92 | SCANDAL | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 93 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 242 |
| 94 | PERFORMANCE TV | VELOCITY | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 95 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 274 |
| 96 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN2 | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 133 |
| 97 | WWE SMACKDOWN – EN ESP: N/A | NBC UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 98 | NYE COMEDY COUNTDOWN | SUNDANCE TV | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 199 |
| 99 | POWER RANGERS DSC | NICKTOONS | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 232 |
| 100 | BIG BASH LEAGUE CRICKET | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 87 |
| 101 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 358 |
| 103 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 425 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 250 |
| 105 | MY CLASSIC CAR | VELOCITY | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 200 |
| 106 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/GEORGETOWN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 AM | 136 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 107 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 345 |
| 108 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 268 |
| 109 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 110 | PREMIER L EXTRA PRE-GAME | NBC UNIVERSO | 11:59 AM | 23 | 0.04 | 67 |
| 111 | NYE COMEDY COUNTDOWN: YES MAN | SUNDANCE TV | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 112 | PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCH U V. MIDDLESB 12/31 | NBC UNIVERSO | 9:55 AM | 124 | 0.04 | 72 |
| 113 | MADAGASCAR:ESCAPE 2 AFRIC | HBO PRIME | 7:30 AM | 89 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 114 | PREMIER LEAGUE WORLD | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:25 AM | 35 | 0.04 | 77 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 293 |
| 116 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE | HBO PRIME | 12:55 PM | 116 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 117 | NFL REPLAY | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 118 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 119 | PREMIERSHIP RUGBY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:32 PM | 118 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 120 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: GEORGIA/TCU | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 121 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 122 | HAIL, CAESAR | HBO PRIME | 4:00 PM | 105 | 0.03 | 131 |
| 123 | READY TO RUMBLE | MAXPRIME | 6:00 AM | 106 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 124 | THREE STOOGES, THE | SUNDANCE TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 125 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 126 | BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM | MAXPRIME | 9:27 AM | 112 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 127 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 128 | NFL NOW, LATER | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 129 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: FLORIDA STATE/VIRGINIA | ESPNU | 2:04 PM | 122 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 130 | I SPY | MAXPRIME | 4:50 AM | 70 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 131 | STAR TREK: VOYAGER | BBC-AMERICA | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 132 | KNIGHTS TALE, A: KNIGHTS TALE, A | MAXPRIME | 5:50 PM | 132 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 133 | FUERZA ESP DE FUGITIVOS | NBC UNIVERSO | 2:33 PM | 27 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 134 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 135 | NFL PICK EM | NFL NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 136 | NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: AMERICAN HUSTLE | NBC UNIVERSO | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 137 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB ATTACK 35 DEAD | MSNBC | 7:30 PM | 210 | 0.03 | 213 |
| 138 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN2 | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 139 | SNEAK PEEK: HLN ORIGINAL | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 140 | SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP L: RANGERS/CELTIC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 AM | 150 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 141 | GIRLS GDE TO DEPRAVITY 13 | MAXPRIME | 4:20 AM | 29 | 0.03 | 82 |
| 142 | UFC SPECIALS | FOX DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 143 | GIRLS GDE TO DEPRAVITY 11 | MAXPRIME | 3:25 AM | 28 | 0.02 | 90 |
| 144 | CONJURING, THE | MAXPRIME | 1:30 AM | 112 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 145 | CENTRAL FOX WKND MID | FOX DEPORTES | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 146 | WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 90 | 0.02 | 71 |
| 147 | BEYBLADE: BURST | DISNEY XD | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 206 |
| 148 | HANNAH MONTANA CONCERT | HBO PRIME | 6:05 AM | 75 | 0.02 | 46 |
| 149 | SNEAK PEEK: HLN ORIGINAL | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 138 |
| 150 | THREE STOOGES, THE | SUNDANCE TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 96 |
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