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December 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in final numbers, while ABC’s PREP & LANDING reruns were up 0.1.  In addition, the NCIS: LA rerun that barely counted as primetime with a 10:57PM start time had a 0.4 rating.  Football adjustments at FOX dropped the 7PM ICE AGE special rerun by 0.5.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.4, steady with last week’s game.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

NOTE:  At this time, we have no Sunday cable ratings lower than the Top 150 in the charts below.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite the holiday weekend, many Sunday cable shows aired new episodes.  Hallmark’s movie CHRISTMAS MADE TO ORDER topped scripted at 0.56.  Adult Swim’s THE SHIVERING TRUTH was at 0.36/0.32, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28.  Bravo’s DIRTY JOHN ticked down to 0.29 (steadier than its unscripted lead-ins, as to which see below).  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN dropped 0.03 to 0.14, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA was down 0.02 to 0.11.  On Starz, OUTLANDER fell 0.07 to 0.12, and COUNTERPART ticked up to 0.03.  The season finale of HBO’s SALLY4EVER ticked down to 0.03.

Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA led unscripted, down 0.06 to 0.62, with lead-out VANDERPUMP RULES down 0.07 to 0.40.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE fell two-tenths to 0.58, and RETURN TO AMISH was at 0.22.  ID’s DEADLY LEGACY lost 0.04 to 0.26.  HGTV’s line-up was led by BAHAMAS LIFE at 0.26/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and THE LAST ALASKANS was steady at 0.22.  Food Network’s GINGERBREAD GIANTS was at 0.16.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.62 1,648
2 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.58 1,769
3 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS MADE TO ORDER HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.56 3,493
4 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,077
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.38 1,055
6 SHIVERING TRUTH, THE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.36 717
7 SHIVERING TRUTH, THE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.32 630
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.31 763
9 DIRTY JOHN BRAVO 10:00 PM 66 0.29 1,041
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.27 672
11 DEADLY LEGACY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 994
12 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,096
13 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.23 644
14 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.22 833
15 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,105
16 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:04 AM 117 0.22 649
17 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.22 1,705
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 635
19 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.22 1,386
20 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 961
21 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.22 944
22 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 1:19 AM 36 0.21 564
23 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,040
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:06 PM 30 0.20 625
25 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.20 895
26 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 975
27 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.18 573
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 485
29 GINGERBREAD GIANTS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 800
30 BLOCKERS HBO PRIME 11:11 PM 102 0.16 379
31 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 AM 134 0.14 409
32 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 950
33 RAY DONOVAN S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 51 0.14 930
34 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.13 647
35 THE A&E MOVIE: NIGHTCRAWLER A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 123 0.13 483
36 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.13 437
37 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.13 463
38 OUTLANDER 4 STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 54 0.12 908
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 347
40 ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.11 586
41 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.11 266
42 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 274
43 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 60 0.11 266
44 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 1,046
45 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.11 452
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,516
47 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 779
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,502
49 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HAIRSPRAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.10 311
50 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 336
51 AMANDA TO THE RESCUE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.10 512
52 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL R NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.10 292
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 600
54 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 398
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 677
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 666
57 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 6:30 AM 30 0.09 217
58 FEAR THE WOODS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 321
59 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 955
60 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 254
61 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.09 263
62 BLIND SIDE THE: BLIND SIDE THE HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 128 0.09 274
63 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.09 368
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,094
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 567
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 663
67 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 346
68 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 292
69 HOMICIDE FOR THE HOLIDAYS OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 354
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 548
71 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 288
72 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 242
73 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 868
74 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.08 262
75 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS HBO PRIME 8:46 PM 101 0.08 239
76 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,266
77 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 629
78 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,206
79 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.08 252
80 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 702
81 AMERICA BEFORE COLUMBUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 528
82 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.08 307
83 INCEPTION: INCEPTION HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 148 0.07 227
84 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 762
85 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 314
86 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.07 253
87 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 273
88 FORBIDDEN HISTORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 250
89 STONEHENGE DECODED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 504
90 GIRLS TRIP: GIRLS TRIP MAXPRIME 3:55 PM 122 0.06 135
91 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.06 756
92 HAUNTED CASE FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 296
93 BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 308
94 WORLD AXE THROWING LEAGUE ESPN2 7:03 PM 117 0.06 170
95 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 158
96 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 618
97 KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE: KINGSMAN: GOLDEN CIRCLE HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 141 0.06 194
98 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:01 PM 59 0.06 162
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 869
100 BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 245
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 238
102 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 417
103 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.05 240
104 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 162
105 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 454
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 61 0.05 140
107 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 130
108 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 176
109 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 AM 56 0.05 144
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 562
111 BIBLICAL MYSTERIES EXPLAN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 259
112 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 644
113 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 673
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 358
115 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 532
116 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 142
117 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 604
118 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 832
119 BBCA MOVIE: VEGAS VACATION BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 120 0.04 197
120 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 692
121 PETE HOLMES:DIRTY CLEAN HBO PRIME 7:45 PM 57 0.04 134
122 UFC RELOADED: 224:NUNES/PENNINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 180 0.04 109
123 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 105
124 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 98
125 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 206
126 CENTRAL FOX WKND FOX DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.04 56
127 SCANDALOUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 843
128 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 582
129 BLEED OUT HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 88 0.04 136
130 WILD ARTIC NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 217
131 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 115
132 COUNTERPART 2 STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 57 0.03 176
133 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 189
134 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM ESPNEWS 11:00 AM 60 0.03 93
135 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:10 PM 50 0.03 101
136 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.03 248
137 WILD ARTIC NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 235
138 GILMORE GIRLS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.03 68
139 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 216
140 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 102 0.03 110
141 SALLY4EVER HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 39 0.03 127
142 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 9:00 PM 208 0.03 73
143 DAVE HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 110 0.03 180
144 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 519
145 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 652
146 GILMORE GIRLS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.03 57
147 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 224
148 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 186
149 GILMORE GIRLS POP 12:00 AM 60 0.02 53
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 225

 

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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.