NETWORK FINALS: It was a busy night for adjustments, with THE BACHELORETTE finale up 0.2, and 0.1 bumps for THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT, LET’S MAKE A DEAL PRIMETIME, the 8PM episode of NEXT and the rerun of THE VOICE.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The 2020/21 NBA season kicked off with a TNT doubleheader at 1.30 (Lakers vs. Clippers)/1.07 (Warriors vs. Nets). On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked up to 0.55, with the lead-out hour down a tick to 0.23. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.36/0.19. Cable news was led by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.47/2.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.41/3.5M and Fox News’s INGRAHAM ANGLE at 0.22/0.31/2.1M. TUDN’s CONCACAF match was at 0.26. On Discovery, MOONSHINERS fell a tenth to 0.25, with a lead-out hour at 0.21. On MTV, TEEN MOM dropped 0.05 to 0.25, and CATFISH was down 0,02 to 0.13. On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE lost 0.07 to 0.24, and WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE was down 0.04 to 0.19. ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.23. On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS was steady at 0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shrank by 0.05 to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.04 to 0.15. OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS lost 0.08 to 0.17. On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND fell 0.06 to 0.16, and DEAD SILENT was down 0.04 to 0.16. TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX dropped 0.09 to 0.16.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 22, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/LAKERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:04 PM | 158 | 1.30 | 3,081 |
| 2 | NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/NETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 184 | 1.07 | 2,697 |
| 3 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.55 | 2,809 |
| 4 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:42 AM | 52 | 0.44 | 1,075 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: UCF/BYU | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 210 | 0.36 | 1,551 |
| 6 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,536 |
| 7 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TIGRES / LAFC | TUDN | 9:58 PM | 145 | 0.26 | 639 |
| 8 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,079 |
| 9 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,166 |
| 10 | TEEN MOM II SSN10 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 568 |
| 11 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,790 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,494 |
| 13 | MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.24 | 1,022 |
| 14 | BEYOND OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.23 | 1,497 |
| 15 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:10 PM | 110 | 0.23 | 843 |
| 16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,124 |
| 17 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,733 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,149 |
| 19 | MOONSHINERS SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,020 |
| 20 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,225 |
| 21 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,715 |
| 22 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,424 |
| 23 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: TULANE/NEVADA | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 210 | 0.19 | 914 |
| 24 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,736 |
| 25 | WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE | TLC | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 883 |
| 26 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,598 |
| 27 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,521 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,614 |
| 29 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,350 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,143 |
| 31 | FIXER TO FABULOUS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 1,166 |
| 32 | CHOPPED REPACK | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 678 |
| 33 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW: N/A | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 411 |
| 34 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,059 |
| 35 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: NIGHT BEFORE, THE | FREEFORM | 10:20 PM | 130 | 0.17 | 398 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,264 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,297 |
| 38 | MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,002 |
| 39 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,668 |
| 40 | MISERY INDEX, THE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 548 |
| 41 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,152 |
| 42 | DEAD SILENT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 843 |
| 43 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,191 |
| 44 | FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 939 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,092 |
| 46 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,575 |
| 47 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,338 |
| 48 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,245 |
| 49 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 326 |
| 50 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 399 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 355 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 351 |
| 53 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 386 |
| 54 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 941 |
| 55 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8C | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 312 |
| 56 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,549 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 320 |
| 58 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,822 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 327 |
| 60 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 410 |
| 61 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,244 |
| 62 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 881 |
| 63 | SUPERMARKET STAKE RELOAD | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 543 |
| 64 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,823 |
| 65 | AUSTIN & JESSIE & ALLY NY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 384 |
| 66 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 426 |
| 67 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 290 |
| 68 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 2,228 |
| 69 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,525 |
| 70 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 704 |
| 71 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,892 |
| 72 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 452 |
| 73 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 130 | 0.09 | 349 |
| 74 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,381 |
| 75 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 2:51 PM | 33 | 0.09 | 1,488 |
| 76 | GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 1:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 298 |
| 77 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 15 | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 261 |
| 78 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 211 |
| 79 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 421 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,285 |
| 81 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.09 | 400 |
| 82 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE SHORT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 319 |
| 83 | OWN HOLIDAY MOVIE: FIRST CHRISTMAS | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 585 |
| 84 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,320 |
| 85 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 304 |
| 86 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,375 |
| 87 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:05 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 451 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 276 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,304 |
| 90 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:00 PM | 50 | 0.08 | 376 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:24 PM | 36 | 0.08 | 1,406 |
| 92 | CHOPPED REPACK | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 274 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,321 |
| 94 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 212 |
| 95 | TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 321 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,330 |
| 97 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,175 |
| 98 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: NEBRASKA/WISCONSIN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 315 |
| 99 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: CHRISTMAS HIGH NOTE, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.08 | 908 |
| 100 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 4:55 PM | 45 | 0.08 | 383 |
| 101 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,191 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 51 | 0.08 | 1,229 |
| 103 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 284 |
| 104 | PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:50 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 301 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 188 |
| 106 | SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 9:20 AM | 50 | 0.07 | 259 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 108 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 355 |
| 109 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 581 |
| 110 | HERD L: 1383 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 111 | TIME MACHINE: GOD CODE | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 325 |
| 112 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,139 |
| 113 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 244 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 1070 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 115 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:06 PM | 112 | 0.06 | 303 |
| 116 | GOOD LUCK JESSIE: NYC CHR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 290 |
| 117 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,278 |
| 118 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 889 |
| 119 | TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 422 |
| 120 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:23 AM | 37 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 121 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,172 |
| 122 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 669 |
| 123 | TIME MACHINE: LAST POPE, THE | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 358 |
| 124 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,241 |
| 125 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.06 | 521 |
| 126 | CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: FINAL:TIGRES UANL/LAFC | FOX SPORTS 2 | 9:56 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 121 |
| 127 | DOC MCSTUFFINS: DOC IS IN | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:10 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 322 |
| 128 | DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-2R3R04H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 292 |
| 129 | WHEELER DEALERS | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 278 |
| 130 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,140 |
| 131 | DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:05 PM | 55 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 132 | DONT BE TARDY | BRAVO | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 133 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,185 |
| 134 | TIME MACHINE: BANNED FROM THE BIBLE II | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 461 |
| 135 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 136 | FLIPPING BANGERS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 137 | DISNEY CHANNEL?S EPIC HOL | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 232 |
| 138 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 139 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 268 |
| 140 | POP TV MOVIES: VARSITY BLUES | POP | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 141 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 923 |
| 142 | ATLAS OF CURSED PLACES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 411 |
| 143 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 325 |
| 144 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 145 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 146 | DONT BE TARDY | BRAVO | 12:30 AM | 31 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 147 | MOLANG SPECIAL | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:05 AM | 10 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 148 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 188 |
| 149 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 512 |
| 150 | QUIEN DA MAS S4 | UNIVERSO | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 60 |
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