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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.25.2018

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC portion of the primetime Christmas NBA game adjusted to 2.7, up an impressive 0.9 from last year’s game (which wasn’t shared with ESPN). 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

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

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA games were at 1.18/0.88/0.85, the latter being the primetime game shared with ABC.  There was little additional original programming on Christmas night.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.13 to 0.61.  Hallmark’s special WHEN CALLS THE HEART was at 0.55.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was steady at 0.26.  Bravo’s UNANCHORED was down 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 25, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/NEW YORK ESPN 12:14 PM 138 1.18 3,170
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PORTLAND/UTAH ESPN 10:36 PM 146 0.88 2,187
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 8:11 PM 145 0.85 2,237
4 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 12:00 PM 14 0.71 1,667
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.61 1,904
6 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 90 0.55 3,739
7 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:32 PM 90 0.55 1,549
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:02 AM 58 0.42 1,112
9 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.38 882
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.31 782
11 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.29 734
12 NBA POST-GAME   L ESPN 8:00 PM 11 0.29 898
13 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN 4:02 PM 63 0.27 780
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 948
15 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.19 575
16 FOUR CHRISTMASES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 89 0.18 449
17 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT ESPN 5:00 AM 60 0.15 320
18 E:60 ESPN 5:05 PM 55 0.15 466
19 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,167
20 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 400
21 INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,171
22 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,044
23 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,123
24 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 925
25 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.11 380
26 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,454
27 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 389
28 CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,023
29 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 399
30 UNANCHORED BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 368
31 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,358
32 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 946
33 FIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,121
34 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 675
35 NFL GAMES OF THE YEAR NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.09 349
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,280
37 NFL GAMES OF THE YEAR NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 313
38 MONSTER ENCOUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 270
39 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 652
40 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,024
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 219
42 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,104
43 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 460
44 NFL GAMES OF THE YEAR NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.08 318
45 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 916
46 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 731
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,064
48 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,018
49 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.08 259
50 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 90 0.08 210
51 MR. MOM HBO PRIME 11:25 PM 91 0.07 166
52 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 101 0.07 204
53 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 776
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 907
55 EARLY START CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 393
56 EARLY START CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.07 392
57 MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 112 0.07 207
58 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 700
59 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 16 HOU VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 8:30 PM 150 0.06 269
60 ISLE OF DOGS HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 101 0.06 202
61 FERDINAND HBO PRIME 8:10 AM 108 0.06 192
62 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 374
63 FIRST LOOK MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.06 345
64 LOVE, SIMON HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 110 0.06 159
65 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 524
66 TERMINAL,THE: TERMINAL,THE HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 129 0.06 188
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 145
68 THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 115 0.06 106
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 139
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 883
71 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.05 460
72 NFL GAMES OF THE YEAR NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 275
73 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 432
74 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 149
75 GOING IN STYLE (2017) MAXPRIME 1:45 PM 96 0.05 143
76 ITS COMPLICATED: ITS COMPLICATED MAXPRIME 11:40 AM 120 0.05 105
77 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 350
78 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 AM 60 0.05 405
79 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.05 131
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 607
81 DIE HARD 2: DIE HARD 2 MAXPRIME 4:55 PM 123 0.04 120
82 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 113
83 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.04 118
84 5 FLIGHTS UP HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 34 0.04 114
85 UNDERWORLD: UNDERWORLD HBO PRIME 3:00 AM 121 0.04 94
86 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.04 149
87 INSIDE THE NFL 18-19 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.04 116
88 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.04 64
89 POST, THE HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 116 0.04 123
90 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 216
91 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 12 0.03 88
92 RED BULL CRASHED ICE FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.03 76
93 HOUSE, THE MAXPRIME 3:25 PM 88 0.03 84
94 MOTORWEEK MOTOR TREND 7:30 PM 30 0.03 159
95 CELEBRITY PAGE REELZCHANNEL 1:00 AM 30 0.03 73
96 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAS HBO PRIME 5:05 AM 55 0.03 68
97 AMHQ EARLY THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.03 123
98 NFL GAMES OF THE YEAR NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 220
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 1:00 PM 114 0.03 139
100 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 81
101 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 16 NYG VS. IND NFL NETWORK 12:30 AM 150 0.03 104
102 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 92
103 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 3:16 PM 116 0.03 125
104 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 221
105 TALE OF DESPEREAUX THE HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 93 0.03 77
106 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 46
107 AMERICAN PRESIDENT THE MAXPRIME 9:45 AM 113 0.03 123
108 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 124
109 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 108
110 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN UK DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 95
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/INDIANA STATE ESPN2 9:00 PM 121 0.03 139
112 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 60 0.03 104
113 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 71
114 PAID PROGRAMMING: N/A CNBC 2:00 AM 120 0.02 71
115 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 164
116 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 6:30 PM 106 0.02 120
117 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.02 44
118 ESPNU STUDIO ESPNEWS 4:30 PM 30 0.02 81
119 ESPNU STUDIO ESPNEWS 3:00 PM 30 0.02 75
120 BUNNICULA BOOMERANG 2:00 AM 30 0.02 98
121 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.02 103
122 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.02 112
123 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA ESPN2 2:00 AM 120 0.02 78
124 ESPNU STUDIO ESPNEWS 4:00 PM 30 0.02 74
125 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.02 99
126 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 4:00 AM 60 0.02 78
127 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 60 0.02 90
128 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPNEWS 3:00 AM 60 0.02 35
129 ESPNU STUDIO ESPNEWS 3:30 PM 30 0.02 66
130 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPNEWS 7:30 PM 60 0.02 56
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 106
132 I LOVE JENNI UNIVERSO 12:00 PM 60 0.02 47
133 SOCIO S2, EL UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.02 35
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 174
135 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 60 0.02 52
136 SOCIO S2, EL UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.02 32
137 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 53
138 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 33
139 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.01 126
140 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:00 AM 60 0.01 40
141 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S9 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.01 45
142 K-9 MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.01 68
143 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.01 184
144 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 1:00 PM 60 0.01 41
145 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S3 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.01 41
146 PAID PROGRAMMING TV ONE 3:30 AM 30 0.01 44
147 JONAH HEX MAXPRIME 3:05 AM 81 0.01 21
148 SEGURIDAD DE FRONTERA UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 60 0.01 39
149 K-911 MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 91 0.01 82
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.01 90

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PREVIOUS TUESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.
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