NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: New Year’s Day cable was all about ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games, led by the ROSE BOWLat 3.77 (ESPN2 simulcast at 0.12), with the SUGAR BOWL at 2.67 (ESPN2 simulcast at 0.07) and an earlier game at 0.90. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.43, serving as lead-in to ALASKA PD at 0.36. Note that due to Christmas Day, all comparisons unless otherwise noted are to airings on December 18. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY rose a tenth to 0.42, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.04 to 0.25. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING jumped 0.11 to 0.36. Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and MAN VS BEAR was down 0.05 to 0.17. NBC’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.30. VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was steady at 0.28. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.06 to 0.28, a DREAM HOME special was at 0.28, and 100 DAY DREAM HOME was at 0.21. On ID, AILEEN WUORNOS: MIND OF A KILLER was at 0.28, HOMICIDE HUNTER was up 0.03 from last week’s episode to 0.27, and KILLER BODS was at 0.19. On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.02 to 0.26, and VIKINGS was down 0.05 to 0.14. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT returned at 0.26, and SUPERNANNY premiered at 0.15. TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE returned at 0.26, and 1000-LB SISTERS premiered at 0.23. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.08 to 0.25. BBCAmerica’s DOCTOR WHO special was at 0.19. USA’s WWE NXT dropped 0.07 from last week’s episode to 0.15. Hallmark’s coverage of the ROSE BOWL PARADE was at 0.11.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 1, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ROSE BOWL L | ESPN | 5:06 PM | 107 | 3.77 | 15,698 |
| 2 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 8:47 PM | 10 | 3.29 | 13,050 |
| 3 | SUGAR BOWL L: GEORGIA/BAYLOR | ESPN | 8:57 PM | 209 | 2.67 | 9,915 |
| 4 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 4:55 PM | 11 | 2.40 | 9,623 |
| 5 | SUGAR BOWL SUST L | ESPN | 12:26 AM | 12 | 1.59 | 5,774 |
| 6 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 4:22 PM | 33 | 1.43 | 5,824 |
| 7 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN | 12:38 AM | 14 | 1.03 | 3,293 |
| 8 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: MINNESOTA/AUBURN | ESPN | 12:58 PM | 204 | 0.90 | 3,985 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:52 AM | 68 | 0.55 | 1,715 |
| 10 | THE FIRST 48: CHAIN OF DEATH 405/406 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.43 | 1,321 |
| 11 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,194 |
| 12 | ALASKA PD | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,258 |
| 13 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0013 JACKSONVILLE FL | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.36 | 967 |
| 14 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 178 | 0.35 | 1,026 |
| 15 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: ACCOUNTANT, THE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 5:35 PM | 145 | 0.34 | 1,449 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 863 |
| 17 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.30 | 1,562 |
| 18 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: WERE THE MILLERS | TBS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 150 | 0.30 | 779 |
| 19 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:57 PM | 132 | 0.30 | 721 |
| 20 | BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 6 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 583 |
| 21 | PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:02 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,483 |
| 22 | SP HGTV DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.28 | 1,329 |
| 23 | AILEEN WUORNOS: MIND OF A: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.28 | 1,135 |
| 24 | HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,233 |
| 25 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: IDENTITY THIEF | TBS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 150 | 0.27 | 678 |
| 26 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,217 |
| 27 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:25 PM | 130 | 0.27 | 1,353 |
| 28 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,069 |
| 29 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): FIRST COMES MARRIAGE, THEN LOVE 1001 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.26 | 981 |
| 30 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,072 |
| 31 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,329 |
| 32 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.26 | 960 |
| 33 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 877 |
| 34 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 750 |
| 35 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,156 |
| 36 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,134 |
| 37 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 4:56 PM | 10 | 0.25 | 924 |
| 38 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,124 |
| 39 | 1000-LB SISTERS | TLC | 10:02 PM | 62 | 0.23 | 963 |
| 40 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: JACK REACHER | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 PM | 145 | 0.23 | 975 |
| 41 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: HORRIBLE BOSSES | TBS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.23 | 477 |
| 42 | SELF MADE MANSIONS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,023 |
| 43 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/MANCHESTER CITY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:27 PM | 123 | 0.22 | 582 |
| 44 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,014 |
| 45 | 100 DAY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,082 |
| 46 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-2R2R01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 699 |
| 47 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 27 | 0.20 | 522 |
| 48 | NEW YEARS DAY MOVIE: HOUSE, THE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 433 |
| 49 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,035 |
| 50 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,096 |
| 51 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 8:47 PM | 10 | 0.19 | 836 |
| 52 | DOCTOR WHO | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 86 | 0.19 | 790 |
| 53 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 730 |
| 54 | KILLER BODS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 844 |
| 55 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/SOUTHAMPTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:57 AM | 122 | 0.18 | 480 |
| 56 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:59 AM | 28 | 0.18 | 468 |
| 57 | MAN VS BEAR | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:03 PM | 57 | 0.17 | 639 |
| 58 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 66 | 0.17 | 633 |
| 59 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BEST MAN HOLIDAY, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.17 | 508 |
| 60 | 131 ROSE PARADE: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 1,298 |
| 61 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 414 |
| 62 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM NEW YR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,728 |
| 63 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 528 |
| 64 | SUPERNANNY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 65 | 0.15 | 639 |
| 65 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 381 |
| 66 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 128 | 0.15 | 548 |
| 67 | MY 600-LB LIFE: COUNTDOWN: N/A | TLC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 536 |
| 68 | VIKINGS | HISTORY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 885 |
| 69 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM NEW YR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,884 |
| 70 | FXX MOVIE PRIME: MINIONS | FXX | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 551 |
| 71 | COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 26 | 0.14 | 450 |
| 72 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 310 |
| 73 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 297 |
| 74 | HGTV HOUSE PARTY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:02 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 707 |
| 75 | FOX & FRIENDS NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,718 |
| 76 | CNN FILMS | CNN | 9:00 PM | 115 | 0.12 | 1,904 |
| 77 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 250 |
| 78 | ROSE BOWL MEGACAST L: OREGON/WISCONSIN | ESPN2 | 5:06 PM | 221 | 0.12 | 606 |
| 79 | FIVE, THE NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,928 |
| 80 | LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 342 |
| 81 | 131 ROSE PARADE: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 815 |
| 82 | HANNITY NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,539 |
| 83 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 401 |
| 84 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 231 |
| 85 | SPECIAL REPORT NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,465 |
| 86 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.11 | 582 |
| 87 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM NEW YR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,434 |
| 88 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 277 |
| 89 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:36 AM | 21 | 0.10 | 260 |
| 90 | TUCKER CARLSON NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,762 |
| 91 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 297 |
| 92 | IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 430 |
| 93 | FIVE DAY BIZ FIX | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 282 |
| 94 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 378 |
| 95 | COUNTDOWN TO ROSE PARADE | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 701 |
| 96 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 285 |
| 97 | EXPLOSION SHOW, THE | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 352 |
| 98 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 290 |
| 99 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: ESCAPING MY STALKER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 459 |
| 100 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 296 |
| 101 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 328 |
| 102 | INGRAHAM ANGLE NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,487 |
| 103 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 104 | AT THIS HOUR SPCL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 666 |
| 105 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 262 |
| 106 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 296 |
| 107 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 241 |
| 108 | INSIDE POLITICS SPECIAL | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 600 |
| 109 | VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:03 AM | 61 | 0.08 | 371 |
| 110 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:09 PM | 81 | 0.08 | 188 |
| 111 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 280 |
| 112 | FOX & FRIENDS NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,272 |
| 113 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BRIGHTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:25 AM | 131 | 0.08 | 187 |
| 114 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,226 |
| 115 | HANNITY NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 648 |
| 116 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 416 |
| 117 | SPECIAL REPORT NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 940 |
| 118 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 622 |
| 119 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 548 |
| 120 | AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: N/A | ANIMAL PLANET | 6:00 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 472 |
| 121 | SHUTTER ISLAND: SHUTTER ISLAND | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 138 | 0.08 | 285 |
| 122 | TUCKER CARLSON NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 780 |
| 123 | TOM & JERRY SHOW | BOOMERANG | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 222 |
| 124 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 524 |
| 125 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 415 |
| 126 | VENGEANCE SNEAK PEEK | HLN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 304 |
| 127 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 213 |
| 128 | FRONTERA S4 | UNIVERSO | 5:01 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 115 |
| 129 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 231 |
| 130 | CNN RIGHT NOW SPECIAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 519 |
| 131 | VERY BRADY RENOVATION, A | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:02 AM | 61 | 0.07 | 277 |
| 132 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 785 |
| 133 | SUGAR BOWL MEGACAST L: GEORGIA/BAYLOR | ESPN2 | 8:57 PM | 209 | 0.07 | 309 |
| 134 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 408 |
| 135 | FOX & FRIENDS NEW YEAR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 849 |
| 136 | TOM & JERRY SHOW | BOOMERANG | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 240 |
| 137 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 138 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 587 |
| 139 | BLIND DATE | BRAVO | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 140 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 211 |
| 141 | SNAPPED | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 142 | THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,067 |
| 143 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 11:02 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 357 |
| 144 | BLIND DATE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 196 |
| 145 | CNN NEWSROOM SPCL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 626 |
| 146 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 147 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 229 |
| 148 | LOCKED UP ABROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 149 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 184 |
| 150 | DATELINE EXTRA | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 408 |
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