NETWORK FINALS: The SURVIVOR REUNION special dropped 0.2 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.53, with a lead-in special at 0.40. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY jumped a tenth to 0.46. History’s VIKINGS lost 0.05 to 0.38, and FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.29. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.37. MTV’s CATFISH slipped 0.02 to 0.30. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.29/0.44/3.1M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.26/0.36/1.3M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.20/0.31/2.1M. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.04 to 0.27. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL fell 0.06 to 0.26. On ID, SHATTERED returned at 0.25. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.04 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.03 to 0.24, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.24. NBC Sports Net’s NHL game was at 0.24. USA’s WWE special was at 0.18. Discovery’s BORDER LIVE ticked up to 0.12. POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK returned at 0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 19, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | BLACK INK CREW 7 | VH1 | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 1,135 |
| 2 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.46 | 1,178 |
| 3 | BLACK INK CREW-SMAS SPC | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.40 | 867 |
| 4 | VIKINGS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.38 | 1,693 |
| 5 | COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: SAN DIEGO STATE/OHIO | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 179 | 0.37 | 1,447 |
| 6 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN7C | MTV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.30 | 543 |
| 7 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,042 |
| 8 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,058 |
| 9 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 805 |
| 10 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,313 |
| 11 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,386 |
| 12 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 32 | 0.26 | 929 |
| 13 | SHATTERED | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,291 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 817 |
| 15 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,334 |
| 16 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:03 PM | 168 | 0.24 | 697 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L: N/A | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.24 | 595 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,496 |
| 19 | PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,480 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 10:59 PM | 91 | 0.23 | 622 |
| 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,307 |
| 22 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,319 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.22 | 509 |
| 24 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 36 | 0.21 | 723 |
| 25 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,148 |
| 26 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,741 |
| 27 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: OKLAHOMA CITY/SACRAMENTO | NBA-TV | 10:00 PM | 147 | 0.19 | 494 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,124 |
| 29 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,418 |
| 30 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 553 |
| 31 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,100 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 965 |
| 33 | WWE YEAR END SPECTACULAR | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 584 |
| 34 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,178 |
| 35 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 355 |
| 36 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 954 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 326 |
| 38 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 349 |
| 39 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.16 | 348 |
| 40 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,153 |
| 41 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 382 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,695 |
| 43 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,841 |
| 44 | RAMPAGE (2018) | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 107 | 0.16 | 425 |
| 45 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 422 |
| 46 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHOENIX/BOSTON | NBA-TV | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.15 | 395 |
| 47 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 114 | 0.15 | 791 |
| 48 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 340 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 824 |
| 50 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,797 |
| 51 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,549 |
| 52 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,079 |
| 53 | MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 451 |
| 54 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 354 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 263 |
| 56 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,209 |
| 57 | UFOS REPACK: FROM ABOVE AND BELOW | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 559 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 265 |
| 59 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 304 |
| 60 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 640 |
| 61 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,404 |
| 62 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,591 |
| 63 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 481 |
| 64 | DEAL OR NO DEAL | CNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 709 |
| 65 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,574 |
| 66 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 348 |
| 67 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,239 |
| 68 | BORDER LIVE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 123 | 0.12 | 430 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,423 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 835 |
| 71 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,557 |
| 72 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,100 |
| 73 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,963 |
| 74 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: AUBURN/NC STATE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 131 | 0.12 | 438 |
| 75 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 863 |
| 76 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,289 |
| 77 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,341 |
| 78 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 661 |
| 79 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 707 |
| 80 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 577 |
| 81 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 822 |
| 82 | AST COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 600 |
| 83 | FANTOMWORKS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 519 |
| 84 | BOJACK HORSEMAN | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 219 |
| 85 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,324 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 996 |
| 87 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,071 |
| 88 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:11 PM | 117 | 0.10 | 343 |
| 89 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,321 |
| 90 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 25 | 0.09 | 289 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,070 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,048 |
| 93 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 802 |
| 94 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 205 |
| 95 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BIRTH OF A NATION | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 377 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 861 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,065 |
| 98 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:27 AM | 63 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 99 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,107 |
| 100 | NHL LIVE POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:51 PM | 39 | 0.09 | 235 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,000 |
| 102 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 802 |
| 103 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 293 |
| 104 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 420 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 485 |
| 106 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,183 |
| 107 | UNDISPUTED L: 568 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 108 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 956 |
| 109 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,123 |
| 110 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 223 |
| 111 | MAN FIRE FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 211 |
| 112 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 352 |
| 113 | BUSY TONIGHT | E! | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 136 |
| 114 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 316 |
| 115 | SCHITTS CREEK | POP | 10:00 PM | 35 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 116 | HERD L: 885 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 118 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 242 |
| 119 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 126 |
| 120 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 121 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 122 | BUNDESLIGA L: BAYERN MUNICH/LEIPZIG | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:19 PM | 131 | 0.05 | 108 |
| 123 | SP BARGAIN MANSIONS | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 178 |
| 124 | SIGNING DAY SPECIAL L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 125 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 126 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 127 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 128 | NFL MICD UP | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 129 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 365 |
| 130 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 131 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:33 PM | 10 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 132 | NFL PLAYBOOK | NFL NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 133 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 134 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2018 WK 15 PHI VS. LAR | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 234 |
| 135 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 136 | CASHED OUT | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 137 | FOUR CHRISTMASES | HBO PRIME | 4:15 PM | 89 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 138 | WOM COLL BKBL: BIG 12 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:43 PM | 107 | 0.04 | 241 |
| 139 | NHL LIVE PRE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 63 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 140 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 141 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 219 |
| 142 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 143 | CLEO AND CUQUIN | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 227 |
| 144 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 100 |
| 145 | MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE | HBO PRIME | 10:50 AM | 112 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 146 | CHARMED | POP | 5:08 PM | 64 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 147 | LOCK IT IN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 59 |
| 148 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 149 | CHARMED | POP | 6:12 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 150 | NFL UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 106 |
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