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December 24, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.23.2015

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK UPDATE:  The rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.1 in final numbers.


Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec WED.23

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As with the broadcast networks, there wasn’t much original programming of note on the night before Christmas Eve.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BOOTBALL bowl games were at 0.65/0.37.  USA aired a WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS at 0.60, followed by a special CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.59.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.39, followed by HUNT FOR WATERFRONT at 0.34.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.02 to 0.38 with a lead-out special at 0.23.  On Food Network, CELEBRITY FOOD FIGHT rose 0.08 to 0.32.  Discovery’s MEN WOMEN WILD, airing without an ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE lead-in, collapsed by 0.28 to 0.22. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec WED.23

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 23, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: GEORGIA SOUTHERN/BOWLING GREEN ESPN 8:00 PM 215 0.65 2,335
2 WWE TRIBUTE TROOPS: WWE TRIBUTE TO THE TROOPS USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.60 1,802
3 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.59 1,478
4 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 7:42 PM 18 0.40 1,315
5 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,738
6 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.38 691
7 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BOISE STATE/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN 4:27 PM 195 0.37 1,382
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:35 PM 85 0.34 855
9 HUNT FOR WATERFRONT HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,701
10 CELEBRITY FOOD FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 927
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.29 592
12 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 795
13 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.29 817
14 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 876
15 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 118 0.26 541
16 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 4:00 PM 27 0.25 768
17 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S7B MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.25 504
18 SPIKE TV MOVIE: PRINCE OF PERSIA: SAND TM SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 180 0.25 736
19 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 962
20 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.23 410
21 MEN, WOMEN, WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 884
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 475
23 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 550
24 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 617
25 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,373
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 444
27 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.20 971
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 432
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,076
30 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 131 0.19 393
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 399
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 387
33 THEN AND NOW W/ANDY COHEN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 453
34 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,694
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 439
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 477
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,286
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,333
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.15 350
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 714
41 2015: THE YEAR IN TECHNOL SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.15 403
42 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 325
43 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:33 PM 61 0.14 250
44 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.14 292
45 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 118 0.14 356
46 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/HAWAII ESPN2 9:04 PM 146 0.14 469
47 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 376
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 654
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 616
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,141
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,074
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/MISSOURI ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.12 460
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,086
54 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 352
55 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,004
56 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:34 PM 134 0.11 276
57 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 266
58 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 350
59 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,716
60 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:48 AM 72 0.10 214
61 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 327
62 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 456
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 729
64 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 314
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 660
67 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 480
68 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 332
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,614
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 484
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,315
72 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 238
73 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.08 169
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,526
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 744
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 748
77 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 358
78 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 323
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,397
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 504
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 630
82 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 418
83 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 195
84 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 373
85 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 304
86 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/ORLANDO NBA-TV 7:00 PM 146 0.07 234
87 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 263
88 SANTAS IN THE BARN TRUTV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 204
89 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 700
90 2015 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 172 0.07 151
91 SPORTSNATION ESPNEWS 5:30 PM 44 0.07 117
92 NFL NETWORK NEWS NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 168
93 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 244
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 450
95 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.07 129
96 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 794
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 231
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 237
99 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,091
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 620
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,178
102 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,302
103 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 11:35 PM 26 0.06 186
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 522
105 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 253
106 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.06 133
107 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:26 PM 68 0.06 200
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 503
109 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 258
110 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 272
111 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 129
112 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 226
113 UFC TONIGHT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 142
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 184
115 28 DAYS HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 103 0.05 97
116 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 312
117 STEP UP ALL IN HBO PRIME 9:05 AM 111 0.05 91
118 MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN TH MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 115 0.05 113
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 186
120 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 507
121 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.05 170
122 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 449
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 184
124 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPNEWS 5:40 PM 16 0.05 79
125 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 257
126 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.05 127
127 NEIGHBORS (2014) MAXPRIME 1:20 PM 96 0.05 77
128 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 395
129 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 88 0.04 130
130 NFL TURNING POINT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.04 108
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 204
132 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 9:00 PM 60 0.04 138
133 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 137
134 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 10:32 PM 31 0.04 126
135 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 8:01 PM 59 0.04 105
136 ESPN FC ESPNEWS 6:30 PM 30 0.04 74
137 SIXTH SENSE, THE MAXPRIME 5:05 PM 107 0.04 97
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 278
139 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 61 0.04 105
140 FALL TO GRACE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 11 0.04 83
141 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 192
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 231
143 DHARMA & GREG OVATION 1:30 PM 30 0.04 65
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 254
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 236
146 FINDING MY FATHER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 151
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 119
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 397
149 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UTAH VALLEY/LOUISVILLE ESPNU 7:04 PM 125 0.04 159
150 LINGERIE MAXPRIME 12:00 AM 30 0.04 103

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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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