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December 22, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.21.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Note:  we don’t currently have access to cable ratings below the Top 150, including the HBO ratings for HIS DARK MATERIALS and the INDUSTRY finale episodes.  UPDATE:  The HBO numbers were as follows:  HIS DARK MATERIALS at 0.04/202K, and INDUSTRY at 0.01/113K & 0.01/103K.

ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dropped 0.29 from last week to 3.38.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.53/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.41/0.38.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK lost 0.05 to 0.50.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.06 to 0.37.  Cable news was led by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.44/3.4M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.23/0.34/1.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.18/0.31/2.9M.  A special holiday episode of TBS’s AMERICAN DAD was at 0.26.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.24/0.13, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.12.  On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU ticked up to 0.21.  On ID, TWISTED SISTERS was steady at 0.17, and TILL DEATH DO US PART was down 0.02 to 0.17.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.15, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was at 0.14.  History’s PAWN STARS gained 0.03 to 0.15.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.14/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday December 21, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: PITTSBURGH/CINCINNATI ESPN 8:13 PM 191 3.38 12,721
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.53 6,380
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:24 PM 66 1.04 3,303
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,701
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,841
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.51 1,531
7 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,605
8 NFL REWIND ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.40 1,217
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:13 PM 60 0.38 1,281
10 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION: HP-708TH FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.37 1,867
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,378
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.26 550
13 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.24 803
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,735
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,860
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,895
17 CELEBRITY IOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,383
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,640
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,408
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,919
21 CHRISTMAS STORY, A: CHRISTMAS STORY, A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.20 794
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,458
23 90 DAY HEA: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 850
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,454
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.18 620
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,513
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,932
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,696
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,099
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,510
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,541
32 TWISTED SISTERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 753
33 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 736
34 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: APPALACHIAN STATE/NORTH TEXAS ESPN 2:30 PM 223 0.17 637
35 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 894
36 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 955
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,182
38 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.16 610
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,209
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 481
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,597
42 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SN SQZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,188
43 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.15 913
44 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 737
45 CHRISTMAS STORY, A: CHRISTMAS STORY, A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 120 0.15 467
46 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,809
47 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.15 369
48 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 862
49 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 563
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,343
51 MFAKM: MISLETOES TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.14 972
52 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 399
53 STREET OUTLAWS: LOCKED IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 58 0.13 512
54 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 557
55 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 426
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,012
57 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 706
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 445
59 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:57 PM 134 0.12 322
60 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 2,034
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 414
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,118
63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 2,319
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 2,066
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,131
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,880
67 ODDBODS: THE FESTIVE MENA DISNEY JUNIOR 2:20 PM 25 0.11 395
68 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 979
69 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH: DISNEY JUNIOR 9:50 AM 50 0.11 389
70 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 2,251
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 320
72 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 9:20 AM 30 0.11 363
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,608
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,438
75 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 50 0.10 425
76 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,378
77 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 840
78 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.10 631
79 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.10 1,077
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 262
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,413
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,340
83 COLL FTBL BOWL SPECIAL  L ESPN 1:00 PM 90 0.09 306
84 PAWN STARS SPECIALS HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.09 466
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,263
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,348
87 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:33 PM 24 0.09 190
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,371
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,258
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,285
91 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 651
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,229
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,220
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 248
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 287
96 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,369
97 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,221
98 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.08 691
99 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 264
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 743
101 PINEY: THE LONESOME PINE DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 30 0.08 276
102 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,310
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,217
104 HOLIDAY HOOPTIE CHALLENGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 235
105 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R14H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 439
106 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:24 PM 129 0.07 181
107 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 317
108 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,273
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,256
110 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,342
111 DISNEY HOLIDAY MAGIC QUES DISNEY CHANNEL 11:05 AM 55 0.07 251
112 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.07 192
113 PARANORMAL DECLASSIFIED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 464
114 UNDISPUTED L: 1069 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 192
115 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 310
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 595
117 DC HOLIDAY HOUSE PARTY DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.06 246
118 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 277
119 DISNEY HOLIDAY SINGALONG, DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 57 0.06 288
120 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.05 119
121 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 252
122 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 180
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 194
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.05 126
125 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 124
126 MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR DISNEY CHANNEL 3:20 PM 70 0.05 249
127 HERD L: 1382 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 154
128 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 911
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.05 162
130 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 210
131 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.05 163
132 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:11 PM 19 0.05 112
133 NFL REWIND   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 132
134 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 531
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 150
136 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY CHANNEL 6:31 AM 52 0.04 153
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:22 PM 60 0.04 138
138 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.04 141
139 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 126
140 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 505
141 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 272
142 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 500
143 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 333
144 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 270
145 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 291
146 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 162
147 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 385
148 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 141
149 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 61 0.04 395
150 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.04 154

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About the Author

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.