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December 17, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.15.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  60 MINUTES, THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S BURGERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.0, down 0.3 from last week’s game. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY led Sunday cable but sank by 0.23 to 0.75, with MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF at 0.32/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.49/0.44.  Hallmark’s movie A CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS was at 0.33.  HBO’s WATCHMEN ended its season on a high note, up 0.05 to 0.33.  On Showtime, SHAMELESS dropped 0.05 to 0.21, RAY DONOVAN was steady at 0.10, THE L WORD: GENERATION Q held at 0.05, and WORK IN PROGRESS remained at 0.03/131K.  Lifetime’s movie REDISCOVERING CHRISTMAS was at 0.17.  USA’s MR ROBOT ticked down to 0.13.  FX’s THE WEEKLY was at 0.07.  Starz’s DUBLIN MURDERS was steady at 0.03/287K.

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE topped unscripted, down a tick to 0.66, with UNPOLISHED up 0.08 to 0.34.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was steady at 0.61, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE was down 0.02 to 0.36.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS climbed 0.06 to 0.45, and VERY CAVALLARI returned at 0.19.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY WARS rose 0.04 to 0.29, the morning GIRL MEETS FARM was at 0.22, and HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHOWDOWN lost 0.07 to 0.22.  On ID, ON THE CASE grew by 0.06 to 0.21, BEFORE I DIE was at 0.19, and OBSESSION was at 0.14.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.19/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.16.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS fell 0.05 to 0.12.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.75 1,324
2 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.66 2,152
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.61 1,746
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.47 1,263
5 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.45 973
6 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,136
7 UNPOLISHED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,160
8 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: A CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.33 2,646
9 WATCHMEN (SRS) HBO PRIME 9:04 PM 67 0.33 935
10 MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.32 578
11 HOLIDAY WARS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,125
12 BATMAN TRILOGY: DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 210 0.28 600
13 MOMMA NAMED ME SHERIFF ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.27 488
14 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.27 984
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.26 799
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 621
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 728
18 FX MOVIE PRIME: AMERICAN MADE FX 7:30 PM 150 0.24 773
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.23 556
20 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.22 993
21 HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD SHDO FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 946
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 575
23 SHAMELESS S10 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 53 0.21 893
24 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 876
25 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.19 1,495
26 BEFORE I DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 842
27 VERY CAVALLARI-SP E! 10:00 PM 60 0.19 379
28 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.18 906
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:27 AM 141 0.18 500
30 ALASKA: LAST FRONTIER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 61 0.18 1,490
31 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: REDISCOVERING CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 897
32 FLIP OR FLOP 1ST LOOK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.17 766
33 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.17 874
34 BATMAN TRILOGY: DARK KNIGHT, THE (2008) TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 210 0.16 452
35 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 410
36 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.16 876
37 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.16 856
38 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,960
39 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 863
40 THE A&E MOVIE: AMERICAN SNIPER A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.15 534
41 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.15 427
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 424
43 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.14 763
44 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.14 791
45 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.14 425
46 BARGAIN MANSIONS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.14 751
47 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:59 AM 28 0.14 415
48 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,848
49 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 429
50 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.13 442
51 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: ANGEL FALLS:NOVEL HOLIDAY HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 123 0.13 1,408
52 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN15 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.12 392
53 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:45 AM 134 0.12 361
54 SP WHITE HOUSE XMAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 5:00 PM 60 0.12 826
55 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 12:00 PM 55 0.11 476
56 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,828
57 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 859
58 SPOOKLEY SQUARE P & CHRIS DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 55 0.11 371
59 44 CATS NICKELODEON 7:30 AM 30 0.11 353
60 ANHQ W/ ED HENRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,336
61 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.10 497
62 RAY DONOVAN S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:03 PM 50 0.10 907
63 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 587
64 BATMAN TRILOGY: BATMAN BEGINS TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.10 382
65 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,418
66 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.10 226
67 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.10 233
68 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 412
69 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.10 320
70 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 666
71 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 425
72 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.09 712
73 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.09 432
74 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 656
75 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,840
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 269
77 NFL GAMEDAY PRIME NFL NETWORK 11:35 PM 60 0.08 259
78 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.08 354
79 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 683
80 HOSTILE PLANET COMPS: ULTIMATE SURVIVORS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 120 0.08 404
81 PUP ACADEMY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 474
82 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.08 280
83 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,553
84 MURDER FOR HIRE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.08 387
85 BBCA MOVIE: TAKEN BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 301
86 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.08 299
87 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,648
88 LOCH NESS: BENEATH WAVES: QSCR-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 423
89 KILLER SIBLINGS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 306
90 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 151
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 537
92 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: LOUISVILLE/KENTUCKY ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.07 251
93 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,058
94 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 786
95 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.07 272
96 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.07 191
97 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.07 269
98 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 973
99 COLL FTBL BOWL SPECIAL  L ESPN 8:30 PM 90 0.06 205
100 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.06 778
101 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS: BTNSE-SP01BH TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 PM 120 0.06 312
102 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.06 265
103 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 415
104 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.06 273
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 709
106 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 922
107 L WORD, THE: GEN Q S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.05 236
108 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 181
109 LOST SECRETS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 272
110 STAR WARS: BCD: 101: STAR WARS: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 304
111 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.05 174
112 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 180
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 379
114 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.05 175
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 356
116 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:48 PM 42 0.05 136
117 BBCA MOVIE: DEATH RACE 2 BBC-AMERICA 5:30 PM 150 0.05 184
118 HOLIDAYS UNWRAPPED DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.05 350
119 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 10:00 PM 60 0.05 284
120 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.05 163
121 BBCA MOVIE: DEATH RACE BBC-AMERICA 3:00 PM 150 0.05 177
122 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 328
123 FOX NATNS FAVORITE THINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 754
124 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 255
125 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.04 541
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/HOUSTON ESPN 3:00 PM 124 0.04 164
127 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW YORK/DENVER NBA-TV 8:00 PM 147 0.04 124
128 SUND MOVIE: COACH CARTER SUNDANCE TV 10:00 AM 180 0.04 152
129 FOX NATNS FAVORITE THINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 408
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 378
131 UNEXPLAINED & UNEXPLORED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 283
132 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 128
133 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.04 181
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 271
135 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 91
136 NCIS: NEW ORLEANS POP 11:00 PM 60 0.04 251
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.04 274
138 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 201
139 UP WITH DAVID GURA: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 464
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 398
141 VERY CAVALLARI-SP E! 12:30 AM 60 0.03 76
142 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 177
143 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.03 328
144 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.03 329
145 AMERICA IN COLOR SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 157
146 NBA STUDIO   L ESPN2 7:18 PM 32 0.03 86
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.03 327
148 NCAA MENS SOCCER TOURN  L: GEORGETOWN/VIRGINIA ESPNU 6:00 PM 191 0.03 109
149 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 130
150 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.03 343

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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.