Top 100 Primetime Cable: December 15 - 21, 2014
Football dominates the top of this week's cable chart, taking four of the top five spots, thanks to two games on Saturday night, on the NFL Network. ESPN had the most watched game, and program of the week, grabbing over 11 million viewers and a 3.8 demo rating. Right behind MNF, was the Saturday afternoon game, on the NFL Network, drawing 7.2 million viewers and a 2.3 demo rating. I include the afternoon game as it inched into primetime, at the end of the game.GOLD RUSH was both the top reality program of the week and the top cable series of the week, grabbing the #4 spot and collecting 4.4 million viewers. It has been a while since the top cable series aired on Friday nights, but this is that "down time" for most original cable programming.
MAJOR CRIMES is this weeks top scripted series, placing 8th and getting 3.5 million viewers. the crime drama has had a quiet, but strong winter half of its season, finishing near the top of the charts each week.
SyFy's three part miniseries, ASCENSION, premiered rather flat, with part one finishing 90th, with just 1.8 million viewers and a an 0.6 demo. Part two and three failed to make the top 100. Part two placed 154th, with 1.3 million viewers, while part three recovered a bit, placing 127th and 1.5 million viewers. It has to be a major disappointment for SyFy and puts a possible full series in serious jeopardy.
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Mon | MNF (CHI v NO) | ESPN | 8:15 PM | 11.07 | 3.8 |
| 2 | Sat | TNF on Sat. (PHI v WAS) | NFL | 4:30 PM | 7.18 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Thu | TNF (JAX v TEN) | NFL | 8:30 PM | 4.85 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Fri | Gold Rush: Special | DISC | 9:00 PM | 4.42 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Sat | TNF on Sat. (SF v SD) | NFL | 8:30 PM | 4.24 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.70 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Fri | Movie: ELF | FAM | 8:00 PM | 3.54 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Mon | Major Crimes | TNT | 9:00 PM | 3.53 | 0.6 |
| 9 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.48 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.39 | 1.1 |
| 11 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 3.30 | 1.1 |
| 12 | Sun | The Librarians | TNT | 8:00 PM | 3.19 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Sun | Sunday Movie | FAM | 7:30 PM | 3.15 | 1.0 |
| 14 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 3.06 | 0.8 |
| 15 | Wed | American Horror Story | FX | 10:00 PM | 2.99 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.99 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Fri | Movie: Christmas Vacation | FAM | 10:00 PM | 2.96 | 1.2 |
| 18 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.96 | 1.1 |
| 19 | Tue | The O'Reily Factor | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.91 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.89 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Wed | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.85 | 0.2 |
| 22 | Thu | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.82 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Sun | The Real Housewives/ATL | BRVO | 8:00 PM | 2.82 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Fri | Movie Polar Express | DSNY | 7:00 PM | 2.81 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Mon | The O'Reily Factor | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 2.81 | 0.2 |
| 26 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.75 | 0.5 |
| 27 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.72 | 0.6 |
| 28 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.69 | 0.9 |
| 29 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.67 | 1.0 |
| 30 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.64 | 1.1 |
| 31 | Tue | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 8:30 PM | 2.61 | 1.1 |
| 32 | Sun | Alaska: The Last Frontier | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.59 | 0.6 |
| 33 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 10:30 PM | 2.55 | 1.0 |
| 34 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.51 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.50 | 1.0 |
| 36 | Mon | Love & Hip Hop | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2.49 | 1.4 |
| 37 | Tue | Curse of Oak island | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.47 | 0.8 |
| 38 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.46 | 0.9 |
| 39 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.41 | 0.9 |
| 40 | Wed | Property Brothers at Home | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 2.32 | 0.6 |
| 41 | Tue | The Kelly File | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 2.31 | 0.2 |
| 42 | Fri | Alaskan Bush People | DISC | 10:00 PM | 2.30 | 0.6 |
| 43 | Tue | Movie: BH Chihuahua | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.30 | 0.4 |
| 44 | Thu | TNF Pre-Kick | NFL | 8:00 PM | 2.27 | 0.6 |
| 45 | Wed | WWE Tribute Troops | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.23 | 0.7 |
| 46 | Wed | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 9:00 PM | 2.22 | 0.8 |
| 47 | Sun | Arthur Christmas | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 2.21 | 0.5 |
| 48 | Sun | Hallmark Movie | HALL | 8:00 PM | 2.15 | 0.4 |
| 49 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.15 | 0.8 |
| 50 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.15 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.14 | 1.0 |
| 52 | Sun | Sunday Movie | FAM | 10:00 PM | 2.13 | 0.7 |
| 53 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.09 | 0.4 |
| 54 | Mon | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 9:00 PM | 2.09 | 0.8 |
| 55 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.08 | 1.0 |
| 56 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2.07 | 0.5 |
| 57 | Wed | The Kelly File | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 2.06 | 0.2 |
| 58 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.03 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Thu | NBA Basketball | TNT | 10:45 PM | 2.03 | 0.9 |
| 60 | Fri | Gold Rush | DISC | 8:00 PM | 2.03 | 0.5 |
| 61 | Tue | WWE Smackdown | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.03 | 0.6 |
| 62 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.03 | 0.7 |
| 63 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 2.00 | 0.9 |
| 64 | Thu | Pawnography | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.00 | 0.6 |
| 65 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.00 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Tue | Little Couple | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2.00 | 0.5 |
| 67 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1.96 | 0.7 |
| 68 | Mon | 25 Days of Christmas | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.95 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.95 | 0.4 |
| 70 | Fri | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.94 | 0.8 |
| 71 | Wed | Tiny House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.93 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Sun | Watch What Happens Live | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.93 | 0.8 |
| 73 | Sun | Homeland | SHO | 9:00 PM | 1.92 | 0.6 |
| 74 | Sun | Hallmark Movie | HALL | 10:00 PM | 1.88 | 0.4 |
| 75 | Tue | NBA Basketball | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.8 |
| 76 | Tue | Storage Wars | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.6 |
| 77 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.8 |
| 78 | Thu | White Collar | USA | 9:00 PM | 1.87 | 0.5 |
| 79 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1.85 | 0.7 |
| 80 | Fri | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.83 | 0.7 |
| 81 | Mon | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.83 | 0.9 |
| 82 | Thu | Hallmark Original Movie | HALL | 8:00 PM | 1.82 | 0.2 |
| 83 | Sun | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.81 | 0.8 |
| 84 | Thu | Pawnography | HIST | 10:30 PM | 1.81 | 0.4 |
| 85 | Sat | Movie: Divergent | HBO | 8:00 PM | 1.80 | 0.7 |
| 86 | Mon | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 1.80 | 0.5 |
| 87 | Mon | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 1.80 | 0.8 |
| 88 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 1.79 | 0.7 |
| 89 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.78 | 0.5 |
| 90 | Mon | Ascension | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 1.76 | 0.6 |
| 91 | Thu | College Basketball | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 1.75 | 0.5 |
| 92 | Thu | NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:15 PM | 1.75 | 0.7 |
| 93 | Tue | Moonshiners | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.74 | 0.7 |
| 94 | Tue | The Real Housewives/BH | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.71 | 0.8 |
| 95 | Mon | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.71 | 0.5 |
| 96 | Wed | Hallmark Original Movie | HALL | 8:00 PM | 1.71 | 0.3 |
| 97 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 1.68 | 0.6 |
| 98 | Tue | Ink Master | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 1.67 | 0.8 |
| 99 | Mon | Tiny House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.67 | 0.4 |
| 100 | Thu | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 8:30 PM | 1.67 | 0.7 |
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