Saturday December 29, 2018 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'College Football' absolutely dominated the Saturday TV ratings. Leading the way was the 'Orange Bowl' between Oklahoma and Alabama, which scored a massive 5.34 A18-49 rating with 18.49 million viewers - up hugely from last year when it had only a 3.12 rating with 11.73 million viewers. This year's game also saw big numbers among men 18-49 (6.85), males 12-34 (4.88), people 18-34 (4.13), people 25-54 (6.21), and people over 50 (8.94). Coverage of the 'Cotton Bowl' between Notre Dame and Clemson saw the day's second best demo and viewership figures, averaging a 4.15 rating with 16.28 million viewers. That game also saw impressive numbers among M18-49 (5.65), M12-34 (3.76), P25-54 (5.11), and people over 50 (8.66). The day's other big game was the 'Peach Bowl' between Florida and Michigan which scored a 2.03 rating and 8.37 million viewers, including a 2.79 rating among M18-49 and a 1.75 among M12-34. Elsewhere, Hallmark's original movie 'A Midnight Kiss' was middle-of-the-road at 0.45 among W18-49, 1.65 in P50+, with 2.31 million viewers, while the first 5 fourth-season episodes of TBS's 'Angie Tribeca' ranged between 172,000 and 433,000 viewers.

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (millions)
ORANGE BOWL: OKLA/ALABAMA	ESPN	5.34	18.494
COTTON BOWL: NOTRE DAME/CLEMSON	ESPN	4.15	16.284
PEACH BOWL: FLORIDA/MICHIGAN	ESPN	2.03	8.366
LIFE OF THE PARTY	HBO PRIME	0.32	1.071
MOVIE: A MIDNIGHT KISS	HALLMARK CHANNEL	0.30	2.308
THE KITCHEN AT FN	FOOD NETWORK	0.28	1.273
LOG CABIN LIVING (10PM)	HGTV	0.24	1.283
LOG CABIN LIVING (10:30PM)	HGTV	0.23	1.174
TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN	FOOD NETWORK	0.22	1.072
DEADLY DECEPTION	ID	0.21	0.983
GUYS RANCH KITCHEN	FOOD NETWORK	0.18	0.882
LOG CABIN LIVING (11PM)	HGTV	0.18	0.981
LOG CABIN LIVING (11:30PM)	HGTV	0.18	0.963
AMERICAN PICKERS	HISTORY	0.16	0.924
TOTAL DRAMARAMA	CARTOON NET	0.15	0.502
TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE	CARTOON NET	0.13	0.255
ANGIE TRIBECA (8PM)	TBS NETWORK	0.11	0.433
COTTON BOWL: NOTRE DAME/CLEMSON	ESPN2	0.11	0.525
COLL BKBL: DAVIDSON/N CAROLINA	ESPN2	0.10	0.394
NBA: GOLDEN STATE/PORTLAND	NBA-TV	0.10	0.314
MILO MURPHYS LAW	DISNEY CHANNEL	0.09	0.431
READY TO LOVE SPECIAL	OWN	0.08	0.379
ANGIE TRIBECA (9PM)	TBS NETWORK	0.08	0.235
ANGIE TRIBECA (8:30PM)	TBS NETWORK	0.08	0.257
BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.07	0.316
ZIMMERN LIST (10AM)	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.07	0.219
ZIMMERN LIST (10:30AM)	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.06	0.258
MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV	MOTOR TREND	0.06	0.229
ANGIE TRIBECA (9:30PM)	TBS NETWORK	0.06	0.180
MOUNTAIN MAFIA	MOTOR TREND	0.05	0.126
ANGIE TRIBECA (10PM)	TBS NETWORK	0.05	0.172
COLL BKBL: BRYANT/IOWA	ESPNU	0.03	0.124

Source: Nielsen Media Research