TV ratings are the life’s blood of every series on the major and cable networks. The success or failure of every show is at the mercy of their ratings. As has been the case for FAR too long, the networks put far too much value on the viewing habits of 18-39 year olds, basically ignoring anyone over the age of 40 – and especially overlooking senior viewers, who are the driving force of the buying market, but heaven forbid that those of us older viewers are forgotten about in order to focus on the young.
As has been my preference for a VERY long time, it is my mission for year to focus only on the overall viewership (the millions of viewers who watched each show) of the major and cable network dramas.
Each section below will feature a list of all the dramas (and dramas only) from highest to lowest and an explanation of the time period for which each list covers.
Here we go…
The first list is the major network dramas that aired from January through approximately June, covering the last half of the 2017-2018 TV season:
NCIS (CBS) – 13 million viewers
Bull (CBS) – 10.7 million viewers
This Is Us (NBC) – 9.7 million viewers (their Super Bowl episode earned 43 million viewers)
The Good Doctor (ABC) – 9.1 million viewers
Blue Bloods (CBS) – 8.9 million viewers
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) – 8.7 million viewers
NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-0 (both CBS) – 7.9 million viewers
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – 7.3 million viewers
MacGyver (CBS) – 6.9 million viewers
Chicago Med (NBC) – 6.6 million viewers
Chicago P.D. (NBC) – 6.5 million viewers
9-1-1 (FOX) – 6.3 million viewers
SEAL Team and Madam Secretary (both CBS) – 6.2 million viewers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) – 6 million viewers
Wisdom of the Crowd (CBS) – 5.9 million viewers *
Chicago Fire (NBC) – 5.8 million viewers
S.W.A.T. (CBS) and The Blacklist (NBC) – 5.7 million viewers
Criminal Minds (CBS) – 5.5 million viewers
Empire (FOX) – 5.4 million viewers
Scorpion (CBS) * and Station 19 (ABC) – 5.3 million viewers
Scandal (ABC) – 4.8 million viewers *
Good Girls (NBC) – 4.6 million viewers
Rise (NBC) * and The Resident (FOX) – 4.5 million viewers
Lethal Weapon and Star (both FOX) – 4.1 million viewers
The X-Files (FOX) * and How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) – 3.7 million viewers
The Brave (NBC) *; The Crossing (CBS) * and Designated Survivor (ABC) * – 3.6 million viewers
Deception (ABC) – 3.5 million viewers *
Blindspot (NBC) – 3.2 million viewers
The Gifted and Lucifer * (both FOX) – 3.1 million viewers
Timeless * and Taken * (both NBC) and For the People (ABC) – 2.6 million viewers
Ransom (CBS) – 2.5 million viewers
Ten Days in the Valley (ABC) – 2.4 million viewers *
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (ABC) * and Gotham (FOX) – 2.3 million viewers
Once Upon a Time (ABC) – 2.2 million viewers *
The Flash (The CW) – 2.1 million viewers
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) – 2 million viewers
Supergirl (The CW) – 1.8 million viewers
Supernatural and Black Lightning (The CW) – 1.7 million viewers
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) – 1.4 million viewers
Riverdale and Arrow (both on The CW) – 1.2 million viewers
Valor (The CW) – 973,000 viewers *
iZombie (The CW) – 805,000 viewers
Dynasty (The CW) – 722,000 viewers
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) – 660,000 viewers
Jane the Virgin (The CW) – 653,000 viewers
Life Sentence (The CW) – 606,000 viewers *
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
The second list covers all of the cable network dramas from that same time period – January through the early part of July:
The Walking Dead (AMC) – 7 million viewers
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) – 2.7 million viewers
Major Crimes (TNT) – 2.3 million viewers *
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN) and When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel) – 2.2 million viewers
Vikings (History Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Good Witch (Hallmark Channel) – 2 million viewers
The Alienist (TNT) – 1.8 million viewers
Westworld (HBO) – 1.6 million viewers
If Loving You Is Wrong (OWN) – 1.5 million viewers ^
The Librarians (TNT) – 1.3 million viewers *
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (FX) and Homeland (Showtime) – 1.2 million viewers
Knightfall (History Channel); Suits (USA Network) and Into the Badlands (AMC) – 1.1 million viewers
The Terror (AMC) – 892,000 viewers
Billions (Showtime) – 875,000 viewers
Waco (Paramount Network) – 839,000 viewers *
Krypton (Syfy) – 787,000 viewers
Nashville (CMT) – 759,000 viewers
The Chi (Showtime) – 705,000 viewers
The Magicians (Syfy) – 696,000 viewers
The Americans (FX) – 662,000 viewers *
Siren (Freeform) – 661,000 viewers
The Expanse (Syfy) – 607,000 viewers *
Damnation (USA Network) – 592,000 viewers *
Trust (FX) – 587,000 viewers ^
Happy (Syfy) – 575,000 viewers
The Fosters (Freeform) – 555,000 viewers
The Quad (BET) – 493,000 viewers *
Killing Eve (BBC America) – 491,000 viewers
Van Helsing (Syfy) – 477,000 viewers
In Contempt (BET) – 470,000 viewers ^
Legion (FX) – 431,000 viewers
Imposters (Bravo) – 425,000 viewers *
The Arrangement (E!) – 420,000 viewers *
The Royals (E!) – 401,000 viewers *
Shadowhunters (Freeform) – 398,000 viewers
Here and Now (HBO) – 378,000 viewers *
Counterpart (Starz) – 368,000 viewers
Genius: Picasso (FX) – 363,000 viewers
Falling Water (USA Network) – 349,000 viewers *
Ghost Wars (Syfy) – 338,000 viewers *
Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block (Syfy) – 308,000 viewers
Mary Kills People (Lifetime) – 299,000 viewers ^
McMafia (AMC) – 295,000 viewers
UnReal (Lifetime) – 270,000 viewers
Famous in Love (Freeform) – 254,000 viewers *
Beyond (Freeform) – 229,000 viewers *
Patrick Melrose (Showtime) – 220,000 viewers ^
Bellevue (WGN America) – [approximately] 201,000 viewers ^
Hap & Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo (Sundance TV) – 200,000 viewers *
Mosaic (HBO) – 197,000 viewers ^
Sweetbitter (Starz) – 164,000 viewers
Vida (Starz) – 130,000 viewers
Strike Back (Cinemax) – 120,000 viewers
Rellik (Cinemax) – 97,000 viewers ^
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
^ denotes those shows that have yet to be renewed
NOTE: The ratings for the following shows could not be tracked down: Call the Midwife (PBS); Ice (DirecTV); Private Eyes (ION), Shoot the Messenger (WGN America); Unforgotten (PBS); and Victoria (PBS).
The third list covers the dramas that aired on the major networks over the summer from about the middle of March through about mid-September:
Instinct (CBS) – 6.8 million viewers
Code Black (CBS) – 5.6 million viewers *
Elementary (CBS) – 3.8 million viewers
Take Two (ABC) * and Shades of Blue (NBC) * – 3.2 million viewers
Quantico (ABC) * and Salvation (CBS) * – 2.7 million viewers
Reverie (NBC) – 2.2 million viewers *
The 100 (The CW) – 978,000 viewers
The Originals (The CW) – 837,000 viewers *
Burden of Truth (The CW) – 774,000 viewers
The Outpost (The CW) – 663,000 viewers
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
The fourth list covers all of the dramas that aired on the cable networks over the summer from about the end of May through the first couple weeks of October:
Yellowstone (Paramount Network) – 2.2 million viewers
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) – 1.9 million viewers
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN) – 1.8 million viewers
Better Call Saul (AMC) – 1.5 million viewers
Power (Starz) – 1.4 million viewers
Animal Kingdom (TNT) – 1.3 million viewers
Sharp Objects (HBO) * and Suits (USA Network) – 1.2 million viewers
Queen Sugar (OWN) and The Sinner (USA Network) – 1.1 million viewers
Queen of the South (USA Network) – 1 million viewers
Love Is (OWN) – 903,000 viewers
Preacher (AMC) – 852,000 viewers
Six (History Channel) – 755,000 viewers *
Shooter (USA Network) – 731,000 viewers *
Nashville (CMT) – 724,000 viewers *
Younger (TV Land) – 670,000 viewers
Colony (USA Network) – 665,000 viewers *
The Fosters (Freeform) – 625,000 viewers *
Pose (FX) – 645,000 viewers
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger (Freeform) – 608,000 viewers
Succession (HBO) – 603,000 viewers
The Affair (Showtime) – 519,000 viewers
Wynonna Earp (Syfy) – 476,000 viewers
Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce (Bravo) – 454,000 viewers *
Killjoys (Syfy) – 427,000 viewers
Lodge 49 (AMC) – 413,000 viewers
Hit the Floor (BET) – 383,000 viewers ^
Dietland (AMC) – 366,000 viewers *
American Woman (Paramount Network) – 364,000 viewers *
Humans (AMC) – 352,000 viewers
The Bold Type (Freeform) – 310,000 viewers
12 Monkeys (Syfy) – 290,000 viewers *
Howard’s End (Starz) – 244,000 viewers *
CB Strike (Cinemax) – 137,000 viewers ^
Outcast (Cinemax) – 106,000 viewers *
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
^ denotes those shows that have yet to be renewed
NOTE: Ratings for the following show could not be tracked down: 100 Code (WGN America); Condor (DirecTV); Deep State (EPIX); Endeavour (PBS); Mr. Mercedes (DirecTV); Private Eyes (ION); The Tunnel: Vengeance (PBS); and X Company (Ovation).
The fifth list covers the cable network dramas that aired from approximately August to mid-December:
The Walking Dead (AMC) – 5.2 million viewers
American Horror Story Apocalypse (FX) – 2 million viewers
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN) – 1.8 million viewers ^
Vikings (History Channel) – 1.8 million viewers ^
Chesapeake Shores (Hallmark Channel) and Mayans, M.C. (FX) – 1.6 million viewers
Greenleaf (OWN) – 1.3 million viewers
Dirty John (Bravo) – 1.2 million viewers ^
The Last Ship (TNT) – 1.2 million viewers *
The Purge (USA Network) – 1.1 million viewers
Ray Donovan (Showtime) – 1 million viewers ^
Outlander (Starz) – 970,000 viewers ^
Doctor Who (BBC America) – 873,000 viewers
You (Lifetime) – 611,000 viewers
Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) – 539,000 viewers ^
Z Nation (Syfy) – 446,000 viewers ^ *
Nightflyers (Syfy) – 395,000 viewers
Van Helsing (Syfy) – 392,000 viewers ^
The Little Drummer Girl (AMC) – 308,000 viewers
Channel Zero: The Dream Door (Syfy) – 265,000 viewers **
Carter (WGN America) – [approximately] 242,000 viewers **
Counterpart (Starz) – 210,000 viewers ^
Heathers (Paramount Network) – [approximately] 98,000 viewers **
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
^ denotes all the shows missing at least one episode aired during the last week of December
** denotes the shows that have yet to be renewed
NOTE: Ratings for the following shows could not be tracked down: Berlin Station (EPIX); Clique (POP); Durrells in Corfu (PBS); Mr. Mercedes (DirecTV); Poldark (PBS); The Miniaturist (PBS); The Woman in White (PBS); Versailles (Ovation) and X Company (Ovation).
The sixth and final list covers all of the major network dramas that aired during the first half of the 2018-2019 TV season, covering September to approximately mid-December:
NCIS (CBS) – 12 million viewers
FBI (CBS) – 9.3 million viewers
This Is Us (NBC) – 8.9 million viewers
God Friended Me and Blue Bloods (both CBS) – 8.5 million viewers
Chicago Fire (NBC) – 8 million viewers
Chicago Med (NBC) – 7.9 million viewers
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) – 7.8 million viewers
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) – 7.5 million viewers
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) and The Good Doctor (ABC) – 7.4 million viewers
Manifest (NBC) – 7.3 million viewers
Chicago P.D. (NBC) – 6.9 million viewers
New Amsterdam (NBC) – 6.8 million viewers
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) – 6.7 million viewers
Bull (CBS) – 6.5 million viewers
9-1-1 (FOX) – 6.4 million viewers
MacGyver and Madam Secretary (both CBS) – 6.2 million viewers
Magnum P.I. (CBS) – 5.9 million viewers
SEAL Team (CBS) – 5.6 million viewers
S.W.A.T. (CBS) and Station 19 (ABC) – 5.2 million viewers
Empire (FOX) – 5.1 million viewers
The Resident (FOX) – 4.8 million viewers
Criminal Minds (CBS) – 4.7 million viewers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) and The Rookie (ABC) – 4.4 million viewers
Star (FOX) – 3.9 million viewers
A Million Little Things (ABC) – 3.6 million viewers
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) – 3.1 million viewers
Lethal Weapon (FOX) – 3 million viewers
Blindspot (NBC) – 2.6 million viewers
The Gifted (FOX) – 2.2 million viewers
Midnight, Texas (NBC) – 2.1 million viewers ^ *
The Flash (The CW) – 1.8 million viewers
Supernatural (The CW) – 1.5 million viewers
Supergirl and Arrow (both The CW) – 1.4 million viewers
Riverdale (The CW) – 1.3 million viewers
Charmed; Black Lightning and Legacies (all The CW) – 1.1 million viewers
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) – 1 million viewers
All American (The CW) – 715,000 viewers
Dynasty (The CW) – 649,000 viewers
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) – 437,000 viewers
NOTE: The Orville will return for the start of its second season on FOX on December 30.
^ denotes the shows missing at least one episode aired during the last week of December
* denotes all those shows that have since been cancelled or came to a planned ending
The final analyses of all these ratings for both the major and cable networks for the entire year are as follows:
1. As has been the case for many years now, NCIS is still the reigning champ on TV. Of course, CBS is still the top network overall with more dramas in the top 10 than any other network. The top new drama for CBS is FBI while Elementary and Criminal Minds are the lowest rated shows for the network throughout this year.
2. The Good Doctor returns as the top drama on ABC for the whole year. The lowest rated dramas for the network are Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and How to Get Away with Murder.
3. The FOX drama 9-1-1 has taken over the top ranking from previous champ Empire while Gotham and The Gifted are the network’s lowest rated shows.
4. This Is Us is still the ratings earning for NBC with Chicago Fire and Chicago Med vying for second place. Unfortunately, for a second year Blindspot is the lowest ranked show on NBC.
5. Supergirl and The Flash are close competitors for the top dramas on The CW with Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend taking turns as the lowest ranked dramas.
6. As for the cable networks, The Walking Dead still holds the top spot while Yellowstone on the Paramount Network was the top summer cable drama. On the other end, Heathers on the Paramount Network and Rellik on Cinemax were the lowest rated cable dramas overall.
The final list – which is VERY long – covers all of the made-for-TV movies, mini-series, event series and specials that aired during 2018 on both the major and cable networks for which ratings could be tracked down.
Here is the LONG list:
Jesus Christ Superstar (NBC) – 9.3 million viewers
Christmas at Graceland (Hallmark Channel) – 4.7 million viewers
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 4.2 million viewers
It’s Christmas, Eve (Hallmark Channel) – 4.2 million viewers
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (Hallmark Channel) – 4 million viewers
Mingle All the Way (Hallmark Channel) – 3.9 million viewers
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (Hallmark Channel) – 3.9 million viewers
Homegrown Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 3.8 million viewers
Christmas in Love (Hallmark Channel) – 3.7 million viewers
When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing (Hallmark Channel) – 3.7 million viewers
Christmas at Pemberley Manor (Hallmark Channel) – 3.6 million viewers
Christmas Everlasting (Hallmark Channel) – 3.5 million viewers
Christmas Made to Order (Hallmark Channel) – 3.5 million viewers
Christmas Joy (Hallmark Channel) – 3.4 million viewers
Welcome to Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 3.4 million viewers
Christmas at the Palace (Hallmark Channel) – 3.3 million viewers
Jingle Around the Clock (Hallmark Channel) – 3.3 million viewers
Timeless (NBC) [2-Hour Movie/Series Finale] – 3.3 million viewers
My Sweetest Valentine (Hallmark Channel) – 3.1 million viewers
One Winter Weekend (Hallmark Channel) – 3 million viewers
Reunited at Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 3 million viewers
Royal Matchmaker (Hallmark Channel) – 2.9 million viewers
Love on the Slopes (Hallmark Channel) – 2.8 million viewers
The Beach House (Hallmark Channel) – 2.8 million viewers
A Gingerbread Romance (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
All of My Heart: The Wedding (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
Entertaining Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
Marrying Mr. Darcy (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
Road to Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
Truly, Madly, Sweetly (Hallmark Channel) – 2.7 million viewers
A Majestic Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Frozen in Love (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Love, Of Course (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Love on Safari (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Once Upon a Prince (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Royal Hearts (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Winter’s Dream (Hallmark Channel) – 2.6 million viewers
Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts (Hallmark Channel) – 2.4 million viewers
Season for Love (Hallmark Channel) – 2.4 million viewers
Under the Autumn Moon (Hallmark Channel) – 2.4 million viewers
Very, Very Valentine (Hallmark Channel) – 2.4 million viewers
A Summer to Remember (Hallmark Channel) – 2.3 million viewers
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (Lifetime) – 2.2 million viewers
Love, Once & Always (Hallmark Channel) – 2.2 million viewers
Love at Sea (Hallmark Channel) – 2.2 million viewers
Love In Design (Hallmark Channel) – 2.2 million viewers
The Sweetest Heart (Hallmark Channel) – 2.2 million viewers
Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (Lifetime) – 2.1 million viewers
Falling For You (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Home By Spring (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Love at First Dance (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Northern Lights of Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 2.1 million viewers
Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 2.1 million viewers
Pearl of Paradise (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride (Hallmark Channel) – 2.1 million viewers
Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New (Hallmark Channel) – 2 million viewers
Wedding of Dreams (Hallmark Channel) – 2 million viewers
Royally Ever After (Hallmark Channel) – 2 million viewers
A Godwink Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.9 million viewers
Christmas at Honeysuckle Lane (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) 1.9 million viewers
A Veteran’s Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.8 million viewers
Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story (Lifetime) – 1.8 million viewers
Cooking with Love (Hallmark Channel) – 1.8 million viewers
The Simone Biles Story (Lifetime) – 1.8 million viewers
Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.8 million viewers
Yes, I Do (Hallmark Channel) – 1.8 million viewers
Christmas at Grand Valley (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.7 million viewers
Christmas Bells Are Ringing (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.7 million viewers
Freaky Friday (Disney) – 1.6 million viewers
Garage Sale Mystery: Murder in D Minor (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.6 million viewers
A Christmas For the Books (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: The Disappearing Game (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Garage Sale Mystery: Pandora’s Box (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Garage Sale Mystery: Picture a Murder (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Hailey Dean Mystery: A Will to Kill (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Return to Christmas Creek (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Christmas Wonderland (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.5 million viewers
Marrying Father Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.4 million viewers
Small Town Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.4 million viewers
A Christmas in Tennessee (Lifetime) – 1.3 million viewers
A Twist of Christmas (Lifetime) – 1.3 million viewers
An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: Last Scene Alive (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.3 million viewers
Hailey Dean Mystery: 2+2=Murder (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.3 million viewers
Hope at Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.3 million viewers
Life-Size 2 (Freeform) – 1.3 million viewers
The Morning Show Murders: Mortal Mishaps (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.3 million viewers
Christmas Around the Corner (Lifetime) – 1.2 million viewers
Every Day Is Christmas (Lifetime) – 1.2 million viewers
Hailey Dean Mystery: Marriage Made for Murder (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.2 million viewers
Memories of Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.2 million viewers
Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.2 million viewers
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.2 million viewers
A Very Nutty Christmas (Lifetime) – 1.1 million viewers
Christmas Pen Pals (Lifetime) – 1.1 million viewers
Deadly Deed: Fixer Upper Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1.1 million viewers
Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) – 1.1 million viewers
Last Vermont Christmas (Hallmark Channel) – 1.1 million viewers
Santa’s Boots (Lifetime) – 1.1 million viewers
Hometown Christmas (Lifetime) – 1 million viewers
Poinsettias for Christmas (Lifetime) – 1 million viewers
The Christmas Pact (Lifetime) – 1 million viewers
The Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 1 million viewers
My Christmas Inn (Lifetime) – 990,000 viewers
Christmas Lost and Found (Lifetime) – 989,000 viewers
A Christmas Arrangement (Lifetime) – 967,000 viewers
Christmas Harmony (Lifetime) – 939,000 viewers
Tale of Two Careys (Lifetime) – 885,000 viewers
Jingle Belle (Lifetime) – 823,000 viewers
The Christmas Contract (Lifetime) – 814,000 viewers
Darrow & Darrow: Body of Evidence (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) – 775,000 viewers
Every Other Holiday (Lifetime) – 715,000 viewers
Christmas Perfection (Lifetime) – 677,000 viewers
No Sleep Til Christmas (Freeform) – 602,000 viewers
My Dinner with Herve (HBO) – 597,000 viewers
The Truth About Christmas (Freeform) – 562,000 viewers
Behind the Movement (TV One) – 352,000 viewers
Christmas with a Prince (UP TV) – 327,000 viewers
Icebox (HBO) – 236,000 viewers
Down for Whatever (TV One) – 180,000 viewers
Dinner for Two (TV One) – 136,000 viewers
Ratings for the following made-for-TV movies could not be tracked down or weren’t available in time for this post:
A Midnight Kiss (Hallmark Channel)
A Christmas in Royal Fashion (ION)
A Snow White Christmas (ION)
A Wedding for Christmas (ION)
Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew (PBS)
Call the Midwife Holiday Special (PBS)
Chandler Christmas Getaway (UP TV)
Child in Time (PBS)
Christmas Catch (UP TV)
Christmas Cupid’s Arrow (ION)
Christmas on Holly Lane (UP TV)
Christmas on the Coast (UP TV)
Country Christmas Album (ION)
Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
Hometown Holiday (UP TV)
Little Women (PBS)
Man in an Orange Shirt (PBS)
Rent-An-Elf (ION)
Runaway Romance (UP TV)
The Christmas Switch (UP TV)
What shows, made-for-TV movies, mini-series and/or specials have you enjoyed the most throughout the year? Please share.
TOMORROW: Faces of 2018
