Friday Cable Ratings, 12/29/17: Cotton Bowl Dominates, Cable News Closes Out 2017 Low

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Friday, 12/29/17. Items of note include the Cotton Bowl on ESPN, The Last Word on MSNBC, and Hannity on Fox News.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Cotton Bowl: USC v. Ohio State	ESPN	2.59	9.47
Cotton Bowl	ESPN	2.03	7.02
College Football: KY v. NW	ESPN	1.19	4.60
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.75	2.18
College Foot: Wake Forest v. TX	ESPN	0.69	2.96
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.5	1.42
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.47	1.39
Gold Rush (Special)	Discovery	0.46	2.01
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.45	1.43
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.43	1.16
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.42	1.29
Two and a Half Men	Nick-At-Nite	0.32	0.76
Two and a Half Men	Nick-At-Nite	0.3	0.74
Rap Game	Lifetime	0.3	0.81
Bring It!	Lifetime	0.27	0.79
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.24	0.75
Rap Game	Lifetime	0.23	0.60
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.23	0.51
Married With Secrets	Invest. Discovery	0.22	0.98
Steven Universe	Cartoon Network	0.22	0.77
Grill Dads	Food	0.19	0.68
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.18	0.47
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.18	0.40
The Wrong Man	Lifetime Movie	0.18	0.63
The Wrong Nanny	Lifetime Movie	0.17	0.71

Off the chart, Hannity had a low-rated episode at 0.12, with The Ingraham Angle at 0.11. MSNBC's The Last Word was at 0.12, with Morning Joe at 0.09 and Velshi & Ruhle at 0.07. CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront had an episode at 0.11, as did The Lead, Wold, and At This Hour.