Top 20 Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers, February 4-10, 2008:
| RANK | NET | Average Viewers Live+SD (million) | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 2.824 | 1 |
| 2 | Disney | 2.550 | 2 |
| 3 | CNN | 2.032 | 3 |
| 4 | TNT | 2.032 | 5 |
| 5 | TBS | 1.927 | 6 |
| 6 | Fox News | 1.847 | 4 |
| 7 | Nick at Night | 1.676 | 7 |
| 8 | A&E | 1.470 | 10 |
| 9 | Hallmark | 1.468 | 8 |
| 10 | FX | 1.450 | 9 |
| 11 | Lifetime | 1.380 | 11 |
| 12 | TruTV (was CourtTV) | 1.317 | 12 |
| 13 | History Channel | 1.312 | 13 |
| 14 | Spike | 1.311 | 14 |
| 15 | ESPN | 1.291 | 19 |
| 16 | AMC | 1.283 | 16 |
| 17 | Family | 1.179 | |
| 18 | Cartoon Network | 1.171 | |
| 19 | Discovery | 1.149 | 17 |
| 20 | HGTV | 1.117 | 18 |
| MTV | 20 |
Top 20 Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers, February 4-10, 2008:
| RANK | NET | Average Viewers Live+SD (million) | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nickelodeon | 2.206 | 1 |
| 2 | Disney | 1.563 | 2 |
| 3 | Nick at Night | 1.430 | 3 |
| 4 | USA | 1.316 | 4 |
| 5 | TNT | 1.238 | 5 |
| 6 | TBS | 1.049 | 7 |
| 7 | Cartoon Network | 1.032 | 6 |
| 8 | Fox News | 0.981 | 8 |
| 9 | Lifetime | 0.893 | 10 |
| 10 | A&E | 0.874 | 12 |
| 11 | Adult Swim | 0.849 | 9 |
| 12 | TruTV (was CourtTV) | 0.836 | 13 |
| 13 | Hallmark | 0.810 | 11 |
| 14 | ESPN | 0.779 | 18 |
| 15 | FX | 0.772 | 15 |
| 16 | History Channel | 0.770 | 17 |
| 17 | TV Land | 0.742 | 19 |
| 18 | Discovery Channel | 0.726 | 16 |
| 19 | HGTV | 0.675 | 20 |
| 20 | CNN | 0.667 | 14 |
For reference, here are the Top 20 Cable Shows for February 4-10, 2008.
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
February 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
USA cable numbers were discussed earlier, but I saw one 'funny number' in the above chart that maybe the NFL and ESPN might want to look at. I see where ESPN finally overtook HGTV (again) in the ratings.
For the week (1-27 to 2-03) leading up to the Super Bowl (with all the hype, etc.), the Home & Garden network (HGTV) actually out drew ESPN (it was just a couple of hundredths). Did HG run some gigantic promotion or were people (like myself) tuning out the stupidity that is ESPNFL the week prior to 'The Bowl'.
February 14th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Jon, I don't know. It's very hard to go “backwards” and see what was on those cable networks even a week previous.
Since HGTV shows are unlikely to ever make our top cable show list [or the next 20 we see but can't publish], we'll likely never know what happened that week unless an observant reader is also a big HGTV fan.
February 14th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
USA cable numbers were discussed earlier, but I saw one ‘funny number’ in the above chart that maybe the NFL and ESPN might want to look at. I see where ESPN finally overtook HGTV (again) in the ratings.
For the week (1-27 to 2-03) leading up to the Super Bowl (with all the hype, etc.), the Home & Garden network (HGTV) actually out drew ESPN (it was just a couple of hundredths). Did HG run some gigantic promotion or were people (like myself) tuning out the stupidity that is ESPNFL the week prior to ‘The Bowl’.
February 14th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Jon, I don’t know. It’s very hard to go “backwards” and see what was on those cable networks even a week previous.
Since HGTV shows are unlikely to ever make our top cable show list [or the next 20 we see but can't publish], we’ll likely never know what happened that week unless an observant reader is also a big HGTV fan.
February 14th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
You have The Total day chart exactly the same as the Primtime chart…..
February 14th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Steve, thanks for the heads up, mistakes were made.
And corrected!
February 14th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
You have The Total day chart exactly the same as the Primtime chart…..
February 14th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Steve, thanks for the heads up, mistakes were made.
And corrected!
February 15th, 2008 at 5:03 am
What about Sci Fi Channel?
February 15th, 2008 at 3:03 am
What about Sci Fi Channel?
February 15th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Silvio, SciFi occasionally makes the Top 20, but not this week. If you look back at previous weeks you'll see it.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Silvio, SciFi occasionally makes the Top 20, but not this week. If you look back at previous weeks you’ll see it.
March 10th, 2008 at 9:24 am
it looks like msnbc didnt make the chart again looks like hate mongerer keith olberman isnt as popular as HE thinks
March 10th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
it looks like msnbc didnt make the chart again looks like hate mongerer keith olberman isnt as popular as HE thinks