Top Cable Networks Still USA & Nickelodeon
USA Network claimed the top spot in the primetime cable network average viewer ranking for the 16th straight week. The last time USA was not in the primetime weekly lead was December 24-30.
In the big Primetime moves, TruTV family fell 7 places to #21, and ABC Family rose 9 places to #12.
As usual, Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers, but USA made a strong move into the second position with 3 of the top 5 cable shows for the week.
In the big Total Day moves, Fox News moved up 4 places to #8, and Lifetime moved down 4 places to #10.
Top Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers, April 14-20, 2008:
|
Rank |
Network |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
USA |
2.706 |
1 |
|
2 |
Disney |
2.089 |
2 |
|
3 |
TNT |
2.069 |
4 |
|
4 |
TBS |
1.808 |
6 |
|
5 |
Nick at Night |
1.665 |
8 |
|
6 |
Fox News |
1.616 |
9 |
|
7 |
ESPN |
1.561 |
7 |
|
8 |
Spike |
1.415 |
3 |
|
9 |
Discovery |
1.392 |
10 |
|
10 |
Lifetime |
1.362 |
5 |
|
11 |
Cartoon Network |
1.344 |
17 |
|
12 |
ABC Family |
1.245 |
21 |
|
13 |
A&E |
1.205 |
12 |
|
14 |
FX |
1.204 |
15 |
|
15 |
Hallmark |
1.162 |
11 |
|
16 |
SciFi |
1.156 |
20 |
|
17 |
Comedy Channel |
1.131 |
19 |
|
18 |
HGTV |
1.124 |
13 |
|
19 |
History Channel |
1.107 |
22 |
|
20 |
AMC |
1.104 |
16 |
|
21 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
1.079 |
14 |
|
22 |
CNN |
0.969 |
24 |
|
23 |
MTV |
0.948 |
26 |
|
24 |
VH1 |
0.928 |
18 |
|
25 |
Food Network |
0.826 |
25 |
|
26 |
TLC |
0.819 |
23 |
|
27 |
CMT |
0.732 |
|
|
28 |
Bravo |
0.675 |
27 |
|
29 |
TV Land |
0.639 |
30 |
|
30 |
BET |
0.546 |
28 |
|
31 |
MSNBC |
0.545 |
31 |
|
|
ESPN2 |
|
29 |
Top Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers, April 14-20, 2008:
|
Rank |
Network |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Nickelodeon |
2.045 |
1 |
|
2 |
USA |
1.298 |
5 |
|
3 |
Nick at Night |
1.289 |
2 |
|
4 |
Disney |
1.229 |
3 |
|
5 |
TNT |
1.165 |
4 |
|
6 |
Cartoon Network |
0.967 |
7 |
|
7 |
Adult Swim |
0.898 |
9 |
|
8 |
Fox News |
0.893 |
12 |
|
9 |
TBS |
0.878 |
8 |
|
10 |
Lifetime |
0.847 |
6 |
|
11 |
ESPN |
0.803 |
11 |
|
12 |
Discovery |
0.772 |
13 |
|
13 |
A&E |
0.739 |
16 |
|
14 |
Spike |
0.721 |
10 |
|
15 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
0.684 |
14 |
|
16 |
Hallmark |
0.681 |
15 |
|
17 |
ABC Family |
0.657 |
20 |
|
18 |
FX |
0.653 |
18 |
|
19 |
History Channel |
0.619 |
17 |
|
20 |
Comedy Channel |
0.614 |
21 |
|
21 |
HGTV |
0.607 |
19 |
|
22 |
Food Network |
0.556 |
22 |
|
23 |
MTV |
0.544 |
24 |
|
24 |
CNN |
0.539 |
26 |
|
25 |
AMC |
0.529 |
23 |
|
26 |
TV Land |
0.506 |
25 |
|
27 |
SciFi |
0.487 |
27 |
|
28 |
TLC |
0.412 |
28 |
|
29 |
VH1 |
0.401 |
29 |
|
30 |
MSNBC |
0.325 |
30 |
|
31 |
E! |
0.324 |
|
|
|
BET |
|
31 |
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
