NBA Playoffs Boost TNT To #1 Primetime Cable Network
The NBA Playoffs helped TNT top the primetime Cable Network weekly ratings list for the week of April 28 – May 4, 2008. It’s the first time since late December that USA Network hasn’t claimed the top spot.
In big Primetime moves, ABC Family fell 5 places to #21, and Spike rose 5 places to #10.
As usual, Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers.
In the big Total Day moves, AMC moved up 5 places to #22, and ESPN fell 5 places to #11.
Top Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers:
|
Rank |
Network |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
TNT |
2.790 |
2 |
|
2 |
USA |
2.329 |
1 |
|
3 |
Disney |
2.081 |
3 |
|
4 |
Fox News |
1.830 |
5 |
|
5 |
Nick at Night |
1.711 |
6 |
|
6 |
TBS |
1.627 |
4 |
|
7 |
ESPN |
1.429 |
7 |
|
8 |
Discovery |
1.310 |
8 |
|
9 |
Lifetime |
1.262 |
9 |
|
10 |
Spike |
1.258 |
15 |
|
11 |
Hallmark |
1.204 |
11 |
|
12 |
Cartoon Network |
1.203 |
12 |
|
13 |
A&E |
1.165 |
10 |
|
14 |
FX |
1.119 |
14 |
|
15 |
SciFi |
1.091 |
17 |
|
16 |
Comedy Channel |
1.064 |
13 |
|
17 |
History Channel |
1.035 |
21 |
|
18 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
1.024 |
20 |
|
19 |
HGTV |
1.019 |
19 |
|
20 |
CNN |
0.977 |
18 |
|
21 |
ABC Family |
0.972 |
16 |
|
22 |
AMC |
0.935 |
22 |
|
23 |
MTV |
0.906 |
23 |
|
24 |
TLC |
0.861 |
25 |
|
25 |
Food Network |
0.831 |
24 |
|
26 |
TV Land |
0.769 |
28 |
|
27 |
Bravo |
0.710 |
30 |
|
28 |
MSNBC |
0.625 |
26 |
|
29 |
E! |
0.575 |
|
|
30 |
VH1 |
0.567 |
27 |
|
31 |
Versus |
0.537 |
|
|
|
ESPN2 |
|
29 |
|
|
Lifetime Movie |
|
31 |
Top Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers:
|
Rank |
Network |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Nickelodeon |
2.127 |
1 |
|
2 |
Nick at Night |
1.563 |
2 |
|
3 |
TNT |
1.403 |
3 |
|
4 |
Disney |
1.218 |
4 |
|
5 |
USA |
1.097 |
5 |
|
6 |
Adult Swim |
1.080 |
7 |
|
7 |
Cartoon Network |
1.005 |
8 |
|
8 |
Fox News |
0.992 |
9 |
|
9 |
TBS |
0.891 |
10 |
|
10 |
Lifetime |
0.883 |
11 |
|
11 |
ESPN |
0.787 |
6 |
|
12 |
A&E |
0.736 |
13 |
|
13 |
Hallmark |
0.717 |
12 |
|
14 |
Discovery |
0.708 |
14 |
|
15 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
0.680 |
15 |
|
16 |
Spike |
0.667 |
17 |
|
17 |
FX |
0.629 |
19 |
|
18 |
History Channel |
0.606 |
18 |
|
19 |
Comedy Channel |
0.599 |
20 |
|
20 |
ABC Family |
0.596 |
16 |
|
21 |
HGTV |
0.588 |
23 |
|
22 |
AMC |
0.580 |
27 |
|
23 |
CNN |
0.564 |
24 |
|
24 |
TV Land |
0.563 |
25 |
|
25 |
Food Network |
0.560 |
22 |
|
26 |
MTV |
0.506 |
21 |
|
27 |
SciFi |
0.504 |
26 |
|
28 |
TLC |
0.388 |
28 |
|
29 |
Lifetime Movie |
0.378 |
31 |
|
30 |
MSNBC |
0.360 |
29 |
|
31 |
Bravo |
0.329 |
|
|
|
VH1 |
|
30 |
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
