Top Cable Networks Prime-time: USA & Total Day: Nickelodeon
For the week of July 28-August 3, USA Network yet again claimed the top spot in the prime-time cable network average viewer ranking with an average of 3.05 million prime-time viewers.
Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers with an average of 2.33 million.
Top Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers:
| RANK | NET | Average Viewers Live+SD AA(000) |
| 1 | USA | 3,050 |
| 2 | DSNY | 2,582 |
| 3 | TNT | 2,355 |
| 4 | LIF | 1,665 |
| 5 | NAN (1) | 1,778 |
| 6 | FOXNC | 1,652 |
| 7 | TBSC | 1,702 |
| 8 | HGTV | 1,385 |
| 9 | TOON (1) | 1,422 |
| 10 | DISC | 1,538 |
| 11 | AEN | 1,359 |
| 12 | ESPN | 1,345 |
| 13 | SCIFI | 1,430 |
| 14 | FAM | 1,325 |
| 15 | FX | 1,259 |
| 16 | HALL | 1,265 |
| 17 | HIST | 1,145 |
| 18 | SPIKE | 1,094 |
| 19 | AMC | 1,084 |
| 20 | TRU | 1,006 |
Top Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers:
| RANK | NET | Average Viewers Live+SD AA(000) |
| 1 | NICK | 2,334 |
| 2 | DSNY | 1,792 |
| 3 | NAN | 1,688 |
| 4 | TNT | 1,275 |
| 5 | USA | 1,318 |
| 6 | TOON | 1,251 |
| 7 | ADSM | 1,164 |
| 8 | LIF | 936 |
| 9 | FOXNC | 890 |
| 10 | TBSC | 904 |
| 11 | ESPN | 867 |
| 12 | DISC | 848 |
| 13 | AEN | 715 |
| 14 | FAM | 740 |
| 15 | HGTV | 665 |
| 16 | FX | 700 |
| 17 | HALL | 678 |
| 18 | HIST | 641 |
| 19 | TRU | 650 |
| 20 | FOOD | 615 |
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Which hours are measured in the daytime and primetime slot?
Steven, primetime is for cable is always 8pm-11pm, even on Sunday. The total day is for the total day but only the total of hours broadcasted. Nick, for example, is less than 24 hours because of Nick at Night during primetime counts as a separate channel, but others like ESPN are 24×7.
Tom, good luck. I hope one day your ship comes in. If we ever see them, we'll post them.