Top Cable Networks Prime-time: ESPN & Total Day: Nickelodeon
ESPN was the #1 cable network for prime-time in the week December 29, 2008 – January 4, 2009 with 3.072 million average prime-time viewers.
Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers with an average of 2.549million. Count on that continuing forever.
Below are the top 30 cable networks in each category. For now, its all that Robert and I will be posting. If you have requests for specific cable networks not listed post them in the comments and I will post them in the text later.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Primetime (Mon-Sun 8-11p) | |||
| Network | (000s) | ||
| ESPN | 3,072 | ||
| USA | 2,619 | ||
| TNT | 2,338 | ||
| DSNY | 2,216 | ||
| NAN | 1,816 | ||
| TBSC | 1,769 | ||
| A&E | 1,657 | ||
| HALL | 1,604 | ||
| FX | 1,543 | ||
| FAM | 1,482 | ||
| FOXN | 1,393 | ||
| SCIF | 1,385 | ||
| HIST | 1,367 | ||
| LIFE | 1,360 | ||
| TOON | 1,358 | ||
| AMC | 1,354 | ||
| SPK | 1,308 | ||
| DISC | 1,249 | ||
| TLC | 1,224 | ||
| TRU | 1,198 | ||
| HGTV | 1,124 | ||
| FOOD | 1,064 | ||
| CMDY | 975 | ||
| BET | 916 | ||
| CNN | 910 | ||
| VH1 | 898 | ||
| TVLD | 809 | ||
| LMN | 754 | ||
| HLN | 677 | ||
| MTV | 663 | ||
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Total Programming Day | |||
| Network | (000s) | ||
| NICK | 2,549 | ||
| DSNY | 1,721 | ||
| NAN | 1,647 | ||
| USA | 1,533 | ||
| ESPN | 1,504 | ||
| TNT | 1,411 | ||
| TOON | 1,298 | ||
| TBSC | 1,098 | ||
| ADSM | 1,018 | ||
| A&E | 1,010 | ||
| LIFE | 991 | ||
| FOXN | 947 | ||
| FX | 869 | ||
| TRU | 853 | ||
| HALL | 804 | ||
| AMC | 827 | ||
| FAM | 822 | ||
| SPK | 796 | ||
| DISC | 796 | ||
| SCIF | 793 | ||
| HIST | 784 | ||
| HGTV | 732 | ||
| FOOD | 679 | ||
| CNN | 678 | ||
| TVLD | 649 | ||
| CMDY | 647 | ||
| TLC | 632 | ||
| NOGG | 511 | ||
| LMN | 510 | ||
| BET | 548 | ||
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
I’m interested to see how GSN’s daytime programming, specifically GSN Live, is doing. I have seen bigger and better prizes being given away on that program day in and day out. Plus, the advertisers sponsoring the games are getting bigger. I assume it’s making GSN lots of money, but do the ratings show an increase?