As Usual, USA & Nickelodeon Top Cable Networks
USA Network claimed the top spot in the primetime cable network average viewer ranking for the 13th straight week. The last time USA was not in the primetime weekly lead was December 24-30.
In the big Primetime moves, History Channel fell 6 places to #16, and ABC Family fell 6 places to #18, while Hallmark rose 10 places to #10, MTV rose 8 places to #13 and ESPN rose 10 places to #11. I think the latter is March Madness + Major League Baseball.
As usual, Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers, capturing both the top rated cable show and 14 of the top 20.
In the big Total Day moves, Hallmark moved up 5 places to #12, History Channel fell 4 places to #17, and FX fell 4 places to #18.
Top Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers, March 24-30, 2008:
|
RANK |
NET |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
USA |
2.574 |
1 |
|
2 |
Disney |
2.568 |
2 |
|
3 |
TBS |
2.066 |
4 |
|
4 |
TNT |
1.925 |
5 |
|
5 |
Nick at Night |
1.886 |
3 |
|
6 |
Fox News |
1.665 |
6 |
|
7 |
A&E |
1.402 |
8 |
|
8 |
Lifetime |
1.379 |
9 |
|
9 |
Spike |
1.378 |
7 |
|
10 |
Hallmark |
1.343 |
20 |
|
11 |
ESPN |
1.336 |
19 |
|
12 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
1.288 |
13 |
|
13 |
MTV |
1.281 |
21 |
|
14 |
FX |
1.217 |
11 |
|
15 |
Cartoon Network |
1.209 |
18 |
|
16 |
History Channel |
1.193 |
10 |
|
17 |
SciFi |
1.145 |
15 |
|
18 |
ABC Family |
1.134 |
12 |
|
19 |
Comedy Channel |
1.117 |
16 |
|
20 |
Discovery |
1.053 |
17 |
|
21 |
HGTV |
1.031 |
22 |
|
22 |
AMC |
0.948 |
14 |
|
23 |
VH1 |
0.904 |
26 |
|
24 |
TLC |
0.893 |
23 |
|
25 |
ESPN2 |
0.893 |
31 |
|
26 |
Food Network |
0.867 |
25 |
|
27 |
CNN |
0.782 |
24 |
|
28 |
TV Land |
0.758 |
30 |
|
29 |
Lifetime Movie |
0.720 |
|
|
30 |
Bravo |
0.667 |
29 |
|
31 |
MSNBC |
0.614 |
28 |
|
|
BET |
|
27 |
We only received the top 20 Cable Network data for Total Day ratings this week. We hope to have the top 31 again next week.
Top Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers, March 24-30, 2008:
|
RANK |
NET |
Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
Last Week |
|
1 |
Nickelodeon |
2.345 |
1 |
|
2 |
Disney |
1.540 |
3 |
|
3 |
Nick at Night |
1.504 |
2 |
|
4 |
USA |
1.255 |
4 |
|
5 |
TNT |
1.181 |
5 |
|
6 |
TBS |
1.060 |
6 |
|
7 |
Cartoon Network |
1.042 |
7 |
|
8 |
Adult Swim |
0.995 |
8 |
|
9 |
Lifetime |
0.921 |
10 |
|
10 |
Fox News |
0.880 |
9 |
|
11 |
TruTV (was CourtTV) |
0.817 |
12 |
|
12 |
Hallmark |
0.797 |
17 |
|
13 |
A&E |
0.778 |
11 |
|
14 |
ESPN |
0.728 |
15 |
|
15 |
Spike |
0.710 |
16 |
|
16 |
Discovery |
0.697 |
18 |
|
17 |
History Channel |
0.689 |
13 |
|
18 |
FX |
0.678 |
14 |
|
19 |
MTV |
0.632 |
23 |
|
20 |
HGTV |
0.597 |
22 |
|
|
ABC Family |
|
19 |
|
|
AMC |
|
20 |
|
|
CNN |
|
21 |
|
|
Food Network |
|
24 |
|
|
SciFi |
|
25 |
|
|
TV Land |
|
26 |
|
|
Comedy Channel |
|
27 |
|
|
TLC |
|
28 |
|
|
BET |
|
29 |
|
|
MSNBC |
|
30 |
|
|
VH1 |
|
31 |
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
