A very nice top 10 for USA Network with TNT and NICK sneaking in the usual suspects.
Notably, three of Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly factor made the top 20, and all five days made the top forty. I don't watch cable news channels at all unless there is a major, major breaking news story so I have no idea if there were special guests or if his contingency just can't get enough now that Obama is in office. I don't have a horse in the cable news race (I truly couldn't care less) but the best performance of Countdown with Keith Olbermann could do was a tie for 316th (in viewer P2+ rating).
I've included that and many other airings that were outside the top 20 and while they are sorted by viewers, they are not ranked. Thousands of shows were left off, but I included all four airings of the two hour Puppy Bowl that looped on Animal Planet on Sunday night.
Battlestar Galactica ratings dived, and I'm not surprised really because the second episode sort of stunk it up. Last week's third episode was much better, but there were still fewer people around to see it. Damages popped back up over a million.
Please note, the data here is only for advertising supported cable, I will try to add in anything from HBO and Showtime if I see it later.
Update Feb 4: Big Love drew 1.5 million on Sunday, additionally it has been renewed for another season.
Full top twenty cable programs (and others) for the week ending February 1, 2009:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | CLOSER, THE | TNT | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 6,243 |
| 2 | MONK | USA | Fri | 09:00P-10:00P | 5,393 |
| 3 | BURN NOTICE | USA | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 5,376 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:06P | 5,310 |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 5,028 |
| 6 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,432 |
| 7 | PSYCH | USA | Fri | 10:00P-11:00P | 4,319 |
| 8 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,285 |
| 9 | NCIS | USA | Tue | 07:00P-08:01P | 4,200 |
| 10 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,196 |
| 11 | NCIS | USA | Thu | 07:00P-08:00P | 4,159 |
| 12 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,963 |
| 13 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 3,893 |
| 14 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,891 |
| 15 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,855 |
| 16 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Thu | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,816 |
| 17 | SUITE LIFE ON DECK | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 3,751 |
| 18 | JON & Kate Plus 8 | TLC | Mon | 09:00P-09:31P | 3,735 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,649 |
| 20 | BACK AT THE BARNYARD | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,648 |
| Other Shows | |||||
| iCarly | NICK | Wed | 07:00P-07:30P | 3,431 | |
| TRUST ME | TNT | Mon | 10:00P-11:00P | 3,400 | |
| TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE | HALL | Sat | 09:00P-11:00P | 3,308 | |
| HOUSE | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,260 | |
| MEET THE BROWNS | TBSC | Wed | 10:00P-10:30P | 3,235 | |
| TOP CHEF | BRAV | Wed | 10:00P-11:15P | 3,216 | |
| SECRET LIFE/AMERICAN TEEN | FAM | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,104 | |
| REAL CHANCE OF LOVE | VH1 | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,041 | |
| DRAKE & JOSH | NICK | Wed | 06:00P-06:30P | 2,908 | |
| HANNAH MONTANA | DSNY | Mon | 07:30P-08:00P | 2,863 | |
| SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY | DSNY | Sat | 06:30P-07:00P | 2,863 | |
| FAMILY GUY | ADSM | Thu | 11:30P-12:00A | 2,829 | |
| LEVERAGE | TNT | Tue | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,809 | |
| NIP TUCK | FX | Tue | 10:00P-11:02P | 2,677 | |
| GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATL | SCIF | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,598 | |
| STAR WARS:CLONE WARS | TOON | Fri | 09:00P-09:30P | 2,625 | |
| HOUSE OF PAYNE | TBSC | Wed | 09:30P-10:00P | 2,595 | |
| AMERICAS BEST DANCE CREW | MTV | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,564 | |
| DIRTY JOBS | DISC | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,546 | |
| DUKE/WAKE FOREST | ESPN | Wed | 07:00P-09:13P | 2,533 | |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | Sun | 09:30A-09:55A | 2,467 | |
| BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE | TNT | Sat | 08:00P-10:00P | 2,384 | |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | Fri | 10:00P-10:30P | 2,340 | |
| REAL WORLD XXI | MTV | Wed | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,271 | |
| INTERVENTION | A&E | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,220 | |
| WYVERN | SCIF | Sat | 09:00P-11:00P | 2,159 | |
| JON & Kate Plus 8 | TLC | Mon | 09:31P-10:00P | 2,146 | |
| THE FIRST 48 | A&E | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 2,146 | |
| DAILY SHOW | CMDY | Wed | 10:59P-11:30P | 2,117 | |
| TRUE JACKSON, VP | NICK | Sat | 08:30P-09:00P | 2,106 | |
| FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE | AMC | Sat | 08:00P-11:00P | 2,098 | |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAV | Tue | 10:00P-11:00P | 2,032 | |
| LARRY KING LIVE | CNN | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,983 | |
| NFL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | Sun | 10:00A-02:00P | 1,978 | |
| HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | Thu | 09:30P-10:00P | 1,940 | |
| THATS SO RAVEN | DSNY | Wed | 06:30P-07:00P | 1,934 | |
| ECW | SCIF | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,931 | |
| DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | Fri | 09:30P-10:00P | 1,800 | |
| COUNTDOWN W/ K. OLBERMANN | MSNB | Thu | 08:00P-09:00P | 1,583 | |
| BATTLSTR GALACTICA (ORIG) | SCIF | Fri | 10:00P-11:01P | 1,560 | |
| KYLE XY | FAM | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,239 | |
| MOONLIGHT | SCIF | Fri | 09:00P-10:00P | 1,199 | |
| PUPPY BOWL | APL | Sun | 03:00P-05:00P | 1,152 | |
| DAMAGES | FX | Wed | 10:00P-11:01P | 1,027 | |
| PUPPY BOWL | APL | Sun | 05:00P-07:00P | 769 | |
| PUPPY BOWL | APL | Sun | 07:00P-09:00P | 509 | |
| PUPPY BOWL | APL | Sun | 09:00P-11:00P | 370 |
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