For the first time in weeks, ESPN topped both the primetime weekly cable ratings for adults 18-49 and for average viewership primarily on the strength of Monday Night Football, but they also had two (Thursday & Saturday) night college football games instead of the typical one. USA, always strong, sports or not, was #2 in both lists.
Nickelodeon remains, as always, on the top of the total day average viewership.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week of November 23-29, 2009
| Network | (000s) |
| ESPN | 3,661 |
| USA | 3,071 |
| DSNY | 2,702 |
| NAN | 1,931 |
| TBSC | 1,868 |
| TNT | 1,722 |
| A&E | 1,712 |
| FOXN | 1,701 |
| FAM | 1,662 |
| HALL | 1,492 |
| TOON | 1,358 |
| FX | 1,343 |
| SYFY | 1,315 |
| DISC | 1,249 |
| ESP2 | 1,240 |
| TLC | 1,176 |
| BET | 1,125 |
| FOOD | 1,103 |
| TRU | 1,093 |
| LIFE | 1,074 |
| HGTV | 1,072 |
| HIST | 1,058 |
| AMC | 1,024 |
| SPK | 1,012 |
| NFLN | 932 |
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Adults 18-49 Primetime Average (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| ESPN | 1,709 |
| USA | 1,310 |
| TBSC | 1,037 |
| NFLN | 473 |
| TNT | 799 |
| A&E | 746 |
| FX | 730 |
| DSNY | 717 |
| DISC | 687 |
| TLC | 625 |
| BET | 604 |
| FAM | 617 |
| SYFY | 589 |
| SPK | 533 |
| TRU | 525 |
| FOOD | 523 |
| CMDY | 495 |
| ESP2 | 479 |
| NAN | 479 |
| HIST | 448 |
| AMC | 428 |
| VH1 | 405 |
| HGTV | 391 |
| LIFE | 387 |
| EN | 337 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| NICK | 2,495 |
| NAN | 1,884 |
| DSNY | 1,775 |
| USA | 1,507 |
| ESPN | 1,357 |
| TOON | 1,277 |
| TNT | 1,248 |
| ADSM | 1,054 |
| FOXN | 1,046 |
| A&E | 988 |
| TBSC | 939 |
| HALL | 873 |
| FAM | 841 |
| FX | 826 |
| DISC | 798 |
| LIFE | 753 |
| TRU | 751 |
| FOOD | 721 |
| SPK | 708 |
| HGTV | 694 |
| SYFY | 651 |
| AMC | 637 |
| HIST | 633 |
| TLC | 579 |
| BET | 558 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2009 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
