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With the NFL and college football season coverage in its rear view mirror until the fall, ESPN slipped back in the primetime pack. USA Network was back on top in terms of total viewers, but Big Bang Theory reruns helped pace a TBS win with adults 18-49.
Fueled by the republican presidential campaign, Fox News Channel had a great week finishing second in total viewers in primetime.
Nickelodeon stayed atop in total day total viewership.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending January 22, 2012
| Net | (000) |
| USA | 2711 |
| FOXN | 2522 |
| DSNY | 2240 |
| HIST | 2032 |
| TNT | 1983 |
| TBSC | 1790 |
| A&E | 1745 |
| LIFE | 1551 |
| FX | 1510 |
| FAM | 1349 |
| SYFY | 1322 |
| ESPN | 1317 |
| ADSM | 1258 |
| FOOD | 1245 |
| DISC | 1245 |
| CNN | 1193 |
| TRU | 1187 |
| MTV | 1123 |
| HGTV | 1087 |
| AMC | 1037 |
| NAN | 1028 |
| TLC | 959 |
| BRAV | 899 |
| SPK | 854 |
| MSNB | 811 |
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Adults 18-49 Prime-time Average (Live+SD)
| Net | (000) |
| TBSC | 1063 |
| USA | 1036 |
| TNT | 1017 |
| HIST | 872 |
| A&E | 859 |
| FX | 811 |
| MTV | 755 |
| LIFE | 676 |
| DISC | 660 |
| ESPN | 657 |
| FAM | 623 |
| TRU | 620 |
| FOOD | 578 |
| ADSM | 578 |
| BRAV | 568 |
| SYFY | 542 |
| CMDY | 498 |
| VH1 | 489 |
| TLC | 475 |
| EN | 445 |
| SPK | 434 |
| BET | 412 |
| HGTV | 402 |
| DSNY | 398 |
| FOXN | 393 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Net | (000) |
| NICK | 1982 |
| DSNY | 1663 |
| USA | 1381 |
| FOXN | 1280 |
| ADSM | 1262 |
| TOON | 1123 |
| TNT | 1111 |
| NAN | 1093 |
| HIST | 975 |
| A&E | 916 |
| FX | 914 |
| TBSC | 893 |
| ESPN | 840 |
| FOOD | 726 |
| LIFE | 722 |
| HGTV | 705 |
| FAM | 681 |
| AMC | 671 |
| TVLD | 644 |
| ID | 633 |
| DISC | 597 |
| MTV | 594 |
| NKJR | 581 |
| SYFY | 559 |
| TRU | 555 |
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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.
Cable Channel Abbreviations: NICK = Nickelodeon, NAN = Nick At Nite, TOON = Cartoon Network, ADSM = Adult Swim, TRU = truTV, LIFE = Lifetime, NKJR - Nick Jr., FAM = ABC Family, TVLD = TV Land, FOXN = Fox News, TBSC = TBS, DISC = Discovery
