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USA Network stayed on top cable primetime in terms of total viewers, and was also back on top in primetime with adults 18-49.
Nickelodeon stayed atop in total day total viewership.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending February 5, 2012
| Net | (000) |
| USA | 2991 |
| DSNY | 2279 |
| HIST | 2087 |
| FOXN | 1993 |
| TBSC | 1833 |
| A&E | 1525 |
| TNT | 1466 |
| ESPN | 1442 |
| ADSM | 1254 |
| SYFY | 1238 |
| FX | 1197 |
| HGTV | 1177 |
| FOOD | 1165 |
| DISC | 1149 |
| FAM | 1131 |
| MTV | 1056 |
| TLC | 1037 |
| LIFE | 1012 |
| TRU | 1007 |
| CMDY | 899 |
| NAN | 890 |
| TVLD | 863 |
| AMC | 857 |
| NKJR | 849 |
| SPK | 825 |
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Adults 18-49 Prime-time Average (Live+SD)
| Net | (000) |
| USA | 1156 |
| TBSC | 1065 |
| HIST | 874 |
| A&E | 765 |
| MTV | 709 |
| ESPN | 694 |
| FX | 642 |
| CMDY | 607 |
| TNT | 578 |
| FOOD | 548 |
| DISC | 543 |
| ADSM | 540 |
| FAM | 540 |
| SYFY | 534 |
| TRU | 505 |
| TLC | 485 |
| BRAV | 433 |
| DSNY | 431 |
| HGTV | 414 |
| BET | 399 |
| SPK | 394 |
| LIFE | 376 |
| EN | 331 |
| AMC | 323 |
| NAN | 309 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Net | (000) |
| NICK | 1687 |
| DSNY | 1587 |
| USA | 1380 |
| ADSM | 1287 |
| FOXN | 1123 |
| HIST | 1020 |
| TNT | 1004 |
| TOON | 997 |
| NAN | 991 |
| TBSC | 893 |
| ESPN | 834 |
| A&E | 807 |
| FX | 717 |
| HGTV | 680 |
| FOOD | 656 |
| TVLD | 629 |
| FAM | 601 |
| DISC | 588 |
| NKJR | 584 |
| ID | 571 |
| AMC | 560 |
| SPK | 556 |
| LIFE | 545 |
| TLC | 522 |
| CMDY | 520 |
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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
