For the week's top 25 individual cable programs click here.
Reruns of The Big Bang Theory kept TBS at the top with adults 18-49 in primetime and USA continued its primetime lead in viewership for the week ending March 11.
In the weeks biggest cable surprise, Disney topped Nickelodeon in total day average viewership. I'm sure we'll see a Disney press release noting that historical rarity.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending March 11, 2012
| Network | (000s) |
| USA | 2,964 |
| DSNY | 2,288 |
| HIST | 2,258 |
| FOXN | 2,040 |
| TBSC | 1,963 |
| A&E | 1,766 |
| TNT | 1,564 |
| ESPN | 1,374 |
| HGTV | 1,321 |
| FX | 1,294 |
| FOOD | 1,251 |
| LIFE | 1,213 |
| ADSM | 1,204 |
| DISC | 1,168 |
| SYFY | 1,135 |
| FAM | 1,120 |
| MTV | 1,076 |
| AMC | 1,044 |
| TRU | 992 |
| TLC | 966 |
| NKJR | 949 |
| MSNB | 946 |
| SPK | 946 |
| TVLD | 920 |
| CMDY | 822 |
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Prime-time Adults 18-49 (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| TBSC | 1,157 |
| USA | 1,028 |
| HIST | 1,014 |
| A&E | 827 |
| MTV | 687 |
| FX | 679 |
| TNT | 672 |
| ESPN | 658 |
| DISC | 613 |
| FOOD | 610 |
| AMC | 568 |
| FAM | 554 |
| ADSM | 534 |
| CMDY | 532 |
| SPK | 526 |
| LIFE | 519 |
| SYFY | 512 |
| HGTV | 494 |
| TRU | 487 |
| BRAV | 460 |
| TLC | 433 |
| BET | 394 |
| DSNY | 390 |
| VH1 | 350 |
| EN | 320 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) |
| DSNY | 1,559 |
| NICK | 1,494 |
| USA | 1,311 |
| ADSM | 1,238 |
| FOXN | 1,073 |
| TOON | 1,064 |
| TNT | 1,024 |
| HIST | 974 |
| NAN | 933 |
| TBSC | 901 |
| A&E | 892 |
| ESPN | 848 |
| HGTV | 715 |
| FX | 708 |
| NKJR | 696 |
| FOOD | 659 |
| MTV | 653 |
| TVLD | 622 |
| ID | 616 |
| DISC | 591 |
| AMC | 570 |
| FAM | 561 |
| LIFE | 554 |
| MSNB | 519 |
| TLC | 505 |
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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
