TNT, on the strength of the NBA Playoffs, again beat USA in total viewers and ESPN among adults 18-49.
Nickelodeon retained the top rank in total day viewing, beating Disney.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending May 27, 2012:
| Network | (000s) | |
| TNT | 3141 | |
| USA | 2425 | |
| ESPN | 2168 | |
| HIST | 2067 | |
| DSNY | 1894 | |
| TBSC | 1729 | |
| FOXN | 1541 | |
| A&E | 1231 | |
| FX | 1213 | |
| HGTV | 1130 | |
| AMC | 1121 | |
| FOOD | 1106 | |
| ADSM | 1090 | |
| SYFY | 1062 | |
| FAM | 1021 | |
| DISC | 971 | |
| NKJR | 912 | |
| TRU | 882 | |
| SPK | 881 | |
| BET | 860 | |
| APL | 823 | |
| TLC | 815 | |
| LIFE | 774 | |
| NBCS | 748 | |
| TVLD | 732 |
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Prime-time Adults 18-49 (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) | |
| TNT | 1638 | |
| ESPN | 1134 | |
| TBSC | 976 | |
| USA | 937 | |
| HIST | 833 | |
| FX | 650 | |
| A&E | 563 | |
| DISC | 518 | |
| FOOD | 509 | |
| ADSM | 491 | |
| FAM | 486 | |
| CMDY | 445 | |
| TRU | 445 | |
| SPK | 425 | |
| BET | 424 | |
| HGTV | 414 | |
| TLC | 402 | |
| SYFY | 400 | |
| NBCS | 383 | |
| BRAV | 380 | |
| APL | 378 | |
| VH1 | 368 | |
| MTV | 355 | |
| DSNY | 344 | |
| EN | 320 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) | |
| NICK | 1512 | |
| DSNY | 1421 | |
| TNT | 1286 | |
| ADSM | 1262 | |
| TOON | 1187 | |
| USA | 1165 | |
| HIST | 1030 | |
| FOXN | 977 | |
| ESPN | 796 | |
| NAN | 769 | |
| A&E | 756 | |
| TBSC | 753 | |
| FX | 694 | |
| HGTV | 674 | |
| AMC | 639 | |
| NKJR | 604 | |
| FOOD | 603 | |
| FAM | 558 | |
| TVLD | 557 | |
| DISC | 548 | |
| ID | 531 | |
| TRU | 489 | |
| SPK | 476 | |
| SYFY | 473 | |
| APL | 467 |
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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
They’ll continue to show good numbers, especially with Falling Skies coming back.
And NICK wins AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO NICKELODEON
C’mon TNT, Pick up Unforgettable. You won’t regret it.
Disney needs to come back!
@Kaylie i would give up on that….NICK IS BACK IN CHARGE!