ESPN, powered by Monday Night Football, won the week among adults 18-49 during primetime beating out USA and TBS.
ESPN was also the top network among total viewers during primetime, beating USA and FOX News.
Nickelodeon was the top network in total day viewing, for the fourth straight week, beating ESPN
and Disney.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending September 30, 2012:
| Network | (000s) | |
| ESPN | 3151 | |
| USA | 2288 | |
| FOXN | 2075 | |
| DSNY | 1963 | |
| HIST | 1559 | |
| TBSC | 1483 | |
| TNT | 1424 | |
| NFLN | 1252 | |
| SYFY | 1251 | |
| TLC | 1235 | |
| ADSM | 1167 | |
| HGTV | 1127 | |
| FX | 1094 | |
| FAM | 1078 | |
| MSNB | 1067 | |
| A&E | 1058 | |
| FOOD | 1031 | |
| LIFE | 947 | |
| NAN | 946 | |
| TRU | 934 | |
| DISC | 918 | |
| BRAV | 773 | |
| AMC | 760 | |
| TVLD | 745 | |
| NKJR | 719 |
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Prime-time Adults 18-49 (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) | |
| ESPN | 1540 | |
| USA | 814 | |
| TBSC | 810 | |
| NFLN | 640 | |
| HIST | 639 | |
| FX | 607 | |
| TLC | 589 | |
| TNT | 542 | |
| ADSM | 537 | |
| FAM | 515 | |
| SYFY | 514 | |
| A&E | 493 | |
| FOOD | 486 | |
| TRU | 470 | |
| CMDY | 460 | |
| DISC | 457 | |
| BRAV | 447 | |
| LIFE | 438 | |
| DSNY | 401 | |
| HGTV | 394 | |
| VH1 | 355 | |
| SPK | 350 | |
| MTV | 331 | |
| AMC | 297 | |
| NAN | 294 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000s) | |
| NICK | 1490 | |
| ESPN | 1436 | |
| DSNY | 1387 | |
| FOXN | 1170 | |
| USA | 1152 | |
| ADSM | 1143 | |
| TNT | 962 | |
| TOON | 940 | |
| NAN | 929 | |
| HIST | 800 | |
| A&E | 685 | |
| HGTV | 663 | |
| TBSC | 660 | |
| FX | 639 | |
| MSNB | 598 | |
| FOOD | 580 | |
| ID | 571 | |
| FAM | 565 | |
| TVLD | 560 | |
| TLC | 546 | |
| SYFY | 515 | |
| LIFE | 496 | |
| DISC | 471 | |
| HALL | 467 | |
| TRU | 463 |
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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
