ESPN won the week among adults 18-49 during primetime beating ABC Family and TBS.
ESPN was also the top network among total viewers during primetime, beating ABC Family and USA.
Nickelodeon was the top network in total day viewing, beating Disney and USA.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending December 9, 2012:
| (Network) | (000s) | |
| ESPN | 3374 | |
| FAM | 2908 | |
| USA | 2561 | |
| DSNY | 2452 | |
| A&E | 2009 | |
| HALL | 1909 | |
| TBSC | 1877 | |
| HIST | 1823 | |
| TNT | 1774 | |
| FOXN | 1721 | |
| DISC | 1398 | |
| FX | 1296 | |
| ADSM | 1180 | |
| NAN | 1145 | |
| SYFY | 1134 | |
| LIFE | 1105 | |
| HGTV | 1097 | |
| NFLN | 1090 | |
| FOOD | 993 | |
| MSNB | 979 | |
| TLC | 928 | |
| TRU | 923 | |
| AMC | 874 | |
| BRAV | 849 | |
| CMDY | 841 | |
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Prime-time Adults 18-49 (Live+SD)
| (Network) | (000s) | |
| ESPN | 1595 | |
| FAM | 1343 | |
| TBSC | 1029 | |
| A&E | 1012 | |
| USA | 909 | |
| FX | 804 | |
| DISC | 676 | |
| HIST | 665 | |
| TNT | 663 | |
| ADSM | 577 | |
| CMDY | 533 | |
| MTV | 505 | |
| NFLN | 504 | |
| BRAV | 488 | |
| DSNY | 484 | |
| FOOD | 436 | |
| TRU | 433 | |
| TLC | 426 | |
| SYFY | 402 | |
| HALL | 374 | |
| SPK | 361 | |
| LIFE | 361 | |
| HGTV | 357 | |
| BET | 342 | |
| NAN | 337 | |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| (Network) | (000s) | |
| NICK | 1846 | |
| DSNY | 1654 | |
| USA | 1365 | |
| ADSM | 1247 | |
| FAM | 1217 | |
| ESPN | 1161 | |
| NAN | 1095 | |
| FOXN | 1072 | |
| TOON | 983 | |
| TNT | 969 | |
| A&E | 952 | |
| HIST | 939 | |
| HALL | 929 | |
| TBSC | 814 | |
| FX | 695 | |
| DISC | 635 | |
| HGTV | 624 | |
| ID | 581 | |
| LIFE | 580 | |
| FOOD | 559 | |
| TVLD | 546 | |
| MSNB | 541 | |
| CMDY | 519 | |
| AMC | 512 | |
| SYFY | 511 | |
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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
yeahhh nickelodeon
Nick is on a roll.
@jamie “Disney wiped the floor with Nick.” Well, “Sickelodeon” just beat Disney AGAIN with 2 shows ( SpongeBob & TMNT ). My reaction to this, take it away Daniel Bryan.
Daniel Bryan: YES YES YES YES YES