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Fans forgive flighty Kim K
'Kourtney & Kim Take New York' returns to strong ratings
By Toni Fitzgerald
Nov 30, 2011
Kim Kardashian is a train wreck that viewers simply can't turn away from.
Weeks after the reality starlet ended her brief 72-day marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries, a lavish wedding that was chronicled on E!, her latest TV show returned to stronger ratings as the curious tuned in to see how her fairytale romance went wrong.
Season two of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York," a spinoff of "Keeping up with the Kardashians," averaged 3.2 million total viewers Sunday at 10 p.m. on E!, according to Nielsen, up 6 percent over the season one premiere.
The show did best among younger viewers, drawing 2.3 million adults 18-49, up 8 percent over the first season, and 1.7 million women 18-49, up 10 percent.
"K & K" more than doubled E!'s average in the timeslot among total viewers over the previous four weeks.
The rise in viewership is perhaps a slight surprise, considering the backlash against the Kardashians when Kim announced her divorce earlier this month.
Many people were disgusted by what they viewed as a publicity stunt and swore they would no longer watch any of the three Kardashian-focused shows on E!.
The couple continues to claim their romance was real and not a stunt, despite the whirlwind courtship that culminated with their wedding in August. The event was taped by E! cameras and aired as a two-hour special in October that drew 2.7 million 18-49s.
In addition to being paid millions for the E! rights, Kardashian and Humphries also sold their wedding and honeymoon shots to the tabloids for thousands more.
But less than three months later, Kardashian filed for divorce, pleading for understanding from fans for rushing into a marriage that she simply wasn't ready for.
Many fans, noting that Kardashian and Humphries raked in $8 million for the rights to their nuptials, were turned off by the whole affair.
"At this point everything she does is a publicity stunt," wrote one person who billed herself as a "former Kim fan" on Huffington Post.
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In cable ratings for the week ended Nov. 27:
Top five networks in primetime (18-49s): ESPN, USA, TBS, FX, NFL Network.
Top five networks in primetime (total viewers): ESPN, USA, Disney Channel, TBS, History.
Top five cable news networks in primetime (25-54): Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, HLN.
Top five cable news programs (total viewers): 1. CNN's "Republican National Security Debate" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.); 2. Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" (Monday, 8 p.m.); 3. Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor" (Tuesday, 8 p.m.); 4. Fox News Channel's "Special Report with Bret Baier" (Monday, 6 p.m.); 5. Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor Special" (Wednesday, 8 p.m.)
Top movie (18-49s): TNT's "Transformers" (Sunday, 6 p.m.) 1.29 million.
Top sporting event (total viewers): ESPN's "Monday Night Football: Chiefs/Patriots" (Monday, 8:30 p.m.) 12.34 million.
Shows making the top 10 among 18-34s, 18-49s and 25-54s: ESPN's "Monday Night Football: Chiefs/Patriots" (Monday, 7:30 p.m.); AMC's "The Walking Dead" (Sunday, 9 p.m.); FX's "Sons of Anarchy" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.); NFL Network's "49ers/Ravens" (Thursday, 8:30 p.m.); NFL Network's "NFL Thursday Pre-Kickoff" (Thursday, 8 p.m.);
Show on the rise: AMC's "The Walking Dead" Sunday, 9 p.m. The zombie drama grew 11 percent week-to-week among 18-49s, from 4.01 million to 4.46 million.
Show on the decline: A&E's "Storage Wars," Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. The reality show was No. 9 for the week with 2.17 million 18-49s, but that was off 11 percent from 2.44 million the previous week.
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TOP
25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Ranked on
Household Rating
Week Ending Nov. 27
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|
Rank
|
Primetime
|
Total Day
|
|
Net
|
(000)
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
ESPN
|
2596
|
NICK
|
1548
|
|
2
|
USA
|
1964
|
DSNY
|
1432
|
|
3
|
DSNY
|
1842
|
NAN *
|
1084
|
|
4
|
TBSC
|
1339
|
ADSM*
|
1076
|
|
5
|
HIST
|
1318
|
USA
|
1046
|
|
6
|
HALL
|
1305
|
ESPN
|
1036
|
|
7
|
TNT
|
1189
|
TOON
|
974
|
|
8
|
AEN
|
1178
|
TNT
|
863
|
|
9
|
AMC
|
1148
|
HIST
|
772
|
|
10
|
NAN
|
1131
|
FOXN
|
717
|
|
11
|
FX
|
1105
|
TBSC
|
717
|
|
12
|
ADSM
|
1092
|
HALL
|
690
|
|
13
|
FAM
|
1033
|
AEN
|
677
|
|
14
|
DISC
|
978
|
FX
|
637
|
|
15
|
FOXN
|
972
|
AMC
|
623
|
|
16
|
LIF
|
967
|
LIF
|
601
|
|
17
|
NFLN
|
896
|
HGTV
|
576
|
|
18
|
FOOD
|
846
|
FAM
|
542
|
|
19
|
HGTV
|
799
|
DISC
|
528
|
|
20
|
SYFY
|
794
|
FOOD
|
505
|
|
21
|
CMDY
|
755
|
SPK
|
467
|
|
22
|
BET
|
748
|
TRU
|
452
|
|
23
|
TLC
|
729
|
TVLD
|
452
|
|
24
|
BRAV
|
722
|
ID
|
446
|
|
25
|
TRU
|
659
|
CMDY
|
437
|
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*
Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE PROGRAMS
Ranked on
Households
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
Rank
|
Program
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
Chiefs/Patriots
|
ESPN
|
8984
|
|
2
|
San Francisco vs. Baltimore
|
NFLN
|
6041
|
|
3
|
Walking Dead
|
AMC
|
4351
|
|
4
|
NFL Thursday Night Pre-Kickoff
|
NFLN
|
3847
|
|
5
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
3219
|
|
6
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
3158
|
|
7
|
Gold Rush
|
DISC
|
3008
|
|
8
|
Storage Wars
|
AEN
|
2830
|
|
9
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
2782
|
|
10
|
Good Luck Charlie
|
DSNY
|
2735
|
|
11
|
Shake It Up
|
DSNY
|
2700
|
|
12
|
Texas/Texas A&M
|
ESPN
|
2698
|
|
13
|
Sons Of Anarchy
|
FX
|
2689
|
|
14
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
2677
|
|
15
|
Republican National
Security Debate
|
CNN
|
2663
|
|
16
|
Holiday Engagement
|
HALL
|
2645
|
|
17
|
Pittsburgh/West Virginia
|
ESPN
|
2620
|
|
18
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2607
|
|
19
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2605
|
|
20
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2578
|
|
21
|
Storage Wars
|
AEN
|
2561
|
|
22
|
Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas
|
HALL
|
2554
|
|
23
|
Spongebob
|
NICK
|
2516
|
|
24
|
NCIS
|
USA
|
2513
|
|
25
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
2511
|
|
Source:
Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-34
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
Rank
|
PRIME TIME
|
TOTAL DAY
|
|
Net
|
(000)
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
ESPN
|
742
|
ADSM*
|
494
|
|
2
|
TBSC
|
523
|
NAN *
|
452
|
|
3
|
USA
|
510
|
NICK
|
375
|
|
4
|
FX
|
495
|
ESPN
|
339
|
|
5
|
ADSM
|
443
|
TBSC
|
289
|
|
6
|
NAN
|
362
|
DSNY
|
265
|
|
7
|
CMDY
|
345
|
FX
|
258
|
|
8
|
FAM
|
330
|
USA
|
246
|
|
9
|
NFLN
|
329
|
TOON
|
227
|
|
10
|
DISC
|
312
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MTV
|
211
|
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*
Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-34
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
Rank
|
PROGRAM
|
NET
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
Chiefs/Patriots
|
ESPN
|
2934
|
|
2
|
Walking Dead
|
AMC
|
2488
|
|
3
|
San Francisco vs. Baltimore
|
NFLN
|
2280
|
|
4
|
NFL Thursday Night Pre-Kickoff
|
NFLN
|
1570
|
|
5
|
Kourtney & Kim Take New York
|
EN
|
1516
|
|
6
|
Love And Hip Hop 2
|
VH1
|
1348
|
|
7
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
1298
|
|
8
|
Family Guy
|
ADSM
|
1279
|
|
9
|
Sons Of Anarchy
|
FX
|
1263
|
|
10
|
American Horror Story
|
FX
|
1224
|
|
Source:
Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-49
Week Ending Nov. 27
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|
Rank
|
PRIME TIME
|
TOTAL DAY
|
|
Net
|
(000)
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
ESPN
|
1611
|
ADSM*
|
688
|
|
2
|
USA
|
1102
|
ESPN
|
670
|
|
3
|
TBSC
|
983
|
NAN *
|
641
|
|
4
|
FX
|
873
|
NICK
|
582
|
|
5
|
NFLN
|
759
|
USA
|
546
|
|
6
|
AEN
|
738
|
TBSC
|
516
|
|
7
|
DISC
|
715
|
FX
|
457
|
|
8
|
HIST
|
697
|
TNT
|
446
|
|
9
|
AMC
|
648
|
HIST
|
427
|
|
10
|
ADSM
|
647
|
AEN
|
424
|
|
*
Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-49
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
Rank
|
PROGRAM
|
NET
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
Chiefs/Patriots
|
ESPN
|
6260
|
|
2
|
San Francisco vs. Baltimore
|
NFLN
|
5295
|
|
3
|
Walking Dead
|
AMC
|
4458
|
|
4
|
NFL Thursday Night Pre-Kickoff
|
NFLN
|
3451
|
|
5
|
Sons Of Anarchy
|
FX
|
2439
|
|
6
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
2317
|
|
7
|
Kourtney & Kim Take New York
|
EN
|
2301
|
|
8
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
2283
|
|
9
|
Storage Wars
|
AEN
|
2168
|
|
10
|
Gold Rush
|
DISC
|
2163
|
|
Source:
Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 25-54
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
|
PRIME TIME
|
TOTAL DAY
|
|
Rank
|
Net
|
(000)
|
Net
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
ESPN
|
1713
|
ESPN
|
665
|
|
2
|
USA
|
1137
|
USA
|
578
|
|
3
|
TBSC
|
948
|
TNT
|
502
|
|
4
|
NFLN
|
832
|
ADSM*
|
491
|
|
5
|
HIST
|
820
|
NICK
|
467
|
|
6
|
FX
|
781
|
TBSC
|
466
|
|
7
|
AEN
|
777
|
HIST
|
463
|
|
8
|
DISC
|
755
|
NAN *
|
449
|
|
9
|
TNT
|
703
|
AEN
|
434
|
|
10
|
AMC
|
683
|
FX
|
411
|
|
*
Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data
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TOP
10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 25-54
Week Ending Nov. 27
|
|
Rank
|
PROGRAM
|
NET
|
(000)
|
|
1
|
Chiefs/Patriots
|
ESPN
|
6516
|
|
2
|
San Francisco vs. Baltimore
|
NFLN
|
5786
|
|
3
|
Walking Dead
|
AMC
|
3936
|
|
4
|
NFL Thursday Night Pre-Kickoff
|
NFLN
|
3746
|
|
5
|
Gold Rush
|
DISC
|
2403
|
|
6
|
Sons Of Anarchy
|
FX
|
2394
|
|
7
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
2240
|
|
8
|
WWE Raw
|
USA
|
2236
|
|
9
|
Storage Wars
|
AEN
|
2206
|
|
10
|
Storage Wars
|
AEN
|
2019
|
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Source:
Turner Research from Nielsen data
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