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Nov 16, 2009

In cable ratings for the week ended Nov. 15:

Top five networks in primetime (18-49s): ESPN, USA, TBS, TNT, FX.

Top five networks in primetime (total viewers): ESPN, USA, Fox News Channel, TBS, Nick at Nite.

Top movie (18-49s): USA’s “National Treasure” (Saturday, 5:35 p.m.) 1.28 million.

Top sporting event (total viewers): ESPN’s “Monday Night Football: Steelers/Broncos” (Monday, 8:30 p.m.) 16.00 million.

Shows making the top 10 among 18-34s, 18-49s and 25-54s: ESPN’s “Monday Night Football: Steelers/Broncos” (Monday, 8:30 p.m.); FX’s “Sons of Anarchy” (Tuesday, 10 p.m.); ESPN’s “SportsCenter” (Monday, 11:41 p.m.).

Show on the rise: Spike TV’s “UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera,” Saturday 8 p.m. The taped event averaged 994,000 males 18-34, the top program of the day in that demo on either broadcast or cable.

Show on the decline: Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” Thursday 10 p.m. The franchise original slipped 35 percent week-to-week among 18-49s, from 1.98 million to 1.29 million.

TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Ranked on Household Rating
 Week Ending November 15

Rank

Primetime

Total Day

Net

(000)

Net

(000)

1

ESPN

2713

NICK

1830

2

USA

2221

NAN *

1282

3

FOXN

1723

USA

1193

4

NAN

1451

ESPN

1069

5

TBSC

1422

FOXN

1042

6

TNT

1352

TNT

980

7

TOON

1114

ADSM*

932

8

AEN

1106

TOON

864

9

HGTV

1001

TBSC

761

10

FX  

984

AEN

667

11

ESP2

973

FOOD

595

12

HIST

962

HIST

589

13

SYFY

945

HGTV

576

14

SPK

917

TRU

575

15

TRU

867

LIF

567

16

DISC

835

AMC

529

17

FOOD

834

SPK

523

18

AMC

827

FX  

514

19

TLC

780

DISC

502

20

HALL

764

HALL

473

21

LIF

747

FAM

471

22

FAM

723

CNN

466

23

LMN

692

TVLD

447

24

CMDY

679

SYFY

443

25

BRAV

637

LMN

427

* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE PROGRAMS
Ranked on Households
 Week Ending November 15

Rank

Program

Net

(000)

1

Steelers vs. Broncos

ESPN

11358

2

iCarly

NICK

3441

3

Spongebob Truth Or Square

NICK

3409

4

The Penguins Of Madagascar

NICK

3219

5

iCarly Movie: Go To Japan

NICK

3214

6

White Collar

USA

3174

7

NCIS

USA

3151

8

Spongebob

NICK

3148

9

WWE Entertainment

USA

3145

10

Sportscenter

ESPN

3074

11

iCarly

NICK

3069

12

iCarly Movie: Shelby Marx

NICK

3051

13

The O'Reilly Factor

FOXN

2994

13

Monk

USA

2994

15

WWE Entertainment

USA

2923

16

Spongebob

NICK

2863

17

NCIS

USA

2844

18

True Jackson, VP

NICK

2827

19

The O'Reilly Factor

FOXN

2814

20

iCarly

NICK

2795

21

The O'Reilly Factor

FOXN

2793

22

NCIS

USA

2778

23

Fanboy & Chum Chum

NICK

2774

24

2009 - Bears vs. 49ers

NFLN

2754

25

Spongebob Truth Or Square

NICK

2741

1

Steelers vs. Broncos

ESPN

11358

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-34
 Week Ending November 15

Rank

PRIME TIME

TOTAL DAY

Net

(000)

Net

(000)

1

ESPN

876

ADSM*

457

2

TBSC

621

ESPN

396

3

USA

541

NICK

357

4

SPK

439

TBSC

308

5

FX  

434

NAN *

299

6

TNT

415

USA

275

7

CMDY

342

TNT

270

8

MTV

333

FX  

222

9

AEN

303

MTV

221

10

DISC

302

SPK

206

* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-34
Week Ending November 15

Rank

PROGRAM

NET

(000)

1

Steelers vs. Broncos

ESPN

4028

2

South Park

CMDY

1470

3

The Hills

MTV

1407

4

Sportscenter

ESPN

1390

5

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

SPK

1364

6

Sons Of Anarchy

FX  

1310

7

Family Guy

ADSM

1291

8

Family Guy

ADSM

1246

9

Family Guy

ADSM

1208

10

The Ultimate Fighter

SPK

1197

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 18-49
 Week Ending November 15

  Rank

PRIME TIME

TOTAL DAY

Net

(000)

Net

(000)

1

ESPN

1876

ESPN

749

2

USA

1236

ADSM*

662

3

TBSC

1135

USA

632

4

TNT

897

TNT

598

5

FX  

859

NICK

592

6

SPK

778

TBSC

576

7

AEN

652

NAN *

572

8

SYFY

639

FX  

419

9

DISC

617

AEN

381

10

TRU

573

SPK

374

* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 18-49
 Week Ending November 15

Rank

PROGRAM

NET

(000)

1

Steelers vs. Broncos

ESPN

8609

2

Sportscenter

ESPN

2592

3

Sons Of Anarchy

FX  

2503

4

2009 - Bears vs. 49ers

NFLN

2234

5

Top Chef

BRAV

2211

6

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

SPK

2168

7

WWE Entertainment

USA

2154

8

WWE Entertainment

USA

1942

9

Postgun

NFLN

1932

10

Monday Night Countdown  

ESPN

1928

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
Adults 25-54
 Week Ending November 15

 

PRIME TIME

TOTAL DAY

Rank

Net

(000)

Net

(000)

1

ESPN

1892

ESPN

690

2

USA

1287

USA

660

3

TBSC

1026

TNT

606

4

TNT

908

NAN *

525

5

FX  

774

TBSC

510

6

SYFY

724

NICK

472

7

AEN

694

ADSM*

468

8

SPK

690

AEN

404

9

FOXN

592

TRU

371

10

DISC

591

FX  

366

* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS
Adults 25-54
 Week Ending November 15

Rank

PROGRAM

NET

(000)

1

Steelers vs. Broncos

ESPN

8695

2

Sons Of Anarchy

FX  

2319

3

Sportscenter

ESPN

2313

4

2009 - Bears vs. 49ers

NFLN

2227

5

Top Chef

BRAV

2142

6

WWE Entertainment

USA

2142

7

Postgun

NFLN

1930

8

WWE Entertainment

USA

1928

9

Ghost Hunters

SYFY

1902

10

Project Runway

LIF

1894

Source: Turner Research from Nielsen Media Research data






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