Thursday, November 30, 2006

ESPN Still On Top Of All Cable Channels

Sports is still the king of cable programming, with ESPN on top for November among ad-supported cable channels. (Ie not counting HBO, etc.) Perhaps the most striking change is on the news channels. FOX News is still in first place, but its 1.36 million viewers average in primetime is down 18%. Meanwhile, CNN's primetime audience average of 828,000 is up 15%. A few more months like that and we'll have a real competition. The Top 10 ad-supported cable channels in primetime per MediaWeek

1. ESPN -- 3.14 million viewers average in primetime
2. USA -- 2.53 million
3. TNT -- 2.01 million
4. TBS -- 1.62 million
5. Nick-At-Nite -- 1.44 million
6. Cartoon Network -- 1.39 million
7. A&E - 1.36 million
8. Fox News -- 1.36 million
9. Lifetime -- 1.31 million
10. Hallmakr Channel -- 1.28 million

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