2017 preliminary (12/26/16-12/24/17)
Time Period Averages, Live+SD, ranked on P2+
M-Sunday 8p-11p M-Sunday 6a-6a
P2+ P2+
Rank Network Dur AA (000) Rank Network Dur AA (000)
1 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 65520 2,421 1 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 524160 1,500
2 ESPN 65520 1,951 2 NICKELODEON 301080 1,118
3 MSNBC 65520 1,631 3 MSNBC 524160 889
4 USA NETWORK 65520 1,412 4 HOME AND GARDEN TV 466440 802
5 HOME AND GARDEN TV 65520 1,403 5 CNN 524160 779
6 TBS NETWORK 65520 1,398 5 ESPN 524160 779
7 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 65520 1,170 7 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 524160 742
8 HISTORY 65520 1,126 8 USA NETWORK 524160 698
9 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 65520 1,102 9 THE CARTOON NETWORK 305760 671
10 HALLMARK CHANNEL 65520 1,089 10 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 524160 636
11 CNN 65520 1,055 11 HALLMARK CHANNEL 524160 628
12 INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 65520 1,005 12 HISTORY 443040 581
13 AMC 65520 870 13 TBS NETWORK 524160 548
14 FOOD NETWORK 65520 864 14 FOOD NETWORK 435240 533
14 FX 65520 864 15 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 458640 482
16 A&E NETWORK 65520 845 16 A&E NETWORK 443040 459
17 TLC 65520 793 17 HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 524160 441
18 ADULT SWIM 65520 738 18 AMC 477360 438
19 TV LAND 65520 692 19 FX 455520 424
20 FREEFORM 65520 680 20 FREEFORM 412140 385
21 NICK-AT-NITE 48360 666 21 TLC 458640 384
22 LIFETIME TELEVISION 65520 662 22 NICK JR 524160 372
23 HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 65520 646 23 LIFETIME TELEVISION 421200 347
24 BRAVO 65520 645 24 SPIKE TV 414960 331
25 NICK JR 65520 583 25 ANIMAL PLANET 458640 305
26 VH1 65520 553 26 SYFY 524160 300
27 SYFY 65520 541 27 INSP 524160 298
28 SPIKE TV 65520 510 28 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 480480 293
29 INSP 65520 506 29 WETV 414960 277
30 ANIMAL PLANET 65520 504 30 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 431550 273
31 OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 65520 463 31 GSN 430560 269
32 TRAVEL CHANNEL 65520 435 32 VH1 524160 268
33 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 65520 432 33 COMEDY CENTRAL 443040 262
34 FOX SPORTS 1 65520 431 34 MTV 439920 259
34 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 65520 431 35 HLN 524160 256
36 WETV 65520 423 35 TRAVEL CHANNEL 427440 256
37 MTV 65520 420 37 BRAVO 480480 244
38 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 65520 398 38 WGN AMERICA 439920 235
39 COMEDY CENTRAL 65520 397 39 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 458640 228
40 E! 65520 378 40 E! 458640 220
41 GSN 65520 373 41 OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 524160 219
42 TRUTV 65520 359 42 TRUTV 427440 215
43 NFL NETWORK 65520 345 43 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 524160 211
43 WGN AMERICA 65520 345 44 OXYGEN MEDIA 450060 208
45 ESPN2 65520 334 45 ESPN2 524160 192
46 FXX 65520 324 46 FXX 430560 186
47 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 65520 313 47 SCIENCE 524160 182
48 CNBC 65520 310 48 FOX SPORTS 1 524160 180
49 HLN 65520 288 49 NFL NETWORK 524160 158
50 OXYGEN MEDIA 65520 286 50 CMT 524160 155
51 SCIENCE 65520 270 51 DISNEY XD 524160 154
52 CMT 65520 262 51 NICKTOONS 524160 154
53 DIY NETWORK 65520 245 53 BBC-AMERICA 524160 148
54 NAT GEO WILD 65520 244 54 DIY NETWORK 458640 144
55 BBC-AMERICA 65520 241 55 VELOCITY 524160 140
55 VELOCITY 65520 241 56 CNBC 524160 138
57 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 65520 239 56 NAT GEO WILD 436800 138
58 SUNDANCE TV 65520 225 58 TEENNICK 524160 137
59 NICKTOONS 65520 214 59 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 524160 136
60 DISNEY XD 65520 195 60 SUNDANCE TV 524160 135
61 IFC TV 65520 183 61 FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 425880 124
62 UNIVISION DEPORTES 65520 178 62 BOOMERANG 524160 123
63 GALAVISION 65520 168 63 IFC TV 524160 113
64 REELZCHANNEL 65520 165 64 MTV2 430560 109
65 POP 65520 164 65 AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 524160 106
66 AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 65520 161 66 TV ONE 524160 103
67 DESTINATION AMERICA 65520 160 67 GOLF CHANNEL 524160 102
68 TV ONE 65520 157 68 DESTINATION AMERICA 524160 93
69 MLB NETWORK 65520 156 68 REELZCHANNEL 436800 93
70 FYI 65520 142 70 UNIVERSAL KIDS 502740 92
71 TEENNICK 65520 138 71 POP 524160 91
72 BOOMERANG 65520 136 72 COOKING CHANNEL 458640 84
73 COOKING CHANNEL 65520 133 72 FX MOVIE CHANNEL 283920 84
74 FX MOVIE CHANNEL 65520 125 74 FYI 443040 81
75 RFD-TV 65520 124 74 MLB NETWORK 524160 81
76 GOLF CHANNEL 65520 119 74 UP 393120 81
77 MTV2 65520 118 77 GALAVISION 524160 66
78 UP 65520 114 78 SMITHSONIAN 524160 55
79 NBA-TV 65520 113 79 DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 524160 54
80 DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 65520 112 80 NBA-TV 524160 53
80 UNIVERSAL KIDS 65520 112 81 UNIVISION DEPORTES 524160 52
82 FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 65520 106 82 LOGO 430560 51
83 GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 65520 98 83 VICELAND 480480 48
84 VICELAND 65520 96 84 GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 480480 47
85 SMITHSONIAN 65520 92 85 BABY FIRST TV 524160 46
86 DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 65520 87 85 ESPNU 524160 46
87 ESPNU 65520 85 87 DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 436800 44
88 OVATION 65520 78 88 OVATION 480480 41
89 DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 65520 73 89 DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 524160 39
90 LOGO 65520 62 90 BET HER 524160 38
91 UNIVERSO 65520 61 91 EL REY 524160 37
92 BABY FIRST TV 65520 55 92 RFD-TV 524160 36
93 FOX DEPORTES 65520 53 93 FUSE 524160 30
94 BET HER 65520 52 93 THE TENNIS CHANNEL 524160 30
94 EL REY 65520 52 95 BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 458640 26
96 FUSE 65520 47 95 UNIVERSO 524160 26
97 THE TENNIS CHANNEL 65520 44 97 CHILLER 524160 24
98 FOX SPORTS 2 65520 36 97 FOX DEPORTES 524160 24
99 CINE LATINO 54180 34 99 CINE LATINO 358560 23
100 CHILLER 65520 31 99 FOX SPORTS 2 524160 23
101 BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 65520 30 101 ESQUIRE NETWORK 273420 19
101 DISCOVERY FAMILIA 65520 29 102 JUSTICE CENTRAL 87360 17
103 ESQUIRE NETWORK 39060 29 103 DISCOVERY FAMILIA 524160 15
104 MTV CLASSIC 65520 16 104 BEIN SPORT 458640 11
105 BEIN SPORT 65520 12 104 MTV CLASSIC 524160 11
Prime excludes metworks not in majority of daypart 50%+ in the prime daypart
Total Day excludes networks not in majority of daypart 50%+ in the total day daypart
Coverage area ratings are within each cable network's universe.
As some networks program different portions of the day, the DUR column indicates each network's duration in minutes for the measurement period and the daypart.
This report includes only those cable networks who supply program names to the industry.
