This week’s cable ratings
March 22, 2017
In cable ratings for the week ended March 19:
Top five networks in primetime (18-49s): TNT, TBS, AMC, USA, Discovery Channel.
Top five networks in primetime (total viewers): Fox News Channel, TNT, TBS, MSNBC, USA.
Top five total-day networks (total viewers): Fox News Channel, Nickelodeon, TNT, HGTV, MSNBC.
Top cable news networks in primetime (total viewers): Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, HLN, FBN.
Top cable news programs (total viewers): 1. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.); 2. MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” (Tuesday, 9 p.m.); 3. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.); 4. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Tuesday, 8 p.m.); 5. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Thursday, 8 p.m.)
Top movie (total viewers): Hallmark Channel’s “Campfire Kiss,” (Saturday, 9 p.m.) 2.30 million.
Top sporting event (total viewers): TNT’s “College Basketball: Duke/South Carolina” (Sunday, 8:44 p.m.) 5.96 million.
Show on the rise: MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Tuesday, 9 p.m. The nightly news commentary show averaged 4.14 million viewers for its rather anticlimactic reveal of Donald Trump’s 2005 taxes, its most-watched episode ever.
Show on the decline: AMC’s “Into the Badlands,” Sunday, 10:05 p.m. The season two premiere averaged 3.44 million total viewers, down 64 percent from 6.39 for its first-season premiere in November 2015.
TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
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Rank |
Primetime |
Total Day |
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Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
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1
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FOXN
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2543
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FOXN
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1465
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2
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TNT
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2174
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NICK
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1164
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3
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TBSC
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1929
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TNT
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927
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4
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MSNB
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1775
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HGTV
|
909
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5
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USA
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1681
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MSNB
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892
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6
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HGTV
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1577
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DSNY
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860
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7
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DISC
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1272
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ADSM
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837
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8
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AMC
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1239
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USA
|
836
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9
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TRU
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1138
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ID
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821
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10
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HIST
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1125
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CNN
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797
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11
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CNN
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1084
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TBSC
|
790
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|
12
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ID
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1053
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NAN
|
754
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13
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FOOD
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964
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TOON
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711
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|
14
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DSNY
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946
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HIST
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600
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15
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A&E
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853
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FOOD
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581
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16
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TLC
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835
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DISC
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552
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17
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HALL
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813
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TVLD
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537
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18
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FX
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804
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HALL
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516
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|
19
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LIFE
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779
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DSJR
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495
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20
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NAN
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746
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AMC
|
493
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21
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ADSM
|
742
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TRU
|
491
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22
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TVLD
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741
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A&E
|
470
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23
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VH1
|
657
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TVLC
|
469
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24
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FRFM
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653
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ESPN |
419 |
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25
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APL
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645
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HMM
|
414
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(1) Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
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TOP 25 CABLE PROGRAMS
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Rank
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Program |
Net
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(000) |
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1
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WALKING DEAD
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AMC
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10,318
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2
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TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4
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TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
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5,956
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3
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TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU
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TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
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4,548
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4
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TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3
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TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
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4,536
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5
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THE OREILLY FACTOR
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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4,278
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6
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RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
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MSNBC
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4,134
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7
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TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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3,716
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8
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THE OREILLY FACTOR
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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3,544
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9
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THE OREILLY FACTOR
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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3,497
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10
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THE OREILLY FACTOR
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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3,479
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11
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INTO THE BADLANDS
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AMC
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3,435
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12
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TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4
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TBS NETWORK
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3,429
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13
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TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SA-4
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TBS NETWORK
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3,365
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14
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WWE ENTERTAINMENT
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USA NETWORK
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3,327
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15
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FIXER UPPER
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HOME AND GARDEN TV
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3,237
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|
16
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WWE ENTERTAINMENT
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USA NETWORK
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3,201
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17
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WWE ENTERTAINMENT
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USA NETWORK
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3,180
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18
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LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6
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VH1
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3,093
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|
19
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TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3
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TBS NETWORK
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3,056
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20
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TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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3,016
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21
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TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1
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TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
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2,926
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21
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TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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2,919
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23
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RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
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MSNBC
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2,897
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24
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HANNITY
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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2,818
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|
25
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TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL
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2,794
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-Source: Nielsen
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TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS
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Rank |
Primetime |
Total Day |
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Net |
(000) |
Net |
(000) |
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1
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TNT
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944
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ADSM
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536
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2
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TBSC
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899
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TNT
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395
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3
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AMC
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627
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TBSC
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393
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4
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USA
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613
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NAN
|
383
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5
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DISC
|
494
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NICK
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354
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6
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TRU
|
492
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ID
|
290
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7
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HGTV
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462
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USA
|
282
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8
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ADSM
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434
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HGTV
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282
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9
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VH1
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419
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TOON
|
245
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10
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FOOD
|
393
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DSNY
|
233
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|
11
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FX
|
356
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TRU
|
230
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12
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ID
|
330
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FOOD
|
229
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13
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HIST
|
329
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DISC
|
222
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|
14
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FOXN
|
328
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ESPN |
214 |
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15
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LIFE
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327
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FOXN
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213
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16
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A&E
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325
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AMC
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213
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|
17
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MTV
|
313
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CNN
|
199
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18
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MSNB
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311
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VH1
|
187
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|
19
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FRFM
|
309
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FX
|
182
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|
20
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BRAV
|
305
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HIST
|
181
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|
21
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TLC
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298
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A&E
|
180
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|
22
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CNN
|
291
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FRFM
|
179
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|
23
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NAN
|
272
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MTV
|
174
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24
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ESPN |
256 |
SPK
|
171
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25
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SPK
|
251
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LIFE
|
168
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(1) Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day.
Source: Nielsen
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