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BY ALICIA MUNDY, K. C. NEEL AND STACI D. KRAMER
Top 40 Basic Cable Ad-Supported Programs
Week of April 28-May 4, 2003
| RANK |
DATE |
PROGRAM |
NET |
TIME |
UNIVERSE RATING/U.S. HH RATING |
(HH) SHARE |
HH (000) |
| 1 |
5/1/03 |
Presidential Natl. Address |
FOXN |
9:00P-9:25P |
4.3/6.7 |
3.3 |
3,509 |
| 2 |
4/29/03 |
Lakers/Timberwolves |
TNT |
9:48P-12:22A |
4.0/7.0 |
3.3 |
3,488 |
| 3 |
4/28/03 |
WWE Entertainment |
TNN |
10:00P-11:09P |
4.1/6.4 |
3.3 |
3,470 |
| 4 |
5/1/03 |
Timberwolves/Lakers |
TNT |
10:41P-1:27A |
3.8/7.9 |
3.1 |
3,282 |
| 5 |
5/3/03 |
Winston Cup Race |
FX |
7:24P-11:20P |
4.1/7.7 |
3.1 |
3,265 |
| 6 |
5/1/03 |
Pres. Address/Analysis |
FOXN |
9:25P-10:00P |
4.0/6.1 |
3.1 |
3,264 |
| 7 |
5/4/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
9:30A-10:00A |
3.8/10.6 |
3.0 |
3,236 |
| 8 |
4/28/03 |
WWE Entertainment |
TNN |
9:00P-10:00P |
3.7/5.2 |
2.9 |
3,128 |
| 9 |
5/3/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
9:30A-10:00A |
3.5/10.5 |
2.9 |
3,049 |
| 10 |
5/4/03 |
Fairly OddParents |
NICK |
10:00A-10:30A |
3.5/9.9 |
2.8 |
3,013 |
| 11 |
5/3/03 |
Fairly OddParents |
NICK |
10:00A-10:30A |
3.5/10.3 |
2.8 |
2,976 |
| 12 |
5/3/03 |
Trading Spaces |
TLC |
9:00P-10:00P |
3.3/5.8 |
2.6 |
2,760 |
| 13 |
5/4/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
9:00A-9:30A |
3.1/9.1 |
2.5 |
2,695 |
| 14 |
4/28/03 |
Kings/Jazz |
TNT |
10:46P-1:23A |
3.1/6.7 |
2.5 |
2,635 |
| 15 |
5/3/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
9:00A-9:30A |
3.0/9.3 |
2.5 |
2,620 |
| 16 |
5/3/03 |
Jimmy Neutron |
NICK |
10:30A-11:00A |
3.0/9.4 |
2.4 |
2,613 |
| 17 |
5/4/03 |
Jimmy Neutron |
NICK |
10:30A-11:00A |
3.0/8.6 |
2.4 |
2,591 |
| 18 |
4/29/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
5:30P-6:00P |
2.9/6.5 |
2.3 |
2,493 |
| 19 |
4/29/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
6:00P-6:30P |
2.9/5.9 |
2.3 |
2,459 |
| 20 |
4/28/03 |
The O'Reilly Factor |
FOXN |
8:00P-9:00P |
2.9/4.9 |
2.3 |
2,419 |
| 21 |
5/4/03 |
Trial by Fire (movie) |
LIF |
7:00P-9:00P |
2.8/4.7 |
2.3 |
2,414 |
| 22 |
4/29/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
8:00P-8:30P |
2.8/4.4 |
2.2 |
2,389 |
| 23 |
4/30/03 |
The O'Reilly Factor |
FOXN |
8:00P-9:00P |
2.9/4.9 |
2.2 |
2,383 |
| 24 |
4/30/03 |
Trailblazers/Mavericks |
TNT |
8:42P-11:20P |
2.7/4.2 |
2.2 |
2,317 |
| 25 |
5/4/03 |
Seduced and Betrayed (movie) |
LIF |
5:00P-7:00P |
2.7/5.6 |
2.2 |
2,314 |
| 26 |
5/2/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
5:30P-6:00P |
2.7/6.2 |
2.2 |
2,313 |
| 27 |
4/28/03 |
Rw/Rr Battles of Sexes |
MTV |
10:00P-10:30P |
2.7/4.0 |
2.1 |
2,261 |
| 28 |
5/4/03 |
The Division |
LIF |
9:00P-10:00P |
2.6/3.8 |
2.1 |
2,231 |
| 29 |
4/29/03 |
The O'Reilly Factor |
FOXN |
8:00P-9:00P |
2.7/4.4 |
2.1 |
2,207 |
| 30 |
4/28/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
5:30P-6:00P |
2.6/5.8 |
2.1 |
2,201 |
| 31 |
5/1/03 |
The O'Reilly Factor |
FOXN |
8:00P-8:56P |
2.7/4.5 |
2.1 |
2,198 |
| 32 |
4/28/03 |
76ers/Hornets |
TNT |
8:00P-10:46P |
2.5/3.9 |
2.0 |
2,182 |
| 33 |
5/4/03 |
Rocket Power |
NICK |
11:00A-11:30A |
2.5/7.2 |
2.0 |
2,153 |
| 34 |
5/4/03 |
Her Married Lover (movie) |
LIF |
3:00P-5:00P |
2.5/6.1 |
2.0 |
2,140 |
| 35 |
4/30/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
5:30P-6:00P |
2.5/5.7 |
2.0 |
2,136 |
| 36 |
4/30/03 |
Jazz/Kings |
TNT |
11:20P-1:54A |
2.5/6.2 |
2.0 |
2,132 |
| 37 |
5/3/03 |
Rocket Power |
NICK |
11:00A-11:30A |
2.5/7.8 |
2.0 |
2,122 |
| 38 |
4/28/03 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
8:00P-8:30P |
2.5/3.9 |
2.0 |
2,114 |
| 39 |
5/3/03 |
Rocket Power |
NICK |
11:30A-12:00P |
2.5/7.8 |
2.0 |
2,113 |
| 40 |
5/4/03 |
Magic/Pistons |
ESPN |
12:30P-3:14P |
2.4/6.7 |
2.0 |
2,109 |
Basic Cable Ad-Supported* Network Rankings 4/28-5/4
| NET |
UNIVERSE RATING |
U.S. HH RATING |
HH (000) |
| TNT |
2.2 |
1.8 |
1,937 |
| FOXN |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1,563 |
| NICK |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1,475 |
| LIF |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1,376 |
| TOON |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1,373 |
| USA |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1,279 |
| TBS |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1,063 |
| FX |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1,032 |
| A&E |
1.1 |
0.9 |
956 |
| HIST |
1.0 |
0.8 |
863 |
| MTV |
1.0 |
0.8 |
826 |
| TLC |
0.9 |
0.8 |
802 |
| CNN |
0.9 |
0.7 |
784 |
| ESPN |
0.9 |
0.7 |
777 |
| DISC |
0.9 |
0.7 |
773 |
| TNN |
0.8 |
0.7 |
713 |
| SCIF |
0.9 |
0.7 |
706 |
| CORT |
0.9 |
0.6 |
671 |
| AMC |
0.8 |
0.6 |
661 |
| HGTV |
0.8 |
0.6 |
653 |
| TVLD |
0.8 |
0.6 |
603 |
| CMDY |
0.6 |
0.5 |
528 |
| FOOD |
0.6 |
0.4 |
478 |
| FAM |
0.5 |
0.4 |
449 |
| HALL |
0.8 |
0.4 |
412 |
| BET |
0.5 |
0.4 |
404 |
| APL |
0.5 |
0.4 |
403 |
| ESP2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
390 |
| TWC |
0.4 |
0.3 |
335 |
| MSNB |
0.4 |
0.3 |
302 |
| VH1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
287 |
| EN |
0.3 |
0.3 |
280 |
| TRAV |
0.3 |
0.2 |
238 |
| BRAV |
0.3 |
0.2 |
231 |
| GAME |
0.4 |
0.2 |
229 |
| WGNC |
0.4 |
0.2 |
221 |
| TVGC |
0.4 |
0.2 |
209 |
| CMT |
0.3 |
0.2 |
190 |
| LMN |
0.5 |
0.2 |
190 |
| HLN |
0.2 |
0.2 |
172 |
SOURCE: KAGAN ANALYSIS OF TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA.
*PRIME TIME
Basic Cable Ad-Supported Programming Adults 18-49 Week of April 28-May 4, 2003
| VIEWERS ? PRIME TIME |
VIEWERS ? TOTAL DAY |
TOP TEN PROGRAMS |
| NET |
UNIVERSE RATING |
A18-49 (000) |
NET |
UNIVERSE RATING |
A18-49 (000) |
DATE |
PROGRAM |
NETWORK |
TIME |
A18-49 (000) |
| TNT |
1.3 |
1,373 |
TNT |
0.7 |
725 |
5/3/03 |
Winston Cup Race |
FX |
7:24P-11:20P |
2,907 |
| FX |
0.9 |
886 |
TBS |
0.5 |
536 |
4/28/03 |
WWE Entertainment |
TNN |
10:00P-11:09P |
2,829 |
| USA |
0.8 |
779 |
LIF |
0.5 |
477 |
4/29/03 |
Lakers/Timberwolves |
TNT |
9:48P-12:22A |
2,787 |
| MTV |
0.7 |
698 |
NICK |
0.5 |
473 |
4/28/03 |
WWE Entertainment |
TNN |
9:00P-10:00P |
2,725 |
| TBS |
0.6 |
671 |
FX |
0.4 |
400 |
5/1/03 |
Timberwolves/Lakers |
TNT |
10:41P-1:27A |
2,702 |
| LIF |
0.6 |
652 |
ESPN |
0.4 |
392 |
5/3/03 |
Trading Spaces |
TLC |
9:00P-10:00P |
2,460 |
| TLC |
0.6 |
626 |
USA |
0.4 |
365 |
4/28/03 |
RW/RR Battles of Sexes |
MTV |
10:00P-10:30P |
2,027 |
| TNN |
0.6 |
598 |
FOXNC |
0.4 |
355 |
4/28/03 |
Punkd |
MTV |
10:30P-11:00P |
1,996 |
| ESPN |
0.5 |
519 |
TLC |
0.3 |
326 |
4/28/03 |
Kings/Jazz |
TNT |
10:46P-1:23A |
1,923 |
| DISC |
0.5 |
517 |
MTV |
0.3 |
318 |
5/3/03 |
Trading Spaces |
TLC |
8:00P-9:00P |
1,824 |
| SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH AND MTV NETWORKS, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA. |
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