TOP 20 BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS WEEK OF OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 4, 2001
RANK
DATE
PROGRAM
NETWORK
TIME
RATING (HH)
SHARE (HH)
TOTAL HH*
1
10/29
WWF Entertainment
TNN
10:00P-11:08P
4.2
7.0
3.58
2
11/4
Pretty Woman (movie)
TBS
8:00P-10:30P
4.0
5.5
3.44
2
10/29
WWF Entertainment
TNN
9:00P-10:00P
4.0
5.7
3.34
4
11/4
NASCAR/Pop Secret 400
TNT
1:00P-4:53P
3.6
7.8
3.04
5
11/4
NFL Jets/Saints
ESPN
8:28P-11:57P
3.4
4.9
2.90
6
10/30
NBA Wizards/Knicks
TBS
7:28P-10:26P
3.3
5.0
2.86
7
11/1
Dragon Ball Z
TOON
6:00P-6:30P
3.2
6.1
2.50
8
11/4
Before He Wakes (movie)
LIFETIME
5:00P-7:00P
3.0
5.2
2.52
9
11/4
Rugrats
NICKELODEON
9:30A-10:00A
2.8
7.7
2.37
9
10/29
Dragon Ball Z
TOON
6:00P-6:30P
2.8
5.2
2.22
11
10/29
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
8:00P-8:30P
2.7
4.0
2.32
11
11/4
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
10:00A-10:30A
2.7
7.4
2.30
11
11/4
Her Final Fury (movie)
LIFETIME
3:00P-5:00P
2.7
5.6
2.30
11
10/30
Dragon Ball Z
TOON
6:00P-6:30P
2.7
5.1
2.11
11
10/29
The O'Reilly Factor
FOX NEWS
8:00P-9:00P
2.7
4.0
1.99
16
11/3
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
10:00A-10:30A
2.6
7.7
2.23
16
11/1
Hey Arnold
NICKELODEON
7:00P-7:30P
2.6
4.4
2.18
18
11/4
Rugrats
NICKELODEON
9:00A-9:30A
2.5
7.2
2.14
18
11/4
Rush Hour (movie)
TNT
4:53P-6:59P
2.5
4.7
2.14
18
11/1
Rugrats
NICKELODEON
7:30P-8:00P
2.5
4.0
2.13
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA. THESE RATINGS ARE TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS (HH) AMONG THE AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS.
*IN MILLIONS
MOST-IMPROVED BASIC-CABLE SERVICES
OCTOBER 2001 VS. OCTOBER 2000
RANK
NETWORK
OCT. '01
OCT. '00
DIFF
1
CNN
1.8
0.9
0.9
2
FOX NEWS
1.6
0.9
0.7
2
MSNBC
1.1
0.4
0.7
4
TNT
1.7
1.4
0.3
4
TV LAND
0.9
0.6
0.3
6
LIFETIME
1.8
1.6
0.2
6
ESPN2
0.6
0.4
0.2
6
HALLMARK
0.5
0.3
0.2
6
HEADLINE NEWS
0.4
0.2
0.2
10
FOX FAMILY
0.8
0.7
0.1
10
BET
0.7
0.6
0.1
10
CNBC
0.5
0.4
0.1
10
FOOD
0.5
0.4
0.1
10
TRAVEL
0.4
0.3
0.1
SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH.
BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING ADULTS 18-49 WEEK OF OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 4, 2001
VIEWERS-PRIME TIME
VIEWERS-TOTAL DAY
TOP TEN PROGRAMS
NETWORK
A18-49 (000)
NETWORK
A18-49 (000)
DATE
PROGRAM
NETWORK
TIME
A18-49 (000)
TBS
1433
TBS
639
11/4
Pretty Woman (movie)
TBS
8:00P-10:30P
3026
USA
846
TNT
473
10/29
WWF Entertainment
TNN
10:00P-11:08P
3003
TNT
820
LIF
460
10/29
WWF Entertainment
TNN
9:00P-10:00P
2773
LIF
768
USA
460
11/4
NASCAR/Pop Secret 400
TNT
1:00P-4:53P
2764
TNN
632
ESPN
384
10/30
NBA Wizards/Knicks
TBS
7:28P-10:26P
2286
ESPN
574
NICK
368
11/4
NFL Jets/Saints
ESPN
8:28P-11:57P
2063
DISC
539
DISC
300
11/4
NFL Sportscenter
ESPN
11:57P-12:58A
1553
TLC
513
CNN
296
11/4
Blast From the Past (movie)
TBS
6:00P-8:00P
1552
SCIF
490
TLC
295
11/4
Rush Hour (movie)
TNT
4:53P-6:59P
1498
CMDY
415
TOON
279
11/4
Before He Wakes (movie)
LIF
5:00P-7:00P
1496
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA.
