TOP 20 BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5-NOVEMBER 11, 2001
RANK
DATE
PROGRAM
NETWORK
TIME
RATING (HH)
SHARE (HH)
TOTAL HH*
1
11/11
NFL Raiders/Seahawks
ESPN
8:28P-11:37P
6.7
10.3
5.71
2
11/11
Lethal Weapon 4 (movie)
TBS
8:00P-10:30P
5.0
7.4
4.29
3
11/5
WWF Entertainment
TNN
10:00P-11:08P
4.1
6.7
3.49
4
11/5
WWF Entertainment
TNN
9:00P-10:00P
3.8
5.4
3.21
5
11/11
NFL Prime Time
ESPN
7:30P-8:28P
3.4
5.4
2.92
6
11/8
Pres. Address Coverage
FOXN
8:32P-8:40P
3.2
4.7
2.36
7
11/11
NFL Sportscenter
ESPN
11:37P-12:37A
3.1
7.4
2.66
7
11/6
Dragon Ball Z
TOON
6:00P-6:30P
3.1
5.8
2.39
9
11/11
Lethal Weapon 4 (movie)
TBS
10:30P-1:00A
3.0
6.2
2.59
9
11/11
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
10:00A-10:30A
3.0
8.7
2.57
9
11/8
Dragon Ball Z
TOON
6:00P-6:30P
3.0
5.7
2.31
9
11/11
Pretty Woman (movie)
WGNC
5:00P-7:00P
3.0
5.6
1.65
13
11/10
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
10:00A-10:30A
2.9
8.8
2.47
13
11/10
NCAA Ftball Florida/South Carolina
ESPN
7:45P-10:50P
2.9
5.1
2.47
13
11/11
SpongeBob
NICKELODEON
10:30A-11:00A
2.9
8.2
2.42
13
11/10
Rugrats
NICKELODEON
8:00P-9:00P
2.9
5.0
2.42
13
11/11
Unspeakable Acts (movie)
LIFETIME
4:00P-6:00P
2.9
5.6
2.41
18
11/10
Degree of Guilt, Pt.II (movie)
LIFETIME
9:00P-11:00P
2.8
4.9
2.36
18
11/10
Rugrats
NICKELODEON
9:30A-10:00A
2.8
8.2
2.36
18
11/7
Texas-Stolen Truck Chase
CNN
4:00P-4:10P
2.8
8.5
2.36
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA. THESE RATINGS ARE TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS (HH) AMONG THE AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS.
*IN MILLIONS
BASIC CABLE'S TOP 10, ADULTS 18-49
OCTOBER 2001 VS. OCTOBER 2000
RANK
NETWORK
OCT. '01*
OCT. '00*
DIFF
1
TBS
999
1,168
-14%
2
TNT
944
760
24
3
EPSN
925
1,040
-11
4
LIFETIME
810
673
20
5
USA
777
769
1
6
TNN
735
528
39
7
CNN
640
257
149
8
Discovery Channel
580
541
7
9
TLC
578
506
14
10
Fox News
533
184
190
SOURCE: NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH.
*VIEWERS IN THOUSANDS
BASIC CABLE AD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMMING ADULTS 18-49 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5-NOVEMBER 11, 2001
VIEWERS-PRIME TIME
VIEWERS-TOTAL DAY
TOP TEN PROGRAMS
NETWORK
A18-49*
NETWORK
A18-49*
DATE
PROGRAM
NETWORK
TIME
A18-49*
TBS
1376
TBS
677
11/11
NFL Raiders/Seahawks
ESPN
8:28P-11:37P
4284
ESPN
1094
LIF
539
11/11
Lethal Weapon 4 (movie)
TBS
8:00P-10:30P
3795
TNT
997
TNT
480
11/5
WWF Entertainment
TNN
10:00P-11:08P
2968
USA
896
ESPN
442
11/5
WWF Entertainment
TNN
9:00P-10:00P
2720
LIF
788
USA
419
11/11
NFL Prime Time
ESPN
7:30P-8:28P
2531
TLC
676
NICK
417
11/11
Lethal Weapon 4 (movie)
TBS
10:30P-1:00A
2243
TNN
649
TLC
345
11/11
NFL SportsCenter
ESPN
11:37P-12:37A
2052
DISC
535
TOON
298
11/10
Rush Hour (movie)
TNT
8:00P-10:00P
1763
NICK
488
DISC
280
11/7
South Park
CMDY
10:00P-10:30P
1672
CMDY
462
TNN
272
11/11
Conspiracy Theory (movie)
TBS
5:15P-8:00P
1655
SOURCE: TURNER ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH, FROM NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH DATA.
*VIEWERS IN THOUSANDS
