Posted on 07/27/2005 8:46:01 AM PDT by Mike Bates
Rankings for the top 15 programs on basic cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 18-24. Each ratings point represents 1,096,000 households. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses.
1. Auto Racing: Nextel Cup (Sunday, 1:29 p.m.), TNT, 4.7, 5.13 million homes.
2. "WWE Raw Zone" (Monday, 10 p.m.), Spike, 3.4, 3.76 million homes.
3. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 3.3, 3.64 million homes.
4. "Monk" (Friday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.9, 3.21 million homes.
5. "WWE Raw" (Monday, 9 p.m.), Spike, 2.8, 3.02 million homes.
6. "Real World XVI" (Tuesday, 10 p.m.), MTV, 2.6, 2.83 million homes.
7. Movie: "The Waterboy" (Sunday, 8 p.m.), TBS, 2.6, 2.79 million homes.
8. "Fairly Odd Parents" (Saturday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.5, 2.78 million homes.
9. Presidential News Conference: Supreme Court nominee (Tuesday, 9:02 p.m.), Fox News Channel, 2.5, 2.7 million homes.
10. "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.4, 2.62 million homes.
11. "Family Guy" (Thursday, 11:30 p.m.), Cartoon, 2.3, 2.56 million homes.
12. "Law & Order: SVU" (Saturday, 10 p.m.), USA, 2.3, 2.56 million homes.
13. "Fairly Odd Parents" (Sunday, 10 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.3, 2.53 million homes.
14. "Fairly Odd Parents" (Friday, 2 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.3, 2.51 million homes.
15. "Law & Order" (Tuesday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 2.3, 2.51 million homes.
Sigh.
That 2.5 for Fox News is about what Hannity would get in that slot anyway.
It's not as if there are only 3 networks + PBS to choose from anymore.
Viewership is much more spread out over a wider programming selection.
It is much more depressing when you realize that Dubya's news conference just barely squeaked ahead of SpongeBob SquarePants in the ratings.
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imagine what cable would be like if we were allowed to pay for just the stations we wanted instead of having to buy entire packages
Except for places like here and the news outlets, did you hear anyone mention it? No. This is not exactly water cooler talk.
I think the cable companies say that would be too expensive because of the technology involved. But with OnDemand I can call up a Barney Miller rerun in sixty seconds. Hmmm.
Nothing from Oxygen, Lifetime, TBS, or WE on the list.
Even some of the stuff that I don't mind is not cost effective. They could probably cut the cable bill by 10% if they didn't require you to take the ESPN channels.
FNC is not basic cable on many services.
There is nothing in the regular lineup that is of interest.
The presidential conference is not regular program.
Too bad the PC nickelodeon program has so many hits. It is just a testament as to what a wasteland TV has become.
I wonder wha the demographic breakdowns are.
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