Cable Ratings: April 12 – 18, 2010
Top 25 Cable Shows for April 12 – 18, 2010 (via TVbytheNumbers)
Rank Shows NET DAY Time Viewers Live+SD (000)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:04P 4,994
2 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC Tue 09:00P-10:01P 4,587
3 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:30A-10:00A 4,477
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4,399
5 NCIS USA Wed 08:00P-09:00P 4,382
6 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 4,274
7 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:00P-10:30P 4,199
8 GOOD LUCK CHARLIE DSNY Sun 08:30P-08:55P 4,108
9 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:00A-09:30A 4,083
10 SPURS/MAVERICKS TNT Sun 08:18P-10:53P 3,925
11 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 11:00A-11:30A 3,910
12 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK Sat 10:00A-10:30A 3,889
13 NCIS USA Mon 08:00P-09:00P 3,888
14 LIFE DISC Sun 09:00P-10:00P 3,841
15 HEAT/CELTICS ESPN Sat 08:05P-11:01P 3,821
16 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:30A-10:00A 3,769
17 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 11:30A-12:00P 3,755
18 NCIS USA Wed 09:00P-10:00P 3,716
19 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE DSNY Fri 08:30P-09:00P 3,585
20 NCIS USA Mon 07:00P-08:00P 3,536
21 FAMILY GUY ADSM Sun 11:00P-11:30P 3,500
22 ICARLY NICK Sat 12:00P-12:30P 3,500
23 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:30P-11:00P 3,490
24 LIFE DISC Sun 08:00P-09:00P 3,489
25 ICARLY NICK Sat 12:30P-01:00P 3,439
Top Cable Networks for April 12 – 18, 2010 (via TVbytheNumbers)
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD)
Network (000s)
USA 2,759
DSNY 2,269
FOXN 1,999
TNT 1,982
TBSC 1,814
HIST 1,678
NAN 1,646
DISC 1,570
A&E 1,442
TOON 1,409
ESPN 1,402
HGTV 1,170
SYFY 1,148
LIFE 1,137
TRU 1,131
FAM 1,081
CMDY 992
FOOD 987
TLC 950
FX 944
BET 868
SPK 856
AMC 830
MTV 814
TVLD 787
Adults 18-49 Primetime Average (Live+SD)
Network (000s)
USA 1,071
TBSC 1,024
TNT 970
DISC 845
HIST 821
ESPN 739
A&E 654
CMDY 602
SYFY 529
MTV 518
FAM 515
TRU 509
FX 475
DSNY 475
SPK 474
FOOD 464
TLC 456
BET 435
HGTV 434
BRAV 431
EN 424
LIFE 410
NAN 406
VH1 395
FOXN 359
Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
Network (000s)
NICK 2,033
NAN 1,526
DSNY 1,439
TNT 1,305
USA 1,244
ADSM 1,189
FOXN 1,086
TOON 1,039
TBSC 898
HIST 800
A&E 800
DISC 761
ESPN 760
TRU 735
LIFE 701
HGTV 635
FOOD 634
CMDY 574
SYFY 567
TVLD 564
NKJR 559
FAM 555
SPK 534
FX 526
MTV 495
Friday, April 16 Cable Final Ratings (via Travis Yanan at PIFeedback)
Big Time Rush (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.)
– 2.658 million viewers
– 1.7/3 HH
– 0.4/1 A18-49
– 1.8/9 T12-17
– 3.9/15 K2-11
Ben 10: Alien Force (Cartoon Network, 8 p.m., 60 minutes)
– 1.660 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 1.0/5 T12-17
– 2.2/8 K2-11
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network, 9 p.m.)
– 1.964 million viewers
– 1.3/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49
– 1.3/6 T12-17
– 2.2/8 K2-11
From: Cynopsis Kids
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, April 12, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1093; K6-11 469; TWEENS 9-14 359
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 703; K6-11 413; TWEENS 9-14 327
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 497; K6-11 308; TWEENS 9-14 231
DISNEY XD: K2-11 162; K6-11 95; TWEENS 9-14 84
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 998; K6-11 374; TWEENS 9-14 291
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 788; K6-11 488; TWEENS 9-14 405
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 437; K6-11 246; TWEENS 9-14 198
DISNEY XD: K2-11 135; K6-11 79; TWEENS 9-14 72
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 963; K6-11 402; TWEENS 9-14 295
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 799; K6-11 471; TWEENS 9-14 357
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 427; K6-11 248; TWEENS 9-14 185
DISNEY XD: K2-11 90; K6-11 51; TWEENS 9-14 44
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 963; K6-11 351; TWEENS 9-14 251
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 731; K6-11 437; TWEENS 9-14 343
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 455; K6-11 290; TWEENS 9-14 197
DISNEY XD: K2-11 104; K6-11 66; TWEENS 9-14 43
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, April 16, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1080; K6-11 487; TWEENS 9-14 357
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 900; K6-11 569; TWEENS 9-14 451
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 467; K6-11 295; TWEENS 9-14 239
DISNEY XD: K2-11 147; K6-11 93; TWEENS 9-14 66
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, April 17, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1431; K6-11 986; TWEENS 9-14 696
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 1208; K6-11 785; TWEENS 9-14 548
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 695; K6-11 475; TWEENS 9-14 356
DISNEY XD: K2-11 185; K6-11 124; TWEENS 9-14 92
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, April 18, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1257; K6-11 867; TWEENS 9-14 692
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 944; K6-11 661; TWEENS 9-14 546
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 766; K6-11 465; TWEENS 9-14 293
DISNEY XD: K2-11 187; K6-11 120; TWEENS 9-14 81
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 4/12-4/18/10 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
NICK°: 1120 DSNY*: 1286
DSNY*: 795 CARTOON: 789
CARTOON: 535 NAN: 716
NAN**: 418 NICK JR.: 513
NICK JR.: 362 DXD: 159
ADSM**: 182 NICKTOONS: 129
DXD: 121 BET: 121
NICKTOONS: 79 DISCOVERY: 98
BET: 61 ESPN: 72
DISCOVERY: 46 COMEDY: 66
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 4/12-4/18/10 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
NICK°: 573 DSNY*: 974
DSNY*: 512 NAN**: 561
CARTOON: 332 CARTOON: 543
NAN**: 322 DXD: 107
ADSM**: 108 NICKTOONS: 89
DXD: 73 BET: 78
NICK JR.: 57 NICK JR.: 76
NICKTOONS: 51 DISCOVERY: 58
BET: 41 ESPN: 47
MTV: 26 COMEDY: 47
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 4/12-4/18/10 :
Total Day (000) Primetime (000)
NICK°: 427 DSNY*: 748
DSNY*: 422 NAN**: 611
NAN**: 399 CARTOON: 381
CARTOON: 243 BET: 128
ADSM**: 153 MTV: 98
MTV: 71 DXD: 87
BET: 64 COMEDY: 83
DXD: 57 ESPN: 76
ESPN: 43 DISCOVERY: 68
NICKTOONS: 40 NICKTOONS: 58
COMEDY: 40
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 4/12-4/18/10 , 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 9:30a) 2500
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 9a) 2266
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/18; 8:30-8:55p) 2171
NICK: iCarly (4/17; 8p) 2167
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 11a) 2131
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (4/17; 10a) 2086
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/16; 8:30p) 2013
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 11:30a) 1971
NICK: Fanboy & Chum Chum (4/17; 10:30a) 1941
NICK: iCarly (4/17; 12p) 1923
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 4/12-4/18/10 , 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/18; 8:30-8:55p) 1815
NICK: iCarly (4/17; 8p) 1697
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/16; 8:30p) 1639
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 9:30a) 1614
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 9a) 1528
NAN: Victorious (4/18; 8p) 1499
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/16; 8p) 1441
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (4/16; 9p) 1421
NICK: Victorious (4/17; 1p) 1419
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (4/17; 11a) 1378
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 4/12-4/18/10 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/18; 8:30-8:55p) 1723
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/16; 8:30p) 1510
NICK: iCarly (4/17; 8p) 1318
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (4/18; 8p) 1313
NAN: Victorious (4/18; 8p) 1277
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/16; 8p) 1240
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (4/16; 9p) 1186
FOX: American Idol (4/13; 8-9:28p) 1159
FOX: American Idol (4/14; 9-10:01p) 1136
NICK: Victorious (4/17; 1p) 1111
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 4/12-4/18/10 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (4/13; 8-9:28p) 1110
FOX: American Idol (4/14; 9-10:01p) 1036
FOX: Glee (4/13; 9:28-10:30p) 992
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/18; 8:30-8:55p) 936
FOX: Family Guy (4/18; 9-9:31p) 804
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/16; 8:30p) 748
NAN: Victorious (4/18; 8p) 737
FOX: Family Guy (4/14; 11:30p) 713
NAN: George Lopez (4/18; 10p) 684
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (4/18; 8p) 680
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, April 17, 2010 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
CW (TheCW4Kids) 0.9/5 Avg. (7a-12p)
Winx Club 0.4/4; Winx Club 0.7/5; Dinosaur King 0.7/4; Dinosaur King 1.0/5; Sonic X 1.2/5; Sonic X 1.6/7; Yu-Gi-Oh 1.2/5; Yu-Gi-Oh 1.2/5; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.7/4; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.7/3
ABC 0.7/3 Avg. (9a-1p)
The Emperor’s New School 0.4/2; The Replacements 0.5/2; That’s So Raven 0.8/3; That’s So Raven 0.9/4; Hannah Montana 0.7/3; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.8/4; Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 0.6/3; *Note the final half-hour of the block was pre-empted by NBA Playoff coverage
CBS (CookieJarTV) 0.3/2 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12p)
Noonbory and the Super 7 0.3/3; Busytown Mysteries 0.4/2; Doodlebops Rockin Road Show 0.3/1; Sabrina: Animated Series 0.3/1; Sabrina: Animated Series 0.3/1; Strawberry Shortcake 0.3/1
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.3/1 (10a-1p)
Turbo Dogs 0.2/1; Shelldon 0.1/1; 321 Penguins 0.3/1; Babar 0.4/2; Willa’s Wild Life 0.2/1; Jane and the Dragon 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, April 17, 2010 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.9/25 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jimmy Neutron 2.1/22; Jimmy Neutron 3.0/24; Fairly OddParents 3.3/20; Fairly OddParents 4.6/23; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.2/27; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.6/28; Penguins of Madagascar 5.5/24; Fanboy & Chum Chum 5.3/24; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.6/27; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.1/25; iCarly 5.5/27; iCarly 5.5/28
DISNEY CHANNEL 2.3/12 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jungle Junction 1.8/19; Chuggington 1.9/16; Special Agent Oso 1.9/11; Handy Manny 1.9/10; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.1/9; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.9/8; Imagination Movers 1.9/8; Handy Manny 1.9/9; Phineas and Ferb 3.0/14; Phineas and Ferb 3.3/16; Lilo & Stitch 3.0/15
CARTOON NETWORK 1.9/10 Avg. (7a-1p)
Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Galactic Battle 1.1/12; Yu-Gi-Oh 5DS 1.9/12; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.9/12; Star Wars: Clone Wars 2.5/13; Hot Wheels: Battle Force 2.4/11; Bakugan 2.2/9; Johnny Test 2.3/10; Johnny Test 2.3/11; Chowder 1.9/9; Chowder 1.5/7; Garfield Show 1.7/9; Garfield Show 1.9/9
DISNEY XD 0.7/4 Avg. (7a-1p)
Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.6/6; Phineas and Ferb 0.9/7; Phineas and Ferb 1.1/6; Kick Buttowski 1.0/5; Batboy Shorts (1×15) 0.3/1; Kid vs. Kat 0.5/2; Phineas and Ferb 0.9/4; Zeke and Luther 1.2/5; Aaron Stone 0.6/3; Aaron Stone 0.3/2; Aaron Stone 0.4/2; Zeke and Luther 0.5/3