Cable Ratings: April 25 – May 1, 2011
Top 25 Cable Shows for April 25 – May 1, 2011 (via TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com)
Rank Program Network Day Time Viewers (000)
1 PRES SPEECH B LADEN DEAD CNN Sun 11:35P-11:44P 9,905
2 BN/BIN LADEN DEAD CNN Sun 11:00P-11:51P 7,440
3 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:30P-11:00P 6,631
4 PAWN STARS HIST Mon 10:00P-10:30P 6,362
5 NFL DRAFT L ESPN Thu 08:00P-11:49P 6,003
6 HORNETS/LAKERS TNT Tue 10:46P-01:23A 5,837
7 BN/BIN LADEN DEAD CNN Sun 12:00A-01:00A 5,306
8 WWE RAW USA Mon 10:00P-11:09P 5,220
9 SR/OBAMA -BIN LADEN DEATH FOXN Sun 11:35P-11:45P 5,193
10 WWE RAW USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 5,178
11 LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) USA Sun 09:00P-10:00P 5,102
12 SR/BIN LADEN DEATH CVG FOXN Sun 11:45P-12:00A 4,775
13 SR/BIN LADEN DEATH CVG FOXN Sun 11:00P-11:35P 4,651
14 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:30A-10:00A 4,379
15 NUGGETS/THUNDER TNT Wed 09:41P-12:32A 4,266
16 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 10:00A-10:30A 4,260
17 SPURS/GRIZZLIES ESPN Fri 08:58P-11:50P 4,220
18 SPONGEBOB NICK Sat 09:00A-09:30A 4,110
19 PACERS/BULLS TNT Tue 08:09P-10:46P 4,061
20 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:30A-10:00A 4,056
21 LAKERS/HORNETS TNT Thu 08:09P-10:39P 3,871
22 IN PLAIN SIGHT USA Sun 10:00P-11:00P 3,867
23 SWAMP PEOPLE HIST Thu 09:00P-10:00P 3,864
24 SPONGEBOB NICK Sun 09:00A-09:30A 3,748
25 LAW & ORDER: SVU USA Sun 08:00P-09:00P 3,731
Outside the top 25:
POWER RANGERS SAMURAI NICK Sat 12:00P-12:30P 3,184 [Series high in total viewers]
Top Cable Networks for April 25 – May 1, 2011 (via TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com)
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD)
USA 2,910
TNT 2,906
DSNY 2,361
ESPN 2,146
HIST 1,913
FOXN 1,774
NAN 1,563
FX 1,286
A&E 1,257
TBSC 1,243
AMC 1,218
DISC 1,158
ADSM 1,151
FAM 1,146
HGTV 1,086
SYFY 1,052
LIFE 1,011
TRU 993
TLC 942
CNN 896
NKJR 878
CMDY 874
FOOD 860
MSNB 846
SPK 804
Adults 18-49 Prime-time Average (Live+SD)
TNT 1,549
ESPN 1,195
USA 1,055
HIST 890
TBSC 716
FX 714
DISC 624
A&E 571
CMDY 534
ADSM 525
FAM 498
DSNY 491
MTV 485
SYFY 458
TRU 455
BRAV 446
NAN 440
VS 438
LIFE 438
SPK 428
FOOD 415
HGTV 405
TLC 356
EN 338
BET 328
Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
NICK 2,147
DSNY 1,556
TNT 1,465
NAN 1,433
USA 1,359
ADSM 1,270
FOXN 1,119
TOON 984
ESPN 984
HIST 836
FX 758
A&E 745
TBSC 707
CNN 672
AMC 658
TRU 649
HGTV 608
DISC 597
FOOD 583
NKJR 573
FAM 573
TVLD 546
LIFE 538
SPK 521
TLC 510