Top 100 Most-Watched Telecasts on Basic Cable for 2009
From: http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/29…for-2009/37284
Rank Date Shows NET DAY(S) Time Viewers (000)
1 10/5/2009 PACKERS/VIKINGS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:56P 21,898
2 11/30/2009 PATRIOTS/SAINTS ESPN Mon 08:29P-11:37P 21,449
3 11/9/2009 STEELERS/BRONCOS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:41P 16,069
4 9/28/2009 PANTHERS/COWBOYS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:37P 15,735
5 9/21/2009 COLTS/DOLPHINS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:36P 14,726
6 9/14/2009 BILLS/PATRIOTS ESPN Mon 07:00P-10:17P 14,021
7 8/28/2009 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY MOVIE DSNY Fri 08:00P-09:46P 13,499
8 12/7/2009 RAVENS/PACKERS ESPN Mon 08:30P-12:04A 13,506
9 10/19/2009 BRONCOS/CHARGERS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:46P 13,500
10 10/12/2009 JETS/DOLPHINS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:49P 13,163
11 12/14/2009 CARDINALS/49ERS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:50P 13,077
12 10/26/2009 EAGLES/REDSKINS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:49P 12,788
13 11/2/2009 FALCONS/SAINTS ESPN Mon 08:30P-12:17A 12,400
14 11/23/2009 TITANS/TEXANS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:47P 12,103
15 9/14/2009 CHARGERS/RAIDERS ESPN Mon 10:17P-01:40A 11,992
16 12/21/2009 GIANTS/REDSKINS ESPN Mon 08:29P-11:37P 11,343
17 6/22/2009 JON & KATE PLUS 8 TLC Mon 09:00P-10:00P 11,200
18 6/28/2009 BET AWARDS SHOW BET Sun 08:00P-11:44P 10,909
19 5/25/2009 JON & KATE PLUS 8 TLC Mon 09:00P-10:13P 10,656
20 7/17/2009 WIZARDS ON DECK W/ HANNAH DSNY Fri 08:00P-09:30P 10,638
21 12/4/2009 MONK USA Fri 09:00P-10:00P 10,622
22 9/12/2009 COLL FTBALL-SAT PRIME L ESPN Sat 07:50P-11:36P 10,621
23 12/19/2009 2009 – COWBOYS VS. SAINTS NFLN Sat 08:22P-11:34P 10,497
24 11/16/2009 RAVENS/BROWNS ESPN Mon 08:30P-11:39P 10,214
25 5/26/2009 CAVALIERS/MAGIC TNT Tue 08:36P-11:52P 10,104
26 5/28/2009 MAGIC/CAVALIERS TNT Thu 08:34P-11:38P 10,016
27 12/5/2009 ICARLY MOVIE: IQUITICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-09:00P 9,903
28 6/26/2009 PRINCESS PROTECTION PROGR DSNY Fri 08:00P-09:45P 9,868
29 5/25/2009 LAKERS/NUGGETS ESPN Mon 08:56P-12:06A 9,764
30 9/13/2009 2009 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS MTV Sun 09:00P-11:31P 9,352
31 5/27/2009 LAKERS/NUGGETS ESPN Wed 08:56P-11:50P 9,257
32 8/6/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 9,103
33 5/24/2009 CAVALIERS/MAGIC TNT Sun 08:36P-11:45P 9,011
34 8/8/2009 ICARLY MOVIE: SHELBY MARX NICK Sat 08:00P-09:00P 8,901
35 7/27/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,877
36 8/24/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,809
37 1/20/2009 OBAMA INAUG OATH/SPEECH CNN Tue 12:05P-12:27P 8,789
38 8/17/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,562
39 5/29/2009 LAKERS/NUGGETS ESPN Fri 08:56P-11:40P 8,490
40 6/8/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,448
41 9/7/2009 MIAMI/FLORIDA STATE ESPN Mon 08:00P-11:56P 8,426
42 9/12/2009 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 8,412
43 8/3/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,399
44 5/30/2009 CAVALIERS/MAGIC TNT Sat 08:35P-11:13P 8,394
45 11/6/2009 SPONGEBOB TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK Fri 08:00P-09:00P 8,387
46 5/17/2009 MAGIC/CELTICS TNT Sun 08:07P-10:46P 8,384
47 7/30/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 8,321
48 8/10/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,288
49 7/13/2009 2009 STATE FARM HOME RUN ESPN Mon 08:18P-11:09P 8,276
50 7/16/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 8,259
51 7/23/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 8,215
52 8/6/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 8,196
53 5/19/2009 NUGGETS/LAKERS ESPN Tue 08:57P-11:55P 8,131
54 7/20/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 8,054
55 7/5/2009 HANNAH MONTANA DSNY Sun 08:00P-09:00P 7,983
56 10/21/2009 NLCS DODGERS-PHILLIES 5 TBSC Wed 08:00P-11:57P 7,980
57 7/16/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,972
58 3/28/2009 S KIDS CHOICE 09 NICK Sat 08:00P-09:35P 7,966
59 8/31/2009 VIKINGS/TEXANS ESPN Mon 08:00P-11:00P 7,940
60 7/30/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,939
61 1/20/2009 SR/INAUGURATION OF OBAMA CNN Tue 12:00P-12:38P 7,934
62 5/21/2009 NUGGETS/LAKERS ESPN Thu 08:56P-11:56P 7,908
63 7/13/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,873
64 7/23/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,805
65 6/18/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,731
66 6/22/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,708
67 6/29/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,695
68 6/15/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,695
69 2/15/2009 EAST VS WEST TNT Sun 08:25P-11:23P 7,691
70 6/22/2009 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:08P 7,644
71 10/2/2009 SUITE LIFE ON DECK DSNY Fri 08:00P-09:00P 7,617
72 3/5/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 10:00P-11:02P 7,613
73 12/26/2009 BOSTON COLLEGE/USC ESPN Sat 08:00P-11:26P 7,563
74 9/13/2009 2009 VMA POSTSHOW MTV Sun 11:31P-11:38P 7,539
75 12/7/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,504
76 6/4/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 7,499
77 8/27/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,445
78 5/14/2009 LAKERS/ROCKETS ESPN Thu 09:51P-12:35A 7,368
79 7/6/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,352
80 5/20/2009 MAGIC/CAVALIERS TNT Wed 08:36P-11:34P 7,333
81 8/13/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,302
82 6/18/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 7,298
83 1/26/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 7,293
84 11/7/2009 SPONGEBOB TRUTH OR SQUARE NICK Sat 09:30A-10:30A 7,272
85 7/9/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,267
86 8/20/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,257
87 6/25/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 7,178
88 5/9/2009 ICARLY MOVIE:DATEABADBOY NICK Sat 08:00P-09:00P 7,172
89 11/27/2009 MONK USA Fri 09:00P-10:00P 7,122
90 7/9/2009 BURN NOTICE USA Thu 09:00P-10:00P 7,046
91 5/2/2009 BULLS/CELTICS TNT Sat 08:04P-11:10P 7,011
92 2/23/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 6,994
93 5/22/2009 MAGIC/CAVALIERS TNT Fri 08:35P-11:41P 6,933
94 6/11/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:00P 6,916
95 1/20/2009 SR/INAUGURATION OF OBAMA CNN Tue 11:00A-12:00P 6,885
96 12/25/2009 2009 – CHARGERS VS. TITAN NFLN Fri 07:34P-10:30P 6,883
97 3/7/2009 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 6,883
98 6/4/2009 ROYAL PAINS USA Thu 10:00P-11:17P 6,856
99 2/16/2009 CLOSER, THE TNT Mon 09:00P-10:00P 6,848
100 6/1/2009 JON & KATE PLUS 8 TLC Mon 09:30P-10:00P 6,841
