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With 2010 now over, TVbytheNumbers.com has posted information about the most watched cable shows and the top cable network gains in primetime and total day for the year (Note: A Nielsen year is not equal to the calendar year, as 2010 is considered 12/28/2009 – 12/26/2010).

The most watched, non-sports, cable TV programs of the year include:

1. iCarly “iSaved Your Life” (1/18/2010) – 12.383 million
7. iCarly “iGot A Hot Room” (7/30/2010) – 9.074 million
8. Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (9/3/2010) – 9.063 million
16. FRED: The Movie (9/18/2010) – 8.650 million
23. iCarly “iPsycho” (6/4/2010) – 8.293 million

NOTE:  These ratings are Live+7, meaning live viewing plus seven days worth of DVR playback.  Normally, weekly cable ratings are reported for Live+SD (live plus same day DVR playback up to 3am).

The cable networks with the most year-to-year gain in primetime and total day include:

Top primetime (8-11pm) average total viewer gains (2010 vs. 2009):
4. Nick Jr. (780,000 vs. 661,000) – 119,000
10. Nicktoons (298,000 vs. 233,000) – 65,000
11. Cartoon Network (1,359,000 vs. 1,302,000) – 57,000
15. Disney Channel (2,576,000 vs. 2,533,000) – 43,000
16. TeenNick (215,000 vs. 174,000) – 41,000

Top total day (6am-6am) average total viewer gains (2010 vs. 2009):
5. Nick at Nite (1,598,000 vs. 1,521,000) – 77,000
8. Nick Jr. (558,000 vs. 490,000) – 68,000
9. Nickelodeon (2,271,000 vs. 2,204,000) – 67,000
11. Cartoon Network (1,104,000 vs. 1,054,000) – 50,000
15. Nicktoons (193,000 vs. 155,000) – 38,000
16. TeenNick (178,000 vs. 140,000) – 38,000