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Cable Ratings: April 5 – 11, 2010

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Top 25 Cable Programs for April 5 – 11, 2010 (from TVbytheNumbers.com)

Rank Shows NET DAY Time Viewers Live+SD (000)

  1. MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L (FIRST ROUND) ESPN THURSDAY 4:00 PM 4,936
  2. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA MONDAY 10:00 PM 4,895
  3. PAWN STARS HIST MONDAY 10:00 PM 4,365
  4. WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA MONDAY 9:00 PM 4,301
  5. SPONGEBOB NICK SATURDAY 9:30 AM 4,012
  6. LIFE(S)-04/11/2010 DISC SUNDAY 9:00 PM 3,979
  7. NCIS USA WEDNESDAY 8:00 PM 3,962
  8. NCIS USA WEDNESDAY 9:00 PM 3,959
  9. MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L (SECOND ROUND) ESPN FRIDAY 4:00 PM 3,910
  10. GOOD LUCK CHARLIE DSNY SUNDAY 8:30 PM 3,812
  11. SPONGEBOB NICK SUNDAY 9:30 AM 3,732
  12. AMERICAN PICKERS HIST MONDAY 9:30 PM 3,697
  13. SPONGEBOB NICK SUNDAY 11:30 AM 3,548
  14. NCAA WOMENS BASKET TOUR L (STANFORD/UCONN) ESPN TUESDAY 8:19 PM 3,531
  15. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK SATURDAY 10:00 AM 3,518
  16. COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L ESPN TUESDAY 10:23 PM 3,498
  17. VICTORIOUS NAN SUNDAY 8:00 PM 3,478
  18. LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) USA TUESDAY 10:00 PM 3,469
  19. AMERICAN PICKERS HIST MONDAY 9:00 PM 3,468
  20. SPONGEBOB NICK SATURDAY 9:00 AM 3,433
  21. PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR NICK SUNDAY 10:00 AM 3,412
  22. SPONGEBOB NICK SUNDAY 9:00 AM 3,397
  23. PROJECT RUNWAY LIF THURSDAY 10:00 PM 3,370
  24. SPONGEBOB NICK SATURDAY 11:30 AM 3,357
  25. IN PLAIN SIGHT USA WEDNESDAY 10:00 PM 3,337

Top Cable Networks for April 5 – 11, 2010 (from TVbytheNumbers.com)

Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week of April 5-11, 2010

Network (000s)

  1. USA 3,017
  2. DSNY 2,469
  3. TBSC 2,046
  4. FOXN 1,884
  5. TNT 1,831
  6. NAN 1,812
  7. HIST 1,624
  8. TOON 1,580
  9. ESPN 1,466
  10. A&E 1,310
  11. DISC 1,301
  12. SYFY 1,247
  13. FX 1,197
  14. HGTV 1,143
  15. LIFE 1,128
  16. TRU 1,127
  17. FAM 1,076
  18. FOOD 982
  19. TLC 907
  20. AMC 900
  21. CMDY 860
  22. MTV 826
  23. MSNB 773
  24. NKJR 751
  25. TVLD 735

Adults 18-49 Primetime Average (Live+SD)

Network (000s)

  1. TBSC 1,140
  2. USA 1,107
  3. TNT 871
  4. HIST 734
  5. DISC 656
  6. A&E 625
  7. FX 622
  8. ESPN 609
  9. CMDY 555
  10. SYFY 529
  11. TRU 521
  12. FOOD 507
  13. MTV 506
  14. DSNY 499
  15. FAM 485
  16. TLC 463
  17. LIFE 457
  18. NAN 455
  19. HGTV 432
  20. SPK 396
  21. AMC 365
  22. BRAV 360
  23. EN 360
  24. VH1 356
  25. TOON 349

Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)

Network (000s)

  1. NICK 2,185
  2. NAN 1,651
  3. DSNY 1,570
  4. USA 1,351
  5. TNT 1,288
  6. ADSM 1,255
  7. TOON 1,198
  8. FOXN 1,042
  9. TBSC 946
  10. ESPN 897
  11. HIST 763
  12. A&E 760
  13. TRU 723
  14. FX 694
  15. DISC 688
  16. LIFE 679
  17. HGTV 626
  18. FOOD 618
  19. SYFY 605
  20. TVLD 557
  21. FAM 551
  22. NKJR 543
  23. MTV 537
  24. AMC 507
  25. CMDY 507

Show ratings thanks to Travis Yanan:

Friday, April 9

Big Time Rush (8pm)
– 2.766 million viewers
– 1.7/3 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49
– 2.1/10 T12-17
– 3.9/16 K2-11

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
– 2.097 million viewers
– 1.3/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49
– 2.5/10 K2-11

Sunday, April 11

Suite Life on Deck (7:30pm)
– 2.725 million viewers
– 1.7/3 HH
– 0.4/1 A18-49
– 1.9/8 T12-17
– 3.9/15 K2-11

Sonny with a Chance
– 3.168 million viewers
– 2.0/3 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49
– 2.5/9 T12-17
– 4.3/15 K2-11

Good Luck Charlie (8:30pm, 25 minutes)
– 3.812 million viewers
– 2.5/4 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49
– 2.9/10 T12-17
– 5.2/18 K2-11

From: Cynopsis Kids

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, April 5, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1183; K6-11 612; TWEENS 9-14 455
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1081; K6-11 673; TWEENS 9-14 531
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   646; K6-11 448; TWEENS 9-14 325
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   190; K6-11 133; TWEENS 9-14 102
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1115; K6-11 545; TWEENS 9-14 407
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   911; K6-11 562; TWEENS 9-14 407
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   528; K6-11 343; TWEENS 9-14 247
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   138; K6-11   83; TWEENS 9-14   66
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, April 9, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:          K2-11 1131; K6-11 586; TWEENS 9-14 494
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   945; K6-11 638; TWEENS 9-14 501
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   587; K6-11 364; TWEENS 9-14 271
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   139; K6-11   89; TWEENS 9-14 68
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, April 10, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1290; K6-11 853; TWEENS 9-14 641
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1047; K6-11 729; TWEENS 9-14 542
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   592; K6-11 425; TWEENS 9-14 303
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   151; K6-11   97; TWEENS 9-14   70
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, April 11, 2010, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1370; K6-11 864; TWEENS 9-14 658
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1014; K6-11 684; TWEENS 9-14 536
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   784; K6-11 516; TWEENS 9-14 303
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   162; K6-11 116; TWEENS 9-14   87
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) 4/5-4/11/10 :
Total Day      (000)   Primetime      (000)
NICK°:            1204    DSNY*:            1411
DSNY*:             868    CARTOON:         878
CARTOON:         611    NAN**:             753
NAN**:             490    NICK JR:            494
NICK JR:           353    DXD:                 134
ADSM**:           194    NICKTOONS:     131
DXD:                 133    DISCOVERY:       73
NICKTOONS:        94    MTV:                 69
BET:                    50    BET:                  67
MTV:                   46    ANIMAL PLANET: 63
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) 4/5-4/11/10 :
Total Day        (000)  Primetime       (000)
NICK°:              676    DSNY*:              1062
DSNY*:             583    CARTOON:           640
CARTOON:         401    NAN**:               601
NAN**:             393    DXD:                    94
ADSM**:           130    NICKTOONS:         90
DXD:                   84    NICK JR:               79
NICKTOONS:        66    DISCOVERY:         51
NICK JR:              58    ANIMAL PLANET:   49
BET:                    38    BET:                     48
MTV:                    32    MTV:                    45
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) 4/5-4/11/10 :
Total Day    (000)   Primetime      (000)
NICK°:           511     DSNY*:             818
NAN**:          502     NAN**:             667
DSNY*:          472     CARTOON:         444
CARTOON:      278     MTV:                 119
ADSM**:        169     DXD:                   80
MTV:                91     BET:                    78
DXD:                65     COMEDY:             68
BET:                 58     NICKTOONS:        67
NICKTOONS:     46     DISCOVERY:         61
ESPN:               42     ESPN:                  56
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 4/5-4/11/10 , 6a-6a:
K2-11                                       Total Delivery (000)
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (4/10; 9:30a)   2283
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/11; 8:30-8:55p)     2124
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (4/11; 11:30a) 2026
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (4/11; 9:30a)   1994
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (4/10; 9a)        1980
NICK:    iCarly (4/5; 6:30p)                                1968
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/9; 9p)                    1968
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/9; 9:30-9:55p)      1953
NICK:    SpongeBob SquarePants (4/11; 11a)      1931
NICK:    Penguins of Madagascar (4/11; 10a)       1917
NICK:    Penguins of Madagascar (4/10; 10a)       1917
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 4/5-4/11/10 , 6a-6a:
K6-11                                        Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/11; 8:30-8:55p)     1658
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/9; 9p)                    1575
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/9; 9:30-9:55p)       1557
NICK:   SpongeBob SquarePants (4/10; 9:30a)     1453
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/9; 10p)         1422
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/5; 7:30p)                1390
NICK:    Victorious (4/11; 8p)                               1383
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (4/9; 10:30p)                1366
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (4/11; 8p)              1333
NICK:    iCarly (4/8; 7p)                                      1303
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 4/5-4/11/10 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14                              Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/11; 8:30-8:55p)      1355
NICK:    Victorious (4/11; 8p)                              1327
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/9; 9:30-9:55p)       1162
FOX:     American Idol (4/7; 9-10:01p)                 1110
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (4/9; 10p)         1109
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/9; 9p)                     1109
FOX:     American Idol (4/6; 8-10p)                      1106
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (4/11; 8p)              1093
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/5; 7:30p)                1075
DSNY*: Suite Life On Deck (4/1; 7:30p)               1050
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 4/5-4/11/10 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17                               Total Delivery (000)
CBS:     Butler vs. Duke (4/5; 9:15p-11:41p)        1108
FOX:     American Idol (4/6; 8-10p)                      1091
FOX:     American Idol (4/7; 9-10:01p)                 1052
NICK:    Victorious (4/11; 8p)                                909
FOX:     Family Guy (4/11; 9-9:31p)                      889
NAN:     George Lopez (4/11; 9:30p)                     755
FOX:     Cleveland (4/11; 8:31-9p)                        733
NAN:     George Lopez (4/11; 9p)                          729
NAN:     George Lopez (4/11; 10p)                        722
DSNY*: Good Luck Charlie (4/11; 8:30-8:55p)       711
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 10, 2010 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
CW (TheCW4Kids) 0.7/4 Avg. (7a-12p)
Winx Club 0.1/2; Winx Club 0.3/3; Dinosaur King 0.5/4; Dinosaur King 0.7/4; Yu-Gi-Oh 0.8/4; Yu-Gi-Oh 1.0/5; Sonic X 1.0/5; Sonic X 0.9/5; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0.9/4; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 0.8/4
ABC 0.6/3 Avg. (9a-1p)
The Emperor’s New School 0.6/3; The Replacements 0.6/3; That’s So Raven 0.5/3; That’s So Raven 0.8/4; Hannah Montana 0.9/5; Suite Life Of Zack & Cody 1.0/5; Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 0.4/2; Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers 0.3/2
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.2/1 (10a-1p)
Turbo Dogs 0.3/1; Shelldon 0.3/2; 321 Penguins 0.4/2; Babar 0.2/1; Willa’s Wild Life 0.1/1; Jane and the Dragon 0.1/1
CBS (CookieJarTV) 0.1/1 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12)
Noonbory and the Super 7 0.1/1; Busytown Mysteries 0.1/0; Doodlebops Rockin’ Road Show 0.1/0; Sabrina: Animated Series 0.1/1; Sabrina: Animated Series 0.2/1; Strawberry Shortcake 0.1/1

Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, April 10, 2010 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.2/24 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jimmy Neutron 1.7/20; Jimmy Neutron 2.4/21; Fairly OddParents 3.8/27; Fairly OddParents 5.0/28; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.3/27; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.9/28; Penguins of Madagascar 4.9/23; Fanboy & Chum Chum 4.2/21; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.1/20; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.4/22; iCarly 4.2/22; iCarly 4.7/26
CARTOON NETWORK 2.0/11 Avg. (7a-1p)
Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl  Galactic Battle 0.8/10; Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds 1.0/9; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.4/10; Star Wars: Clone Wars 1.6/9; Hot Wheels: Battle Force 2.0/10; Bakugan 1.6/8; Johnny Test 2.0/10; Johnny Test 2.6/13; Johnny Test 3.0/15; Johnny Test 2.5/13; Johnny Test 2.6/14; Johnny Test 2.4/13
DISNEY CHANNEL 2.0/12 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jungle Junction 1.8/22; Chuggington 1.8/16; My Friends Tigger & Pooh 2.1/13; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.6/8; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.6/7; Imagination Movers 1.9/9; Handy Manny 1.8/9; Phineas and Ferb 2.1/10; Phineas and Ferb 2.8/14; Cow Belles (1×100) 2.5/14
DISNEY XD 0.5/3 Avg. (7a-1p)
Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.3/3; Phineas and Ferb 0.8/7; Phineas and Ferb 0.8/6; Kick Buttowski 0.9/5; Batboy Shorts (1/15) 0.5/2; Kid vs. Kat 0.5/2; Phineas and Ferb 0.7/3; Zeke and Luther 0.5/3; Aaron Stone 0.2/1; Aaron Stone 0.2/1; Zeke and Luther 0.4/2; Zeke and Luther 0.4/2