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October 15, 2007
Top 50 Basic Cable Programs, Sept. ’07
Basic cable programs ranked by household delivery.
By Steve Goldstein
SEPTEMBER 2007
AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
| RANK |
DATE |
PROGRAM |
NET |
TIME |
CABLE UNIVERSE RATING |
HH (000) |
| 1 |
9/17/07 |
Redskins/Eagles |
ESPN |
08:30P-11:52P |
9.1 |
8735 |
| 2 |
9/10/07 |
Bengals/Ravens |
ESPN |
07:00P-10:30P |
8.6 |
8293 |
| 3 |
9/24/07 |
Titans/Saints |
ESPN |
08:30P-11:43P |
8.6 |
8290 |
| 4 |
9/10/07 |
The Closer |
TNT |
09:00P-10:00P |
7.6 |
7337 |
| 5 |
9/10/07 |
49ers/Cardinals |
ESPN |
10:30P-01:45A |
6.9 |
6667 |
| 6 |
9/3/07 |
The Closer |
TNT |
09:00P-10:00P |
6.7 |
6462 |
| 7 |
8/27/07 |
The Closer |
TNT |
09:00P-10:00P |
6.6 |
6311 |
| 8 |
9/3/07 |
Florida State/Clemson |
ESPN |
08:00P-11:49P |
5.0 |
4842 |
| 9 |
9/9/07 |
2007 Video Music Awards |
MTV |
09:00P-11:12P |
4.8 |
4596 |
| 10 |
9/10/07 |
Saving Grace |
TNT |
10:00P-11:00P |
4.5 |
4322 |
| 11 |
9/2/07 |
NASCAR Nextel Cup |
ESPN |
08:00P-12:15A |
4.4 |
4207 |
| 12 |
9/10/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
10:00P-11:05P |
4.3 |
4110 |
| 13 |
8/27/07 |
Bengals/Falcons |
ESPN |
08:00P-11:07P |
4.1 |
3984 |
| 14 |
9/30/07 |
High School Musical 2 |
DSNY |
08:00P-09:55P |
4.2 |
3936 |
| 15 |
9/3/07 |
Saving Grace |
TNT |
10:00P-11:00P |
4.1 |
3936 |
| 16 |
9/14/07 |
Monk |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
4.1 |
3908 |
| 17 |
9/3/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
10:00P-11:08P |
4.0 |
3866 |
| 18 |
8/27/07 |
Saving Grace |
TNT |
10:00P-11:00P |
4.0 |
3846 |
| 19 |
9/7/07 |
Monk |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.8 |
3694 |
| 20 |
9/13/07 |
Burn Notice |
USA |
10:00P-11:00P |
3.8 |
3640 |
| 21 |
9/28/07 |
Sky High |
DSNY |
09:00P-10:45P |
3.8 |
3619 |
| 22 |
9/10/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.8 |
3606 |
| 23 |
9/29/07 |
Sky High |
DSNY |
12:00P-01:45P |
3.8 |
3586 |
| 24 |
8/27/07 |
The Hills |
MTV |
10:00P-10:30P |
3.7 |
3532 |
| 25 |
9/21/07 |
Hannah Montana |
DSNY |
08:30P-09:00P |
3.7 |
3527 |
| 26 |
9/29/07 |
College Football Saturday |
ESPN |
08:03P-11:30P |
3.6 |
3485 |
| 27 |
9/17/07 |
Saving Grace |
TNT |
10:00P-11:00P |
3.6 |
3476 |
| 28 |
9/30/07 |
Rock of Love |
VH1 |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.6 |
3461 |
| 29 |
9/8/07 |
High School Musical 2 |
DSNY |
08:00P-10:20P |
3.6 |
3440 |
| 30 |
9/16/07 |
Yankees/Red Sox |
ESPN |
08:00P-11:25P |
3.5 |
3398 |
| 31 |
9/20/07 |
Burn Notice |
USA |
09:00P-11:00P |
3.5 |
3371 |
| 32 |
9/14/07 |
Psych |
USA |
10:00P-11:00P |
3.5 |
3354 |
| 33 |
9/8/07 |
College Football Saturday |
ESPN |
05:50P-09:21P |
3.5 |
3327 |
| 34 |
9/17/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
10:00P-11:06P |
3.5 |
3318 |
| 35 |
9/3/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.4 |
3309 |
| 36 |
9/24/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.4 |
3307 |
| 37 |
9/24/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
10:00P-11:06P |
3.4 |
3303 |
| 38 |
9/7/07 |
Psych |
USA |
10:00P-11:00P |
3.4 |
3257 |
| 39 |
9/2/07 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
09:30A-10:00A |
3.4 |
3240 |
| 40 |
9/10/07 |
The Hills |
MTV |
10:00P-10:30P |
3.4 |
3238 |
| 41 |
9/22/07 |
College Football Saturday |
ESPN |
07:40P-11:24P |
3.3 |
3190 |
| 42 |
9/21/07 |
Freaky Friday (2003) |
DSNY |
09:00P-10:45P |
3.3 |
3153 |
| 43 |
9/3/07 |
The Hills |
MTV |
10:00P-10:30P |
3.3 |
3145 |
| 44 |
9/8/07 |
SpongeBob |
NICK |
09:30A-10:00A |
3.2 |
3111 |
| 45 |
8/27/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
SCIF |
10:00P-11:00P |
3.3 |
3082 |
| 46 |
9/3/07 |
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |
DSNY |
07:30P-08:00P |
3.3 |
3070 |
| 47 |
9/8/07 |
UFC 75: Champ vs. Champ |
SPK |
09:00P-12:11A |
3.2 |
3064 |
| 48 |
9/30/07 |
High School Musical |
DSNY |
06:00P-07:55P |
3.2 |
3054 |
| 49 |
9/17/07 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
09:00P-10:00P |
3.2 |
3039 |
| 50 |
9/16/07 |
Drake & Josh |
NICK |
08:00P-08:30P |
3.2 |
3030 |
AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
| NET |
CABLE UNIVERSE RATING |
HH (000) |
| Source: Turner Entertainment Research and Disney Media Networks Group, from Nielsen Media Research data. |
| ESPN |
2.5 |
2384 |
| DSNY |
2.2 |
2120 |
| TNT |
1.9 |
1868 |
| USA |
1.9 |
1854 |
| TBSC |
1.4 |
1356 |
| LIF |
1.2 |
1175 |
| FOXN |
1.2 |
1106 |
| HGTV |
1.1 |
1066 |
| TOON |
1.1 |
1053 |
| NAN |
1.0 |
984 |
| SPK |
1.0 |
984 |
| A&E |
1.0 |
979 |
| CORT |
1.0 |
938 |
| FX |
1.0 |
935 |
| MTV |
1.0 |
934 |
| SCIF |
1.0 |
911 |
| HALL |
1.1 |
903 |
| DISC |
0.9 |
888 |
| HIST |
0.8 |
764 |
| AMC |
0.8 |
763 |
| CMDY |
0.8 |
762 |
| FAM |
0.8 |
759 |
| ESP2 |
0.8 |
730 |
| TLC |
0.8 |
720 |
| TVLD |
0.8 |
703 |
| VH1 |
0.7 |
657 |
| CNN |
0.6 |
612 |
| FOOD |
0.6 |
575 |
| BRAV |
0.6 |
503 |
| BET |
0.6 |
483 |
| MSNB |
0.5 |
447 |
| LMN |
0.8 |
445 |
| EN |
0.5 |
443 |
| APL |
0.4 |
414 |
| TRAV |
0.4 |
351 |
| HLN |
0.3 |
330 |
| CMT |
0.4 |
316 |
| NGC |
0.4 |
274 |
| SOAP |
0.4 |
270 |
| TDSN |
0.4 |
254 |
| WGNC |
0.3 |
235 |
| OXYG |
0.3 |
232 |
| TWC |
0.2 |
201 |
| TVGN |
0.2 |
196 |
| DHLT |
0.3 |
183 |
| WE |
0.3 |
175 |
| VS |
0.2 |
172 |
| CNBC |
0.2 |
168 |
| SPD |
0.2 |
158 |
| GSN |
0.2 |
153 |
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