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Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending Febuary 3

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

Now that is a varied ratings list. certain, we have Monday Night RAW in there just like every week, but thrown into the mix are politics (the Democratic Debate from CA, the State of the Union and analysis), Law and Order, a film on Disney, …

Nielsen ratings for the week ending February 3

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

I can’t remember the final date that one network had the first seven spots in the Nielsen ratings. FOX got the number one slot with the Super Bowl (of course), but thereupon got the next six spots too, with the post-game, the episode of House …

Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending January 27

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

I think I speak for most readers here when I ask…what the hell is Minutemen? Did Disney build some historical film? Actually, checking online I see that it’s a “adventure-comedy-sci-fi” film. It got the number one slot that week, as w…

Nielsen ratings for the week ending January 27

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

No surprise who grabbed the first two slots in the ratings: both episodes of American Idol. I am surprised - OK, not surprised, just dismayed - by the strong showing of Moment of Truth, which came in #3 after Idol. Interesting to see that 60 M…

Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending January 20

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
This is the moment week in a row that Monk gets the number one slot in the cable ratings, and Psych is in the top ten for another week too. That combined with yet another strong showing from Monday Night RAW (both hours) and USA must be a…

Nielsen ratings for the week ending January 20

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

I wonder why football gets so many different parts of a broadcast to count as separate shows on the ratings list? The actual game, the pre-kick, the post game, the bridge (which I assume is…well, I don’t assume anything anymore, though I…

Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending January 13


Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
No, those aren’t typos you see, the USA Network one-two punch of Monk and Psych did indeed soar into the two top spots for the week (Monday Night Football is gone for the season). And USA didn’t stop there: they got the next two spots two, …

One final story about Christmas TV, OK?

I always get a little bummed out after Christmas and New Year’s. The holiday buzz has died down, and the lights still up around town look a little sad and lonely. It doesn’t help when the January weather is sunny and 63 degrees (that’s just not right people). So forgive me whether I post one more st…

Nielsen ratings for the week ending January 6

Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.

If aliens were to monitor our TV viewing and ratings, they might think that our entire civilization is structured around the game of football. Playoff games, bowl games, post-game coverage, even a “bridge” made the top 20 that week. soil is a …

Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending December 30

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

If I was to summarize the cable ratings for that week, it would be football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, football, High School Musical 2, football, football, football, …

Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending December 23

Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

It’s funny, when I was typing that out, I had a strong sense of deja vu. I had to keep on checking to see whether that was the ratings from a month ago or the ratings for that week, but it is indeed right. Monday Night RAW and SpongeBob…