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Courtesy of: mediaweek.com
Courtesy of: mediaweek.com
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In a week in which Disney Channel obliterated the all-time cable ratings record with the debut of its High School Musical 2, the non-ad-supported net made short work of its prime-time competition, averaging a whopping 5.93 million total viewers.
According to Nielsen Media Research data for the week ended August 19, Disney drew 17.2 million viewers with Friday night’s premiere, making High School Musical 2 the most-watched program in basic-cable history. The previous high-water mark was reached by ESPN on Oct. 23, 2006, when the sports net’s Monday Night Football matchup between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys drew 16.03 million viewers.
The High School sequel more than doubled the audience that clamored for the first movie, which scared up 7.7 million viewers when it premiered on Jan. 20, 2006.
Even after the credits rolled, Disney fans remained riveted to their sets, as 10.8 million viewers stuck around for a special 15-minute preview of the Mouse’s upcoming new original series Phineas and Ferb. A new episode of Hannah Montana retained almost all of its lead-in at 10:20 p.m.; a half-hour later, another 8.05 million viewers stayed up past their bedtime for a second installment of the Miley Cyrus comedy.
All told, Disney accounted for 9 of the top 10 programs on basic cable last week, with only TNT’s The Closer breaking the chain, drawing 7.36 million viewers in the 9 p.m. time slot on August 13.
Predictably, Disney also served up huge demo numbers in prime last week, averaging 2.28 million kids 6-11 and 2.15 million ‘tweens 9-14.
Among ad-supported cable channels, USA Network took first place on the week, averaging 2.78 million total viewers, while locking up the three core demos: adults 25-54 (1.29 million), adults 18-49 (1.25 million) and adults 18-34 (547,000). The net enjoyed its biggest programming numbers with its Monday night WWE Raw showcase, which averaged 5.33 million viewers between 9 and 11 p.m.
USA also continued to bring the noise with its original series, snaring 4.54 million viewers Friday night at 9 p.m. with a new episode of Monk, while holding on to much of that audience in the 10 p.m. slot with Psych (3.81 million). On the previous night, USA’s summer hit Burn Notice delivered 4.23 million viewers.
Prime time’s silver medalist was TNT, which averaged 2.2 million viewers, thanks to The Closer and Saving Grace. With 4.68 million viewers, the Holly Hunter drama retained 64 percent of its Closer lead-in.
TNT also took second among adults 25-54 (945,000), while placing fourth among 18-49s (810,000).
Even though the games don’t count in the final standings, pre-season NFL action was still a heady draw for ESPN, which finished third among ad-supported cable nets with 1.97 million viewers. The August 13 Monday night meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos drew 4.35 million viewers, while the Thursday night Miami Dolphins-Kansas City Chiefs scrimmage did nearly as well (4.04 million).
ESPN took third with its delivery of 18-49s (936,000) and 25-54s (921,000), and finished fourth among 18-34s (459,000).
With an average 1.78 million total prime-time viewers, TBS claimed fourth place last week, while posting its best demo number with the 18-49 set (951,000). The Turner net also took third among adults 18-34 (486,000) and fourth among 25-54s (888,000). Its largest audience for a single program last week was generated by a screening of the Tyler Perry movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which averaged 3.55 million viewers Sunday night between 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Fifth place on the week went to Cartoon Network, which averaged 1.57 million viewers.
Alongside all the original series fare, cable also whipped up a lot of attention with a brace of unscripted shows. The History Channel closed out the first season of Ice Road Truckers in high gear Sunday night, averaging 4.85 million viewers and delivering 3.07 million 25-54s and 2.84 million 18-49s, all of which were record highs for the network.
MTV also churned up some buzz with a reality show of its own, averaging 3.69 million viewers on August 13 with a special one-hour season premiere of The Hills. The return of Lauren “L.C.” Conrad and her cabal of peroxide-tressed frenemies absolutely owned the younger adult demos last week, averaging 2.28 million viewers 18-34 and 2.64 million 18-49s.
Back on the scripted side of the slate, Army Wives kept the home fires burning for Lifetime, averaging 3.81 million viewers in the penultimate episode of its first season. The show, which stands as the season’s most-watched original drama among women 18-34, also generated an impressive number among one of the general demos, finishing in the top 10 among adults 25-54 with 1.88 million.
According to Nielsen Media Research data for the week ended August 19, Disney drew 17.2 million viewers with Friday night’s premiere, making High School Musical 2 the most-watched program in basic-cable history. The previous high-water mark was reached by ESPN on Oct. 23, 2006, when the sports net’s Monday Night Football matchup between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys drew 16.03 million viewers.
The High School sequel more than doubled the audience that clamored for the first movie, which scared up 7.7 million viewers when it premiered on Jan. 20, 2006.
Even after the credits rolled, Disney fans remained riveted to their sets, as 10.8 million viewers stuck around for a special 15-minute preview of the Mouse’s upcoming new original series Phineas and Ferb. A new episode of Hannah Montana retained almost all of its lead-in at 10:20 p.m.; a half-hour later, another 8.05 million viewers stayed up past their bedtime for a second installment of the Miley Cyrus comedy.
All told, Disney accounted for 9 of the top 10 programs on basic cable last week, with only TNT’s The Closer breaking the chain, drawing 7.36 million viewers in the 9 p.m. time slot on August 13.
Predictably, Disney also served up huge demo numbers in prime last week, averaging 2.28 million kids 6-11 and 2.15 million ‘tweens 9-14.
Among ad-supported cable channels, USA Network took first place on the week, averaging 2.78 million total viewers, while locking up the three core demos: adults 25-54 (1.29 million), adults 18-49 (1.25 million) and adults 18-34 (547,000). The net enjoyed its biggest programming numbers with its Monday night WWE Raw showcase, which averaged 5.33 million viewers between 9 and 11 p.m.
USA also continued to bring the noise with its original series, snaring 4.54 million viewers Friday night at 9 p.m. with a new episode of Monk, while holding on to much of that audience in the 10 p.m. slot with Psych (3.81 million). On the previous night, USA’s summer hit Burn Notice delivered 4.23 million viewers.
Prime time’s silver medalist was TNT, which averaged 2.2 million viewers, thanks to The Closer and Saving Grace. With 4.68 million viewers, the Holly Hunter drama retained 64 percent of its Closer lead-in.
TNT also took second among adults 25-54 (945,000), while placing fourth among 18-49s (810,000).
Even though the games don’t count in the final standings, pre-season NFL action was still a heady draw for ESPN, which finished third among ad-supported cable nets with 1.97 million viewers. The August 13 Monday night meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos drew 4.35 million viewers, while the Thursday night Miami Dolphins-Kansas City Chiefs scrimmage did nearly as well (4.04 million).
ESPN took third with its delivery of 18-49s (936,000) and 25-54s (921,000), and finished fourth among 18-34s (459,000).
With an average 1.78 million total prime-time viewers, TBS claimed fourth place last week, while posting its best demo number with the 18-49 set (951,000). The Turner net also took third among adults 18-34 (486,000) and fourth among 25-54s (888,000). Its largest audience for a single program last week was generated by a screening of the Tyler Perry movie Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which averaged 3.55 million viewers Sunday night between 8 and 10:30 p.m.
Fifth place on the week went to Cartoon Network, which averaged 1.57 million viewers.
Alongside all the original series fare, cable also whipped up a lot of attention with a brace of unscripted shows. The History Channel closed out the first season of Ice Road Truckers in high gear Sunday night, averaging 4.85 million viewers and delivering 3.07 million 25-54s and 2.84 million 18-49s, all of which were record highs for the network.
MTV also churned up some buzz with a reality show of its own, averaging 3.69 million viewers on August 13 with a special one-hour season premiere of The Hills. The return of Lauren “L.C.” Conrad and her cabal of peroxide-tressed frenemies absolutely owned the younger adult demos last week, averaging 2.28 million viewers 18-34 and 2.64 million 18-49s.
Back on the scripted side of the slate, Army Wives kept the home fires burning for Lifetime, averaging 3.81 million viewers in the penultimate episode of its first season. The show, which stands as the season’s most-watched original drama among women 18-34, also generated an impressive number among one of the general demos, finishing in the top 10 among adults 25-54 with 1.88 million.
