or


[11/03/09 - 01:40 PM]
USA Is "White" Hot!
USA spins the numbers for the week of October 26-November 1.
[via press release from USA]

USA IS "WHITE" HOT!

New Original Hit Series WHITE COLLAR Retains 94% of Premiere Total Viewer Audience

NEW YORK, NEW YORK � November 3, 2009 �. USA regained its position as the top network in cable this week, delivering more total viewers (2.58 million, +12% more then ESPN) and households (2.58 million, +11% more then ESPN) than any other network and more P25-54 (1.47 million, +45% more then TNT), P18-49 (1.32 million, +30% over TNT), and P18-34 (571,000, +12% over TNT) than any entertainment competitor on cable. The top household coverage rating in basic cable prime was also belonged to USA this week (2.61, +0.26 over ESPN). USA was the only cable network to deliver over 2.5 million households in prime this week.

USA outperformed The CW this week, delivering +68% more total viewers, +7% more P18-49 and +36% more P25-54, than the broadcaster, and registered victories over "Big 4" broadcast networks in 10 primetime hours this week (M-Su 8P-11P) thanks to USA Originals MONK and WHITE COLLAR, WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW, and hot acquired series NCIS and HOUSE.

� This week's episode of WHITE COLLAR retained 94% of its premiere's total viewer audience, remaining above the 5 million viewer threshold. WHITE COLLAR is the only drama, on any cable network, to draw over 5 million viewers in this timeslot since the series premiere of PSYCH in July 2006.

� WHITE COLLAR and MONK were the most watched original dramas on cable this week with 5.08 million and 4.69 million total viewers respectively, and 3.58 million and 3.29 million households. These were the top two telecasts on cable Friday night in P25-54 (Monk 1.82 million / WC 1.64 million) and P18-49 (WC 1.63 million / Monk 1.36 million) and Friday's top two entertainment telecasts on cable in drawing P18-34 viewers (WC 697,000 / Monk 522,000).

� WWE RAW had its best night in weeks, showing week to week gains of over 20% in key demos and total viewers while adding nearly a million to the total viewer audience this week. WWE RAW was the most watched entertainment program in cable prime this week, taking the top two telecasts and delivering the most P25-54 (2.71 million), P18-49 (2.73 million), and total viewers (5.60 million). RAW delivered more households than any other entertainment show on cable (3.66 million) this week

USA Network is the #1 network in all of basic cable and is seen in over 98.5 million U.S. homes. A division of NBC Universal, USA is the cable television leader in original series and home to the best in blockbuster theatrical films, acquired television series and entertainment events. The award-winning USA website is located at www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.

USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.





  [november 2009]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S


· MONK (USA)
· WHITE COLLAR (USA)
· WWE RAW (NETFLIX)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[04/15/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 7: "Adolescence" Continues Ascent, Now at No. 3 on Most Popular TV List
Documentary series were popular this week with "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing" (9.8 million views) debuting at No. 1 on the English TV list and "Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer" (3.8 million views) at No. 6.
[04/15/25 - 11:29 AM]
"American Idol" Packs a Punch With Sunday and Monday Wins
On linear, Sunday's "Hollywood Week: Showstopper" was the top entertainment program of the night in Total Viewers (5.92 million) and the top program of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.57 rating) on broadcast and cable.
[04/15/25 - 08:34 AM]
Chicago Cubs vs Los Angeles Dodgers on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Is Most-Watched MLB Game of Season Across All Platforms
The broadcast peaked at 9:30 p.m. ET with 2,445,000 viewers.
[04/15/25 - 08:24 AM]
ESPN Earns Its Best Nielsen Q1 Viewership Since 2017, Further Cementing a Stellar Start to 2025
In addition, ESPN's average-minute-audience was up 22% overall and 15% in the Persons 18-49 demo from Nielsen Q1 in 2024.
[04/12/25 - 01:47 PM]
ESPN's Masters Tournament Second Round Coverage Averages 3.1 Million Viewers; Peaks at 3.4M
The audience was up considerably from Thursday's first round, which averaged 2.3 million viewers.

[04/11/25 - 02:36 PM]
ESPN's First Round Masters Tournament Coverage Averages 2.3 Million Viewers
The coverage aired from 3-7:23 p.m. ET and was the most-viewed sports program for the day across all broadcast and cable networks.
[04/11/25 - 01:06 PM]
Max Original "The Pitt" Concludes Its Freshman Season Averaging Over 10 Million Global Viewers Per Episode
The first episode has tallied 16.2 million global viewers thus far.
[04/10/25 - 09:45 AM]
Paramount+'s New Hit "MobLand" Surges with 8.8 Million Global Viewers; Biggest Series Launch Ever on the Service Up +298% from Premiere Day
The new global crime series premiered Sunday, March 30, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia and will be coming to other P+ international markets soon.
[04/09/25 - 11:31 AM]
ESPN Wraps Up Successful 2024-25 Women's College Basketball Campaign
The national title bout between No. 2 UConn and No. 1 South Carolina scored 8.6 million viewers, the third most-viewed women's college basketball championship game on ESPN platforms and up 76% from the last time the teams played for the title in 2022.
[04/08/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of March 31: "Adolescence" Leads Top 10 Charts Again, Jumps to No. 4 on Most Popular
Documentary series "Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer," from two-time Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning director Liz Garbus, also made a strong debut, arriving at No. 2 on the English TV list with 13 million views in its first week.
[04/07/25 - 02:20 PM]
ABC Scores Third Most-Watched NCAA Women's Championship Ever on ESPN Platforms
The telecast averaged 8.5 million viewers and peaked at 9.8 million viewers.
[04/07/25 - 11:56 AM]
"The White Lotus" Finale Episode Draws 6.2 Million U.S. Sunday Night Viewers, Breaking Viewership Records for Third Consecutive Week
Sunday's season finale episode performed an astounding 51% higher than the Season 2 finale (4.1 million U.S. viewers).

[04/04/25 - 07:01 AM]
Paramount+'s New Series "MobLand" Breaks Record as Biggest Global Series Premiere Ever with 2.2 Million Global Viewers on Premiere Day
"'MobLand' is a runaway success thanks to the visionary work of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David Glasser and brought to life by the exceptional Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren who transport us into a world audiences clearly cannot get enough of," said Chris McCarthy.
[04/02/25 - 10:49 AM]
"The Rookie" Shoots to Multiplatform Season Highs in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
On linear, "The Rookie" was the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.48 - tied), and helped propel ABC to a win the night in both Total Viewers (4.68 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.39 rating).

[04/01/25 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw double-digit increases on the previous week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.