USA‘s original series sizzled yet again last week, dominating the telecast medal stand and helping the net maintain its typical perch atop the net prime rankings with a 2.1/2.03mln. The 2nd-season premiere of "Burn Notice" (4.0/3.86mln) led cable, and was followed by "In Plain Sight" (3.9/3.76mln) and a fresh ep of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (3.9/3.65mln). A replay of "Camp Rock" (3.0/2.88mln) powered Disney Channel (1.9/1.83mln) to a 2nd-place tie with TNT (1.9/1.81mln), which continued to enjoy viewership fuel from NASCAR races (3.7/3.57mln). In each of the 6 weeks of TNT’s race schedule, the races have been the top-ranked cable program among 25-54s and men 25-54. TBS (1.4/1.32mln) notched 4th, followed by Lifetime (1.3/1.23mln) and Fox News (1.3/1.18mln) in a tie for 5th. Other notable telecasts: Lifetime’s "Army Wives" (3.0/2.89mln) and ABC Family‘s original movie "Picture This!" (3.1/2.96mln). Brag Book: The Mon night season premieres of TNT‘s "The Closer" and "Saving Grace" garnered a respective 7.81mln and 5.16mln total viewers. The former became ad-supported cable’s #2 season premiere YTD among HHs (5.19mln). — Outdoor Channel‘s Fri night block of fishing content (7pm-midnight) has delivered YTD a 77% increase in HH delivery. — Oxygen enjoyed its highest-rated and most-watched week ever in prime (0.7) and total day (0.4), and among all key demos including 18-49s (303K) and women 18-49 (222K). — Comcast SportsNet‘s coverage of the Cubs is averaging a 4.9/170K, up 53% YTD, and White Sox games on the net are averaging a 1.9/66K (+27%).

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Ringing In 35 Years: NCTA’s Bell Looks Back at Events that Shaped Cable

Last week, NCTA SVP, Creative Services Mark Bell clocked in for the final time after 35 years with the association. That role made him a critical strategist for NCTA’s former trade shows and its current live events, including the just-wrapped reimagined Kaitz Event. Before he headed off into retirement and Kristin Buch stepped into his role, Cablefax chatted with Bell about his time in the industry.

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