Top Cable Shows (18-49) – Week of 12/21/09
By | December 31, 2009
For 18-49s (Live+SD) on cable during the week of Dec 21-27, ‘twas the season for football and an old holiday classic. ESPN’s MNF (5.50mln) featuring the ‘Skins and Giants led all telecasts in the demo, while NFL Net’s Sat night game (3.22mln) featuring the Chargers and Titans took 2nd. The Emerald Bowl (2.94mln) on ESPN was next, followed by the net’s 16-min pre-game content (2.35mln). Landing in 5th was an airing of “A Christmas Story” on TBS, which joined with another airing on the net to avg 2.28mln. WWE content (2.22mln) on USA notched 6th, and completing the top 10 were E!’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (2.16mln), History’s “Pawn Stars” (2.15mln) and the Meineke Car Care Bowl (2.15mln) on ESPN. (Data provided by Nielsen)
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| RANK | TELECASTS | EPISODE TITLE | ORIG | DAY(S) | S TIME | R DUR | P18-49 | P18-49 | P18-49 |
| Live+SD US AA% | Live+SD US SHR | Live+SD AA(000) | |||||||
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L-12/21/2009 | GIANTS/REDSKINS | ESPN | M…… | 8:29 PM | 188 | 4.2 | 12 | 5500 |
| 2 | NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME-12/25/2009 | 2009 – CHARGERS VS. TITANS | NFLN | ….F.. | 7:34 PM | 176 | 2.4 | 8 | 3223 |
| 3 | COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L-12/26/2009 | BOSTON COLLEGE/USC | ESPN | …..S. | 8:00 PM | 206 | 2.2 | 7 | 2839 |
| 4 | COLL FTB TONIGHT SCOREB L-12/26/2009 | ESPN | …..S. | 7:44 PM | 16 | 1.8 | 7 | 2352 | |
| 5 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY-12/25/2009 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | ….F.. | 10:00 AM | 120 | 1.8 | 8 | 2337 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT-12/21/2009 | WWE RAW | USA | M…… | 10:00 PM | 71 | 1.7 | 5 | 2223 |
| 7 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY-12/24/2009 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | …T… | 8:00 PM | 120 | 1.7 | 6 | 2207 |
| 8 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-12/27/2009 | 403 | ENT | ……S | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1.6 | 4 | 2162 |
| 9 | PAWN STARS-12/27/2009 | RICKS BAD DAY | HIST | ……S | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1.6 | 5 | 2151 |
| 10 | COLL FTBALL-BOWL GAME L-12/26/2009 | PITTSBURGH/UNC | ESPN | …..S. | 4:30 PM | 194 | 1.6 | 7 | 2147 |
| 11 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY-12/25/2009 | 24 HOURS OF A XMAS STORY | TBSC | ….F.. | 12:00 PM | 120 | 1.6 | 7 | 2139 |
