Disney Tops CW, Univision in Weekly Ratings
Network Tops Among Cable for Week of July 16
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 7/24/2007 9:07:00 AM
Disney Channel enjoyed gangbusters ratings last week, not only ranking No. 1 in cable, but also outperforming broadcast’s The CW and Univision in primetime viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research data released Tuesday.
Disney was the top-ranked cable network in primetime household ratings, with a 2.8, and in total viewers, 3.5 million, for the week of July 16, according to a Disney-ABC Cable Networks analysis of Nielsen data.
In fact, the network delivered 1.1 million viewers more than second-place USA Network, which posted a 1.9 rating and 2.4 million viewers.
For the week, Disney even outdelivered The CW and Univision in terms of total viewers in primetime. The CW averaged 1.9 million and Univision averaged 3.2 million.
Disney had 16 of basic cable’s top 25 telecasts, with several episodes of Hannah Montanaand The Suite Life of Zack & Cody doing well, as did encores of High School Musical and Return to Halloweentown.
The No. 1-rated program for the week was the July 16 telecast of TNT’s The Closer, which posted a 5.5 rating.
For the week, TNT ranked third in primetime, a hair behind USA with a 1.8 rating. Six networks placed fourth in the ratings, each with a 1.2: TBS, Cartoon Network, Lifetime Television, Fox News Channel, Nick at Nite and Hallmark Channel.
AMC, Spike TV, Discovery Channel and Court TV each garnered 1.1 ratings.
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