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ESPN Secures Top Weekly Ratings Spot
ESPN scored its second straight primetime weekly cable ratings win in a week
that included big returns from CNN's Republican Presidential debate.
The 24-hour sports network again rode its NFL Monday Night Football coverage to
average 4.3 million subscribers for the week of Sept. 14 to Sept. 20, according
to network officials.
ESPN was also the most watched network on a 24-hour basis as well as with
adults 18-49
CNN’s Sept. 16 coverage of the second Republican Presidential Debate – which
drew a network record 23 million viewers – helped the news network finish
second for the week with 3.7 million viewers, while Fox News ended up a distant
third with 1.6 million viewers.
Disney Channel placed fourth with 1.5 million, followed by USA Network and TBS,
which both averaged 1.4 million watchers to tie for fifth.
HGTV (1.2 million); History (1.1 million); and FX and AMC rounded out the top
10 most watched shows for the week.
Most Watched Cable Shows For Week Of Sept. 14-20
Date Show
Network Total Viewers
9/16 Reagan GOP Presidential Debate CNN
23 million
9/14 MNF –Minnesota-San Francisco ESPN
14.3 million
9/14 MNF – Philadelphia-Atlanta ESPN
13.5 million
9/16 Anderson Cooper 360 Debate Special CNN
10.8 million
9/19 College Football Ole Miss-Alaba ESPN
7.6 million
9/20 Fear The Walking Dead AMC
6.6 million
9/16 Reagan GOP Presidential Early Debate CNN
6.2 million
9/16 Regan GOP Early Debate Special CNN
4.5 million
9/16 AC360 Post Debate Special CNN
4.4 million
9/17 Thursday Night football (Den.-KC.) ESPN
4.1million
Source: Nielsen
