Week 23: Cable puts five in top 100

The weird thing, though, is that three of those five were the same program - three different showings of the movie "Wedding Crashers" on TBS. The highest ranked cable/satellite program for the 18-49 demo was the Democratic presidential political debate on MSNBC at #58. Numero uno for all of television, in case you've forgotten, was "American Idol" on Fox. It was also #2 and #3, though with different content each time. The weekly number crunch of both broadcast and cable/satellite ratings is done by the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), based on data from Nielsen Media Research.

Top 100 Programs on Broadcast and Subscription TV
Based on Primetime Adult 18-49 Ratings
Week ending March 2nd, 2008
Week 23 of the 2007-2008 Broadcast Season

RANK

PROGRAMS

NETWORK

(START) DATE

# TLCST

P18-49 Live+SD US AA%

1	AMERICAN IDOL-TUESDAY	FOX	02/26/2008	1	11.1
2	AMERICAN IDOL-WEDNESDAY	FOX	02/27/2008	1	10.5
3	AMERICAN IDOL THU SP-2/28(S)-02/28/2008	FOX	02/28/2008	1	9.1
4	LOST	ABC	02/28/2008	1	5.4
5	OPRAH'S BIG GIVE	ABC	03/02/2008	1	5.3
6	DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS	FOX	02/28/2008	1	5.2
7	EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED.	ABC	03/02/2008	1	5.2
8	BACK TO YOU SP-2/26 9:30P(S)-02/26/2008	FOX	02/26/2008	1	4.4
9	DEAL OR NO DEAL-MON	NBC	02/25/2008	1	4.3
10	BACK TO YOU SP-2/27 9:30P(S)-02/27/2008	FOX	02/27/2008	1	4.2
11	SURVIVOR: MICRONESIA	CBS	02/28/2008	1	4.2
12	FAMILY GUY	FOX	03/02/2008	1	4.1
13	HERE COME THE NEWLYWEDS	ABC	03/02/2008	1	4.1
14	TWO AND A HALF MEN	CBS	02/25/2008	1	3.9
15	KING OF THE HILL	FOX	03/02/2008	1	3.9
16	SIMPSONS	FOX	03/02/2008	1	3.9
17	ABC PREMIERE EVENT-2/25(S)-02/25/2008	ABC	02/25/2008	1	3.6
18	MOMENT OF TRUTH 2/25-8P(S)-02/25/2008	FOX	02/25/2008	1	3.6
19	LAW AND ORDER	NBC	02/27/2008	1	3.3
20	SUPERNANNY	ABC	02/27/2008	1	3.3
21	APPRENTICE 7	NBC	02/28/2008	1	3.1
22	OLD CHRISTINE	CBS	02/25/2008	1	3.1
23	CSI	CBS	02/28/2008	1	3.0
24	BIGGEST LOSER 5	NBC	02/26/2008	1	2.9
25	PRIMETIME:WHAT WOULD U DO	ABC	02/26/2008	1	2.9
26	MY DAD IS BETR THN YR DAD	NBC	02/25/2008	1	2.8
27	AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS	ABC	03/02/2008	1	2.7
28	TERMINATOR: SRH CNR CHRON	FOX	02/25/2008	1	2.7
29	WITHOUT A TRACE	CBS	02/28/2008	1	2.6
30	BIG BROTHER 9-TUE	CBS	02/26/2008	1	2.6
31	UNHITCHED	FOX	03/02/2008	1	2.6
32	ELI STONE	ABC	02/28/2008	1	2.5
33	MEDIUM	NBC	02/25/2008	1	2.5
34	CSI: MIAMI	CBS	02/25/2008	1	2.5
35	LIPSTICK JUNGLE	NBC	02/28/2008	1	2.5
36	BIG BROTHER 9-SUN	CBS	03/02/2008	1	2.3
37	CSI: NY	CBS	02/27/2008	1	2.3
38	COPS 2	FOX	03/01/2008	1	2.3
39	DEAL OR NO DEAL 3/2(S)-03/02/2008	NBC	03/02/2008	1	2.2
40	JERICHO	CBS	02/26/2008	1	2.2
41	CRIMINAL MINDS	CBS	02/27/2008	1	2.2
42	AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS TUE	UNI	02/26/2008	1	2.2
43	LAW AND ORDER:CRIM INTENT	NBC	02/27/2008	1	2.2
44	DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED	NBC	02/27/2008	1	2.2
45	PRICE IS RIGHT PRIMETIME	CBS	02/29/2008	1	2.2
46	HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER	CBS	02/25/2008	1	2.1
47	AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS WED	UNI	02/27/2008	1	2.1
48	LAW AND ORDER:SVU-SUN	NBC	03/02/2008	1	2.1
49	AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS THU	UNI	02/28/2008	1	2.1
50	AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS FRI	UNI	02/29/2008	1	2.1
51	60 MINUTES	CBS	03/02/2008	1	2.1
52	HOUSE-FRI 9P	FOX	02/29/2008	1	2.1
53	NCIS	CBS	02/26/2008	1	2.1
54	AL DIABLO CON GUAPOS MON	UNI	02/25/2008	1	2.0
55	20/20-FRI	ABC	02/29/2008	1	2.0
56	WIFE SWAP	ABC	02/27/2008	1	2.0
57	BIG BROTHER 9-WED	CBS	02/27/2008	1	2.0
58	DEBATE	MSNBC	02/26/2008	1	2.0
59	AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK	FOX	03/01/2008	1	2.0
60	COPS	FOX	03/01/2008	1	2.0
61	DEXTER	CBS	03/02/2008	1	2.0
62	AMERICA'S TOP MODEL-4	CW	02/27/2008	1	2.0
63	DATELINE FRI	NBC	02/29/2008	1	1.9
64	20/20-9PM	ABC	02/29/2008	1	1.9
65	DATELINE SUN-7PM	NBC	03/02/2008	1	1.9
66	COLD CASE	CBS	03/02/2008	1	1.8
67	GHOST WHISPERER	CBS	02/29/2008	1	1.8
68	WWE ENTERTAINMENT	USA	02/25/2008	2	1.8
69	WELCOME TO THE CAPTAIN	CBS	02/25/2008	1	1.8
70	NUMB3RS	CBS	02/29/2008	1	1.8
71	OFFICE	NBC	02/28/2008	1	1.7
72	PASION THU	UNI	02/28/2008	1	1.7
73	MEN IN TREES	ABC	02/27/2008	1	1.7
74	PASION WED	UNI	02/27/2008	1	1.7
75	WEDDING CRASHERS(S)-03/02/2008	TBSC	03/02/2008	1	1.7
76	BONES-FRI 8P	FOX	02/29/2008	1	1.6
77	PASION MON	UNI	02/25/2008	1	1.6
78	LOST-THU 8PM	ABC	02/28/2008	1	1.6
79	PASION TUE	UNI	02/26/2008	1	1.5
80	PASION FRI	UNI	02/29/2008	1	1.5
81	NUESTRA BELLEZA FRI	UNI	02/29/2008	1	1.5
82	LAW AND ORDER-SAT	NBC	03/01/2008	1	1.5
83	WEDDING CRASHERS(S)-02/29/2008	TBSC	02/29/2008	1	1.5
84	ACCORDING TO JIM-TU 9PM	ABC	02/26/2008	1	1.4
85	FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN	CW	02/29/2008	1	1.4
86	ONE TREE HILL	CW	02/26/2008	1	1.4
87	WEDDING CRASHERS(S)-03/01/2008	TBSC	03/01/2008	1	1.4
88	48 HOURS MYSTERY	CBS	03/01/2008	1	1.4
89	CRISTINA MON	UNI	02/25/2008	1	1.4
90	ABC SAT MOVIE OF THE WEEK	ABC	03/01/2008	1	1.4
91	AQUI Y AHORA TUE	UNI	02/26/2008	1	1.3
92	AMNESIA	NBC	02/29/2008	1	1.3
93	QUARTERLIFE 2/26(S)-02/26/2008	NBC	02/26/2008	1	1.3
94	JUST FOR LAUGHS	ABC	02/26/2008	1	1.3
95	CBS MOVIE SATURDAY	CBS	03/01/2008	1	1.2
96	FAMILIA P. LUCHE SUN	UNI	03/02/2008	1	1.2
97	CARPOOLERS	ABC	02/26/2008	1	1.2
98	ALLSTAR SALUTE-J. KIMMEL(S)-03/01/2008	ABC	03/01/2008	1	1.2
99	JUST FOR LAUGHS-TU 8PM	ABC	02/26/2008	1	1.2
100	LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT	NBC	03/01/2008	1	1.2

Source: 2/25 - 3/2/08 Nielsen Galaxy Explorer estimates.
Ranked by average audience % (ratings); in the event of a tie, impressions (000's) are used as a tiebreaker.
Ad-Supported Subscription television only.
Programming under 25 minutes excluded.

More at www.tvb.org

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