Weekly Network Rankings: Fox Business Earns Top Five Spot

Author:: Ratingsintel Editors
Publish date:: Nov 17, 2015
Updated on: Mar 20, 2018

Network Performance in Primetime: 11/9/15 - 11/15/15

NBC was primetime's #1 network of the week among Adults 18-49 (2.3), holding even with the week ending November 8.
CBS was the #2 network of the week in the key demo (1.95), followed by ABC (1.6) and Fox (1.1) CBS and ABC were down from last week, while Fox held steady.
CBS was the #1 network of the week in Total Viewers (10 million), though it was down -100,000 from last week. NBC, ABC and Fox followed (in that order).
ESPN was the #1 primetime cable network of the week in P 18-49 (1.0) though it was down a tenth from the previous week.
AMC (0.7) finished second among all cable networks in the demo. AMC was up from the previous week, likely thanks to ratings from the series premiere of Into the Badlands.
TBS and Adult Swim were slightly up from the previous week, while FX experienced a stronger week-to-week improvement in the key demo.
USA, Discovery, NFL Network, Food Network and History round out last week's top ten in Adults 18-49.
ESPN was #1 in Total Viewers among all cable networks in primetime (2.8 million), though it was -300,000 from the previous week.
Fox News (2.3 million) was #2 in Total Viewers, followed by Hallmark Channel, a Republican debate-boosted Fox Business Network, and AMC rounding out the top five.

Sorted by Adults 18-49, Live+SD Data:

<p>Dates</p>	<p>Daypart</p>	<p>Viewing Source</p>	<p>P18-49 Rtg%</p>	<p>P18-49 Proj (000 s)</p>	<p>P25-54 Rtg%</p>	<p>P25-54 Proj (000 s)</p>	<p>P2+ Proj (000 s)</p>
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	NBC AFFILIATES	2.34	2967	2.93	3475	8275
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	CBS AFFILIATES	1.95	2470	2.60	3091	10018
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	ABC AFFILIATES	1.56	1974	1.99	2359	6131
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	FOX AFFILIATES	1.14	1441	1.39	1655	3690
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ESPN	0.99	1255	1.11	1318	2825
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	AMC	0.68	866	0.73	863	1498
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	UNIVISION AFFILIATES	0.67	847	0.73	868	1797
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TBS NETWORK	0.56	711	0.61	719	1396
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FX	0.53	668	0.49	583	1204
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	TELEMUNDO AFFILIATES	0.52	660	0.59	699	1417
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	CW AFFILIATES	0.47	592	0.54	642	1382
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ADULT SWIM	0.45	574	0.33	398	1050
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	USA NETWORK	0.45	573	0.50	592	1461
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISCOVERY CHANNEL	0.45	570	0.55	657	1456
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NFL NETWORK	0.38	484	0.46	549	1117
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOOD NETWORK	0.33	419	0.38	448	1003
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HISTORY	0.32	409	0.44	524	1328
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	UNIMAS AFFILIATES	0.32	408	0.35	419	841
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION	0.31	397	0.37	441	1050
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	ION AFFILIATES	0.31	396	0.37	436	1137
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BRAVO	0.31	394	0.37	436	732
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HALLMARK CHANNEL	0.31	392	0.42	503	1767
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HBO - THE WORKS	0.31	391	0.37	435	793
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.29	373	0.25	293	562
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HOME AND GARDEN TV	0.29	363	0.36	431	1245
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOX BUSINESS NETWORK	0.28	358	0.36	427	1622
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISNEY CHANNEL	0.27	345	0.23	276	1474
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	THE CARTOON NETWORK	0.27	336	0.22	258	1145
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	VH1	0.26	335	0.25	299	547
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOX NEWS CHANNEL	0.26	332	0.39	465	2321
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CNN	0.25	313	0.31	373	987
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SPIKE TV	0.24	306	0.26	311	638
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	A&E NETWORK	0.23	295	0.30	353	749
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SYFY	0.23	292	0.28	334	737
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ABC FAMILY	0.22	282	0.24	279	609
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	E!	0.22	277	0.21	248	478
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY	0.22	274	0.31	368	837
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NICKELODEON	0.22	274	0.21	244	1263
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV	0.21	272	0.18	219	486
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	ALL PBS STATIONS	0.21	268	0.33	398	1811
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TLC	0.21	263	0.25	292	704
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NICK-AT-NITE	0.20	257	0.18	214	727
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MTV	0.20	250	0.14	168	391
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	LIFETIME TELEVISION	0.18	234	0.24	281	641
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ESPN2	0.18	225	0.20	234	622
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISNEY JUNIOR	0.17	211	0.16	191	640
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FXX	0.16	202	0.16	190	354
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	PBS PRIMARY NTWK AFFIL	0.16	198	0.26	303	1514
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TRUTV	0.15	196	0.13	158	401
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ENCORE	0.15	196	0.20	232	781
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ANIMAL PLANET	0.13	171	0.16	187	463
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOX SPORTS 1	0.13	165	0.15	178	335
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	STARZ	0.12	153	0.14	169	352
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK	0.12	152	0.14	162	392
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.12	148	0.15	182	378
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TV LAND	0.11	143	0.16	185	474
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK	0.11	141	0.13	158	448
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL	0.11	139	0.13	158	370
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SHOWTIME	0.11	137	0.14	166	357
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NICK JR	0.11	136	0.11	136	482
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CNBC	0.11	134	0.12	141	349
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CMT	0.10	131	0.12	138	287
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	BOUNCE TV AFFILIATES	0.10	131	0.12	144	303
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HBO PRIME	0.10	129	0.13	150	276
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	WETV	0.10	126	0.12	143	435
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NBC SPORTS NETWORK	0.10	125	0.13	160	447
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MSNBC	0.09	112	0.14	163	713
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	ME TV AFFILIATES	0.09	111	0.16	189	672
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	ESTRELLA TV AFFILIATES	0.09	110	0.11	126	249
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	H2	0.09	108	0.11	128	347
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	GSN	0.08	102	0.09	105	359
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TV ONE	0.08	102	0.09	105	206
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NBA-TV	0.08	98	0.08	90	193
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SCIENCE	0.07	91	0.08	99	227
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HLN	0.07	89	0.09	110	298
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	OXYGEN MEDIA	0.07	88	0.07	88	187
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	UNIVISION DEPORTES	0.07	86	0.08	95	154
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MULTIMAX	0.07	85	0.08	96	193
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	IFC TV	0.06	78	0.08	98	183
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	GALAVISION	0.06	78	0.07	85	156
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BBC-AMERICA	0.06	76	0.08	91	184
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SUNDANCE TV	0.06	75	0.08	95	218
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL	0.06	73	0.07	81	142
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL	0.06	71	0.06	71	166
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DESTINATION AMERICA	0.05	69	0.07	86	208
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	AZTECA AMERICA AFFILIATES	0.05	69	0.06	73	128
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FYI	0.05	66	0.06	73	146
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MTV2	0.05	65	0.04	46	126
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	STARZ PRIMARY	0.05	65	0.06	66	140
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SHOWTIME PRIME	0.05	64	0.07	79	180
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES	0.05	62	0.08	95	436
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NICKTOONS	0.05	62	0.04	50	260
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISNEY XD	0.05	62	0.05	57	295
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ENCORE PRIMARY	0.05	62	0.06	70	148
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	WGN AMERICA	0.05	60	0.06	76	318
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NAT GEO WILD	0.05	59	0.06	76	219
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	COOKING CHANNEL	0.05	58	0.05	64	138
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	VELOCITY	0.05	57	0.06	77	177
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BOOMERANG	0.04	56	0.04	52	236
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ESPNU	0.04	56	0.05	56	156
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	INSP	0.04	53	0.05	61	386
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DIY NETWORK	0.04	53	0.06	69	179
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	POP	0.04	50	0.06	69	158
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	THE WEATHER CHANNEL	0.04	47	0.05	61	184
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SPROUT	0.04	46	0.04	46	172
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	MUNDOMAX AFFILIATES	0.04	45	0.05	59	148
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	TEENNICK	0.03	43	0.03	35	202
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL	0.03	43	0.05	54	187
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ESQUIRE NETWORK	0.03	42	0.04	47	93
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	ESPNEWS	0.03	39	0.03	41	84
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FX MOVIE CHANNEL	0.03	37	0.04	42	101
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CHILLER	0.03	37	0.03	40	104
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	REELZCHANNEL	0.03	35	0.04	50	134
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL	0.03	33	0.03	35	82
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MAXPRIME	0.03	32	0.03	37	83
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOX DEPORTES	0.02	31	0.03	35	58
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	UP	0.02	30	0.03	39	160
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	DISCOVERY FAMILIA	0.02	29	0.02	25	59
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CENTRIC	0.02	28	0.02	26	71
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	LOGO	0.02	28	0.03	34	59
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	VH1 CLASSIC	0.02	27	0.03	37	67
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FUSE	0.02	27	0.02	22	49
Week of 11/09/2015	Broadcast Prime	COZI TV AFFILIATES	0.02	26	0.03	38	139
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	NBC UNIVERSO	0.02	25	0.02	25	47
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	OVATION	0.02	25	0.03	30	61
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	CLOO	0.02	22	0.02	19	69
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY	0.02	20	0.02	27	78
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BABY FIRST TV	0.02	19	0.01	17	39
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	BEIN SPORT	0.01	19	0.02	20	35
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	MLB NETWORK	0.01	17	0.01	17	36
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	GOLF CHANNEL	0.01	13	0.02	18	61
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	EL REY	0.01	13	0.01	13	33
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	SMITHSONIAN	0.01	12	0.01	16	56
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	AL JAZEERA AMERICA	0.01	11	0.01	12	38
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	RFD-TV	0.01	7	0.01	9	123
Week of 11/09/2015	Cable Prime	FOX SPORTS 2	0.00	6	0.01	8	17

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