Top 100 Programs on Broadcast and Cable/Satellite TV
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Cable and/or Satellite networks scored with seven shows in the top 100 for the key adults 18-49 demographic, although none placed in the top 50. The best performer was WWE Entertainment on USA at #64.
This data is based on Nielsen Galaxy Explorer estimates for combined broadcast and cable numbers and is for Ad-Supported Subscription television only.
With cable and satellite TV providers
- DirecTV Group Inc., gained 460,000 net subscribers
- Dish posted a net loss of 94,000 subscribers in the quarter, even though it actually added 653,000 subscribers, due to cancellations, signal theft and increased competition. Dish now has 13.6 million subscribers nationwide.
- Time Warner Cable Inc., AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. also gained customers.
- Comcast is using its digital cable TV technology, to deliver bvalue added features such as video on demand, HDTV, and interactive TV. Digital TV technology also supports a Digital Video Recorder. Comcast also provides a high speed Internet (at five times the speed of DSL) and home phone services.
Here are the Top 100 shows in the important adults 18-49 demographic for the Week ending May 3rd, 2009, which is Week 32 of the 2008-2009 Broadcast Season.
|
RANK |
PROGRAMS |
NW |
(START) |
P18-49 |
|
1 |
American Idol-Tuesday |
FOX |
04/28/2009 |
8.1 |
|
2 |
American Idol-Wednesday |
FOX |
04/29/2009 |
7.7 |
|
3 |
Grey’s Anatomy-Thu 9pm |
ABC |
04/30/2009 |
5.1 |
|
4 |
Two And A Half Men |
CBS |
04/27/2009 |
4.9 |
|
5 |
House |
FOX |
04/27/2009 |
4.6 |
|
6 |
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
05/03/2009 |
4.4 |
|
7 |
Dancing With The Stars |
ABC |
04/27/2009 |
4.3 |
|
8 |
Lost |
ABC |
04/29/2009 |
4.1 |
|
9 |
Fringe |
FOX |
04/28/2009 |
4.0 |
|
10 |
Rules Of Engagement |
CBS |
04/27/2009 |
3.9 |
|
11 |
Law And Order:Svu |
NBC |
04/28/2009 |
3.9 |
|
12 |
Office |
NBC |
04/30/2009 |
3.7 |
|
13 |
Mentalist, The |
CBS |
04/28/2009 |
3.7 |
|
14 |
How I Met Your Mother |
CBS |
04/27/2009 |
3.7 |
|
15 |
CSI |
CBS |
04/30/2009 |
3.7 |
|
16 |
Survivor: Tocantins |
CBS |
04/30/2009 |
3.6 |
|
17 |
Biggest Loser 7 |
NBC |
04/28/2009 |
3.6 |
|
18 |
NCIS |
CBS |
04/28/2009 |
3.5 |
|
19 |
Private Practice |
ABC |
04/30/2009 |
3.5 |
|
20 |
Family Guy |
FOX |
05/03/2009 |
3.5 |
|
21 |
Big Bang Theory, The |
CBS |
04/27/2009 |
3.4 |
|
22 |
24 |
FOX |
04/27/2009 |
3.4 |
|
23 |
Criminal Minds |
CBS |
04/29/2009 |
3.3 |
|
24 |
CSI: Miami |
CBS |
04/27/2009 |
3.3 |
|
25 |
Dancing W/Stars Results |
ABC |
04/28/2009 |
3.3 |
|
26 |
Amazing Race 14 |
CBS |
05/03/2009 |
3.2 |
|
27 |
Simpsons |
FOX |
05/03/2009 |
3.2 |
|
28 |
CSI: Ny |
CBS |
04/29/2009 |
3.2 |
|
29 |
Apprentice 8 |
NBC |
05/03/2009 |
3.1 |
|
30 |
Brothers & Sisters |
ABC |
05/03/2009 |
3.0 |
|
31 |
Heroes |
NBC |
04/27/2009 |
3.0 |
|
32 |
30 Rock |
NBC |
04/30/2009 |
2.9 |
|
33 |
Cold Case |
CBS |
05/03/2009 |
2.9 |
|
34 |
Hell’s Kitchen |
FOX |
04/30/2009 |
2.8 |
|
35 |
American Dad |
FOX |
05/03/2009 |
2.8 |
|
36 |
Extreme Makeover:Hm Ed-8p |
ABC |
05/03/2009 |
2.7 |
|
37 |
Without A Trace |
CBS |
04/28/2009 |
2.5 |
|
38 |
King Of The Hill |
FOX |
05/03/2009 |
2.5 |
|
39 |
Chuck |
NBC |
04/27/2009 |
2.4 |
|
40 |
Ghost Whisperer |
CBS |
05/01/2009 |
2.4 |
|
41 |
Unit, The |
CBS |
05/03/2009 |
2.4 |
|
42 |
Lie To Me |
FOX |
04/29/2009 |
2.3 |
|
43 |
Criminal Minds Thu Sp(S)-04/30/2009 |
CBS |
04/30/2009 |
2.3 |
|
44 |
Amer Funn Home Videos |
ABC |
05/03/2009 |
2.3 |
|
45 |
Manana Para Siempre Tue |
UNI |
04/28/2009 |
2.3 |
|
46 |
Bones |
FOX |
04/30/2009 |
2.3 |
|
47 |
Parks And Recreation |
NBC |
04/30/2009 |
2.2 |
|
48 |
Law And Order |
NBC |
04/29/2009 |
2.2 |
|
49 |
Manana Para Siempre Thu |
UNI |
04/30/2009 |
2.2 |
|
50 |
Manana Para Siempre Wed |
UNI |
04/29/2009 |
2.2 |
|
51 |
Surviving Suburbia |
ABC |
04/27/2009 |
2.2 |
|
52 |
Numb3rs |
CBS |
05/01/2009 |
2.2 |
|
53 |
Manana Para Siempre Mon |
UNI |
04/27/2009 |
2.2 |
|
54 |
Medium |
NBC |
04/27/2009 |
2.2 |
|
55 |
My Name Is Earl |
NBC |
04/30/2009 |
2.1 |
|
56 |
Flashpoint |
CBS |
05/01/2009 |
2.1 |
|
57 |
60 Minutes |
CBS |
05/03/2009 |
2.0 |
|
58 |
Southland |
NBC |
04/30/2009 |
2.0 |
|
59 |
Castle |
ABC |
04/27/2009 |
2.0 |
|
60 |
Manana Para Siempre Fri |
UNI |
05/01/2009 |
2.0 |
|
61 |
Ugly Betty |
ABC |
04/30/2009 |
2.0 |
|
62 |
20/20-Fri |
ABC |
05/01/2009 |
1.8 |
|
63 |
America’s Top Model - 6 |
CW |
04/29/2009 |
1.8 |
|
64 |
WWE Entertainment |
USA |
04/27/2009 |
1.8 |
|
65 |
Aqui Y Ahora Tue |
UNI |
04/28/2009 |
1.7 |
|
66 |
Cuidado Con El Angel Tue |
UNI |
04/28/2009 |
1.7 |
|
67 |
Nba Playoffs |
TNT |
04/27/2009 |
1.6 |
|
68 |
Cuidado Con El Angel Mon |
UNI |
04/27/2009 |
1.6 |
|
69 |
Cupid |
ABC |
04/28/2009 |
1.6 |
|
70 |
Mujeres Asesinas Thu |
UNI |
04/30/2009 |
1.6 |
|
71 |
Supernanny |
ABC |
05/01/2009 |
1.5 |
|
72 |
Unusuals, The |
ABC |
04/29/2009 |
1.5 |
|
73 |
Dateline Fri |
NBC |
05/01/2009 |
1.5 |
|
74 |
Cuidado Con El Angel Thu |
UNI |
04/30/2009 |
1.5 |
|
75 |
Smallville |
CW |
04/30/2009 |
1.4 |
|
76 |
Cuidado Con El Angel Fri |
UNI |
05/01/2009 |
1.4 |
|
77 |
Wife Swap |
ABC |
05/01/2009 |
1.4 |
|
78 |
Cristina Mon |
UNI |
04/27/2009 |
1.4 |
|
79 |
48 Hours Mystery |
CBS |
05/02/2009 |
1.3 |
|
80 |
Rosa De Guadalupe Fri |
UNI |
05/01/2009 |
1.3 |
|
81 |
Nuestra Belleza Sun |
UNI |
05/03/2009 |
1.3 |
|
82 |
Supernatural |
CW |
04/30/2009 |
1.3 |
|
83 |
Law & Order:Svu-Wed 9pm |
NBC |
04/29/2009 |
1.2 |
|
84 |
Dateline Sun-7pm |
NBC |
05/03/2009 |
1.2 |
|
85 |
In Plain Sight |
USA |
05/03/2009 |
1.2 |
|
86 |
WWE Friday Night Smackdwn |
MNT |
05/01/2009 |
1.1 |
|
87 |
Dollhouse |
FOX |
05/01/2009 |
1.1 |
|
88 |
Don Francisco Presenta We |
UNI |
04/29/2009 |
1.1 |
|
89 |
ABC Sat Movie Of The Week |
ABC |
05/02/2009 |
1.1 |
|
90 |
Law And Order-Sat |
NBC |
05/02/2009 |
1.1 |
|
91 |
One Tree Hill-Mon |
CW |
04/27/2009 |
1.1 |
|
92 |
Steve-O Demise And Rise |
MTV |
05/03/2009 |
1.1 |
|
93 |
Amer Dad Sp-5/3 7:30p(S)-05/03/2009 |
FOX |
05/03/2009 |
1.1 |
|
94 |
NBA Playoffs-1st Rd L |
ESPN |
05/01/2009 |
1.1 |
|
95 |
According To Jim-Tu 8:30p |
ABC |
04/28/2009 |
1.0 |
|
96 |
Law & Order: Ci (Orig) |
USA |
05/03/2009 |
1.0 |
|
97 |
Crimetime Saturday |
CBS |
05/02/2009 |
1.0 |
|
98 |
Deadliest Catch |
DISC |
04/28/2009 |
1.0 |
|
99 |
Gossip Girl-Mon |
CW |
04/27/2009 |
1.0 |
|
100 |
Prison Break |
FOX |
05/01/2009 |
1.0 |
Wireless Cable TV Overview
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Quick Summary:
Wireless cable TV has two different meanings. They are both explained below.
1. Domestic Wireless Cable TV
The most common meaning currently refers to a device, often called a Wireless Video Sender, that enables you to watch cable on multiple TVs in your house, without paying extra to the cable TV company.
With a Wireless Video Sender, you can send cable, DVDs, DVR, TiVo, DirecTV and more from one TV to another TV any location in the house.
So for example If you want to watch a DVD in the living room which has the cable connection, while your partner watches TV upstairs, you hook the sender up to the cable box, and it then sends the cable signal to a matching receiver that is connected to the upstairs TV.
The benefits are:
- you don’t have to run any wires, because the video sender is wireless
- there’s no need to pay extra cable fees
- it’s completely legal.
You should be able to find a wireless cable TV box in the price range of $40-$100 for the pair - sender and receiver.
2. Broadcast Wireless Cable TV
Secondly wireless cable TV was a name given to a service technically called “Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service”, or more commonly shortened to MMDS.
MMDS is a type of cable television system that offers its subscribers a mix of satellite channels by transmitting the programming over the allocated MMDS frequencies.
Wireless cable TV uses Super High Frequency (”SHF”) channels to transmit satellite cable programming over-the-air instead of through overhead or underground wires.
The Benefits of Wireless Cable TV to Subscribers
There are two main benefits
- Good Reach and Availability: A Wireless Cable TV service can be delivered in areas of low population density and other areas where it is too expensive to build a traditional cable station, because the population is too thinly spread.
- Low Cost & Affordable: Because the costs of building a Wireless Cable Station are cheaper than running cables past every subscriber, cost savings can be passed on to subscribers.