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Friday, January 28, 2011

Top Cable Networks

Shocking news to me.  This is the top four cable channels for 2010.  FOX NEWS is ranked number 5 on the list- I didn't know people can spent so much time watching news as "info-tainment".  I park my TV on FOX NEWS for the back ground noise.

Here is another shocker - BET was a big deal in the 80's when there was very little media outlet catering to Blacks (or African American). Then, 20-25 years later, the popularity of BET is down.  Could it be (a) Black culture is highly integrated into our culture, and there is no real demand for unique Black programming (b) main stream media have many well developed programmings to woo Black audiences away from BET.  I think its both!

USA 3,151 
DISNEY 2,572
ESPN 2,344 

TNT 2,250 
FOX NEWS 2,047
TBS 1,792
NICK AT NIGHT 1,722

HISTORY 1,637
A&E 1,461
ABC FAMILY 1,423

CARTOON 1,362
FX 1,268
DISCOVERY 
HGTV 1,229
SYFY 1,199
LIFETIME 1,153
FOOD 1,147
TRUTV 1,127

TLC 1,105
AMC 1,091
MTV 985
COMEDY CENTRAL 975
SPIKE 917 
BRAVO 872
HALLMARK 848
TVLAND 827

BET 788
MSNBC 772
E! 679