Top 20 Cable Program Networks - 2008 Estimate
Rank |
Network |
Subscribers |
1 |
Discovery |
98,000,000 |
1 |
TNT (Turner Network Television) |
98,000,000 |
3 |
ESPN |
97,800,000 |
4 |
CNN |
97,500,000 |
4 |
USA Network |
97,500,000 |
6 |
Lifetime Television |
97,300,000 |
6 |
Nickelodeon |
97,300,000 |
6 |
TBS |
97,300,000 |
6 |
The Weather Channel |
97,300,000 |
6 |
The Learning Channel (TLC) |
97,300,000 |
11 |
ABCÂ Family |
97,000,000 |
11 |
ESPN2 |
97,000,000 |
13 |
C-Span |
96,500,000 |
13 |
HGTV |
96,500,000 |
15 |
Food Network |
96,300,000 |
15 |
MTV |
96,300,000 |
17 |
Cartoon Network |
96,000,000 |
17 |
Comedy Central |
96,000,000 |
17 |
Fox News |
96,000,000 |
17 |
VH1 |
96,000,000 |
Source: Kagan Research, LLC, Economics of Basic Cable Networks 2007
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