Top-Rated Cable Network For January Was Tnt

Armed with the month’s No. 1 offering, TNT was the top-rated cable network in prime time in January, according to Nielsen.

TNT, which has been on top in recent months, was buoyed by Tom Selleck’s “Last Stand at Saber River,” which was watched in 5,182,000 homes on Jan. 19, the most for any cable offering this month.

Overall, TNT averaged 1,534,000 homes tuned in during prime time. The Turner network was followed by USA Network, 1,394,000 homes; Nickelodeon, 1,382,000 homes; Turner’s TBS, 1,352,000 homes and Lifetime, 1,070,000 homes.

TNT was also tops with the advertiser-desired viewers ages 18 to 49. It was followed in that category, in order, by TBS, USA, ESPN and Lifetime.

Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite was the highest-rated network based on around-the-clock numbers, with 1,205,000 homes tuned in.