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America's Most-watched Network: The History Channel?

DToTheJ said:
recto101 said:
History is basically Spike TV for Rednecks.
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Ha! Zing!
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Exactly! :D
Such a shame to see a once-prestegious channel airing all of these shows about mountains and swamps.

I really wish I got H2. History is really promoting its popular historical programs airing there (Modern Marvels, etc.). I bet in a year-18 months all of the history shows will air there exclusively.
 
And.. I was right.

History was the most-watched network in prime time last week with an average of a little over 6 million viewers.
CBS was second with a little under 6 million viewers.
NBC edged ABC for 3rd..with a bit under 5 million viewers.. but they were both just a little ahead of ESPN.
All three of them were about a million ahead of Fox for the week. And Fox was just a tiny bit ahead of Univision.

All in all, it was a great week for cable. I am still curious if this is the first time a cable network as "won" a week in prime time viewership over
all the broadcast networks. It really doesn't matter that it's against reruns or in the summer.. a first is a first.
 
FreddyE1977 said:
yeah, well, when it comes to ratings share, Hitler will only take ya so far...
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In the early days of the channel, the joke in our house went roughly as follows...

Suit overheard at History Channel HQ:

"Look at these ratings. They're terrible. UNACCEPTABLE! Quick...get me Hitler's agent on the phone. Right now! GET ME THE BIG MAN!!!!"
 
Wasn't there a "Hitler rant" on YouTube recently? Something about the low ratings his shows were getting on History? ;D
 
landtuna said:
Wasn't there a "Hitler rant" on YouTube recently? Something about the low ratings his shows were getting on History? ;D
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ha...there are about 150 versions of the "Hitler rant" on YouTube, where he's enraged about everything from Micheal Jackson dying to a wrong TV weather forecast. They are funny...and the German movie it's stolen from, "Downfall," is fascinating.
 
I had no idea there was a "Hitler Rant" on You Tube.  I'll have to check it out. 

Our old household joke from a few years ago had to do with picturing an imaginary History Channel Exec coming up with "more Hitler shows" as the universal default solution to every programming/ratings problem.
 
All in all, it was a great week for cable. I am still curious if this is the first time a cable network as "won" a week in prime time viewership over
all the broadcast networks. It really doesn't matter that it's against reruns or in the summer.. a first is a first.
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Great info...thanks for sharing!
 
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