TheWrap has compiled the Top 20 ad-supported entertainment cable channels of 2016, ranking them by primetime total viewers.
This gallery doesn’t include news or sports, it counts the full week and includes the network’s year-over-year change from 2015. These Nielsen numbers are inclusive of a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available.
Below is a random sampling, in descending order.
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Rank: 3
Network: HGTV
Total viewer average: 1.578 million
YOY Change: +5%
Rank: 7
Network: AMC
Total viewer average: 1.243 million
YOY Change: -10%
Rank: 12
Network: Adult Swim
Total viewer average: 990,000
YOY Change: -6%
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Rank: 17
Network: Nick at Nite
Total viewer average: 808,000
YOY Change: -1%
Rank: 19
Network: Spike
Total viewer average: 702,000
YOY Change: -10%
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