History relied on The Good Book to become the most watched cable network in March.
History’s successful The Bible mini-series helped the network average 3.2 million viewers during the period of Feb. 25 to March 31 to top last month’s leader USA Network, which drew 2.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen. Disney finished third with 2.4 million watchers, followed by TBS (2.3 million); A&E Network (1.9 million); Fox News (1.7 million); TNT (1.6 million); AMC (1.5 million) and Adult Swim and ESPN (even at 1.4 million).
Nickelodeon made it two monthly victories in a row on a 24-hour basis, averaging 1.9 million viewers to Disney Channel’s 1.6 million viewers, USA’s 1.4 million; Adult Swim’s 1.3 million; and History’s 1.2 million.
TBS was tops among viewers 18-34 and adults 18-49 for the second consecutive month, while History was the top choice among adults 25-54.
Episodes of History’s The Bible and AMC’s Walking Dead evenly split the top 10 list for most watched shows for the month, while The Walking Dead and A&E’s Duck Dynasty occupied the top 10 shows among adults 18-49.
Disney’s The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex was the top choice among kids 2 to 11 and kids 6 to 11 for the month.
Most Watched Networks In Primetime (Adults 18-49)
NetworkViewers
TBS 1.2 million
History 1.1 million
USA Network 1.0 million
A&E 954,000
AMC 852,000
Adult Swim 733,000
TNT 711,000
ESPN 705,000
Fx 690,000
Discovery Channel 554,000
