NBA TV is in 59.8 million U.S. homes as the regular-season kicks into full gear in November, up from 55.2 million homes at the same point last year. The league's other cable partners -- ESPN and TNT -- are both seeing their respective distibution down from November '11. The Weather Channel leads all U.S. cable nets with 99.8 million homes. No cable net has been in over 100 million homes since August. ESPNU is in a network-record 73.5 million homes in November as college football continues and the net begins college basketball telecasts.
Listed below is U.S. distribution for the top 10 cable networks in November, with comparisons to the same period in previous years. Also listed is distribution for networks with a heavy dose of sports content.
| U.S. CABLE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION FOR NOVEMBER |
| NETWORK | '06
(000) | '07
(000) | '08
(000) | '09
(000) | '10
(000) | '11
(000) | '12
(000) |
| The Weather Channel | 91,767 | 96,364 | 98,672 | 99,737 | 100,513 | 100,153 | 99,839 |
| TBS | 91,517 | 97,185 | 98,968 | 99,955 | 100,844 | 100,119 | 99,528 |
| Food Network | 90,903 | 95,528 | 97,902 | 99,063 | 100,108 | 99,671 | 99,330 |
Nickelodeon/
Nick-at-Nite | 91,773 | 96,329 | 98,437 | 99,372 | 100,272 | 99,646 | 99,186 |
| Discovery Channel | 92,338 | 96,746 | 98,685 | 99,639 | 100,407 | 99,844 | 99,040 |
| USA Network | 91,980 | 96,245 | 98,318 | 99,095 | 99,954 | 99,487 | 98,894 |
Cartoon Network/
Adult Swim | 90,910 | 95,488 | 97,632 | 98,090 | 99,170 | 99,072 | 98,787 |
| CNN | 92,045 | 96,443 | 98,292 | 99,158 | 99,954 | 99,378 | 98,769 |
| A&E | 91,591 | 96,061 | 97,953 | 98,770 | 99,681 | 99,197 | 98,636 |
| HGTV | 91,022 | 95,802 | 97,680 | 98,575 | 99,245 | 98,819 | 98,610 |
| ESPN | 92,245 | 96,461 | 98,073 | 98,968 | 99,844 | 99,185 | 98,404 |
| ESPN2 | 91,707 | 96,127 | 97,631 | 98,640 | 99,573 | 99,008 | 98,368 |
| FX | 90,335 | 94,369 | 95,186 | 95,906 | 84,576 | 98,206 | 97,766 |
| Golf Channel | 69,648 | 76,509 | 82,062 | 81,691 | 83,037 | 83,719 | 84,080 |
| Speed | 68,465 | 72,741 | 73,493 | 74,414 | 77,051 | 78,257 | 80,775 |
| NBC Sports Network | 70,612 | 73,663 | 73,917 | 63,622 | 74,548 | 75,783 | 77,743 |
| ESPNews | 52,431 | 62,482 | 67,715 | 70,052 | 73,675 | 73,994 | 74,401 |
| ESPNU | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 72,766 | 72,776 | 73,475 |
| MLB Network | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 55,369 | 67,549 | 70,113 |
| NFL Network | 37,483 | 43,555 | 41,909 | 52,847 | 57,079 | 57,395 | 65,406 |
| NBA TV | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 53,359 | 55,170 | 59,832 |
| Fox Soccer | n/a | n/a | 34,755 | 35,093 | 38,381 | 40,630 | 41,549 |
| Outdoor Channel | 28,915 | 30,983 | 29,581 | 33,075 | 35,044 | 35,015 | 38,115 |
| Fuel TV | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 32,680 | 35,887 |
| ESPN Classic | 62,741 | 63,327 | 63,451 | 62,171 | 40,183 | 32,814 | 31,067 |
| Sportsmen Channel | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 30,141 |
NOTES: Figures not available for nets that do not subscribe to regular Nielsen ratings, including Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, Fox College Sports, Longhorn Network, NHL Network, Tennis Channel and Universal Sports.
