Fox Soccer is in 51.4 million U.S. homes in July, marking another new record for the network as it continues to see the biggest increase in distribution year-to-date among all cable channels. The net is the primary home of the biennial CONCACAF Gold Cup this month and was in 39.1 million homes during the last event in July ’11. NBA TV also began airing Summer League games over the weekend, with the network in 60.4 million homes, up from 59.8 million in July ’12. ESPN is in just under 98 million homes in July, the largest distribution among sports-specific cable nets, but marking the net’s lowest level since October ’08. ESPN2 also is at its lowest level since July ’09. Speed is in 85.4 million homes in July, one month before it is set to be re-launched as Fox Sports 1. Golf Channel is in 82.5 million homes this month, its lowest level since January ’10.
The chart below lists U.S. distribution for the top 10 cable networks in July, along with distribution for nets with significant sports content.
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JULY CABLE NETWORK DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S.
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| NETWORK |
'06 (000)
|
'11 (000)
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'12 (000)
|
'13 (000)
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| The Weather Channel |
90,512
|
101,065
|
100,205
|
100,121
|
| TBS |
90,491
|
101,227
|
100,025
|
99,471
|
| Food Network |
89,530
|
100,639
|
99,601
|
99,427
|
| Discovery Channel |
91,163
|
100,891
|
99,604
|
99,090
|
| Nickelodeon/Nick-at-Nite |
90,495
|
100,699
|
99,664
|
98,961
|
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim |
89,675
|
99,746
|
99,159
|
98,884
|
| USA Network |
90,788
|
100,480
|
99,301
|
98,871
|
| CNN |
90,885
|
100,413
|
99,156
|
98,721
|
| A&E |
90,410
|
100,219
|
99,012
|
98,535
|
| Lifetime |
90,639
|
100,023
|
98,904
|
98,445
|
| TNT |
90,770
|
100,362
|
98,921
|
98,377
|
| ESPN |
91,021
|
100,127
|
98,903
|
97,985
|
| ESPN2 |
90,530
|
100,005
|
98,806
|
97,935
|
| Spike |
90,413
|
99,947
|
98,623
|
97,499
|
| CNBC |
89,134
|
98,624
|
97,497
|
96,431
|
| Speed |
67,145
|
78,452
|
81,449
|
85,390
|
| Golf Channel |
69,008
|
83,928
|
84,436
|
82,538
|
| NBC Sports Network |
69,504
|
76,155
|
78,063
|
77,774
|
| ESPNews |
50,137
|
74,316
|
74,680
|
74,654
|
| ESPNU |
n/a
|
73,234
|
73,234
|
74,363
|
| NFL Network |
n/a
|
56,883
|
59,499
|
70,671
|
| MLB Network |
n/a
|
56,439
|
69,861
|
70,436
|
| NBA TV |
n/a
|
55,348
|
59,833
|
60,361
|
| Fox Soccer |
n/a
|
39,142
|
41,442
|
51,393
|
| Outdoor Channel |
27,162
|
34,460
|
37,801
|
39,341
|
| Fuel TV |
n/a
|
32,148
|
37,029
|
36,781
|
| Sportsman Channel |
n/a
|
n/a
|
30,288
|
31,879
|
| ESPN Classic |
61,374
|
34,085
|
31,969
|
30,776
|
| Fox Deportes |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
20,506
|
| |
|
|
|
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NOTES: Figures not available for nets that do not subscribe to regular Nielsen ratings, including Pac-12 Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, Fox College Sports, Longhorn Network, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, ESPN Deportes, beIN Sport, GolTV and Universal Sports.
