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Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2024’s Winners and Losers


TV network ratings for 2024: A complete broadcast, cable and pay TV ranker of the most watched channels of the year, including winners and losers.

JUSTICE CENTRAL, AMERICAN CRIMES AND OTHER DIGI-NETS: Perhaps the most interesting trivia of the year comes from the growth of obscure digital networks that mostly exist on over-the-air HD subchannels but also have some satellite, cable and even AVOD carriage. The secrets to their success vary: Dabl, owned by Paramount but managed by Weigel broadcasting, switched to a comedy format in 2024, airing mostly shows from the early days of UPN (“Girlfriends,” “Moesha,” “Everybody Hates Chris”). And indeed, most of these long ago gave up any promise of original fare and now are completely on autopilot with repeats: FXX (down 29%), Nat Geo Wild (down 29%), Cooking Channel (down 31%), American Heroes (down 27%), MTV 2 (down 31%) among them.

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