USA topped the primetime average viewership and adults 18-49 ratings for the week ending July 25. Boosted again by Deadliest Catch, and After The Catch, Discovery moved up even higher than last week to #2 in adults 18-49 for the week. TBS was third, and boosted by Rizzoli & Isles and The Closer, TNT ranked fourth with adults 18-49 in primetime.
Disney was second in overall viewership both in primetime and for the total programming day.
Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week of July 19-25, 2010
| Network | (000) |
| USA | 3247 |
| DSNY | 2730 |
| TNT | 2447 |
| FOXN | 1908 |
| DISC | 1643 |
| NAN | 1616 |
| TBSC | 1461 |
| LIFE | 1457 |
| A&E | 1434 |
| FAM | 1404 |
| HIST | 1361 |
| FX | 1301 |
| FOOD | 1293 |
| HGTV | 1251 |
| TOON | 1249 |
| ESPN | 1236 |
| TRU | 1131 |
| SYFY | 1056 |
| CMDY | 957 |
| TLC | 957 |
| AMC | 952 |
| TVLD | 926 |
| NKJR | 737 |
| MTV | 886 |
| BRAV | 815 |
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Adults 18-49 Primetime Average (Live+SD)
| Network | (000) |
| USA | 1191 |
| DISC | 927 |
| TBSC | 903 |
| TNT | 888 |
| A&E | 686 |
| FAM | 663 |
| FX | 663 |
| LIFE | 649 |
| FOOD | 630 |
| CMDY | 622 |
| HIST | 598 |
| MTV | 561 |
| TRU | 537 |
| ESPN | 507 |
| DSNY | 481 |
| TLC | 479 |
| SYFY | 479 |
| BRAV | 478 |
| HGTV | 456 |
| NAN | 444 |
| EN | 426 |
| BET | 397 |
| SPK | 336 |
| AMC | 330 |
| TVLD | 315 |
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Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD)
| Network | (000) |
| NICK | 2381 |
| DSNY | 2210 |
| NAN | 1621 |
| USA | 1344 |
| TNT | 1324 |
| ADSM | 1245 |
| TOON | 1208 |
| FOXN | 1053 |
| TBSC | 850 |
| DISC | 790 |
| A&E | 773 |
| ESPN | 771 |
| TRU | 769 |
| LIFE | 730 |
| FX | 716 |
| FAM | 715 |
| FOOD | 709 |
| HIST | 708 |
| HGTV | 701 |
| NKJR | 578 |
| CMDY | 611 |
| TVLD | 598 |
| MTV | 563 |
| TLC | 542 |
| AMC | 541 |
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