2020 Network Ranking Survey Results
Overall Averages Across All Ranking Categories
HBO 8.68 Ne lix 7.31 NatGeo Wild 7.251 Oxygen 7.139 ID 7.066 CNN 7.01 History 6.988 USA 6.971 Bravo 6.958 A+E 6.941 NatGeo 6.87 Sundance 6.8 Snapchat 6.794 Show me 6.67 OWN 6.526 Nickelodeon 6.288 NBC 6.213 Travel 6.174 AMC 6.133 CBS 6.106 TBS/TNT 6.1 E! 6.056 Smithsonian 6.052 Animal Planet 6.036 Life me 5.903 Quibi 5.883 HGTV 5.856 Facebook 5.84 TLC 5.63 truTV 5.63 Velocity/Motor Trend 5.463 Fox 5.427 CNBC 5.423 Paramount 5.376 Science Channel 5.338 Hallmark 5.33 Apple 5.298 Food 5.256 BET 5.209 Amazon 5.164 Syfy 5.14 CW 5.083 DIY 5.07 Discovery Channel 4.894 WEtv 4.827 FYI 4.785 CMT 4.753 GSN 4.667 Cooking Channel 4.63 ABC 4.466 Viceland 4.267 Youtube Originals 4.212 Hulu 4.19 TV One 4.15 Fuse 4.13 MSNBC 3.75 Freeform 3.43 VH1 3.08 MTV 3.05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Worst Best
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Please rate the following networks on an overall basis - Best to Deal With, to Most Difficult Overall.
HBO 9 Sundance 7.43 A+E 7.1 TBS/TNT 7 NatGeo Wild 6.86 History 6.77 NatGeo 6.73 Bravo 6.42 Oxygen 6.36 CNN 6.33 Nickelodeon 6.33 Ne lix 6.26 Show me 6.18 truTV 6.11 CBS 6 Paramount 6 Smithsonian 6 Life me 5.96 Travel 5.96 USA 5.94 OWN 5.93 AMC 5.85 Animal Planet 5.79 Fox 5.69 E! 5.57 NBC 5.47 ID 5.45 Hulu 5.43 Science Channel 5.27 Quibi 5.26 CMT 5.25 CW 5.25 Snapchat 5.08 ABC 4.86 CNBC 4.86 TLC 4.79 Apple 4.75 HGTV 4.75 BET 4.64 Viceland 4.6 Discovery Channel 4.52 Velocity/Motor Trend 4.5 Food 4.32 Facebook 4.22 Amazon 4.06 YouTube Originals 4 VH1 3.53 WEtv 3.42 MTV 3.22 TV One 2.3 DIY n/a Hallmark n/a Syfy n/a Cooking Channel n/a Fuse n/a Freeform n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a MSNBC n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Worst Best
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Please rate the following networks based on their PITCHING process. Are they engaged and collabora ve during the pitch mee ng? Do they respond mely a er pitches? Do they give construc ve feedback when passing on pitches?
HBO 8.5 NatGeo Wild 7.71 TBS/TNT 7.25 NBC 7.24 E! 7.16 HGTV 7.14 Sundance 7.14 A+E 7.11 TLC 7.11 NatGeo 7.1 USA 7.05 Oxygen 7 Most Improved in This Category: History 6.97 Ne lix 6.76 ID 6.62 AMC 6.52 DISCOVERY CHANNEL Life me 6.45 Bravo 6.44 Nickelodeon 6.44 Snapchat 6.43 Discovery Channel 6.31 Paramount 6.29 CNN 6.28 Food 6.27 OWN 6.27 TV One 6.25 CW 6.22 Fox 6.08 Show me 6.08 ABC 6 CBS 6 Travel 5.96 CNBC 5.89 Science Channel 5.75 Apple 5.68 Smithsonian 5.63 Animal Planet 5.43 Amazon 5.05 WEtv 5.05 Quibi 5.03 truTV 5 YouTube Originals 5 Velocity/Motor Trend 4.67 BET 4.57 GSN 4.29 Fuse 4.25 Facebook 4.05 CMT 3.83 Hulu 3.78 MSNBC 3.5 Freeform 3.29 Viceland 2.8 MTV 2.63 VH1 2.38 Cooking Channel n/a DIY n/a FYI n/a Hallmark n/a Syfy n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Worst Best
*n/a - Number of respondents too few for statistical analysis Presented by NPACT 2020 Network Ranking Survey Results Please rate the following networks based on their PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT process (once a show is in development). Are expecta ons reasonable and in line with funds provided? Are decisions made mely? Do rights revert if project is passed on? USA 8 Ne lix 7.65 A+E 7.64 AMC 7.56 HGTV 7.5 NatGeo Wild 7.5 Oxygen 7.4 TBS/TNT 7.33 Smithsonian 7.25 OWN 7.09 CNN 7 History 6.91 Most Improved in This Category: Snapchat 6.67 ID 6.6 Apple 6.43 CNBC 6.43 OXYGEN Science Channel 6.42 NatGeo 6 Life me 5.95 TLC 5.95 Food 5.94 E! 5.86 Travel 5.68 Quibi 5.5 Facebook 5.4 Animal Planet 5.36 Fox 5.33 CBS 5.27 Bravo 5.25 Paramount 5.25 TV One 5.25 Discovery Channel 5.12 BET 5 Nickelodeon 4.8 NBC 4.75 Amazon 4.73 WEtv 4.7 YouTube Originals 4.67 MTV 2.58 VH1 2.1 Freeform 2 ABC n/a CMT n/a Cooking Channel n/a CW n/a DIY n/a Fuse n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a Hallmark n/a HBO n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a Show me n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a truTV n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a Viceland n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
*n/a - Number of respondents too few for statistical analysis Presented by NPACT 2020 Network Ranking Survey Results Please rate the following networks based on their execu ves’ understanding of the network’s brand and programming needs - from ini al pitch through series pick-up. Do they give clear feedback to develop projects that meet the network’s needs, and that their department heads will ul mately green light? HBO 8.4 ID 8.26 Oxygen 7.75 TLC 7.67 NatGeo Wild 7.4 NBC 7.36 HGTV 7.35 Velocity/Motor Trend 7.22 CNN 7.18 Food 7.14 DIY 7 Nickelodeon 6.94 Most Improved in This Category: Cooking Channel 6.89 Travel 6.88 GSN 6.71 History 6.52 HISTORY Show me 6.42 ABC 6.33 Fox 6.31 OWN 6.27 Bravo 6.25 NatGeo 6.24 Smithsonian 6.09 E! 6 USA 5.95 TBS/TNT 5.89 Sundance 5.83 Science Channel 5.81 WEtv 5.74 A+E 5.71 Snapchat 5.71 CBS 5.67 Ne lix 5.67 Discovery Channel 5.66 Life me 5.48 CNBC 5.41 Viceland 5.4 Hallmark 5.33 Syfy 5.14 truTV 5.08 Animal Planet 4.95 Quibi 4.63 AMC 4.6 FYI 4.57 TV One 4.55 VH1 4.17 CMT 4.07 Apple 4.06 Fuse 4 MSNBC 4 BET 3.91 Amazon 3.8 CW 3.78 YouTube Originals 3.72 Paramount 3.71 Hulu 3.36 MTV 3.28 Facebook 3.15 Freeform 2.86 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Poor Understanding Greatest Understanding
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Please rate the following networks based on their BUSINESS AFFAIRS process and policies. Are they fair and nego able, or take-it-or-leave-it?
HBO 8.5 Quibi 8.31 Snapchat 8.29 USA 8 Ne lix 7.56 NatGeo 7.36 NatGeo Wild 7.31 TBS/TNT 7.25 History 7.21 CNN 7 Facebook 6.75 Animal Planet 6.64 Most Improved in This Category: Life me 6.63 A+E 6.56 truTV 6.33 Oxygen 6.29 NETFLIX Bravo 6.19 NBC 6.17 E! 6.13 ID 6.13 WEtv 6 CMT 5.86 CNBC 5.79 Paramount 5.63 Apple 5.57 BET 5.55 Amazon 5.07 Freeform 5 FYI 5 OWN 4.9 Travel 4.35 TLC 4.22 Discovery Channel 4.21 HGTV 4.06 MTV 3.92 Food 3.82 Fox 3.8 VH1 3.67 YouTube Originals 3.67 CBS 3.44 Science Channel 3.44 Smithsonian 3.25 DIY 3.14 ABC 3 Cooking Channel 3 GSN 3 TV One 2.4 AMC n/a CW n/a Fuse n/a Hallmark n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a Nickelodeon n/a Show me n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a Viceland n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
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Please rate the following networks based on their PRODUCTION EDITORIAL OVERSIGHT/NOTES PROCESS. Are they crea ve and collabora ve? Do they deliver notes on me and consistent with previous cuts? Do they o en request more cuts than budgeted or contracted? Do they take budget constraints into account when reques ng crea ve changes? Facebook 9 HBO 9 Smithsonian 9 CBS 8.86 ID 8.63 Bravo 8.36 Ne lix 8.32 CNN 8.25 NatGeo 8.25 OWN 8.1 NatGeo Wild 7.86 HGTV 7.54 Most Improved in This Category: Snapchat 7.5 A+E 7.45 History 7.14 Fox 7 NETFLIX Travel 6.6 Quibi 6.56 Animal Planet 6.44 USA 6.33 Oxygen 5.88 NBC 5.75 E! 5.5 Life me 5.25 TLC 5.25 Food 5.2 BET 5 Discovery Channel 4.9 CNBC 4.45 Amazon 4.2 WEtv 3.5 VH1 3.38 MTV 2.7 ABC n/a AMC n/a Apple n/a CMT n/a Cooking Channel n/a CW n/a DIY n/a Freeform n/a Fuse n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a Hallmark n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a Nickelodeon n/a Paramount n/a Science Channel n/a Show me n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a TBS/TNT n/a truTV n/a TV One n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a Viceland n/a YouTube Originals n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
*n/a - Number of respondents too few for statistical analysis Presented by NPACT 2020 Network Ranking Survey Results Please rate the following networks based on their PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT process. Are they collabora ve when reviewing budgets and produc on plans? Do they understand costs necessary to produce shows as envisioned, and manage network expecta ons to keep crea ve in line with budget approvals? Do they understand and approve necessary overages during produc on? ID 8.33 Show me 8 Snapchat 8 Ne lix 7.76 NatGeo 7.55 History 7.5 Bravo 7.33 Facebook 7.33 Oxygen 7.33 A+E 7 NatGeo Wild 7 USA 7 Most Improved in This Category: NBC 6.75 Amazon 6.67 Travel 6.67 CNN 6.29 USA BET 6.25 CBS 6.11 E! 6.08 Quibi 5.89 Life me 5.83 Smithsonian 5.25 CNBC 4.8 OWN 4.67 Food 4.63 Discovery Channel 4.6 HGTV 4.5 TLC 4.47 TBS/TNT 4.38 Freeform 4 Fox 3.88 VH1 3.09 WEtv 2.7 MTV 2.33 ABC n/a AMC n/a Animal Planet n/a Apple n/a CMT n/a Cooking Channel n/a CW n/a DIY n/a Fuse n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a Hallmark n/a HBO n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a Nickelodeon n/a Paramount n/a Science Channel n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a truTV n/a TV One n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a Viceland n/a YouTube Originals n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
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Please rate the following networks based on their FINANCIAL process and policies. Are their financial repor ng/audit requirements reasonable? Is their produc on cash flow reasonable and paid mely?
Oxygen 8.67 Animal Planet 8.25 Bravo 8 OWN 8 Facebook 7.88 CNN 7.75 Ne lix 7.67 Travel 7.47 BET 7.33 History 7.2 A+E 7.09 Nickelodeon 7 Most Improved in This Category: CBS 6.89 Snapchat 6.67 WEtv 6.44 ID 6.4 NETFLIX Life me 6.25 E! 6.2 NatGeo Wild 6.17 NatGeo 5.73 Amazon 5.5 Smithsonian 5.25 Fox 5 HGTV 4.36 Food 4.08 Discovery Channel 3.9 TLC 3.85 MTV 3.71 TBS/TNT 3.6 VH1 2.33 ABC 2.14 AMC n/a Apple n/a CMT n/a CNBC n/a Cooking Channel n/a CW n/a DIY n/a Freeform n/a Fuse n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a Hallmark n/a HBO n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a NBC n/a Paramount n/a Quibi n/a Science Channel n/a Show me n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a truTV n/a TV One n/a USA n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a Viceland n/a YouTube Originals n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
*n/a - Number of respondents too few for statistical analysis Presented by NPACT 2020 Network Ranking Survey Results Please rate the following networks based on their SCHEDULING AND PROMO SUPPORT. Do they schedule pilots and new series to support their success? Do they support pilots and new series with on-air and/or social media promo on? Bravo 8.38 Ne lix 8.14 Oxygen 7.57 OWN 7.5 USA 7.5 NatGeo Wild 7.45 Amazon 7.4 TLC 7.36 ID 7.17 A+E 6.81 Smithsonian 6.75 CBS 6.71 Most Improved in This Category: History 6.67 Nickelodeon 6.22 E! 6 Travel 6 TLC Food 5.9 WEtv 5.89 CNBC 5.75 Fox 5.75 HGTV 5.5 Animal Planet 5.43 Life me 5.33 Discovery Channel 4.83 Facebook 4.78 BET 4.63 Cooking Channel 4 ABC n/a AMC n/a Apple n/a CMT n/a CNN n/a CW n/a DIY n/a Freeform n/a Fuse n/a FYI n/a GSN n/a Hallmark n/a HBO n/a Hulu n/a MSNBC n/a MTV n/a NatGeo n/a NBC n/a Paramount n/a Quibi n/a Science Channel n/a Show me n/a Snapchat n/a Sundance n/a Syfy n/a TBS/TNT n/a truTV n/a TV One n/a Velocity/Motor Trend n/a VH1 n/a Viceland n/a YouTube Originals n/a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Least Effec ve Most Effec ve
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Please list the networks most improved overall in the last year.
(% of votes)
1. Ne lix 31.0%
2. Travel 13.8%
3. Discovery Channel 10.3%
4. Nat Geo 6.9%
5. OWN 3.4%
6. Bravo 3.4%
7. Oxygen 3.4%
8. CNBC 3.4%
9. BET 3.4%
10. Nickelodeon 3.4%
11. HGTV 3.4%
12. Life me 3.4%
13. Fox 3.4%
14. Food 3.4%
15. CNN 3.4%
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Please list the networks you most respect.
(% of votes)
1. Ne lix 17.9% 2. A+E 9.3% 3. ID 7.0% 4. Bravo 5.4% 5. Nat Geo 5.4% 6. History 5.4% 7. HBO Max 4.7% 8. TLC 4.7% 9. HBO 3.9% 10. Travel Channel 3.9% 11. Nat Geo Wild 3.1% 12. Facebook 2.3% 13. Oxygen 2.3% 14. OWN 1.6% 15. Discovery 1.6% 16. ABC 1.6% 17. Nickelodeon 1.6% 18. CNN 1.6% 19. Amazon 1.6% 20. CBS 1.6% 21. Disney + 1.6% 22. NBC 1.6% 23. HGTV 1.6% 24. Smithsonian 1.6% 25. Food 1.6% 26. Fox 1.6% 27. Snapchat .8% 28. CNBC .8% 29. Hallmark .8% 30. E! .8% 31. UP TV .8%
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