Clicking the "active" button on my DirecTV remote shows a list of the most popular shows on DirectTV as of 2:52pm.

Eastern timezone

1. ABC-One Life to LIve
2. CBS-As the World Turns
3 ESPN-Sportscenter
4. Nickleodeon
5. CNN Newsroom

Nationally

1. ?FoxNews- Live Desk
2. Nickleodeon
3. ESPN- Sportscenter
4. CNN Newsroom
5. Law and Order