Primetime Cable Ratings: October 4, 2016

FOX News takes the top two spots of Tuesday's cable ratings, with its coverage of the Vice Presidential Debate. The debate collected 6.1 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49. while the following Analysis program held onto 5.3 million of those viewers. CNN's coverage drew 4.2 million viewers, but a better 1.2 demo rating, for the debate, and MSNBC brought in 3.1 million viewers.

TBS had a winner in the American League Wild Card game (#3), featuring the Orioles and the Blu Jays in a tight contest that went 11 innings. TBS collected 4.2 million viewers and the night's best A18-49 ratings, with a 1.4 score. However, last year TBS scored 8.3 million viewers and a 2.6 demo rating, for the NL Wild Card Game, featuring the Cubs & Pirates.

BET was a little overwhelmed with its HIP HOP AWARDS show as just 1.6 million viewers tuned in. Last Year's award show drew 18 million viewers.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
19	American Dad	ADSW	10:00 PM	1,311	0.6
20	Bob's Burgers	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,266	0.6
16	BET Hip Hop Awards	BET	8:00 PM	1,643	0.8
18	Below Deck	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,410	0.6
13	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,948	0.5
4	VP Debate	CNN	9:03 PM	4,169	1.2
7	Debate Night in America	CNN	10:36 PM	3,064	0.8
28	Best Friends Whenever	DSNY	9:00 PM	1,053	0.2
23	NBA Pre-season	ESPN	10:32 PM	1,202	0.5
6	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,091	0.3
1	VP Debate	FOXN	9:03 PM	6,116	0.9
2	VP Debate Analysis	FOXN	10:36 PM	5,291	0.8
21	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:00 PM	1,264	0.4
24	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,142	0.3
14	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,901	0.5
11	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2,062	0.5
12	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,968	0.5
31	Counting Cars	HIST	8:29 PM	1,011	0.3
22	Forged in Fire	HIST	9:00 PM	1,234	0.5
30	Cry Wolfe	ID	9:00 PM	1,036	0.2
27	Cry Wolfe	ID	9:30 PM	1,085	0.3
25	Swamp Murders	ID	10:00 PM	1,125	0.3
17	Debate Preview	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,636	0.3
5	DEBATE	MSNBC	9:04 PM	3,135	0.6
9	VP Debate Analysis	MSNBC	10:36 PM	2,298	0.4
10	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	2,063	0.6
29	Ink Master	SPIKE	10:00 PM	1,041	0.5
3	MLB Wildcard: BAL v TOR	TBS	8:00 PM	4,195	1.4
8	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,316	0.7
15	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1,711	0.6
26	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:31 PM	1,096	0.4

* Viewership (,000)