Primetime Cable Ratings: February 19, 2017

The NBA All-Star game was not enough to dethrone THE WALKING DEAD from the top spot of Sunday's cable chart. The AMC drama commanded 11.2 million viewers and a 5.3 rating in Adults 18-49, down 900,000 viewers and 7% in the demo, from last week's mid-season premiere. Next week, TWD will have THE OSCARS to battle against.

THE NAB GAME, on TNT drew 6.5 million viewers, but add in the TBS Simulcast, that number grows to 7.7 million viewers. Overall, that is up slightly from the 2016 game, but the demos were down a tenth of a point for both networks.

The season premiere of WHEN CALLS THE HEART was #6 on the night, collecting 2.2 million viewers.That is up a half a million viewers from the 2016 premiere episode.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	11,075	5.3
2	NBA All-Star Game	TNT	8:32 PM	6,513	2.6
3	Talking Dead	AMC	10:06 PM	4,054	1.8
4	NBA All-Star Tip Off	TNT	7:00 PM	3,205	1.3
5	The Real Housewives: ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2,603	1.1
6	When Call the Heart (SP)	HALL	9:00 PM	2,192	0.2
7	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,720	0.4
8	Long Island Medium	TLC	8:00 PM	1,708	0.4
9	Worst Cooks	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,663	0.6
10	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,657	0.3
11	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,651	0.4
12	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,553	0.3
13	Evil Lives Here	ID	10:00 PM	1,522	0.4
14	FOX Report Sunday	FOXN	7:00 PM	1,509	0.2
15	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,491	0.3

* Viewership (,000)