Top 40 Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 10/29/12

NFL Football on ESPN still dominates the ratings, while THE WALKING DEAD dominate scripted programming.

ESPN posted a 6.8 HH rating for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, which translates into just under 7.8 million homes. That is about 2 million more homes than the #2 program of the week, THE WALKING DEAD, which posted a 5.1 rating. The number three program,NBA Basketball on TNT, was in just 3.9 million homes for its season tip off games.

FOX NEWS CHANNEL is still pulling in some good ratings during this political season. It entered 16 programs on this Top 40 chart. Easily the most by any one network. Obviously FNC is doing something that connects with the viewers that CNN or MSNBC is not doing.

RANK       PROGRAM NAME                           NET  RATING
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   1   NFL REGULAR SEASON                      ESPN      6.8
   2   WALKING DEAD                            AMC       5.1
   3   NBA BASKETBALL (BOSTON/MIAMI)           TNT       3.4
   4   NFL REGULAR SEASON GAME                 NFLN      3.0
   5   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     3.0
   6   NBA BASKETBALL (DALLAS/LA LAKERS)       TNT       2.9
   7   SONS OF ANARCHY                         FX        2.8
   8   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     2.8
   9   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     2.7
  10   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.7
  11   THE OREILLY FACTOR                      FOXNC     2.7
  12   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.6
  13   THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH                FOXNC     2.6
  14   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.6
  15   HANNITY                                 FOXNC     2.6
  16   GOLD RUSH                               DISC      2.6
  17   THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH                FOXNC     2.5
  18   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.5
  19   HANNITY                                 FOXNC     2.5
  20   NASCAR SPRINT CUP                       ESPN      2.5
  21   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)             USA       2.5
  22   HANNITY                                 FOXNC     2.4
  23   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.3
  24   SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER                FOXNC     2.3
  25   BREAKING AMISH                          TLC       2.3
  26   HANNITY                                 FOXNC     2.3
  27   HANNITY                                 FOXNC     2.3
  28   LONG ISLAND MEDIUM                      TLC       2.2
  29   SPONGEBOB                               NICK      2.2
  29   TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT                 NICK      2.2
  31   REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA                 BRVO      2.1
  32   ON THE RECORD W/GRETA                   FOXNC     2.1
  33   THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH                FOXNC     2.1
  34   WEATHER CENTER LIVE                     TWC       2.1
  35   SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER                FOXNC     2.1
  36   LONG ISLAND MEDIUM                      TLC       2.1
  37   NCIS                                    USA       2.1
  38   JESSIE                                  DSNY      2.1
  39   WEATHER CENTER LIVE                     TWC       2.1
  40   ON THE RECORD W/GRETA                   FOXNC     2.1

Each ratings point equals 1.142 million homes.