Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 7 - 13, 2013
THE WALKING DEAD is just huge. I don't know how else to say it. It broke another record Sunday night with its season for premiere, grabbing 16.1 million viewers and an 8.2 rating in Adults 18-49. it is the highest rated episode in series history. It nearly beat the primetime NFL game in the A18-49 ratings, coming just two tenths short (8.2 vs 8.4). After delayed/DVR viewing is factored in, expect viewership to rise above 20 million and a demo rating over 10 points.
The usual big guns of the fall look kind of tiny now. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was 4.7 million viewers behind TWD. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was another 3.5 million behind that and the once mighty DUCK DYNASTY was in fourth with "just" 7.4 million viewers. Its kind of like the really smart kid throwing off the curve of an important test.
AMERICAN HORROR STORY had a very good premiere for FX, drawing5.5 million viewers and a 2.6 demo rating. I had incorrectly published the wrong numbers in the daily cable report. This was the best rated season premiere AHS to date. Lets face it, Horror... Good Horror is in. I wonder how long it will be before we get "Good Horror" from the broadcast networks?
Top Five Primetime Cable Networks
1) TBS - 4.20 million viewers
2) ESPN - 2.70 million viewers
3) AMC - 2.23 million viewers
4) Disney - 2.02 million viewers
5) FOX News - 1.85 million viewers
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 16.11 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Mon | Monday Night Football | ESPN | 8:28 PM | 11.45 | 4.4 |
| 3 | Thu | Thursday Night Football | NFL | 8:29 PM | 7.81 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 10:00 PM | 7.40 | 3.2 |
| 5 | Wed | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 8:00 PM | 6.09 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 5.67 | 2.6 |
| 7 | Wed | American Horror Story | FX | 10:00 PM | 5.54 | 3.0 |
| 8 | Fri | MLB NLCS | TBS | 8:30 PM | 5.45 | 1.5 |
| 9 | Thu | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 8:00 PM | 5.45 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Tue | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 8:38 PM | 5.16 | 1.5 |
| 11 | Sat | College Football | ESPN | 9:15 PM | 5.11 | 1.9 |
| 12 | Sun | Talking Dead | AMC | 10:01 PM | 5.10 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Mon | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 6:00 PM | 4.50 | 1.2 |
| 14 | Tue | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | 10:00 PM | 4.46 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Sat | College Football | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 4.04 | 1.3 |
| 16 | Mon | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 10:35 PM | 3.89 | 1.4 |
| 17 | Tue | MLB Diviisional Series | TBS | 5:00 PM | 3.80 | 0.9 |
| 18 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.74 | 1.4 |
| 19 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.69 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.69 | 1.4 |
| 21 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:30 PM | 3.63 | 1.4 |
| 22 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:31 PM | 3.27 | 0.9 |
| 23 | Wed | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 3.21 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 3.18 | 1.0 |
| 25 | Sun | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | 7:30 PM | 3.07 | 0.5 |
| 26 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:00 PM | 3.02 | 1.1 |
| 27 | Wed | Bad Ink | A&E | 10:31 PM | 3.00 | 1.4 |
| 28 | Tue | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2.98 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Fri | Dog With A Blog | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 2.91 | 0.5 |
| 30 | Thu | Pre-Kick | NFLN | 8:00 PM | 2.91 | 1.2 |
| 31 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.90 | 0.6 |
| 32 | Fri | Jessie | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.81 | 0.4 |
| 33 | Tue | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2.77 | 0.4 |
| 34 | Wed | American Pickers | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2.74 | 0.7 |
| 35 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 7:01 PM | 2.66 | 1.1 |
| 36 | Mon | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2.59 | 0.3 |
| 37 | Sat | College Football | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 2.56 | 0.8 |
| 38 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.49 | 0.7 |
| 39 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.45 | 0.7 |
| 40 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.38 | 0.6 |
| 41 | Sat | Cedar Grove | HALL | 8:00 PM | 2.36 | 0.3 |
| 42 | Wed | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 8:00 PM | 2.34 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Thu | Project Runway | LIF | 9:00 PM | 2.27 | 0.7 |
| 44 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:30 PM | 2.27 | 0.5 |
| 45 | Tue | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.26 | 1.3 |
| 46 | Sun | Kardashians | E! | 9:00 PM | 2.18 | 1.2 |
| 47 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 6:01 PM | 2.17 | 0.9 |
| 48 | Tue | Hannity | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2.17 | 0.3 |
| 49 | Wed | Time Machine | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.16 | 0.4 |
| 50 | Sat | Sam & Cat | NICK | 8:00 PM | 2.15 | 0.4 |
| 51 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 8:00 PM | 2.13 | 0.7 |
| 52 | Mon | Basketball Wives | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2.12 | 1.0 |
| 53 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.12 | 0.7 |
| 54 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.11 | 0.6 |
| 55 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.10 | 0.8 |
| 56 | Sun | Real Housewives/NJ | BRVO | 8:00 PM | 2.10 | 0.9 |
| 57 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.06 | 0.7 |
| 58 | Wed | South Park | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.06 | 1.2 |
| 59 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.03 | 0.8 |
| 60 | Tue | Little Couple | TLC | 10:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.6 |
| 61 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.5 |
| 62 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.01 | 1.0 |
| 63 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.7 |
| 64 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.6 |
| 65 | Sun | Alaska: The Last Frontier | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.01 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 10:00 PM | 2.00 | 0.7 |
| 67 | Mon | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.98 | 1.0 |
| 68 | Sun | Long Island Medium | TLC | 9:30 PM | 1.97 | 0.6 |
| 69 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.95 | 0.8 |
| 70 | Fri | Ledgend of Korra | NICK | 8:30 PM | 1.95 | 0.5 |
| 71 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1.95 | 0.8 |
| 72 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1.95 | 0.8 |
| 73 | Sun | Witches of East End | LIFE | 10:01 PM | 1.93 | 0.8 |
| 74 | Sun | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.93 | 0.8 |
| 75 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.93 | 0.5 |
| 76 | Sun | Movie: Home Alone | TOON | 6:00 PM | 1.91 | 0.5 |
| 77 | Thu | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 10:00 PM | 1.91 | 0.6 |
| 78 | Sun | Boardwalk Empire | HBO | 9:02 PM | 1.90 | 0.7 |
| 79 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 6:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.5 |
| 80 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1.89 | 0.6 |
| 81 | Tue | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1.89 | 0.4 |
| 82 | Tue | Catfish: TV Show | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1.88 | 1.0 |
| 83 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 9:30 PM | 1.87 | 0.6 |
| 84 | Fri | MLB Pre-game | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1.86 | 0.4 |
| 85 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.84 | 0.5 |
| 86 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 10:30 PM | 1.84 | 0.7 |
| 87 | Sun | Homeland | SHO | 9:00 PM | 1.81 | 0.8 |
| 88 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.78 | 0.8 |
| 89 | Tue | Ink Master | SPIKE | 10:01 PM | 1.78 | 1.0 |
| 90 | Mon | TI and Tiny | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 1.76 | 0.9 |
| 91 | Mon | MNF Countdown | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 1.76 | 0.7 |
| 92 | Sun | Bob's Burgers | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.76 | 0.7 |
| 93 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.74 | 0.8 |
| 94 | Mon | Bob's Burgers | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.74 | 0.9 |
| 95 | Sat | Movie: Signed, Sealed & Delivered | HALL | 9:00 PM | 1.72 | 0.2 |
| 96 | Sun | Halloween Wars | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1.72 | 0.6 |
| 97 | Sat | The Haunted Hathaways | NICK | 8:30 PM | 1.71 | 0.2 |
| 98 | Wed | Castle | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1.70 | 0.3 |
| 99 | Fri | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.69 | 0.7 |
| 100 | Sun | Duck Dynasty | A&E | 7:30 PM | 1.68 | 0.6 |
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