Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 6 - 12, 2014
Sunday, October 12th couldn't get here fast enough. The season five premiere of THE WALKING DEAD not only brought new episodes of the #1 show on TV, it came breaking records. The episode commanded 17.3 million viewers and a healthy 8.7 rating in Adults 18-49, becoming the highest rated episode of the series. It was the highest rated program of the week, in the young demographic, than anything else on TV, including broadcast TV. AMC is projecting out that once Live+7 day ratings are added in, the premiere episode will record at least 22 million viewers.Following the drama series was the companion talk show, TALKING DEAD. It held onto 6.9 million viewers and a 3.5 demo rating, earning the #3 spot of the weekly chart. That makes it the top reality program of the week.
Overshadowed by THE WALKING DEAD, AMERICAN HORROR STORY had a strong premiere of its own. The FX series grabbed 6.1 million viewers and a 3.1 demo rating, placing 5th on the week, and topping fellow FX drama SONS OF ANARCHY.
There were a lot of sports events on the chart this week. Eleven of the top 20 programs were sports events, including four games from the MLB Post Season.
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 17.29 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Mon | MNF (WAS v SEA) | ESPN | 8:15 PM | 13.12 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Sun | Talking Dead | AMC | 10:00 PM | 6.88 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 8:00 PM | 6.77 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Wed | American Horror Story | FX | 10:00 PM | 6.13 | 3.1 |
| 6 | Fri | ALCS Game #1 | TBS | 8:00 PM | 5.92 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Sun | NLCS Game #2 | FS1 | 8:00 PM | 4.37 | 1.1 |
| 8 | Tue | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | 10:00 PM | 4.32 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Sat | College Football Prime | ESPN | 9:30 PM | 4.09 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.92 | 1.3 |
| 11 | Tue | NLDS (SF v WAS) | FS1 | 9:00 PM | 3.92 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.89 | 1.2 |
| 13 | Sun | The Walking Dead | AMC | 7:00 PM | 3.60 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.58 | 1.1 |
| 15 | Tue | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 3.03 | 0.3 |
| 16 | Thu | TNF (IND v HOU) | NFL | 8:30 PM | 3.02 | 1.3 |
| 17 | Mon | NLDS (STL v LAD) | FS1 | 9:00 PM | 2.89 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Wed | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2.77 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Fri | JESSIE | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 2.72 | 0.5 |
| 20 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.67 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:30 PM | 2.63 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Mon | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2.61 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Fri | Girl Meets World | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.61 | 0.5 |
| 24 | Sat | Haunted Thundermans | NICK | 8:00 PM | 2.49 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 9:00 PM | 2.47 | 0.5 |
| 26 | Wed | NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 2.36 | 0.4 |
| 27 | Sat | College Football Prime | ESPN2 | 7:15 PM | 2.36 | 0.7 |
| 28 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.34 | 0.8 |
| 29 | Sun | Alaska: The Last Frontier | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2.34 | 0.6 |
| 30 | Thu | Project Runway | LIFE | 9:00 PM | 2.33 | 0.7 |
| 31 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.30 | 0.9 |
| 32 | Thu | Nightmare before Christmas | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.28 | 0.4 |
| 33 | Fri | Ultimate Spider-Man | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 2.28 | 0.4 |
| 34 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.27 | 0.8 |
| 35 | Wed | NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 2.22 | 0.4 |
| 36 | Tue | FOX Sports Live | FS1 | 8:15 PM | 2.21 | 0.5 |
| 37 | Mon | Love & Hip Hop | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2.19 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Sun | The Real Housewives/ NJ | BRVO | 8:00 PM | 2.18 | 1.0 |
| 39 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2.17 | 0.8 |
| 40 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2.17 | 0.8 |
| 41 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2.15 | 0.8 |
| 42 | Tue | 19 Kids and Counting | TLC | 9:00 PM | 2.14 | 0.8 |
| 43 | Fri | Gravity Falls | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 2.13 | 0.4 |
| 44 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.12 | 0.8 |
| 45 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.11 | 0.7 |
| 46 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.10 | 0.8 |
| 47 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.09 | 0.8 |
| 48 | Sun | Austin & Ally | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.08 | 0.4 |
| 49 | Sat | Inside the MLB | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2.07 | 0.6 |
| 50 | Mon | Girl vs Monster | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 2.06 | 0.4 |
| 51 | Tue | 19 Kids and Counting | TLC | 9:30 PM | 2.05 | 0.8 |
| 52 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2.05 | 0.8 |
| 53 | Sat | Henry Danger | NICK | 9:00 PM | 2.05 | 0.4 |
| 54 | Thu | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.05 | 0.8 |
| 55 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 2.03 | 0.9 |
| 56 | Wed | NCIS | USA | 10:00 PM | 2.03 | 0.4 |
| 57 | Wed | South Park | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 2.02 | 1.2 |
| 58 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.98 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.98 | 0.9 |
| 60 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 1.97 | 0.7 |
| 61 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:45 PM | 1.97 | 0.8 |
| 62 | Fri | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.96 | 0.9 |
| 63 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:15 PM | 1.93 | 0.7 |
| 64 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:15 PM | 1.92 | 0.8 |
| 65 | Fri | Big Screen Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.7 |
| 66 | Wed | Movie: Little Vampire | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.3 |
| 67 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.90 | 0.7 |
| 68 | Sat | Saturday Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.88 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Tue | Yukon Men | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1.88 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 1.82 | 0.7 |
| 71 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 7:00 PM | 1.81 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Mon | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.80 | 0.8 |
| 73 | Tue | If Loving You Is Wrong | OWN | 9:00 PM | 1.80 | 0.5 |
| 74 | Sat | College Football Prime | ESPN2 | 10:30 PM | 1.79 | 0.6 |
| 75 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1.78 | 0.6 |
| 76 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:00 PM | 1.74 | 0.5 |
| 77 | Tue | Tosh.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 1.74 | 1.1 |
| 78 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.74 | 0.6 |
| 79 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:45 PM | 1.74 | 0.6 |
| 80 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1.73 | 0.6 |
| 81 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1.70 | 0.6 |
| 82 | Wed | The Cleveland Show | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 1.70 | 0.8 |
| 83 | Wed | FX Movie Prime | FX | 7:30 PM | 1.68 | 0.7 |
| 84 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 1.68 | 0.6 |
| 85 | Sun | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1.67 | 0.8 |
| 86 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 10:30 PM | 1.67 | 0.5 |
| 87 | Mon | Watch What Happens | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1.66 | 0.7 |
| 88 | Sat | College Scoreboard | ESPN2 | 10:15 PM | 1.66 | 0.6 |
| 89 | Fri | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1.65 | 0.7 |
| 90 | Mon | TI & Tiny | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 1.65 | 0.9 |
| 91 | Thu | Castle | TNT | 10:00 PM | 1.65 | 0.3 |
| 92 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:45 PM | 1.65 | 0.6 |
| 93 | Thu | TNF Pre-Kick | NFL | 8:15 PM | 1.63 | 0.6 |
| 94 | Tue | Dance Moms | LIFE | 9:00 PM | 1.62 | 0.6 |
| 95 | Sun | Law & Order: SVU | USA | 8:00 PM | 1.61 | 0.5 |
| 96 | Sun | Long Island Medium | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1.59 | 0.4 |
| 97 | Thu | Pawn Stars | HIST | 8:00 PM | 1.59 | 0.3 |
| 98 | Tue | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.58 | 0.4 |
| 99 | Sun | Sunday Movie | FAM | 8:00 PM | 1.56 | 0.6 |
| 100 | Sat | House Hunters Reno | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1.56 | 0.3 |
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