Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 12 - 18, 2015

It was a very active week for cable TV, with many programs drawing very good ratings. Five programs drew well over 12 million viewers and there were a total of 13 shows with an A18-49 ratings of a 1.5 or better. Topping the list was the Democrat Presidential Debate, on CNN. The debate collected 15.8 million viewers, along with a 3.6 rating in the A18-49 demo. The pre and post debate programs also did well, grabbing over 126 million viewers each.

Major League Baseball playoffs are doing well, with eight games in the top 16 spots. Game one of the NLCS, featuring the Cubs vs Mets, tops the games, with 7.9 million viewers and a 2.3 demo rating.

In the all this mix is THE WALKING DEAD, which placed only 4th in total viewers, with 12.2 million, but easily had the best A18-49 rating, with a 6.2 score. It did lose about 2.4 million viewers, week-to-week, but between a better NFL game and a Cubs vs Mets NLCS game, even the best can struggle a bit.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Tue	Democrat Presidential Debate	CNN	9:00 PM	15.79	3.6
2	Tue	Democrat Presidential Debate	CNN	8:30 PM	12.69	2.7
3	Tue	Dem. Presidential Debate Close	CNN	10:45 PM	12.67	2.9
4	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	12.18	6.2
5	Mon	MNF: PIT vs SD	ESPN	8:15 PM	12.18	4.5
6	Sat	NLCS Game 1: CHI vs NYM	TBS	8:00 PM	7.89	2.3
7	Thu	NLDS Game 5: LAD vs NYM	TBS	8:00 PM	7.38	2.1
8	Sat	College Football	ESPN	7:30 PM	6.78	2.2
9	Sun	NLCS Game 2: CHI vs NYM	TBS	8:00 PM	6.57	1.9
10	Tue	NLDS Game 4: LAD vs NYM	TBS	8:00 PM	6.35	2.0
11	Wed	ALDS Game 5: HOUS vs KC	FS1	8:00 PM	5.94	1.8
12	Mon	NLDS Game 3: STL vs CHI	TBS	6:00 PM	5.78	1.7
13	Tue	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	8:00 PM	4.66	0.9
14	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	4.31	2.1
15	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	4.06	2.2
16	Mon	NLDS Game 3: LAD vs NYM	TBS	9:30 PM	3.96	1.2
17	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3.89	1.2
18	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3.52	1.2
19	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3.25	1.1
20	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.14	0.3
21	Sun	Girl Meets World	DSNY	8:30 PM	3.12	0.7
22	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3.08	1.1
23	Sat	College Football	ESPN	10:45 PM	3.06	1.1
24	Fri	Girl Meets World	DSNY	8:30 PM	2.94	0.6
25	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.91	0.2
26	Sat	Girl Meets World	DSNY	8:30 PM	2.88	0.6
27	Sat	Girl Meets World	DSNY	8:30 PM	2.88	0.6
28	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.84	0.3
29	Sun	Jessie Stone - Lost Paradise	HALL	9:00 PM	2.71	0.1
30	Thu	TNF: NO vs ATL	NFL	8:30 PM	2.66	1.2
31	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	2.65	0.5
32	Wed	The Kelley File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.60	0.2
33	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2.59	0.3
34	Sat	Movie: October KISS	HALL	9:00 PM	2.59	0.3
35	Sun	Liv And Maddie	DSNY	9:00 PM	2.57	0.5
36	Mon	Live & Hip Hop/H'wood	VH1	8:00 PM	2.56	1.4
37	Fri	Jessie	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.43	0.4
38	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.42	0.2
39	Sun	KC Undercover	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.39	0.4
40	Thu	The Kelley File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.35	0.2
41	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2.35	0.5
42	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.34	0.8
43	Mon	NLDS Game 4: LAD vs NYM	TNT	8:30 PM	2.33	0.8
44	Fri	I Didn't Do It	DSNY	9:00 PM	2.26	0.3
45	Mon	Movie: Invisible Sister	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.23	0.4
46	Thu	College Football	ESPN	7:00 PM	2.23	0.7
47	Sat	JESSIE	DSNY	9:00 PM	2.23	0.4
48	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	7:30 PM	2.18	0.9
49	Thu	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.09	0.6
50	Mon	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:00 PM	2.07	1.1
51	Mon	The Real Housewives/OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	2.07	0.9
52	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	2.03	0.8
53	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.03	0.1
54	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.00	0.8
55	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	1.97	0.6
56	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.96	0.6
57	Sun	Girl Meets World	DSNY	7:30 PM	1.94	0.3
58	Fri	Gold Rush: The Dirt	DISC	8:00 PM	1.93	0.5
59	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	10:00 PM	1.85	0.4
60	Wed	Fox Sports Live	FS1	10:45 PM	1.85	0.6
61	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	1.83	0.2
62	Wed	Movie Nightmare/Christmas	DSNY	7:00 PM	1.83	0.4
63	Tue	BET Hip Hop Awards	BET	8:00 PM	1.81	0.9
64	Mon	Time Machine	HIST	9:00 PM	1.79	0.4
65	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	8:00 PM	1.78	0.4
66	Mon	She's Got Game	VH1	10:00 PM	1.78	0.9
67	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.77	0.8
68	Fri	The Kelley File	FOXN	9:00 PM	1.77	0.1
69	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.75	0.6
70	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.73	0.6
71	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.72	0.3
72	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.72	0.3
73	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.71	0.5
74	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.71	0.8
75	Sat	I Didn't Do It	DSNY	9:30 PM	1.71	0.3
76	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.70	0.5
77	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.70	0.6
78	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1.67	0.6
79	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.67	0.6
80	Wed	Property Brothers	HGTV	9:00 PM	1.67	0.4
81	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.67	0.7
82	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.62	0.1
83	Sat	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	1.62	0.3
84	Sat	Movie: Taken 3	HBO	8:00 PM	1.62	0.6
85	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.61	0.7
86	Wed	House hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.60	0.3
87	Tue	Ink Master	SPIKE	10:00 PM	1.59	0.8
88	Mon	Fargo	FX	10:00 PM	1.59	0.5
89	Sat	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	1.59	0.3
90	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.56	0.7
91	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.56	0.5
92	Sat	NCIS	USA	9:00 PM	1.56	0.3
93	Fri	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.55	0.3
94	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.54	0.6
95	Sun	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.53	0.6
96	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.52	0.2
97	Mon	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.51	0.4
98	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.50	0.6
99	Sun	Fixer Upper	HGTV	7:00 PM	1.50	0.4
100	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.49	0.1

* - in millions