Top 100 Primetime Cable: February 22 - 28, 2016

The last GOP Presidential debate, before the Super Tuesday primaries, was this week's #1 show, topping THE WALKING DEAD. The CNN debate collected 13.1 million viewers and a 2.7 rating in Adults 18-49. The Democrat Town Hall, also on CNN, didn't do as well, drawing just 2.2 million viewers and ranking 54th.

GOLD RUSH was this week's top reality series, ranking 6th and hauling in 4.2 million viewers on a Friday Night. FIXER UPPER wasn't far behind, in the #9 position, with 3.5 million viewers.

AMERICAN CRIME STORY continues to slide, falling under three million viewers. It has fallen behind MAJOR CRIMES (#13) and THE HAVES & HAVE NOTS (#18).

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Thu	Texas GOP Debate	CNN	8:45 PM	13,101	2.7
2	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	12,794	6.1
3	Thu	GOP Debate	CNN	8:30 PM	7,439	1.2
4	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	4,890	2.2
5	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	4,201	1.4
6	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	4,154	1.3
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	4,055	1.4
8	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,661	0.4
9	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	3,479	1.0
10	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3,396	1.2
11	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,366	0.3
12	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,282	0.3
13	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	3,192	0.5
14	Sun	Mako Mermaids	DSNY	7:30 PM	3,160	0.9
15	Sat	Movie: Monsters University	DSNY	8:15 PM	3,156	0.9
16	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,128	0.2
17	Thu	Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	8:00 PM	3,092	0.5
18	Tue	The Haves & Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	3,069	0.8
19	Sun	Mako Mermaids	DSNY	7:00 PM	3,046	0.8
20	Tue	American Crime Story: OJ vs People	FX	10:00 PM	2,988	1.3
21	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	2,982	1.3
22	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,864	0.4
23	Sat	Movie: San Andreas	HBO	8:00 PM	2,820	1.0
24	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,792	0.9
25	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,744	0.3
26	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,739	1.0
27	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,718	0.4
28	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,664	0.3
29	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,543	0.8
30	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,532	0.8
31	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	2,525	0.5
32	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,508	0.9
33	Mon	Love & Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	2,497	1.3
34	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,486	0.3
35	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,473	0.8
36	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,428	0.7
37	Mon	Street Outlaws: NO	DISC	9:00 PM	2,422	1.0
38	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,417	0.3
39	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,399	0.2
40	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,397	0.9
41	Tue	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	9:00 PM	2,397	0.4
42	Thu	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,395	0.8
43	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,382	0.8
44	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,328	0.9
45	Thu	Flip or Flop	HGTV	9:00 PM	2,314	0.7
46	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,288	0.7
47	Mon	Kids Baking Champ	FOOD	8:00 PM	2,279	0.6
48	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,242	0.8
49	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,241	0.7
50	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,240	0.8
51	Mon	Better Call Saul	AMC	10:00 PM	2,228	1.0
52	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,193	0.7
53	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,188	0.8
54	Tue	SC Democrat Town Hall	CNN	8:00 PM	2,161	0.5
55	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,143	0.7
56	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	2,136	0.8
57	Mon	Stevie & Joseline	VH1	9:00 PM	2,126	1.1
58	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,111	0.7
59	Mon	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	2,065	0.6
60	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor SPCL	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,032	0.2
61	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	2,023	0.6
62	Thu	VIKINGS	HIST	10:00 PM	2,021	0.6
63	Sun	Fixer Upper	HGTV	7:00 PM	2,006	0.6
64	Wed	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	1,964	0.5
65	Mon	K,Michelle: My Life	VH1	9:30 PM	1,950	1.0
66	Tue	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,948	0.5
67	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,942	0.6
68	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,936	0.7
69	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,903	0.9
70	Thu	Flip or Flop	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,903	0.5
71	Wed	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,890	0.5
72	Mon	Diesel Brothers	DISC	10:00 PM	1,887	0.9
73	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,878	0.7
74	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,877	0.5
75	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	8:00 PM	1,875	0.5
76	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,872	0.7
77	Sat	College Basketball	ESPN	6:30 PM	1,859	0.5
78	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,855	0.9
79	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	1,846	0.5
80	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,841	0.9
81	Mon	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,832	0.8
82	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,809	0.9
83	Tue	The Real Housewives: BH	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,788	0.7
84	Tue	MOONSHINERS	DISC	9:00 PM	1,760	0.7
85	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,757	0.6
86	Sun	Ax Men	HIST	9:00 PM	1,751	0.4
87	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,743	0.4
88	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,742	0.8
89	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,739	0.8
90	Mon	Ellen's Design Challenge	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,738	0.4
91	Sun	When Calls The Heart	HALL	9:00 PM	1,738	0.2
92	Wed	SUITS	USA	10:00 PM	1,733	0.5
93	Thu	Flip or Flop	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,727	0.5
94	Tue	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,719	0.4
95	Sun	Mako Mermaids	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,709	0.4
96	Wed	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	1,687	0.3
97	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,665	0.7
98	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	1,659	0.3
99	Fri	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,647	0.7
100	Thu	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,647	0.4

* - in millions