Top 100 Primetime Cable: March 7 - 13, 2016

The old saying goes, 'Nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.' For the weekly cable ratings, It was just that. THE WALKING DEAD was, again, the #1 show, drawing 12.5 million viewers and a 6.0 rating in Adults 18-49. Followed by a flood of political programs, including the GOP Debate. So, for cable, Nothing is certain but THE WALKING DEAD and Politics at the top of the ratings chart.

TALKING DEAD was the non-scripted original series of the week, ranking third with 5.1 million viewers. That topped the #2 show in the genre, FIXER UPPER, with 3.3 million viewers.

Nickelodeon's 2016 KID'S CHOICE AWARDS did well, ranking 14th on the week, getting 3.3 million viewers to tune into the annual awards program. it is only down about 10% from last years awards show. Following the show was the series premiere of SCHOOL OF ROCK. It held onto 2.4 million viewers from its lead in, or about 72% retention. Not a bad start for the kids comedy.

The bar is being raised higher and higher as it took drawing 1.8 million viewers to be within the top 100 this week. If the CW was a cable network, it would have had just one series on this chart.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	12,530	6.0
2	Thu	GOP Debate	CNN	9:00 PM	11,808	2.4
3	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	5,056	2.3
4	Tue	Americas Election HQ	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,243	0.6
5	Thu	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	4,225	0.8
6	Wed	Univision Dem. Debate	CNN	9:00 PM	3,947	0.9
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3,760	1.3
8	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3,614	1.3
9	Tue	Americas Election HQ	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,527	0.4
10	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,503	0.4
11	Mon	Major Crimes	TNT	9:00 PM	3,493	0.5
12	Fri	On The Record w/Greta	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,462	0.4
13	Tue	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	9:00 PM	3,329	0.5
14	Sat	Kids Choice Awards	NICK	8:00 PM	3,321	0.7
15	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,321	0.3
16	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3,279	1.2
17	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	3,277	0.8
18	Tue	Americas Election HQ	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,234	0.5
19	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,192	0.4
20	Tue	American Crime Story: OJ	FX	10:00 PM	3,002	1.2
21	Tue	Americas Choice 2016	CNN	9:00 PM	2,970	0.7
22	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor SPCL	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,955	0.3
23	Sat	ACC Tournament	ESPN	9:00 PM	2,813	1.0
24	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,706	0.9
25	Fri	Gold Rush Special	DISC	9:00 PM	2,694	0.7
26	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,685	1.0
27	Sun	Dem. Town Hall	CNN	8:00 PM	2,664	0.5
28	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,660	0.9
29	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,659	0.9
30	Tue	The Haves & Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	2,641	0.7
31	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,638	1.0
32	Tue	Americas Choice 2016	CNN	10:00 PM	2,631	0.7
33	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,629	0.9
34	Fri	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,626	0.4
35	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,621	0.9
36	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,618	0.4
37	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,587	1.0
38	Sat	Fox Report Saturday	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,547	0.3
39	Sun	The Real Housewives: ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2,522	1.1
40	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,501	0.9
41	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,478	0.3
42	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	2,454	1.0
43	Tue	Americas Choice 2016	CNN	8:00 PM	2,439	0.6
44	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,438	0.9
45	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,434	0.3
46	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,422	0.8
47	Sat	Big 12 Tournament	ESPN	6:15 PM	2,420	0.7
48	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,395	0.8
49	Sat	School Of Rock (SP)	NICK	9:30 PM	2,377	0.5
50	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,368	0.8
51	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,325	0.7
52	Sun	Naked & Afraid	DISC	10:00 PM	2,278	0.8
53	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,270	0.9
54	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,265	0.7
55	Mon	Love & Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	2,261	1.2
56	Thu	VIKINGS	HIST	10:00 PM	2,233	0.7
57	Wed	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	2,210	0.5
58	Mon	Better Call Saul	AMC	10:00 PM	2,199	0.9
59	Thu	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,186	0.6
60	Sat	Movie: Despicable Me	DSNY	7:45 PM	2,164	0.6
61	Sun	KC Undercover	DSNY	8:00 PM	2,144	0.4
62	Wed	House Hunters WANT	HGTV	10:00 PM	2,143	0.5
63	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,118	0.7
64	Thu	Flip or Flop	HGTV	9:00 PM	2,085	0.6
65	Fri	AC360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,080	0.4
66	Sun	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	2,054	0.4
67	Sun	When Calls The Heart	HALL	9:00 PM	2,047	0.2
68	Sat	College Scoreboard	ESPN	8:30 PM	2,046	0.6
69	Tue	House Hunters WANT	HGTV	10:00 PM	2,029	0.5
70	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	2,009	0.7
71	Sun	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	2,002	0.4
72	Sat	Justice w/ Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,983	0.2
73	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,978	0.7
74	Mon	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	1,977	0.5
75	Sun	Race for the White House	CNN	10:00 PM	1,975	0.4
76	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,954	0.6
77	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,947	1.0
78	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,946	0.8
79	Sat	NCIS	USA	9:00 PM	1,943	0.3
80	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,935	0.9
81	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,932	0.6
82	Sun	Liv & Maddie	DSNY	8:30 PM	1,932	0.3
83	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,930	0.9
84	Sat	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	1,930	0.3
85	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,920	0.9
86	Thu	Movie: UP	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,915	0.5
87	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,912	0.8
88	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,891	0.2
89	Wed	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,876	0.5
90	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,872	0.7
91	Sun	Fox Report Sunday	FOXN	7:00 PM	1,862	0.2
92	Sat	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,859	0.5
93	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,852	0.7
94	Fri	CNN Tonight	CNN	9:00 PM	1,850	0.4
95	Tue	MOONSHINERS	DISC	9:00 PM	1,848	0.7
96	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,847	0.8
97	Sun	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,843	0.4
98	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	1,841	0.6
99	Sat	Property Bros.	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,836	0.4
100	Sun	Island Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,835	0.4

* - in millions