Top 100 Primetime Cable: April 11 - 17, 2016
The NBA Playoffs are underway and attracting viewers. of the top 15 shows of the week, playoff games took fives slots, plus another two for the last of the regular season games, earlier in the week. The top Playoff game was the Memphis vs San Antonio matchup, on TNT, drawing four million viewers and a solid 1.7 rating in Adults 18-49.
CNN aired what may be the final Democrat party debate, and collected 5.5 million viewers and the #2 spot on the chart. Both political parties are starting to see the leading candidates pull away from their respective opponents in the delegate counts. Next up for the debates will be the first, of many, debate of the two official candidates.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD is still the #1 show on cable, but dropped 1.1 million viewers and fell 20% from last week's season premiere. No need to worry about the series, it was just renewed for a third season, in 2017.
Reality TV took a back seat this week, with the best rated show being LOVE & HIP HOP, at #17. The VH1 series hauled in 2.8 million viewers and a top ten A18-49 rating of a 1.4 score.
CNN aired what may be the final Democrat party debate, and collected 5.5 million viewers and the #2 spot on the chart. Both political parties are starting to see the leading candidates pull away from their respective opponents in the delegate counts. Next up for the debates will be the first, of many, debate of the two official candidates.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD is still the #1 show on cable, but dropped 1.1 million viewers and fell 20% from last week's season premiere. No need to worry about the series, it was just renewed for a third season, in 2017.
Reality TV took a back seat this week, with the best rated show being LOVE & HIP HOP, at #17. The VH1 series hauled in 2.8 million viewers and a top ten A18-49 rating of a 1.4 score.
Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
1 | Sun | Fear The Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 5,581 | 2.5 |
2 | Thu | NY Democrat Debate | CNN | 9:00 PM | 5,470 | 1.2 |
3 | Sun | NBA Playoffs: MEM v SA | TNT | 8:10 PM | 3,988 | 1.7 |
4 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3,687 | 1.3 |
5 | Wed | NBA Basketball | ESPN | 10:40 PM | 3,649 | 1.6 |
6 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3,474 | 1.2 |
7 | Wed | NBA Basketball | ESPN2 | 10:20 PM | 3,465 | 1.7 |
8 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3,427 | 1.2 |
9 | Sun | NBA Playoffs: POR v LAC | TNT | 10:30 PM | 3,060 | 1.4 |
10 | Mon | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 3,035 | 0.3 |
11 | Sat | NBA Playoffs: DAL v OAK | ESPN | 9:50 PM | 3,016 | 1.3 |
12 | Sun | NBA Playoffs: CHA v MIA | TNT | 5:40 PM | 2,978 | 1.3 |
13 | Sat | NBA Playoffs: BOS v ATL | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 2,930 | 1.2 |
14 | Thu | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,792 | 0.3 |
15 | Thu | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,762 | 0.3 |
16 | Mon | Love & Hip Hop:ATL | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2,751 | 1.4 |
17 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2,713 | 1.0 |
18 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2,693 | 0.9 |
19 | Tue | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,689 | 0.2 |
20 | Wed | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,643 | 0.2 |
21 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2,590 | 0.9 |
22 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2,516 | 0.9 |
23 | Fri | The O'Reilly Factor | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,481 | 0.2 |
24 | Tue | Deadliest Catch | DISC | 9:00 PM | 2,420 | 0.8 |
25 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2,366 | 0.8 |
26 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2,359 | 0.8 |
27 | Thu | WWE Smackdown | USA | 8:00 PM | 2,355 | 0.7 |
28 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2,321 | 0.8 |
29 | Thu | VIKINGS | HIST | 10:00 PM | 2,280 | 0.6 |
30 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 2,268 | 0.8 |
31 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2,265 | 0.8 |
32 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2,249 | 0.7 |
33 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 2,246 | 0.8 |
34 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2,240 | 0.7 |
35 | Wed | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,224 | 0.2 |
36 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:30 PM | 2,211 | 0.8 |
37 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 2,208 | 0.8 |
38 | Mon | Black Ink Crew | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 2,195 | 1.2 |
39 | Tue | If Loving You Is Wrong | OWN | 9:00 PM | 2,195 | 0.6 |
40 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 10:00 PM | 2,185 | 0.8 |
41 | Sun | The Good Witch | HALL | 9:00 PM | 2,185 | 0.3 |
42 | Mon | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,179 | 0.2 |
43 | Sat | Hallmark Movie | HALL | 9:00 PM | 2,173 | 0.3 |
44 | Tue | Trump Town Hall | CNN | 9:00 PM | 2,168 | 0.4 |
45 | Sun | Naked & Afraid | DISC | 10:00 PM | 2,129 | 0.8 |
46 | Mon | Better Call Saul | AMC | 10:00 PM | 2,059 | 0.8 |
47 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2,045 | 0.7 |
48 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2,035 | 0.6 |
49 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:00 PM | 2,021 | 0.6 |
50 | Tue | Fixer Upper | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 2,013 | 0.5 |
51 | Tue | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 1,992 | 0.2 |
52 | Tue | The Real Housewives:BH | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1,978 | 0.7 |
53 | Tue | Fixer Upper | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1,955 | 0.5 |
54 | Sun | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,946 | 0.9 |
55 | Sun | Talking Dead: Fear | AMC | 10:00 PM | 1,939 | 0.8 |
56 | Sun | Story of God | NGC | 9:00 PM | 1,934 | 0.4 |
57 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,908 | 0.9 |
58 | Sun | KC Undercover | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 1,900 | 0.4 |
59 | Thu | House Hunters INTL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,890 | 0.5 |
60 | Wed | HANNITY | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 1,885 | 0.3 |
61 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1,859 | 0.7 |
62 | Sun | Sunday Night Baseball | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 1,858 | 0.6 |
63 | Mon | Swamp People | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1,851 | 0.5 |
64 | Thu | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,840 | 0.4 |
65 | Mon | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,832 | 0.9 |
66 | Sun | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 7:30 PM | 1,832 | 0.6 |
67 | Fri | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1,829 | 0.5 |
68 | Wed | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1,816 | 0.6 |
69 | Fri | The Kelly File | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 1,804 | 0.2 |
70 | Sun | Island Life | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,801 | 0.5 |
71 | Wed | NBA Basketball | ESPN | 8:10 PM | 1,793 | 0.8 |
72 | Sun | Island Life | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,793 | 0.4 |
73 | Thu | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,780 | 0.8 |
74 | Thu | 60 Days In | A&E | 10:00 PM | 1,772 | 0.9 |
75 | Sun | Lakefront Bargain Hunt | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 1,755 | 0.3 |
76 | Sun | Family Guy | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1,752 | 0.8 |
77 | Sun | Caribbean Life | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1,750 | 0.5 |
78 | Sat | Henry Danger | NICK | 8:00 PM | 1,747 | 0.3 |
79 | Sat | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:30 PM | 1,743 | 0.6 |
80 | Sun | Long Lost Family | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1,742 | 0.3 |
81 | Wed | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1,735 | 0.8 |
82 | Tue | NBA Basketball | TNT | 8:10 PM | 1,707 | 0.6 |
83 | Sun | Lakefront Bargain Hunt | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1,695 | 0.3 |
84 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,678 | 0.8 |
85 | Thu | BOLT | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 1,675 | 0.3 |
86 | Tue | Good Bones | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,674 | 0.4 |
87 | Sun | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1,668 | 0.4 |
88 | Thu | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 9:30 PM | 1,667 | 0.6 |
89 | Tue | Dance Moms | LIFE | 9:00 PM | 1,663 | 0.6 |
90 | Thu | HANNITY | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 1,633 | 0.2 |
91 | Tue | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1,622 | 0.7 |
92 | Sun | Caribbean Life | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,622 | 0.4 |
93 | Mon | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,620 | 0.4 |
94 | Mon | Teen Mom II | MTV | 10:00 PM | 1,596 | 0.9 |
95 | Tue | HANNITY | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 1,587 | 0.2 |
96 | Mon | American Dad | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1,585 | 0.8 |
97 | Sun | Spring Baking Champ | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1,582 | 0.5 |
98 | Mon | Street Outlaws: NOLA | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1,569 | 0.6 |
99 | Sun | Shahs of Sunset | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1,568 | 0.7 |
100 | Tue | The Big Bang Theory | TBS | 8:00 PM | 1,567 | 0.5 |
* - in millions
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