Top 100 Primetime Cable: April 18 - 24, 2016

The season premiere of GAME OF THRONES ruled the cable ratings this past week, as it scored 7.9 million viewers and a 4.0 rating in Adults 18-49. That is on par with the 2015 premiere, although the A18-49 rating is down two tenths of a point. Lead out SILICON VALLEY also did well, collecting 1.9 million viewers and ranking 66th on the week. But, its lead out, VEEP, only drew a little over one million viewers and fell outside the top 200 programs.

The NBA PLAYOFFS are still drawing viewers, with three games making the top five and five of thew top ten, all from TNT. The top ESPN game ranked 19th, on a Saturday night matchup of Dallas vs Oklahoma City.

LOVE & HIP HOP: ATLANTA was the week's top reality program, securing a 17th spot on the chart and bringing in 2.8 million viewers. NAKED AND AFRAID was second best in the genre, ranking 42nd.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Sun	Game of Thrones (SP)	HBO	9:20 PM	7,944	4.0
2	Sun	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	4,726	2.1
3	Thu	NBA Playoffs: GS vs HOU	TNT	9:50 PM	4,583	2.0
4	Sun	NBA Playoffs: DET v CLE	TNT	8:50 PM	4,484	1.9
5	Mon	NBA playoffs: HOU vs GS	TNT	10:40 PM	4,416	2.0
6	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3,541	1.3
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3,486	1.2
8	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,445	0.4
9	Wed	NBA Playoffs: DET v CLE	TNT	8:10 PM	3,420	1.4
10	Mon	NBA Playoffs: DAL v OKC	TNT	8:10 PM	3,205	1.4
11	Tue	America's Choice 2016	CNN	9:00 PM	3,141	0.7
12	Sun	NBA Playoffs: BOS v ATL	TNT	6:10 PM	3,081	1.2
13	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,049	0.3
14	Tue	NBA Playoffs: MEM v SA	TNT	9:40 PM	3,040	1.4
15	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,980	1.1
16	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,964	0.2
17	Mon	Love & Hip Hop:ATL	VH1	8:00 PM	2,825	1.5
18	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,822	0.2
19	Sat	NBA Playoffs: OK vs DAL	ESPN	8:10 PM	2,756	1.03
20	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,755	0.2
21	Tue	America's Choice 2016	CNN	10:00 PM	2,735	0.7
22	Fri	NBAPlayoffs: SA vs MEM	ESPN	9:40 PM	2,685	1.1
23	Fri	NBA Playoffs: DET vs CLE	ESPN	7:00 PM	2,669	1.1
24	Wed	NBA Playoffs: POR v LAC	TNT	10:50 PM	2,621	1.2
25	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,616	1.0
26	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,560	0.2
27	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,526	0.3
28	Thu	NBA Playoffs: OK vs DAL	TNT	7:10 PM	2,523	1.0
29	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,443	0.8
30	Thu	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,431	0.7
31	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,416	0.9
32	Mon	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:00 PM	2,415	1.3
33	Thu	VIKINGS	HIST	10:00 PM	2,398	0.7
34	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,379	0.9
35	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,345	0.2
36	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,305	0.2
37	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,272	0.7
38	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,265	0.7
39	Mon	Better Cal Saul (SF)	AMC	10:00 PM	2,263	0.8
40	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,251	0.7
41	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,228	0.9
42	Sun	Naked & Afraid	DISC	10:00 PM	2,226	0.8
43	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,219	0.8
44	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,217	0.7
45	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	2,201	0.6
46	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,153	0.7
47	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,117	0.8
48	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,104	0.8
49	Thu	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,104	0.2
50	Fri	Movie	DSNY	8:00 PM	2,098	0.5
51	Tue	The Real Housewives: BH	BRVO	9:00 PM	2,034	0.7
52	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,005	0.8
53	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	2,001	1.0
54	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,989	0.5
55	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,966	0.8
56	Sun	The Good Witch	HALL	9:00 PM	1,960	0.2
57	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,933	0.9
58	Tue	Deadliest Catch	DISC	9:00 PM	1,932	0.7
59	Tue	NBA Playoffs: BOS v ATL	TNT	7:10 PM	1,918	0.8
60	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,892	0.2
61	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,884	0.7
62	Sun	Fixer Upper	HGTV	7:00 PM	1,884	0.5
63	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,878	0.9
64	Mon	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,878	0.5
65	Mon	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	1,875	0.5
66	Sun	Silicon Valley	HBO	10:00 PM	1,863	1.0
67	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,860	0.9
68	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,850	0.6
69	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,849	0.6
70	Tue	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,828	0.4
71	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,826	0.9
72	Sun	NBA Playoffs	TNT	8:00 PM	1,823	0.4
73	Sun	KC Undercover	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,823	0.4
74	Sat	Movie: Jurrasic World	HBO	7:00 PM	1,812	0.7
75	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,810	0.6
76	Thu	60 Days In	A&E	10:00 PM	1,805	0.9
77	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,801	0.6
78	Sun	Lakefront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,789	0.4
79	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,779	0.2
80	Sun	Lakefront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,748	0.4
81	Sun	Liv and Maddie	DSNY	8:30 PM	1,732	0.4
82	Fri	Mousersize	DSNY	9:50 PM	1,731	0.4
83	Mon	House Hunters OFF GRID	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,730	0.5
84	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,723	0.3
85	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,722	0.2
86	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,712	0.8
87	Tue	Decision 2016	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,712	0.3
88	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1,708	0.3
89	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,705	0.6
90	Sun	Talking Dead: Fear	AMC	10:00 PM	1,688	0.7
91	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,687	0.7
92	Sat	Henry Danger	NICK	8:00 PM	1,674	0.3
93	Sun	Long Lost Family	TLC	10:00 PM	1,667	0.4
94	Thu	House Hunters OFF GRID	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,660	0.3
95	Mon	Teen Mom 2	MTV	10:00 PM	1,649	0.9
96	Sun	Sunday Movie	FREE	7:00 PM	1,630	0.6
97	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,628	0.6
98	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,612	0.3
99	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,604	0.6
100	Fri	Yukon Men	DISC	10:00 PM	1,595	0.3

* - in millions