Primetime Cable Ratings: October 2, 2016

The two hour season finale of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD tops the Sunday night cable ratings, as the final two episodes average 3.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49. The 9 PM episode doubled the next closest program, in the A18-49 demo, with a 1.6 rating. Compared to last fall's season one finale, the ratings are down roughly 50%. Compared to the Spring finale, back in late May, ratings are off just 20% in the demo and the total audience level is down one million viewers.

The much anticipated series premiere of WESTWORLD, on HBO, did relatively decent numbers, collecting 2.0 million viewers and a 0.8 rating in the A18-49 demo. In comparison, This summer's season premiere of BALLERS recorded 1.6 million viewers and the same 0.8 demo rating.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	3,671	1.6
2	Fear The Walking Dead (SF)	AMC	9:59 PM	3,048	1.3
3	Chesapeake Shores	HALL	9:00 PM	2,188	0.3
4	Westworld (SP)	HBO	9:02 PM	1,963	0.8
5	The Real housewives: NJ	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,802	0.7
6	Basketball Wives: LA	VH1	8:00 PM	1,678	0.8
7	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,674	0.4
8	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,626	0.4
9	Halloween Wars	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,576	0.6
10	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,573	0.1
11	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,532	0.4
12	KC Undercover	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,426	0.3
13	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,421	0.3
14	Special Report W/Bret Baier	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,409	0.1
15	HMM Movie	HMM	9:00 PM	1,387	0.1

* Viewership (,000)