Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 17 - 23, 2016

To no one's surprise, THE WALKING DEAD was this week's #1 cable program. The seventh season premiere collected a strong 17.0 million viewers and a 8.4 rating in Adults 18-49. That is second to only the 5th season premiere, in series history. The 90-minute post TWD show, TALKING DEAD ranked 7th on the week, with 7.6 million viewers and the week's second best A18-49 rating, a 3.7 score.

There was a presidential debate this past week. the last we will see for at least three years. The coverage on FOX was the #2 program of the week, with 11.4 million viewers, but if you combine that with CNN and MSNBC numbers, the debate on cable TV attracted 25.7 million viewers and a combined 6.3 rating in Adults 18-49.

Game six of the NLCS led all sports program, as 9.7 million viewers watched the Cubs defeat the Dodgers and gain a ticket to the 2016 world series. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was not far behind, with 8.4 million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sun	The Walking Dead (SP)	AMC	9:00 PM	17,029	8.4
2	Wed	Presidential Debate	FOXN	9:03 PM	11,378	2.4
3	Sat	NLCSL: LA v CHI Game 6	FS1	8:00 PM	9,706	2.7
4	Wed	Presidential Debate	CNN	9:03 PM	8,761	2.7
5	Wed	Debate Analysis	FOXN	10:37 PM	8,659	1.8
6	Mon	MNF NYJ v ARZ	ESPN	8:15 PM	8,398	3.0
7	Sun	Talking Dead: TWD (SP)	AMC	10:06 PM	7,566	3.7
8	Thu	NLCS: CHI v LA Game 5	FS1	8:00 PM	7,180	2.0
9	Tue	NLCS: CHI v LA Game 3	FS1	8:01 PM	6,494	1.9
10	Wed	Debate Night in America	CNN	10:37 PM	6,288	1.8
11	Wed	NLCS: CHI v LA Game 4	FS1	8:01 PM	5,813	1.8
12	Wed	Presidential Debate	MSNBC	9:04 PM	5,549	1.2
13	Sun	AMC Fearfest Zombie	AMC	7:30 PM	5,335	2.4
14	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	4,744	0.7
15	Mon	ALCS: TOR v CLE Game 4	TBS	8:00 PM	4,287	1.2
16	Thu	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	3,851	0.9
17	Wed	Debate Analysis	MSNBC	10:37 PM	3,738	0.7
18	Wed	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	3,619	0.9
19	Thu	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,583	0.5
20	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,393	0.3
21	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,306	0.4
22	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3,167	1.2
23	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,154	0.3
24	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3,118	1.2
25	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3,106	1.2
26	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3,071	0.9
27	Thu	TNF: GB v CHI	NFL	8:27 PM	3,036	1.3
28	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,000	0.3
29	Thu	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,875	0.4
30	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2,787	0.5
31	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,764	0.3
32	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,706	0.3
33	Wed	Debate Preview	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,683	0.5
34	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,671	0.3
35	Sat	College Football: OLE MISS/LSU	ESPN	9:21 PM	2,669	0.9
36	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,633	0.4
37	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,631	0.3
38	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,482	1.4
39	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,405	0.8
40	Sun	AMC Fearfest Zombie	AMC	6:30 PM	2,398	1.1
41	Thu	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,360	0.5
42	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,357	0.2
43	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	2,283	1.1
44	Thu	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,252	0.3
45	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2,239	0.3
46	Sat	College Football: ARK v AUB	ESPN	5:55 PM	2,130	0.7
47	Mon	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,121	0.5
48	Fri	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,106	0.3
49	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,088	0.3
50	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,067	0.7
51	Thu	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	2,052	0.5
52	Fri	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,038	0.2
53	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	2,030	0.5
54	Thu	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,007	0.2
55	Tue	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,995	0.3
56	Sat	The Thundermans	NICK	8:00 PM	1,955	0.3
57	Mon	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1,925	0.4
58	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,908	0.3
59	Tue	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,903	0.2
60	Tue	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1,883	0.7
61	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,859	0.6
62	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,841	0.7
63	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,834	0.7
64	Sat	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,821	0.1
65	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,820	0.7
66	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,797	0.5
67	Sun	Edge of Alaska	DISC	10:01 PM	1,791	0.4
68	Fri	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,776	0.2
69	Sun	Basketball Wives: LA	VH1	8:00 PM	1,775	0.9
70	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,760	0.6
71	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,756	0.6
72	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	1,755	0.7
73	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,753	0.6
74	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,744	0.6
75	Mon	Black Ink Crew: Chicago	VH1	9:00 PM	1,739	0.9
76	Sun	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:00 PM	1,726	0.5
77	Tue	House Hunters FAMILY	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,712	0.3
78	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,708	0.5
79	Sun	WESTWORLD	HBO	9:02 PM	1,698	0.7
80	Sun	The Real Housewives: NJ	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,688	0.6
81	Sat	Watters World	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,624	0.1
82	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,617	0.6
83	Thu	TNF: Pre-Kick	NFL	8:20 PM	1,615	0.7
84	Sun	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,592	0.5
85	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,573	0.5
86	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,563	0.5
87	Fri	Gold Rush (S)	DISC	10:02 PM	1,551	0.5
88	Mon	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,549	0.3
89	Tue	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,532	0.2
90	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,528	0.3
91	Sun	Family Guy	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,525	0.7
92	Tue	Below Deck	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,519	0.6
93	Mon	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,518	0.2
94	Fri	College Football: OR v CAL	ESPN	10:33 PM	1,516	0.5
95	Sat	USA Movie	USA	9:00 PM	1,516	0.4
96	Fri	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,505	0.2
97	Sat	School of Rock	NICK	8:30 PM	1,501	0.3
98	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,498	0.5
99	Sat	Movie: Gods of Egypt	HBO	8:00 PM	1,486	0.5
100	Mon	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,483	0.2

* - Viewership (,000)