Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 3 - 9, 2016

Sports dominate the top of this week's cable chart, with seven of the top 15 programs. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL tops all shows with 13.2 million viewers and a 4.7 rating in Adults 18-49. That is a vast improvement from the previous week's numbers of below 9 million viewers.

The MLB Playoffs are getting viewers, with the hot Giants vs Mets Wildcard game, on Wednesday night, scoring 7.4 million viewers. The Cubs vs Giants NLDS push both of their games within the top 15 spots, for TBS.

The presidential Debate was also a hot ticket, taking the #2 and #3 spots, from CNN and FOX News, respectively, and MSNBC at #9. FOX News also places a plethora of week night programs within the top 30.

It is not util we hit the #27 spot before we get to a regular cable series, with WWE RAW, and the #29 spot before the first scripted original series, AMERICAN HORROR STORY.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Mon	MNF: NYG v MIN	ESPN	8:15 PM	13,167	4.7
2	Sun	Presidential Debate	CNN	9:03 PM	11,356	4.0
3	Sun	Presidential Debate	FOXN	9:03 PM	9,938	1.9
4	Sun	Debate Analysis	FOXN	10:37 PM	8,593	1.7
5	Wed	NL Wild Card: SF v NYM	ESPN	8:00 PM	7,420	2.2
6	Sun	Debate Night in America	CNN	10:37 PM	7,054	2.1
7	Tue	VP Debate	FOXN	9:03 PM	6,116	0.9
8	Fri	NLDS: CH v SF Game 1	FS1	9:25 PM	5,697	1.7
9	Sun	Presidential Debate	MSNBC	9:04 PM	5,575	1.2
10	Tue	VP Debate Analysis	FOXN	10:36 PM	5,291	0.8
11	Thu	ALDS: BOS v CLE - Gm #1	TBS	8:00 PM	4,659	1.4
12	Sat	NLDS: SF vs CHI Game 2	MLB	8:09 PM	4,605	1.2
13	Sun	Debate Night in America	CNN	8:00 PM	4,519	1.3
14	Sat	College Football: AL vs ARK	ESPN	7:02 PM	4,444	1.4
15	Tue	MLB Wildcard: BAL v TOR	TBS	8:00 PM	4,195	1.4
16	Tue	VP Debate	CNN	9:03 PM	4,169	1.2
17	Sun	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,546	0.5
18	Sun	Debate Analysis	MSNBC	10:37 PM	3,409	0.7
19	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,295	0.3
20	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,145	0.3
21	Tue	DEBATE	MSNBC	9:04 PM	3,135	0.6
22	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,091	0.3
23	Tue	Debate Night in America	CNN	10:36 PM	3,064	0.8
24	Thu	TNF: ARI VS. SF	NFL	8:27 PM	3,062	1.3
25	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,059	0.3
26	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,991	0.2
27	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	2,877	1.0
28	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	2,870	1.0
29	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,828	1.4
30	Thu	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,790	0.3
31	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,773	0.3
32	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,715	0.3
33	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,644	1.0
34	Fri	SWAP	DSNY	8:00 PM	2,641	0.5
35	Thu	Weather Center Live	TWC	9:00 PM	2,491	0.5
36	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,430	0.3
37	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,395	0.2
38	Sun	Erin Burnett	CNN	7:00 PM	2,350	0.6
39	Fri	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,325	0.3
40	Thu	Weather Center Live	TWC	10:00 PM	2,317	0.6
41	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,316	0.7
42	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,314	0.3
43	Tue	VP Debate Analysis	MSNBC	10:36 PM	2,298	0.4
44	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,289	0.8
45	Thu	Weather Center Live	TWC	8:00 PM	2,284	0.5
46	Sun	Debate Preview	MSNBC	7:00 PM	2,259	0.4
47	Fri	NLDS: WAS v LA Game 1	FS1	5:32 PM	2,206	0.6
48	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2,194	0.3
49	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,166	0.8
50	Fri	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,154	0.3
51	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	2,134	1.1
52	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,130	0.7
53	Sun	ALDS: Tor v TEX Game 3	TBS	7:30 PM	2,121	0.6
54	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,076	0.7
55	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,067	0.7
56	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	2,063	0.6
57	Tue	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2,062	0.5
58	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,062	0.2
59	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,041	0.7
60	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,989	0.7
61	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,969	0.5
62	Tue	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,968	0.5
63	Sun	On the Record	FOXN	7:00 PM	1,959	0.2
64	Fri	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,958	0.5
65	Fri	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,954	0.4
66	Tue	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,948	0.5
67	Sat	NLDS First Pitch	MLB	7:58 PM	1,935	0.4
68	Fri	BIZAARDVARK	DSNY	9:40 PM	1,918	0.3
69	Tue	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,901	0.5
70	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,895	0.6
71	Sat	CNN Newsroom	CNN	9:00 PM	1,880	0.3
72	Fri	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,858	0.4
73	Sat	CNN Newsroom	CNN	8:00 PM	1,803	0.3
74	Wed	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,790	0.2
75	Sat	Henry Danger	NICK	8:00 PM	1,780	0.3
76	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,772	0.6
77	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,762	0.3
78	Sat	College Football: WASH v STAN	ESPN	10:46 PM	1,754	0.6
79	Mon	MNF Countdown	ESPN	6:00 PM	1,730	0.7
80	Wed	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	1,726	0.3
81	Sun	Chesapeake Shores	HALL	9:00 PM	1,718	0.3
82	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,714	0.7
83	Tue	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1,711	0.6
84	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,669	0.4
85	Fri	College Football: CLEM v BC	ESPN	7:25 PM	1,659	0.6
86	Sat	CNN Special Report	CNN	10:00 PM	1,655	0.3
87	Fri	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell: N/A	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,652	0.3
88	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,644	0.6
89	Tue	BET Hip Hop Awards	BET	8:00 PM	1,643	0.8
90	Thu	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,639	0.3
91	Sat	Justice w/ Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,639	0.2
92	Tue	Debate Preview	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,636	0.3
93	Wed	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,634	0.2
94	Sat	Game Shakers	NICK	8:30 PM	1,612	0.2
95	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,611	0.2
96	Sun	Basketball Wives: LA	VH1	8:00 PM	1,608	0.7
97	Fri	Weather Center Live	TWC	8:00 PM	1,598	0.3
98	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,590	0.5
99	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,574	0.6
100	Sun	Family Guy	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,567	0.7

* - Viewership (,000)