Top 100 Primetime Cable: November 7 - 13, 2016

The 2016 Election takes center stage in this week's cable ratings, with CNN and FOX News coverage taking the to five spots and six of the top eight. CNN averaged 13.3 million viewers and a 5.2 rating in Adults 18-49 during the primetime hours. FOX News averaged 12.1 million viewers and a 3.3 demo rating.

THE WALKING DEAD (#6) was the top scripted program of the week, hauling in 11.4 million viewers for the fourth episode of the season. That is down a few 100k from last week's episode, but this week featured a super-sized 90-minute episode. Hallmark Christmas movies make up the next few top rated scripted programs, including Saturday Night's EVERY CHRISTMAS HAS A SOTRY (#19), which brought in over four million viewers.

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (#7) leads all the sports events of the week, with a solid 11.2 million viewers. THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, ranked 12th, drew 5.7 million viewers.

On the unscripted side, TALKING DEAD (#20) leads all shows with 3.8 million viewers, GOLD RUSH (#27) is not too far behind with 3.0 million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Tue	Election Night in America	CNN	10:00 PM	14,022	5.7
2	Tue	Election Night in America	CNN	9:00 PM	13,781	5.4
3	Tue	America's Election HQ	FOXN	10:00 PM	13,020	3.6
4	Tue	America's Election HQ	FOXN	9:00 PM	12,256	3.3
5	Tue	Election Night in America	CNN	8:00 PM	11,972	4.5
6	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	11,402	5.4
7	Mon	MNF: BUF v SEA	ESPN	8:15 PM	11,206	3.8
8	Tue	America's Election HQ	FOXN	8:00 PM	11,061	2.9
9	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	6,910	1.0
10	Tue	MSNBC Election Coverage	MSNBC	8:00 PM	5,945	1.8
11	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	5,810	1.0
12	Thu	TNF: ATL v. TB	NFL	8:26 PM	5,666	2.0
13	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	5,269	0.7
14	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	4,988	0.9
15	Thu	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,663	0.7
16	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	4,635	0.5
17	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	4,391	0.7
18	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	4,072	0.5
19	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	4,009	0.6
20	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:25 PM	3,797	1.7
21	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	3,711	0.6
22	Fri	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,523	0.4
23	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,242	0.5
24	Fri	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,164	0.4
25	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3,066	1.1
26	Wed	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	3,052	0.9
27	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	3,032	0.9
28	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,982	0.4
29	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,973	0.5
30	Wed	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	2,833	0.9
31	Wed	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,819	0.8
32	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	2,731	0.9
33	Mon	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	2,721	0.8
34	Sun	The Real Housewives: ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2,649	1.1
35	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2,582	0.5
36	Sun	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,566	0.3
37	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,505	0.9
38	Sat	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,501	0.3
39	Sat	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2,497	0.4
40	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,433	1.3
41	Mon	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,403	0.4
42	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	6:00 PM	2,389	0.5
43	Sat	College Football: LSU/ARK	ESPN	7:05 PM	2,351	0.7
44	Sun	Special Report w/Bret Baier	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,348	0.2
45	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	2,344	1.2
46	Thu	TNF Pre-Kick	NFL	8:00 PM	2,294	0.8
47	Mon	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,291	0.6
48	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	8:00 PM	2,285	0.9
49	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,251	0.3
50	Sun	Hallmark Movie	HALL	10:00 PM	2,236	0.5
51	Mon	Street Outlaws	DISC	9:00 PM	2,163	0.9
52	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,161	0.8
53	Fri	The Thundermans	NICK	8:00 PM	2,122	0.4
54	Wed	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,109	0.4
55	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,082	0.8
56	Mon	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	2,052	0.5
57	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,030	0.7
58	Wed	South Park	CMDY	10:00 PM	2,029	1.2
59	Sat	Henry Danger	NICK	8:00 PM	1,986	0.4
60	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,973	0.7
61	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,971	0.7
62	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,967	0.7
63	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,947	0.7
64	Sun	The Real Housewives: NJ	BRVO	10:00 PM	1,944	0.8
65	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,940	0.7
66	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	1,921	0.6
67	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,918	0.5
68	Fri	Real Time w/Bill Maher	HBO	10:00 PM	1,909	0.5
69	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,908	0.6
70	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,867	0.5
71	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,851	0.8
72	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,850	0.7
73	Sat	The Greg Gutfeld Show	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,806	0.2
74	Fri	SHREK	TOON	7:00 PM	1,802	0.5
75	Sat	UFC PPV PRELIMS	FS1	8:00 PM	1,801	0.9
76	Mon	Black Ink Crew: Chicago	VH1	9:00 PM	1,796	1.0
77	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,786	0.6
78	Wed	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,783	0.4
79	Sun	FOX Report Sunday	FOXN	7:00 PM	1,782	0.1
80	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,767	0.7
81	Sun	Holiday Baking Champ	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,766	0.5
82	Thu	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,756	0.2
83	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,755	0.6
84	Fri	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,748	0.6
85	Sat	Game Shakers	NICK	9:00 PM	1,748	0.4
86	Sun	WESTWORLD	HBO	9:02 PM	1,745	0.8
87	Thu	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,728	0.4
88	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,718	0.6
89	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,716	0.6
90	Sun	Married to Medicine	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,700	0.7
91	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	8:00 PM	1,685	0.4
92	Fri	Hallmark Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	1,681	0.3
93	Mon	Martha/Snoop Potluck Party	VH1	10:00 PM	1,679	0.9
94	Mon	MNF Countdown	ESPN	6:00 PM	1,678	0.6
95	Mon	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1,663	0.3
96	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	8:59 PM	1,635	0.6
97	Mon	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,627	0.3
98	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	8:00 PM	1,619	0.6
99	Sun	Edge of Alaska	DISC	10:01 PM	1,618	0.3
100	Thu	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,615	0.4

* - Viewership (,000)