Primetime Cable Ratings: April 2, 2017

The season finale of THE WALKING DEAD was Sunday night's most watched program, including broadcast TV. The episode hauled in 11.31 million viewers and a strong 5.4 rating in Adults 18-49. But, that is down 3.6 million viewers and a loss of 22% in the A18-49 demo, from last spring's finale.

The women's National Championship game drew a respectable 3.8 million viewers to its title game, ranking second overall for the night. That is a great sign for women's sports.

The National Pastime opened its 2017 season and the primetime game, on ESPN brought in 3.6 million viewers, against some tough competition. Year-to-year, the game grew 700,000 viewers and 20% in the demo.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	The Walking Dead (SF)	AMC	9:00 PM	11,314	5.4
2	Women's Champ: MISS v SC	ESPN	6:11 PM	3,827	0.8
3	College Scoreboard	ESPN	8:17 PM	3,745	0.9
4	Sunday Night Baseball: CHI v STL	ESPN	8:29 PM	3,616	1.2
5	Into The Badlands	AMC	10:25 PM	3,113	1.4
6	The Real Housewives: ATL	BRVO	8:00 PM	2,582	1.1
7	When Calls The Heart	HALL	9:00 PM	2,077	0.2
8	Big Little Lies	HBO	9:02 PM	1,862	0.7
9	Naked & Afraid	DISC	10:00 PM	1,772	0.6
10	Long Lost Family	TLC	9:01 PM	1,708	0.3
11	The Real Housewives: POT	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,596	0.6
12	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,468	0.4
13	Beachfront Bargain hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,460	0.3
14	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,451	0.3
15	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,373	0.3

* Viewership (,000)