Primetime Cable Ratings: September 5, 2017

The season premiere of AMERICAN HORROR STORY tops the night's cable ratings, bringing in 3.9 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down 1.2 million viewers and off by 29% in the A18-49 demo, from last year's premiere. Iy is the lowest rated premiere since season one.

Bravo's, BELOW DECK, was the night's best season finale, collecting 1.3 million viewers and a 0.5 demo rating. SHOOTER's last episode of the season was not far off, with 1.2 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating, while the HARD KNOCKS finale only attracted 570,000 viewers.

Top Primetime Cable Original Programs:

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	3,933	2.0
2	The Haves and The Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	2,611	0.7
3	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,582	0.8
4	Weather Underground	TWC	8:00 PM	1,416	0.3
5	OUTDAUGHTERED	TLC	9:00 PM	1,349	0.4
6	US Open Tennis	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,319	0.3
7	Weather Underground	TWC	9:00 PM	1,319	0.4
8	Below Deck	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,313	0.5
9	Leah Remini: Scientology	A&E	9:00 PM	1,272	0.4
10	Weather Center Live	TWC	10:00 PM	1,247	0.3
11	Grave Mysteries	ID	10:00 PM	1,222	0.3
12	SHOOTER	USA	10:00 PM	1,196	0.4
13	Killer Instinct	ID	9:00 PM	1,169	0.3
14	Manhunt:Unabomber	DISC	10:01 PM	1,022	0.3
15	Ink Master	SPIKE	10:00 PM	1,005	0.5
16	RATTLED	TLC	10:04 PM	881	0.3
17	The Challenge	MTV	10:00 PM	828	0.5
18	CHOPPED	FOOD	10:00 PM	828	0.3
19	The Murder of Laci Peterson	A&E	10:02 PM	818	0.3
20	Being Mary Jane	BET	10:00 PM	781	0.3
21	The Fosters	FREE	8:00 PM	743	0.3
22	OUTDAUGHTERED	TLC	8:00 PM	721	0.2
23	The Road to 9/11	HIST	9:00 PM	698	0.2
24	Dance Moms	LIFE	9:00 PM	654	0.2
25	Hard Knocks - TB	HBO	10:00 PM	568	0.3

Top Primetime Cable Encore Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
8	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,331	0.9
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,258	0.9
11	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,257	0.8
12	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,141	0.8
14	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,889	0.7
15	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:30 PM	1,711	0.8
16	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,501	0.5
17	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,469	0.3
19	Good Bones	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,405	0.2
20	DEADLIEST CATCH	DISC	9:00 PM	1,367	0.4
25	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,296	0.3
26	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,287	0.6
32	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,185	0.6
34	The Thundermans	NICK	8:00 PM	1,101	0.2
36	American Dad	ADSM	9:30 PM	1,045	0.5

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime ranking