Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 16 - 22, 2017

What did the majority of viewers watch this past week on cable TV? Sports and Zombies. Eleven of the top 14 shows are sports events, with the other three taken by AMC and THE WALKING DEAD franchise. MLB Post season games grab seven spots, lead by game seven of the ALCS, with 9.9 million viewers.

Opening night of the NBA season, pushed the TNT doubleheader to the #7 and #13 spots, averaging just under five million viewers for the two games.

The NFL takes two spots, with MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (#3) drawing 8.4 million viewers and THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL collecting 3.5 million for the simulcast.

The season premiere of the THE WALKING DEAD leads all shows on the week, commanding 11.4 million viewers and a solid 5.0 demographic rating. TALKING DEAD(#10) held onto 4.9 million viewers, leading out of TWD. The encore of last season's finale of TWD takes the #11 spot, with 4.9 million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Sun	The Walking Dead (SP)	AMC	9:00 PM	11,439	5.0
2	Sat	ALCS: NYY v HOU #7	FS1	8:00 PM	9,924	2.7
3	Mon	MNF: IND v TEN	ESPN	8:15 PM	8,382	2.9
4	Fri	ALCS: NYY v HOU #6	FS1	8:00 PM	8,225	2.1
5	Wed	NLCS: LAD v CHC #4	TBS	8:57 PM	6,785	2.0
6	Tue	NLCS: LAD v CHC #3	TBS	8:57 PM	6,008	1.8
7	Tue	NBA:BOS v CLE	TNT	8:00 PM	5,598	2.5
8	Thu	NLCS: LAD v CHC #5	TBS	8:00 PM	5,230	1.4
9	Mon	ALCS: HOU v NYY #3	FS1	8:00 PM	5,108	1.3
10	Sun	Talking Dead (SP)	AMC	10:07 PM	4,895	2.1
11	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	7:30 PM	4,878	1.9
12	Tue	ALCS: HOU v NYY #4	FS1	5:00 PM	4,742	1.2
13	Tue	NBA: HOU v GS	TNT	10:35 PM	4,249	1.9
14	Thu	TNF: KC v OAK	NFL	8:27 PM	3,506	1.4
15	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,355	0.3
16	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,196	0.3
17	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,179	0.3
18	Wed	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,043	0.3
19	Wed	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,906	0.4
20	Thu	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,895	0.3
21	Wed	MLB Post Game	FS1	8:30 PM	2,878	0.8
22	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	2,731	0.9
23	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	2,728	0.9
24	Sat	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2,723	0.3
25	Sun	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	8:00 PM	2,696	0.4
26	Fri	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	2,690	0.8
27	Tue	ALCS Post-Game	FS1	8:47 PM	2,656	0.8
28	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,622	0.3
29	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,606	0.9
30	Thu	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,583	0.3
31	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,577	0.3
32	Tue	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,576	0.3
33	Mon	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,574	0.2
34	Tue	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,396	0.3
35	Fri	NBA: GS v NO	ESPN	9:26 PM	2,387	1.0
36	Wed	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,380	0.3
37	Fri	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,361	0.2
38	Sun	Alaska The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2,351	0.4
39	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,320	0.7
40	Fri	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,318	0.3
41	Thu	NBA:NY v OKC	TNT	8:14 PM	2,281	1.1
42	Thu	NBA:LAC v LAL	TNT	10:44 PM	2,257	1.1
43	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: H'Wood	VH1	9:00 PM	2,245	1.2
44	Thu	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,128	0.3
45	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: H'Wood	VH1	8:00 PM	2,121	1.1
46	Tue	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,065	1.0
47	Thu	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,033	0.2
48	Wed	NBA: MIN v SA	ESPN	9:40 PM	2,030	1.0
49	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,029	0.2
50	Tue	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,017	0.2
51	Wed	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,914	0.3
52	Sat	College Football: LSU v MISS	ESPN	7:17 PM	1,891	0.6
53	Fri	Real Time w/Bill Maher	HBO	10:00 PM	1,848	0.4
54	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	1,839	0.4
55	Wed	NBA: PHI v WAS	ESPN	6:59 PM	1,834	0.9
56	Fri	NBA: CLE v MIL	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,822	0.8
57	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	8:00 PM	1,820	0.6
58	Wed	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,803	0.2
59	Sat	Movie	HBO	8:00 PM	1,803	0.5
60	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,788	0.5
61	Fri	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,739	0.2
62	Sun	OUTLANDER	STARZ	8:02 PM	1,716	0.4
63	Sun	Edge Of Alaska	DISC	10:02 PM	1,698	0.3
64	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	9:01 PM	1,686	0.5
65	Tue	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,679	0.2
66	Mon	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,651	0.2
67	Thu	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,645	0.2
68	Fri	LIVE PD	A&E	9:00 PM	1,614	0.5
69	Wed	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,606	0.4
70	Sat	LIVE PD	A&E	9:00 PM	1,601	0.5
71	Sat	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,592	0.2
72	Thu	NBA Pre Game	TNT	8:00 PM	1,576	0.7
73	Fri	Hannity Vegas Strong (S)	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,555	0.2
74	Tue	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,553	0.2
75	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,540	0.6
76	Fri	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,538	0.2
77	Mon	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,534	0.1
78	Thu	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,510	0.3
79	Tue	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1,495	0.5
80	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	1,492	0.6
81	Wed	MLB Pre Game	TBS	8:30 PM	1,476	0.4
82	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,473	0.3
83	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,459	0.3
84	Sun	Countdown Christmas Preview	HALL	10:00 PM	1,459	0.2
85	Tue	The Mane Event	BET	10:00 PM	1,453	0.7
86	Wed	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,433	0.3
87	Thu	Movie: Hocus Pocus	FREE	8:50 PM	1,419	0.5
88	Sat	Henry Danger	NICK	8:00 PM	1,414	0.2
89	Sun	Shahs of Sunset	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,406	0.5
90	Tue	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,394	0.3
91	Thu	TNF Pre-Kick	NFL	8:16 PM	1,394	0.5
92	Sat	College Football: COL v WAS ST	ESPN	10:45 PM	1,392	0.5
93	Fri	Gold rush	DISC	10:02 PM	1,391	0.4
94	Sun	Mexico Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,371	0.3
95	Sun	Mexico Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,371	0.3
96	Tue	Forged in Fire	HIST	9:00 PM	1,363	0.4
97	Mon	Counting On	TLC	8:00 PM	1,359	0.3
98	Wed	American Pickers: BEST OF	HIST	9:00 PM	1,350	0.3
99	Mon	Martha/Snoop Dinner Party	VH1	10:00 PM	1,348	0.7
100	Wed	Unusual Suspects	ID	9:00 PM	1,343	0.3

* - Viewership (,000)