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.
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)
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