Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 2 - 8, 2017

With the start of October, coms a flood of spots programming. The MLB Post Season, College Football, NFL, NHL, NBA, auto racing and much more. In just the top 10, there were six sporting events and 15 within the top 25. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL takes the top spot, with 11.9 million viewers and a 4.3 rating in Adults 18-49. Baseball takes the next two spots, both featuring the NY Yankees in post season action. WWE RAW, a staple in the top 10, is pushed down below the 20th position.

Cable News takes up most of the remaining top spots, with FOX News' Tucker Carlson posting the best numbers on the week. All four of his Monday - Thursday show made the top 20.

The lone scripted original cable program, in the top 30 was the Hallmark Original Movie, on Saturday night, getting 2.8 million viewers and ranking 23rd overall. FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was the next highest scripted program, ranking 33rd with 2.2 million viewers.

In unscripted programming, ALSAKA: THE LAST FRONTIER leads the way, ranking 32nd and drawing 2.3 million viewers.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Mon	MNF: WAS v KC	ESPN	8:15 PM	11,944	4.3
2	Tue	ALWC: MIN v NYY	ESPN	8:00 PM	6,733	2.1
3	Sun	ALDS: CLE v NYY #3	FS1	7:31 PM	5,294	1.4
4	Sat	College Football: AL v TAM	ESPN	7:23 PM	4,774	1.4
5	Wed	NLWC: COL v ARZ	TBS	8:00 PM	4,391	1.3
6	Thu	TNF: NE vs TB	NFL	8:27 PM	3,904	1.6
7	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,868	0.6
8	Mon	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,837	0.6
9	Thu	ALDS 1: NYY v CLE	FS1	7:31 PM	3,782	1.0
10	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,731	0.6
11	Wed	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,596	0.5
12	Sat	NLDS: CHC v WAS #2	TBS	5:30 PM	3,505	0.9
13	Fri	NLDS: CHC v WAS #1	TBS	7:27 PM	3,495	0.9
14	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,346	0.5
15	Fri	ALDS: NYY V CLE#2	MLB	5:05 PM	3,202	0.9
16	Mon	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,116	0.5
17	Tue	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,063	0.4
18	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	2,945	1.0
19	Fri	NLDS: LAD v ARZ #1	TBS	10:42 PM	2,942	0.9
20	Thu	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,934	0.3
21	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	9:00 PM	2,874	0.3
22	Sat	NLDS:LAD v ARZ #2	TBS	9:00 PM	2,812	0.8
23	Sat	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2,782	0.4
24	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	2,756	0.9
25	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,619	0.9
26	Tue	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,617	0.4
27	Thu	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,489	0.3
28	Wed	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,424	0.4
29	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,323	0.7
30	Wed	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,304	0.3
31	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,278	0.3
32	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2,265	0.4
33	Sun	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	2,231	0.8
34	Tue	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,199	1.1
35	Thu	FOX News Tonight	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,185	0.3
36	Wed	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,097	0.3
37	Thu	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,054	0.2
38	Mon	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	2,050	0.6
39	Tue	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,045	0.3
40	Thu	TNF Pre-Kick	NFL	8:16 PM	2,032	0.8
41	Fri	Real Time w/Bill Maher	HBO	10:00 PM	1,997	0.5
42	Mon	Love & Hip Hop: H'Wood	VH1	8:00 PM	1,976	1.0
43	Mon	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,974	0.6
44	Tue	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	1,933	0.5
45	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,919	0.5
46	Wed	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,914	0.5
47	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,867	0.3
48	Mon	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,854	0.5
49	Tue	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,845	0.4
50	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	8:00 PM	1,830	0.6
51	Fri	LIVE PD	A&E	9:00 PM	1,764	0.6
52	Tue	Queen Sugar	OWN	10:00 PM	1,737	0.5
53	Thu	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,737	0.2
54	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,725	0.6
55	Wed	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,717	0.2
56	Wed	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,650	0.4
57	Sat	Henry Danger	NICK	8:00 PM	1,645	0.4
58	Sat	LIVE PD	A&E	9:00 PM	1,637	0.6
59	Sat	College Football: CA v WA	ESPN	10:45 PM	1,634	0.5
60	Sun	Chesapeake Shores	HALL	9:00 PM	1,630	0.2
61	Sun	OUTLANDER	STARZ	8:02 PM	1,597	0.3
62	Tue	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,588	0.2
63	Sat	Justice w/Judge Jeannie	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,572	0.2
64	Sun	90 Day Fiance	TLC	9:01 PM	1,554	0.5
65	Mon	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,529	0.2
66	Thu	College Football: LOU v NCS	ESPN	7:52 PM	1,523	0.5
67	Tue	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,517	0.2
68	Tue	Forged in Fire	HIST	9:00 PM	1,506	0.5
69	Sun	Edge Of Alaska	DISC	10:02 PM	1,506	0.3
70	Wed	Property Bros.: Buying & Selling	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,460	0.3
71	Tue	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,455	0.3
72	Tue	Little Couple	TLC	9:00 PM	1,451	0.3
73	Sun	Halloween Wars	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,446	0.5
74	Wed	The Real Housewives: NJ	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,436	0.5
75	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,422	0.3
76	Tue	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,415	0.3
77	Wed	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,409	0.3
78	Sun	Kardashians	E!	9:00 PM	1,403	0.7
79	Tue	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,401	0.3
80	Wed	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,396	0.3
81	Tue	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,394	0.4
82	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,383	0.3
83	Thu	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,351	0.2
84	Sat	Game Shakers	NICK	8:30 PM	1,350	0.3
85	Sat	The Greg Gutfeld Show	FOXN	10:02 PM	1,350	0.2
86	Tue	Chrisley Knows Best	USA	10:00 PM	1,346	0.5
87	Thu	TNF Kick-Off	NFL	7:58 PM	1,337	0.5
88	Tue	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:30 PM	1,335	0.5
89	Sun	The Last Ship	TNT	9:00 PM	1,335	0.3
90	Sun	OBJECTIFIED	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,310	0.1
91	Sun	Island Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,297	0.3
92	Wed	CNN PelosiI Town Hall	CNN	9:16 PM	1,292	0.3
93	Mon	Halloween Baking Champ	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,284	0.4
94	Sun	Mexico Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,283	0.3
95	Sun	Shahs of Sunset	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,282	0.5
96	Fri	Ravens Home	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,278	0.3
97	Sat	College Football: KSU v TEX	FS1	7:04 PM	1,266	0.4
98	Sun	Mexico Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,260	0.3
99	Tue	Below Deck	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,253	0.5
100	Mon	Hip Hop Squares	VH1	9:00 PM	1,235	0.6

* - Viewership (,000)