Primetime Cable Ratings: April 15, 2018

How effective was the crossover/reboot of FEAR THE WALKING DEAD? The 4.1 million viewers and 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49 is up 33% in total viewership and a gain of 25% in the demo, from last spring's, season three premiere. The season finale of THE WALKING DEAD posted its second bast ratings of 2018, grabbing 7.9 million viewers and a 3.4 demo rating. But, that is still down 3.4 million viewers and two full points in the A18-49 demo, from the season seven finale.

The NBA Playoffs pushed two games into the top five, as TNT averaged 4.3 million viewers and a 12.8 demographic rating, for the primetime doubleheader.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	The Walking Dead (SF)	AMC	9:00 PM	7,916	3.4
2	NBA Playoffs: MIN v HOU	TNT	9:00 PM	4,413	1.9
3	NBA Playoffs: UTAH v OKC	TNT	6:30 PM	4,100	1.7
4	Fear The Walking Dead (SP)	AMC	10:10 PM	4,090	1.6
5	Real Housewives Atlanta	BRVO	8:00 PM	2,531	1.0
6	When Calls The Heart	HALL	9:00 PM	2,039	0.2
7	HMM Original Movie	HMM	7:00 PM	1,486	0.2
8	Headliners	MSNBC	9:00 PM	1,473	0.1
9	How Close Can I Beach	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,431	0.3
10	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,389	0.3
11	Naked And Afraid	DISC	10:00 PM	1,382	0.5
12	How Close Can I Beach	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,377	0.3
13	MLB: TEX v HOU	ESPN	8:00 PM	1,370	0.4
14	Next Revolution Special	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,362	0.1
15	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,354	0.3
16	Worst Cooks	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,294	0.4
17	Breaking Homicide	ID	9:00 PM	1,288	0.3
18	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,284	0.3
19	Homeland	SHO	9:04 PM	1,283	0.3
20	American Dynast: Kennedys	CNN	9:00 PM	1,234	0.2
21	Disappeared	ID	8:00 PM	1,214	0.3
22	Real Housewives Potomac	BRVO	10:00 PM	1,200	0.4
23	Life, Liberty And Levin	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,199	0.2
24	Guys Grocery Games	FOOD	8:00 PM	1,187	0.4
25	Island Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,171	0.2
26	Long Island Medium	TLC	8:00 PM	1,155	0.2
27	Long Lost Family	TLC	10:03 PM	1,132	0.2
28	Southern Charm New Orlean	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,092	0.4
29	Legends & Lies	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,018	0.1
30	Wicked Tuna	NGC	9:00 PM	972	0.2
31	Long Island Medium:Beyond	TLC	6:57 PM	948	0.2
32	Snoop Dogg Jokers Wild	TBS	10:00 PM	935	0.4
33	Kasie DC	MSNBC	7:00 PM	916	0.1
34	Lifetime Movie	LIFE	8:00 PM	832	0.2
35	CNN Newsroom	CNN	8:00 PM	804	0.2
36	Drop The Mic	TBS	10:28 PM	779	0.3
37	NHL Playoffs: COL v WAS	NBCSN	7:30 PM	765	0.3
38	Billions	SHO	10:01 PM	722	0.2
39	CNN Newsroom	CNN	7:00 PM	695	0.1
40	Movie	HBO	7:00 PM	662	0.2

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime cable ranking