Top 100 Primetime Cable: October 1 - 7, 2018

Sports were the dominate programming option, in the cable ratings, this week, taking six of the top seven spots. MNF is king, with over 13.2 million viewers and a 4.6 rating in the A18-49 demographic. MLB post season games take four of the top seven, with the two wildcard games averaging 6.2 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in Adults 18-49.

The season premiere of THE WALKING DEAD was the top entertainment option, ranking third overall and scoring 6.1 million viewers and the second best A18-49 rating, with a 2.5 score. An encore episode of TWD was the #2 scripted program, ranking 28th.

FOX dominates the cable news ratings, taking every spot between #8 and #24. Saturday night's JUSTICE WITH JUDGE JEANINE, ranked 10th on the week, with 4.0 million viewers.

For the unscripted/reality programming, the best showing was by ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER, at the #41 position. 90 DAY FIANCE was just a spot behind, for second best in the genre.

Top 100 Cable Programs:

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Mon	MNF: KC v DEN	ESPN	8:16 PM	13,214	4.6
2	Tue	MLB WC: COL v CHC	ESPN	8:00 PM	6,332	2.1
3	Wed	MLB WC: NYY v OAK	TBS	8:00 PM	6,155	1.8
4	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	6,076	2.5
5	Fri	ALDS: NYY v BOS #1	TBS	7:24 PM	5,571	1.4
6	Mon	Monday Night Kickoff	ESPN	8:00 PM	5,449	1.8
7	Sat	ALDS: NYY v BOS #2	TBS	7:57 PM	5,059	1.3
8	Wed	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,370	0.4
9	Thu	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,222	0.4
10	Sat	Justice W/ Judge Jeanine	FOXN	8:00 PM	4,041	0.4
11	Tue	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,036	0.4
12	Wed	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,999	0.4
13	Fri	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,986	0.4
14	Thu	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,939	0.4
15	Mon	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,929	0.4
16	Thu	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,929	0.4
17	Wed	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,900	0.4
18	Mon	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,598	0.4
19	Fri	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,570	0.3
20	Mon	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,549	0.4
21	Tue	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,547	0.4
22	Tue	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,457	0.4
23	Fri	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,363	0.3
24	Sat	Justice W/ Judge Jeanine	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,346	0.3
25	Tue	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	3,296	0.4
26	Wed	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	3,176	0.3
27	Sun	NLDS: LAD v ATL #3	FS1	8:00 PM	3,022	0.9
28	Sun	The Walking Dead	AMC	7:48 PM	2,917	1
29	Mon	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,828	0.4
30	Thu	TNF: IND v NE	NFL	8:23 PM	2,788	1.0
31	Thu	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,763	0.3
32	Tue	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,670	0.3
33	Sat	Greg Gutfeld Show, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,588	0.2
34	Sat	CFB: KY v TA&M	ESPN	7:00 PM	2,547	0.8
35	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	2,500	0.8
36	Thu	NLDS: COL v MIL #1	FS1	5:00 PM	2,459	0.5
37	Fri	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,420	0.2
38	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	2,325	0.8
39	Mon	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,296	0.3
40	Sun	Talking Dead	AMC	10:26 PM	2,223	0.8
41	Sun	Alaska: The Last Frontier	DISC	9:00 PM	2,215	0.3
42	Sun	90 Day Fiance: Before 90	TLC	8:00 PM	2,207	0.7
43	Thu	NLDS: ATL v LAD #1	MLB	8:38 PM	2,123	0.6
44	Wed	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,117	0.2
45	Thu	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,110	0.2
46	Sat	Hallmark Original Movie	HALL	9:00 PM	2,106	0.3
47	Tue	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,095	0.7
48	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,081	0.8
49	Mon	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,035	0.2
50	Fri	NLDS: ATL v LAD #2	FS1	9:30 PM	2,031	0.7
51	Wed	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	2,022	1.0
52	Tue	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,965	0.2
53	Sun	Life, Liberty And Levin	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,907	0.2
54	Fri	Live PD 148	A&E	9:00 PM	1,874	0.6
55	Sun	Next Revolution, The	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,864	0.2
56	Wed	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,858	0.2
57	Sun	Ben Shapiro Election	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,796	0.2
58	Thu	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,779	0.2
59	Mon	Love & Hip Hop Hllywd	VH1	8:00 PM	1,739	0.9
60	Fri	Real Time With Bill Maher	HBO	10:00 PM	1,733	0.3
61	Thu	Mountain Men	HIST	9:00 PM	1,719	0.2
62	Sun	Alaska: Last Frontier Spc	DISC	8:00 PM	1,670	0.3
63	Sun	Chesapeake Shores	HALL	9:00 PM	1,662	0.2
64	Tue	Haves And The Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	1,654	0.3
65	Sat	Live PD 149	A&E	9:00 PM	1,645	0.5
66	Wed	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,633	0.3
67	Fri	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	1,619	0.2
68	Fri	My Lottery Dream Home	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,611	0.3
69	Wed	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,603	0.3
70	Sat	CFB: AUB v MS ST	ESPN2	7:30 PM	1,528	0.4
71	Thu	Mountain Men	HIST	10:03 PM	1,517	0.2
72	Thu	THNF: Pre-Kick	NFL	8:05 PM	1,507	0.5
73	Sun	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,441	0.3
74	Wed	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,440	0.3
75	Sat	CFB: UTAH v STA	ESPN	10:36 PM	1,415	0.5
76	Sun	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,409	0.3
77	Sun	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,397	0.3
78	Tue	Mayans M.C.	FX	10:00 PM	1,388	0.6
79	Mon	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,382	0.2
80	Mon	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,362	0.5
81	Tue	Outdaughtered	TLC	8:00 PM	1,362	0.3
82	Mon	Better Call Saul	AMC	9:00 PM	1,353	0.5
83	Fri	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,344	0.2
84	Tue	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,340	0.3
85	Sun	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,323	0.3
86	Sat	UFC PPV Prelims	FS1	8:00 PM	1,308	0.6
87	Fri	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,305	0.3
88	Thu	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,303	0.2
89	Thu	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,301	0.2
90	Sun	Halloween Wars	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,296	0.4
91	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,294	0.2
92	Wed	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,293	0.2
93	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,285	0.2
94	Sun	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,269	0.3
95	Tue	Below Deck	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,265	0.5
96	Wed	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,265	0.2
97	Thu	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,265	0.2
98	Sun	Island Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,256	0.2
99	Fri	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,253	0.2
100	Tue	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,243	0.2

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