Source: Nielsen

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” continues to stay on top of the ratings for 18-49s, according to Nielsen. During the week of 10/19-10/25 episode three raked in an impressive 8.48 million average viewers (Live + SD), with “Talking Dead” coming in third with 3.93 million. Also in the top three: the Monday night NFL game on ESPN, which got 6.59 million average viewers.

Lots of MLB games made the top 10 last week as TBS earned some of the best NLCS ratings ever. Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s games got 3.43 million average viewers and 3 million average viewers, respectively, and the NLCS championship game on Fox Sports Friday night made the top 10 as well. Other non-sports programming that rated high: the third ep of “American Horror Story”on FX (2.12 million) and VH1’s “Love and Hip Hop” (1.75 million), a consistent player in the top 10.

Top 10 Programs for 18-49s for Week of October 19

ratings screen shot
Source: Nielsen

The Daily

Subscribe
Friday–December 13

State of DEI: NAMIC, AIM Analyze Workforce Representation

At a time when investments in DEI efforts are being questioned, NAMIC is checking in to remind the industry of the tangible change these initiatives are making.

Read the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Apr 16
Cablefax 100 Awards Nominations Open November 13th, 2024.
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact Carley Ashley, [email protected], for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.