The second and third episodes of “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” and “Mayans M.C.” scored easily the biggest gains in the cable live +3 ratings for the week of Sept. 17.
Both airing on FX, “AHS” posted a 2.3 L+3 rating in the adults 18-49 demo and grew the most of any of the week’s cable shows, ticking up 1.2 points from its initial 1.1 (+109%) with three days of delayed viewing. “Mayans M.C.” had the second largest gain, rising from a 0.8 to a 1.7 (+112%). The two dramas were beaten in the demo only by live football coverage on ESPN (4.1) and the NFL Network (3.1).
“Apocalypse” (+2.41 million) and “Mayans” (+2.12 million) also both posted the largest gains in total viewers for the week.
Top 25 cable shows (including ties) in Live +3 adults 18-49 for Sept. 17-23, 2018
Rank
Show
Net
L+3 18-49 rating
Gain vs. Live + SD
% gain vs. Live + SD
1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L
ESPN
4.1
0.0
0%
2
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NFLN
3.1
0.0
0%
3
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
FX
2.3
1.2
109%
4
MAYANS M.C.
FX
1.7
0.9
112%
5
JERSEY SHORE: FAM VACAY
MTV
1.4
0.6
75%
LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD
VH1
1.4
0.4
40%
7
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC
BRVO
1.1
0.5
83%
90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90
TLC
1.1
0.3
38%
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
1.1
0.1
10%
10
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
AMC
1.0
0.3
43%
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
1.0
0.1
11%
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
1.0
0.1
11%
13
BETTER CALL SAUL
AMC
0.9
0.5
125%
KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS
ENT
0.9
0.4
80%
THE PURGE
USA
0.9
0.5
125%
WWE SMACKDOWN
USA
0.9
0.1
12%
BLACK INK CREW
VH1
0.9
0.3
50%
18
LIVE PD – P
AEN
0.8
0.2
33%
LIVE PD
AEN
0.8
0.2
33%
CHALLENGE: FINAL RECKONING
MTV
0.8
0.3
60%
FLORIBAMA SHORE
MTV
0.8
0.5
167%
SHAMELESS
SHO1
0.8
0.4
100%
BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO
VH1
0.8
0.2
33%
24
SNOWFALL
FX
0.7
0.4
133%
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS
TRU
0.7
0.4
133%
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 viewers for Sept. 17-23, 2018
Rank
Show
Net
L+3 viewers (000s)
Gain vs. Live + SD (000s)
% gain vs. Live + SD
1
NFL REGULAR SEASON L
ESPN
11,948
59
0%
2
THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
NFLN
8,758
70
1%
3
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
FX
4,631
2,408
108%
4
MAYANS M.C.
FX
4,227
2,121
101%
5
HANNITY
FXNC
3,802
53
1%
6
HANNITY
FXNC
3,673
66
2%
7
HANNITY
FXNC
3,647
67
2%
8
HANNITY
FXNC
3,563
77
2%
9
THE INGRAHAM ANGLE
FXNC
3,520
78
2%
10
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
MSNBC
3,464
124
4%
11
HANNITY
FXNC
3,371
98
3%
12
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
FXNC
3,312
54
2%
13
HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE – P
HALL
3,299
603
22%
14
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
MSNBC
3,152
70
2%
15
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
3,134
285
10%
16
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE
FXNC
3,123
61
2%
17
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
FXNC
3,117
60
2%
18
INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE
FXNC
3,115
57
2%
19
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
FXNC
3,099
27
1%
20
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
MSNBC
3,083
107
4%
21
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
MSNBC
3,059
70
2%
22
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW
MSNBC
3,035
136
5%
23
TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT
FXNC
3,033
46
2%
24
WWE ENTERTAINMENT
USA
3,023
268
10%
25
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD
AMC
2,966
930
46%
Source: The Nielsen Company.
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