On October 5, 2018, TBS' MLB Baseball was the highest rated show on cable with a 1.41 - followed by FS1's MLB Baseball (0.66), A&E's Live PD (0.60) and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (0.31).TBS' MLB Baseball was the most viewed program with 5.571 million viewers - followed by FS1's MLB Baseball (2.031), Live PD (1.874) and Real Time with Bill Maher (1.733).
The Cable Ratings for Friday, October 5
|
|
Show
|
Network
|
Time
|
18 - 49 Rating
|
Viewers (Millions)
|
|
1
|
MLB Baseball |
TBS
|
7:24 PM
|
1.41
|
5.571
|
|
2
|
MLB Baseball |
FS1
|
9:30 PM
|
0.66
|
2.031
|
|
3
|
Live PD |
A&E
|
9:00 PM
|
0.60
|
1.874
|
|
4
|
MLB Baseball |
TBS
|
1:56 PM
|
0.46
|
1.909
|
|
5
|
MLB Baseball |
FS1
|
4:02 PM
|
0.42
|
1.765
|
|
6
|
Real Time with Bill Maher |
HBO
|
10:00 PM
|
0.31
|
1.733
|
|
7
|
My Lottery Dream Home |
HGTV
|
9:00 PM
|
0.31
|
1.611
|
|
8
|
NBA Preseason |
ESPN
|
10:32 PM
|
0.30
|
0.836
|
|
9
|
Deadly Women |
ID
|
9:00 PM
|
0.26
|
0.978
|
|
10
|
In Plain Sight |
ID
|
11:00 PM
|
0.26
|
0.894
|
|
11
|
House Hunters |
HGTV
|
10:00 PM
|
0.26
|
1.305
|
|
12
|
College Football |
ESPN
|
6:58 PM
|
0.25
|
0.996
|
|
13
|
Ridiculousness |
MTV
|
8:30 PM
|
0.24
|
0.553
|
|
14
|
House Hunters International |
HGTV
|
10:30 PM
|
0.23
|
1.253
|
|
15
|
Treasure Quest: Snake Island |
Discovery
|
9:00 PM
|
0.22
|
0.915
|
|
16
|
In Plain Sight |
ID
|
11:30 PM
|
0.22
|
0.872
|
|
17
|
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives |
Food
|
9:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.699
|
|
18
|
Ridiculousness |
MTV
|
8:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.446
|
|
19
|
Double Dare |
Nickelodeon
|
8:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.782
|
|
20
|
BattleBots |
Discovery
|
8:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.809
|
|
21
|
Z Nation |
Syfy
|
9:00 PM
|
0.18
|
0.542
|
|
22
|
Raven’s Home |
Disney
|
8:00 PM
|
0.16
|
0.740
|
|
23
|
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars |
WE tv
|
9:00 PM
|
0.15
|
0.410
|
|
24
|
Zombies Halloween Cast Party |
Disney
|
8:30 PM
|
0.14
|
0.593
|
|
25
|
Haunted Live |
Travel
|
10:00 PM
|
0.14
|
0.453
|
|
26
|
Van Helsing |
Syfy
|
10:01 PM
|
0.11
|
0.390
|
|
27
|
Bizaardvark |
Disney
|
7:30 PM
|
0.10
|
0.525
|
|
28
|
The Paynes |
OWN
|
9:00 PM
|
0.09
|
0.445
|
|
29
|
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents |
Comedy
|
11:30 PM
|
0.09
|
0.221
|
|
30
|
Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents |
Comedy
|
11:00 PM
|
0.08
|
0.210
|
|
31
|
The Art of Murder |
LMN
|
8:00 PM
|
0.08
|
0.329
|
|
32
|
Crazy Cakes |
Cooking
|
10:00 PM
|
0.06
|
0.176
|
|
33
|
The Graham Norton Show |
BBCA
|
11:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.195
|
|
34
|
E! News |
E!
|
7:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.215
|
|
35
|
VICE |
HBO
|
7:30 PM
|
0.04
|
0.184
|
|
36
|
Animals |
HBO
|
11:30 PM
|
0.04
|
0.201
|
No rating information was made immediately available for DIY's Texas Flip and Move; Epix's The Contender & Unprotected Sets; HBO's Tracey Ullman's Show; NatGeoWild's Snake City; and TBS' ELeague.
NOTE: For the 2018-19 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 119.9 million TV households. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.
