NETWORK UPDATE: BLINDSPOT and FREQUENCY each lost 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, NBC’s post-Debate Analysis half-hour climbed 0.3 after adjustment, and both ABC and CBS gained 0.1.

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ratings followed form, in that CNN led FOX News in 18-49s (2.70 vs. 2.36), but FOX News was on top in the older Total Viewers metric (11.4M vs. 8.8M), with MSNBC trailing at 1.21/5.5M, and the night’s live post-Debate DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central at 0.42. Only 2 non-Debate-related telecasts made it into the Top 10: FOX Sports 1’s coverage of the Dodgers vs. Cubs BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game at 1.83 (TBS’s afternoon Indians vs. Blue Jays game was at 0.71), and FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY, down a tenth from last week to 1.36. On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK fell 0.35 to 0.76, and LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS was down 0.09 to 0.25. Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN franchise had ATLANTA down 0.11 to 0.50, and LA down 0.12 to 0.47. On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dropped 0.12 to 0.35. E!’s TOTAL BELLAS shrank by 0.07 to 0.32, and CATCHING KELCE was down 0.03 to 0.13. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS fell 0.05 to 0.27. and both HOUSE HUNTERS and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were at 0.24, the latter down 0.07. Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped 0.14 to 0.24, and THAT AWKWARD GAME SHOW was down 0.03 to 0.11. MTV’s REAL WORLD lost 0.03 to 0.22, with the AFTER-SHOW at 0.13. On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.20, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was down 0.05 to 0.15. TV Land’s YOUNGER slipped 0.02 to 0.12, and IMPASTOR was steady at 0.07. FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST gained 0.02 to 0.12. Off the chart: HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY returned at 0.05/115K.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 19, 2016 P18-49 P2+ Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s) 1 3RD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CNN 9:03 PM 94 2.70 8,761 2 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:03 PM 94 2.36 11,378 3 DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 10:37 PM 83 1.83 6,288 4 MLB NL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES 4 FOX SPORTS 1 8:01 PM 249 1.83 5,813 5 PRES DEBATE/ANALYSIS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:37 PM 23 1.76 8,659 6 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 1.36 2,482 7 DEBATE MSNBC 9:04 PM 93 1.21 5,549 8 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.96 4,756 9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 63 0.90 3,619 10 DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.77 2,871 11 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.76 1,321 12 MLB ALCS: INDIANS/BLUE JAYS TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 191 0.71 2,847 13 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MSNBC 10:37 PM 143 0.68 3,738 14 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.67 4,744 15 MLB NLCS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 12:10 AM 50 0.55 1,474 16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.53 2,835 17 LITTLE WOMEN ATL REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.50 1,275 18 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 7:11 PM 46 0.48 1,453 19 MSNBC DEBATE PREVIEW MSNBC 8:00 PM 64 0.48 2,683 20 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,358 21 NBA PRE-SEASON L: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:05 PM 144 0.43 1,014 22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 34 0.42 1,073 23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.37 1,765 24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.36 1,886 25 WORST COOKS 9 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,081 26 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.35 1,719 27 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:00 AM 64 0.35 1,769 28 TOTAL BELLAS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.32 625 29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM L ESPN 12:29 AM 62 0.32 695 30 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 2,491 31 MLB NLCS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 31 0.29 1,033 32 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,136 33 NBA PRE-SEASON L: NY KNICKS/BOSTON ESPN 7:35 PM 150 0.28 723 34 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,252 35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 662 36 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,638 37 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.25 468 38 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 517 39 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 32 0.24 559 40 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 929 41 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,360 42 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,292 43 GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLAN FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 AM 30 0.23 561 44 SPORTSNATION L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 508 45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 528 46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,214 47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,063 48 NBA PRE-GAME L ESPN 7:00 PM 35 0.23 518 49 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CNBC 9:00 PM 97 0.23 560 50 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / ALEBRIJES DE OAXACA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:53 PM 127 0.22 405 51 EXP UNKNOWN: HUNT YETI TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 732 52 REAL WORLD BAD BLOOD MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.22 336 53 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,288 54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,073 55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,034 56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING L ESPN 1:31 AM 89 0.21 446 57 NFL LIVE L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 445 58 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 649 59 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:34 PM 31 0.20 423 60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,728 61 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: R.L. STINES/CABINET/SOULS FREEFORM 7:00 PM 120 0.19 427 62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,386 63 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.19 944 64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,134 65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,713 66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,081 67 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 955 68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,220 69 SPORTSCENTER EARLY L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 395 70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,552 71 FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 AM 30 0.17 375 72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 753 73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 701 74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 425 75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,402 76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,553 77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 994 78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,572 79 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 9:32 PM 30 0.15 391 80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 894 81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,357 82 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 277 83 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 160 0.15 383 84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 814 85 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 320 86 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,323 87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,074 88 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 472 89 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 247 90 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 269 91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 796 92 UCL GROUP STAGE L: BARCELONA/MAN CITY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.13 282 93 CATCHING KELCE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.13 260 94 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: CROOKED MAN, THE SYFY 5:00 PM 120 0.13 363 95 LODGE, THE DISNEY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 30 0.13 707 96 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 288 97 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 255 98 REAL WORLD AFTER SHOW BAD MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.13 206 99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 627 100 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.12 395 101 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 9:03 PM 94 0.12 719 102 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.12 198 103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 903 104 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,334 105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 571 106 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 292 107 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.12 453 108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 898 109 OTL – FIRST REPORT L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 235 110 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 252 111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 900 112 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 232 113 COPA MX – L: CRUZ AZUL / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:50 PM 123 0.11 258 114 FIRST TAKE L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.11 245 115 THAT AWKWARD GAME SHOW SPIKE TV 10:02 PM 60 0.11 262 116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 811 117 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 124 0.11 277 118 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 841 119 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.11 301 120 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 845 121 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 836 122 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.10 508 123 PRES DEBATE ANALYSIS FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:37 PM 23 0.10 614 124 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.10 250 125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 287 126 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 789 127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 795 128 BORDER WARS COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 287 129 I AM LEGEND HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.09 204 130 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 382 131 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 185 132 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN2 12:00 AM 26 0.08 181 133 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.08 167 134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 192 135 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 162 136 MLB NLCS GM4 – IN: CUBS VS DODGERS FOX DEPORTES 8:02 PM 238 0.08 220 137 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 60 0.08 207 138 SPORTSCENTER PRIME L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 215 139 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 235 140 SPORTSCENTER LATE L ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.08 149 141 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 299 142 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 227 143 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.07 143 144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 271 145 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.07 189 146 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN2 12:26 AM 64 0.07 166 147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 250 148 CAST AWAY: CAST AWAY HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 144 0.07 213 149 IMPASTOR TV LAND 10:31 PM 31 0.07 296 150 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 1:30 AM 30 0.07 127

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