The Monday Night Football game between the Bears and Lions s topped cable viewership for the week ending October 16. The season premiere of The Walking Dead was in second with 7.26 million viewers (and a 3.8 adults 18-49 rating) beating out Jersey Shore. The final three NLCS games (Cardinals-Brewers) rounded out the top five.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending October 16, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Network | Day | Time | Viewers (000) |
| 1 | BEARS/LIONS | ESPN | Mon | 08:30P-11:49P | 16,378 |
| 2 | Walking Dead | AMC | Sun | 09:00P-10:30P | 7,257 |
| 3 | Jersey Shore SSN 4 | MTV | Thu | 10:00P-11:00P | 6,472 |
| 4 | NLCS CARDINALS-BREWERS 6 | TBSC | Sun | 07:57P-12:00A | 5,938 |
| 5 | NLCS BREWERS-CARDINALS 4 | TBSC | Thu | 07:57P-11:38P | 5,650 |
| 6 | NLCS BREWERS-CARDINALS 5 | TBSC | Fri | 07:57P-11:23P | 5,461 |
| 7 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 5,375 |
| 8 | MICHIGAN/MICHGAN STATE | ESPN | Sat | 12:01P-03:30P | 4,777 |
| 9 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:09P | 4,667 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER: L | ESPN | Mon | 11:49P-01:15A | 4,651 |
| 11 | NLCS BREWERS-CARDINALS 3 | TBSC | Wed | 07:59P-11:28P | 4,282 |
| 12 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,259 |
| 13 | MAKE YOUR MARK | DSNY | Fri | 08:30P-09:58P | 4,200 |
| 14 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,101 |
| 15 | BET HIP HOP AWARDS | BET | Tue | 08:00P-10:00P | 4,078 |
| 16 | MAKE YOUR MARK | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 4,020 |
| 17 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | EN | Mon | 09:00P-11:00P | 3,976 |
| 18 | JESSIE | DSNY | Fri | 09:58P-10:25P | 3,921 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 10:30A-11:00A | 3,879 |
| 20 | ARIZONA STATE/OREGON | ESPN | Sat | 10:26P-01:49A | 3,868 |
| 21 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,804 |
| 22 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,646 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 3,629 |
| 24 | FLORIDA/AUBURN | ESPN | Sat | 07:00P-10:26P | 3,571 |
| 25 | Sons Of Anarchy | FX | Tue | 10:00P-11:01P | 3,557 |
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