The NFL rules the top of the cable Live +3 ratings for the week of Sept. 11 — no surprise there, with both Monday and Thursday games airing.
Just below the games, however, is “American Horror Story: Cult,” which put up big gains with three days of DVR viewing.
The FX show more than doubled its adults 18-49 rating from 1.2 to 2.5. It also doubled its total audience, going from 2.38 million to 4.76 million viewers.
Note: Three-day numbers for the first game of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” doubleheader weren’t available. Its same-day ratings, which were strong enough to lead the Live +3 charts on their own, are noted below with an asterisk.
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 adults 18-49 for Sept. 11-17, 2017
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – SAINTS/VIKINGS | ESPN | 4.2* | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – CHARGERS/BRONCOS | ESPN | 4.0 | 0.1 | 3% |
| 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – TEXANS/BENGALS | NFLN | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 4 | AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT | FX | 2.5 | 1.3 | 108% |
| 5 | SOUTH PARK – P | CMDY | 1.7 | 0.7 | 70% |
| 6 | TEEN MOM II | MTV | 1.4 | 0.6 | 75% |
| 7 | LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD | VH1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| 8 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 1.2 | 0.5 | 71% |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRVO | 1.2 | 0.6 | 100% | |
| THE SINNER | USA | 1.2 | 0.7 | 140% | |
| WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 1.2 | 0.2 | 20% | |
| WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 9 p.m. | USA | 1.2 | 0.2 | 20% | |
| 13 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 10 p.m. | USA | 1.1 | 0.2 | 22% |
| 14 | WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11% |
| CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST – P | USA | 1.0 | 0.3 | 43% | |
| 16 | LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH | AEN | 0.9 | 0.4 | 80% |
| THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 0.9 | 0.3 | 50% | |
| 18 | BROAD CITY – P | CMDY | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% |
| BALLERS | HBOM | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| THE CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 | MTV | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| INK MASTER | SPK | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRU | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| SUITS | USA | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO | VH1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% |
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 viewers for Sept. 11-17, 2017
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) |
% gain vs. Live + SD
|
| 1 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – SAINTS/VIKINGS | ESPN | 11,401* | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – CHARGERS/BRONCOS | ESPN | 10,057 | 109 | 1% |
| 3 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – TEXANS/BENGALS | NFLN | 8,164 | 69 | 1% |
| 4 | AMERICAN HORROR STORY: CULT | FX | 4,762 | 2,378 | 100% |
| 5 | THE SINNER | USA | 3,951 | 2,113 | 115% |
| 6 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 3,350 | 323 | 11% |
| 7 | THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 3,297 | 713 | 28% |
| 8 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 3,290 | 298 | 10% |
| 9 | THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW – THURS. | MNBC | 3,145 | 195 | 7% |
| 10 | WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 3,027 | 268 | 10% |
| 11 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 3,016 | 312 | 12% |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – TUES. | FXNC | 2,999 | 59 | 2% |
| 13 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 2,987 | 1,000 | 50% |
| 14 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 2,929 | 599 | 26% |
| 15 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIF | 2,903 | 1,113 | 62% |
| 16 | THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW – WEDS. | MNBC | 2,866 | 88 | 3% |
| 17 | THE LAST SHIP | TNT | 2,856 | 1,276 | 81% |
| 18 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRVO | 2,849 | 1,217 | 75% |
| SOUTH PARK – P | CMDY | 2,847 | 1,161 | 69% | |
| 20 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – WEDS. | FXNC | 2,831 | 55 | 2% |
| 21 | THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW – TUES. | MNBC | 2,789 | 103 | 4% |
| 22 | THE FIVE – WEDS. | FXNC | 2,755 | 62 | 2% |
| 23 | SUITS | USA | 2,748 | 1071 | 64% |
| 24 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – THURS. | FXNC | 2,727 | 69 | 3% |
| 25 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBOM | 2,725 | 801 | 42% |
Source: The Nielsen Company
