In the Wednesday 8 p.m. hour, “Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X” (CBS) won in total viewers (8.585 million) while ABC was tops among all key demos (2.1 adults 18-49 rating, 1.3 adults 18-34 rating, 2.6 adults 25-54 rating) with the classic Halloween animated specials “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and “Toy Story of Terror”.
A combined total of 71.46 million viewers over twelve networks watched the third (and final) presidential debate of this election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. This marks the third most-viewed presidential debate in TV history. Fox News Channel — the news network of the night’s debate moderator Chris Wallace — was the debate’s top network with 11.3 million total viewers. ABC was runner-up with 11 million, followed by NBC (10.4 million), CBS (10.12), CNN (8.7 million), Fox (6.6 million), MSNBC (5.5 million), PBS (2.7 million), Univision (2.38 million), Telemundo (1.485 million), Fox Business Network (714,000), and CNBC (547,000).
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“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.4/6
Men 18-34: 1.0/5
Women 18-49: 2.7/7
Men 18-49: 1.9/7
“Toy Story of Terror” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.5/6
Men 18-34: 1.1/5
Women 18-49: 2.4/8
Men 18-49: 1.6/5
“Post Debate Analysis” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.8/6
Men 18-34: 1.3/5
Women 18-49: 2.5/7
Men 18-49: 2.0/6
“Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.4/6
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 2.3/7
Men 18-49: 1.5/6
“Post Debate Analysis” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 1.3/5
Women 18-49: 1.8/5
Men 18-49: 1.7/5
“Blindspot” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“Post Debate Analysis” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.9/7
Men 18-34: 1.6/6
Women 18-49: 2.7/8
Men 18-49: 2.2/7
“Lethal Weapon” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 0.9/4
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.6/6
“Post Debate Analysis” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 1.5/5
Men 18-34: 1.2/4
Women 18-49: 2.0/6
Men 18-49: 1.9/5
“Arrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.7/3
Women 18-49: 0.5/2
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“Frequency” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/1
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
“Third Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump” (Fox News Channel)
6.45 household rating
11.378 million viewers
Women 18-34: 1.36
Men 18-34: 1.90
Women 18-49: 2.12
Men 18-49: 2.60
“Presidential Post-Debate Analysis” (Fox News Channel)
5.04 household rating
8.659 million viewers
Women 18-34: 1.08
Men 18-34: 1.26
Women 18-49: 1.65
Men 18-49: 1.88
“Third Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump” (CNN)
4.92 household rating
8.761 million viewers
Women 18-34: 2.05
Men 18-34: 2.75
Women 18-49: 2.45
Men 18-49: 2.95
“Presidential Post-Debate Analysis” (CNN)
3.75 household rating
6.288 million viewers
Women 18-34: 1.28
Men 18-34: 1.40
Women 18-49: 1.76
Men 18-49: 1.91
“Third Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump” (MSNBC)
3.22 household rating
5.549 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.85
Men 18-34: 0.90
Women 18-49: 1.10
Men 18-49: 1.32
“Presidential Post-Debate Analysis” (MSNBC)
2.37 household rating
3.738 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.41
Men 18-34: 0.46
Women 18-49: 0.62
Men 18-49: 0.75
“Third Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump” (CNBC)
0.34 household rating
0.560 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.13
Men 18-34: 0.33
Women 18-49: 0.16
Men 18-49: 0.29
“American Horror Story: Roanoke” (FX)
Women 18-34: 1.83
Men 18-34: 1.23
Women 18-49: 1.58
Men 18-49: 1.16
“South Park” (Comedy Central)
Women 18-34: 0.53
Men 18-34: 1.47
Women 18-49: 0.44
Men 18-49: 1.09
“Legends” (Comedy Central)
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.42
Women 18-49: 0.17
Men 18-49: 0.34
“Lip Sync Battle” (Spike)
Women 18-34: 0.19
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.22
“The Real World: Bad Blood” (MTV)
Women 18-34: 0.30
Men 18-34: 0.17
Women 18-49: 0.26
Men 18-49: 0.17
“MLB National League Championship Series Game 4: Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers” (FS1)
3.44 household rating
5.813 million viewers
Women 18-34: 1.02
Men 18-34: 1.88
Women 18-49: 1.24
Men 18-49: 2.43
“NBA Preseason: New York @ Boston” (ESPN, 7:35-10:05)
0.48 household rating
0.723 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.14
Men 18-34: 0.41
Women 18-49: 0.14
Men 18-49: 0.43
“NBA Preseason: Golden State @ L.A. Lakers” (ESPN, 10:05 p.m.-12:29 a.m.)
0.63 household rating
1.014 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.22
Men 18-34: 0.70
Women 18-49: 0.24
Men 18-49: 0.63
“NHL Regular Season: Detroit @ N.Y. Rangers” (NBCSN)
0.23 household rating
0.383 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.13
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.11
Men 18-49: 0.19
“Copa MX: Guadalajara vs. Alebrijes de Oaxaca” (UDN)
0.23 household rating
0.404 million viewers
Women 18-34: 0.12
Men 18-34: 0.20
Women 18-49: 0.13
Men 18-49: 0.32
What follows are the top 200 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Wednesday, October 19: