ESPN’s broadcast of the MLB Playoff game between Minnesota and the NY Yankees led the Tuesday cable ratings this week with a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49. Predictably, FX’s “American Horror Story: Cult” followed closely behind, though, and managed to maintain its previous 1.1 for the second week in a row. On USA, “WWE Smackdown” took a minor hit and fell one-tenth from a 0.8 to a 0.7 this time around. “Chrisley Knows Best” experienced a similar drop, falling from a 0.6 to a 0.5, also on USA.
Meanwhile, MTV’s “The Challenge: Dirty 30” rose from a 0.5 to a 0.6 and Bravo’s “Below Deck” held steady with a 0.5 once again this week. In addition, OWN’s “If Loving You is Wrong” ticked up from its previous 0.4 to a 0.5, while “Queen Sugar” returned with a 0.5.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Tuesday, October 3, 2017
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| MLB WILD CARD L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 6,733 | 2.1 |
| AMERICAN HORROR STORY | FX | 10:00 PM | 2,199 | 1.1 |
| WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 8:00 PM | 2,323 | 0.7 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 12:05 AM | 1,656 | 0.7 |
| HANNITY | FOX NEWS | 9:00 PM | 3,868 | 0.6 |
| CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 910 | 0.6 |
| FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 1,506 | 0.5 |
| IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG | OWN | 9:00 PM | 1,933 | 0.5 |
| FX MOVIE PRIME | FX | 7:30 PM | 1,335 | 0.5 |
| CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA | 10:00 PM | 1,346 | 0.5 |
| BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,253 | 0.5 |
| QUEEN SUGAR | OWN | 10:00 PM | 1,737 | 0.5 |
| BASEBALL TONIGHT | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 1,221 | 0.5 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 1,845 | 0.4 |
| TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 8:00 PM | 3,063 | 0.4 |
| FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 10:00 PM | 2,617 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM | ESPN | 1:01 AM | 822 | 0.4 |
| CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 1,394 | 0.4 |
| ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 1,362 | 0.3 |
| COUNTING CARS | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 1,041 | 0.3 |
| FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS | 5:00 PM | 2,814 | 0.3 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 1,455 | 0.3 |
| COUNTING CARS | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 1,020 | 0.3 |
| STORY, THE | FOX NEWS | 7:00 PM | 2,455 | 0.3 |
| TOSH.0 | COMEDY | 10:00 PM | 575 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
