Sunday Cable Ratings, 11/5/17: SMILF Starts OK, Shameless Returns Huge, Girlfriend Experience Neither of Those Things

Below are the Top 25 Programs on cable on Sunday, 11/5/17. Items of note include the series premiere of SMILF and the season premieres of the Girlfriend Experience on Starz and Shameless on Showtime.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
The Walking Dead	AMC	3.79	8.52
Talking Dead	AMC	1.3	3.12
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	0.97	2.43
Shameless	Showtime	0.73	1.86
'Xscape: Still Kickin' It	Bravo	0.68	1.72
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.6	1.47
Miss Christmas	Hallmark	0.59	3.62
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Bravo	0.56	1.15
NFL Countdown	ESPN	0.53	1.32
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.48	1.55
Ride With Norman Reedus	AMC	0.44	1.07
NASCAR Cup Series: Texas	NBCSN	0.44	2.70
Squidbillies	Adult Swim	0.43	0.88
Watch What Happens Live	Bravo	0.4	1.05
Special Report with Bret Baier	Fox News	0.36	3.07
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.36	1.81
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.36	1.75
The Jellies	Adult Swim	0.35	0.74
Premier League	NBCSN	0.35	0.78
Alaska: The Last Frontier	Discovery	0.34	2.34
Outlander	Starz	0.34	1.64
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.34	1.01
Special Report: Texas Shooting	Fox News	0.34	2.44
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.33	0.82
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.31	1.64

Off the chart, SMILF started with a 0.25, while lead-out White Famous was up to 0.12. The Girlfriend Experience aired two episodes, at 0.1 and 0.08. Curb Your Enthusiasm was at 0.3, while the penultimate Vice Principals was at 0.27. Good Behavior was at 0.13.