Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 10/17/23. Items of note include WWE NXT on USA, Welcome to Wrexham on FX, and The Five on Fox News.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| MLB NLCS: Diamondbacks v. Phillies | TBS | 1.24 | 5.13 |
| Inside the MLB | TBS | 0.44 | 1.30 |
| WWE NXT | USA | 0.23 | 0.80 |
| NHL: Avalanche v. Kraken | ESPN | 0.20 | 0.51 |
| NHL: Lightning v. Sabres | ESPN | 0.19 | 0.55 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.18 | 2.52 |
| CFP Rankings Show | ESPN | 0.18 | 0.58 |
| MLB on Deck | TBS | 0.17 | 0.76 |
| First Take | ESPN | 0.16 | 0.55 |
| Around the Horn | ESPN | 0.16 | 0.49 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | 0.15 | 2.75 |
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.15 | 2.31 |
| Pardon the Interruption | ESPN | 0.15 | 0.64 |
| USA Men's Soccer | TNT | 0.15 | 0.38 |
| The Ingraham Angle | Fox News | 0.14 | 2.43 |
| US House Speaker Vote | CNN | 0.14 | 1.27 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.14 | 0.98 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.14 | 0.46 |
| The Five | Fox News | 0.13 | 3.08 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.13 | 0.85 |
| Get Up | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.44 |
| Catfish | MTV | 0.13 | 0.41 |
| Seleccion Mexicana | CNN | 0.13 | 0.39 |
| Special Report with Bret Baier | Fox News | 0.12 | 2.40 |
| US House Speaker Vote | CNN | 0.12 | 1.20 |
| The Lead with Jake Tapper | CNN | 0.12 | 1.09 |
| Erin Burnett OutFront | CNN | 0.12 | 1.06 |
| NewsNight | CNN | 0.12 | 0.81 |
| Bobby's Triple Threat | Food | 0.12 | 0.65 |
| Real Housewives of Salt Lake City | Bravo | 0.12 | 0.49 |
| NFL Live | ESPN | 0.12 | 0.37 |
| America Reports | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.95 |
| Outnumbered | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| The Story | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.85 |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.83 |
| Fox News @ Night | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.29 |
| The Lead with Jake Tapper | CNN | 0.11 | 1.15 |
| The Situation Room | CNN | 0.11 | 1.06 |
| CNN News Central | CNN | 0.11 | 1.01 |
| House Hunters | HGTV | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| The Oval | BET | 0.11 | 0.67 |
| Laura Coates Live | CNN | 0.11 | 0.65 |
| My Big Fat Fabulous Life | TLC | 0.11 | 0.61 |
| The Murder Tapes | ID | 0.11 | 0.50 |
| Watch What Happens Live | Bravo | 0.11 | 0.36 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.33 |
| The Pat McAfee Show | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.29 |
| America Reports | Fox News | 0.10 | 1.85 |
| America's Newsroom | Fox News | 0.10 | 1.69 |
| Chris Jansing Reports | MSNBC | 0.10 | 1.49 |
| Highlights Below the Chart: | |||
| Deadline: White House | MSNBC | 0.09 | 1.93 |
| All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 0.09 | 1.56 |
| The Daily Show | Comedy Central | 0.09 | 0.33 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.08 | 1.69 |
| The ReidOut | MSNBC | 0.08 | 1.45 |
| 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC | 0.07 | 1.06 |
| Welcome to Wrexham | FX | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| Morning Joe | MSNBC | 0.05 | 1.09 |
