Sunday Cable Ratings 10/28/18: Ray Donovan Weak for Return, Haunted Gingerbread Showdown Rises to New High for Finale

Below are the Top 24 programs on cable on Sunday, 10/28/18. Items of note include the premiere of Ray Donovan on Showtime, the finale of Haunted Gingerbread Showdown on Food Network, and The Last Ship on TNT.
(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	1.95	5.10
NFL Football	NFL	1.33	3.59
NFL Post-Game	NFL	0.82	2.07
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.63	1.85
Talking Dead	AMC	0.6	1.82
Halloween Wars	Food	0.51	1.56
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	0.42	0.88
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.38	1.07
Haunted Gingerbread Showdown	Food	0.36	1.05
Unexpected	TLC	0.36	1.03
NASCAR: Martinsville	NBCSN	0.32	2.15
NFL Countdown	ESPN	0.32	0.88
Doctor Who	BBC America	0.32	0.90
Alaska: The Last Frontier	Discovery	0.31	2.11
Dream Corp LLC	Adult Swim	0.29	0.55
SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	0.28	0.52
NFL Pre-Kick	NFL	0.27	0.75
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.27	0.92
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.27	0.63
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.26	0.65
MLB World Series Game 5	Fox Deportes	0.26	0.58
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.25	0.63
NASCAR Start	NBCSN	0.24	1.61
The Last Ship	TNT	0.23	1.12
Highlighs Below the Chart:
You	Lifetime	0.14	0.49
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	CNN	0.13	0.66
Ray Donovan	Showtime	0.12	0.81
Camping	HBO	0.11	0.38
The Deuce	HBO	0.11	0.48
Kidding	Showtime	0.04	0.18
The Circus	Showtime	0.04	0.24

Sunday Cable Ratings 10/21/18: Doctor Who Collapses, Parts Unknown Rises

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 10/21/18. Items of note include Doctor Who on BBC America, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN, and Haunted Gingerbread Showdown on Food Network.
(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	1.93	5.04
Talking Dead	AMC	0.64	1.87
90 Day Fiance	TLC	0.58	1.78
Unexpected	TLC	0.41	1.20
Halloween Wars	Food	0.38	1.27
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.37	0.78
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.36	1.05
Shameless	Showtime	0.33	1.00
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.32	0.85
Alaska: The Last Frontier	Discovery	0.3	2.30
SpongeBob SquarePants	Nickelodeon	0.3	1.37
Dream Corp LLC	Adult Swim	0.29	0.57
American Monster	Invest. Discovery	0.29	1.28
Bahamas Life	HGTV	0.29	1.38
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.27	0.73
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.27	0.60
Hawaii Life	HGTV	0.27	1.42
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.27	1.36
NFL Countdown	ESPN	0.27	0.73
Good Witch: Tale of Two Hearts	Hallmark	0.26	2.36
Hawaii Life	HGTV	0.26	1.39
Haunted Gingerbread Showdown	Food	0.26	0.99
The Last Ship	TNT	0.25	1.30
Deam Corp LLC	Adult Swim	0.25	0.49
Bahamas Life	HGTV	0.25	1.34
Highlights Below the Chart:
Doctor Who	BBC America	0.25	0.81
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	CNN	0.23	0.88
You	Lifetime	0.17	0.62
The Deuce	HBO	0.11	0.45
Camping	HBO	0.1	0.40
Kidding	Showtime	0.06	0.19
The Circus	Showtime	0.06	0.28

Sunday Cable Ratings 10/14/18: Camping Weak in Premiere, The Walking Dead Crumbles

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 10/14/18. Items of note include the series premiere of Camping on HBO, the special Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic on Freeform, and Haunted Gingerbread Showdown on Food Network.
(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	1.98	4.95
MLB ALCS	TBS	1.46	5.66
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.81	2.66
Talking Dead	AMC	0.6	1.69
NFL Countdown	ESPN	0.59	1.40
Halloween Wars	Food	0.46	1.32
Doctor Who	BBC America	0.42	1.12
Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic	Freeform	0.4	0.93
Unexpected	TLC	0.4	1.17
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	0.39	0.87
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.39	0.79
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.37	0.87
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.35	0.98
Haunted Gingerbread Showdown	Food	0.32	0.94
Alaska: The Last Frontier	Discovery	0.31	2.22
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.3	0.61
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.3	1.31
Hotel Transylvania	Freeform	0.3	0.68
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.3	0.92
Shameless	Showtime	0.3	0.92
Harvey Birdman: Attorney General	Adult Swim	0.3	0.57
Inside the MLB	TBS	0.26	0.90
You	Lifetime	0.26	0.71
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.26	0.62
Beachfron Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.25	1.38
Highlights Below the Chart:
The Last Ship	TNT	0.2	1.21
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	CNN	0.15	0.67
Camping	HBO	0.13	0.54
The Deuce	HBO	0.12	0.55
The Circus	Showtime	0.07	0.23
Kidding	Showtime	0.05	0.17

Sunday Cable Ratings 9/23/18: Parts Unknown Solid for Final Season Premiere, Insecure Slips

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 9/23/18. Items of note include Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown on CNN, Last Week Tonight on HBO, and Chesapeake Shores on Hallmark.
(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.)
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.82	2.36
Fear the Walking Dead	AMC	0.69	2.03
NFL Countdown	ESPN	0.56	1.32
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	0.48	1.08
Alaskan Bush People	Discovery	0.44	2.36
Shameless	Showtime	0.39	1.05
Unexpected	TLC	0.39	1.21
Married to Medicine	Bravo	0.38	0.99
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.35	1.69
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.34	0.86
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.33	1.01
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.33	0.78
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.32	0.86
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.32	1.75
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.31	1.65
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.31	0.81
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.3	1.59
Ballers	HBO	0.29	0.72
The Venture Bros.	Adult Swim	0.29	0.61
Worst Cooks In America	Food	0.29	1.31
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.28	0.65
On the Case	Invest. Discovery	0.28	1.25
Island Life	HGTV	0.28	1.56
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.28	0.77
Ridiculousness	MTV	0.28	0.60
Highlights Below the Chart:
Chesapeake Shores	Hallmark	0.23	1.67
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown	CNN	0.22	1.04
You	Lifetime	0.21	0.57
Insecure	HBO	0.21	0.54
The Deuce	HBO	0.13	0.59
Kidding	Showtime	0.11	0.30
AM Joy	MSNBC	0.1	0.96
The Circus	Showtime	0.07	0.27

The Deuce Renewed for Third & Final Season

It's a good day to be a fan of The Deuce. It's also a bad day to be a fan of The Deuce. HBO announced today that their sophomore drama series will return next year for a third season, though it will be the show's last. Even though the show is down significantly this season, currently 41% down in the ratings from last season, the show doesn't rate too poorly for HBO, in-line with previously-renewed Summer drama Succession and improving on the since-canceled winter/spring drama Here & Now. It has also received solid reviews, including a Golden Globe nomination for star Maggie Gyllenhaal. Below are the ratings for its second season, so far.

What do you think of this news? Are you happy The Deuce will get to end on its own terms? Sorry to see it go? Let us know in the comments below!