»Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ. Discovery Networks Dominate Primetime Cable Viewing on Tuesday, Oct. 24

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Driven by the TBS telecast of MLB’s NLCS Game 7 and NBA Opening Night on TNT, the networks at »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ. Discovery (WBD) delivered one of their highest prime share nights this year on Tuesday, Oct. 24, with a 58 percent share of viewing among Adults 25-54 and a 61 percent share of viewing among Adults 18-49 across ad-supported cable in primetime. Eight of the networks, including Adult Swim, CNN, Food Network, HGTV, ID, TBS, TLC and TNT, also helped WBD secure a 44 percent share of total television viewing among Adults 18-49 that night—more than any other network group.  

In Tuesday prime, WBD owned six of the top 10 cable programs among Adults 25-54, including: MLB NLCS Game 7: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks (TBS, #1), NBA: Suns vs. Warriors (TNT, #2), My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TLC, #4), Welcome to Plathville (TLC, #6), Bobby’s Triple Threat (Food Network, #9) and The Murder Tapes (ID, #10). Audiences also bolstered the night’s performance by tuning in to HGTV’s House Hunters and House Hunters International, Adult Swim’s American Dad and Bob’s Burgers, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, The Source with Kaitlan Collins and NewsNight with Abby Phillip.