No longer content with relying primarily on shows and movies produced by others, cable TV networks are developing more original programming. Atlanta-based TNT has one show on this list of top performers among 18- to 49-year-olds, a demographic coveted by advertisers.
AMC Walking Dead 12,180,000
HBO Game of Thrones 6,058,000 (Time Warner)
A&E Duck Dynasty 4,698,000
FX American Horror Story 4,619,000
AMC Talking Dead 4,075,000
HBO True Blood 3,368,000 (Time Warner)
VH1 Love and Hip Hop Atlanta 2,984,000
MTV Teen Mom II 2,785,000
Bravo Real Housewives Atlanta 2,742,000
Discovery Gold Rush 2,621,000
FX Strain 2,553,000
VH1 Love and Hip Hop 2,481,000
History Vikings 2,422,000
A&E Bates Motel 2,349,000
E! Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2,327,000
BET Being Mary Jane 2,281,000
TNT The Last Ship 2,272,000 (Time Warner)
A&E Wahlburgers 2,160,000
BET The Game 2,109,000
ABC Family Pretty Little Liars 2,064,000
Source: Turner Broadcasting
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