The third-season premiere of “Fear the Walking Dead” is No. 1 in the Live +3 ratings for the week of May 29, but its numbers are way down from where it began Season 2.
The AMC show’s premiere rose by 0.7 points in adults 18-49 with three days of DVR and on-demand viewing to finish with a 1.9 rating. (A second episode also rose by 0.7 to 1.7.) That’s down a heavy 55 percent from the 4.2in Live +3 for the Season 2 premiere last year. It’s also off by 47 percent in viewers (4.66 million vs. 8.83 million last year).
If there’s an upside, it’s that “Fear” made up a little bit of an even bigger decline from the same-day ratings. The night-of airing fell 61 percent from Season 2 (1.2 vs. 3.1).
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 adults 18-49 for May 29-June 4, 2017
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – 9 p.m. – P | AMC | 1.9 | 0.7 | 58% |
| 2 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – 10 p.m. | AMC | 1.7 | 0.7 | 70% |
| 3 | STREET OUTLAWS | DISC | 1.4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| 4 | TEEN MOM | MTV | 1.3 | 0.7 | 117% |
| 5 | NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS GM 2 – PENGUINS/PREDATORS | NBCS | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 6 | KEEPING UP W/THE KARDASHIANS | ENT | 1.1 | 0.5 | 83% |
| WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 9 p.m. | USA | 1.1 | 0.2 | 22% | |
| 8 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRVO | 1.0 | 0.4 | 67% |
| NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS GM 3 – PREDATORS/PENGUINS | NBCS | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11% | |
| WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 10 p.m. | USA | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25% | |
| T.I. AND TINY | VH1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25% | |
| 13 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | 0.9 | 0.3 | 50% |
| WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12% | |
| 15 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRVO | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% |
| BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRVO | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| PRETTY LITTLE LIARS | FRFM | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| SILICON VALLEY | HBOM | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| ANIMAL KINGDOM – P | TNT | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| 20 | LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY & THE AFTERMATH – S | AEN | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% |
| NAKED AND AFRAID XL | DISC | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% | |
| REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBOM | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| MICHAEL JACKSON: SEARCHING FOR NEVERLAND | LIF | 0.7 | 0.1 | 17% | |
| IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG | OWN | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% | |
| AMERICAN DAD | TBSC | 0.7 | 0.1 | 17% |
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 viewers for May 29-June 4, 2017
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – 9 p.m. – P | AMC | 4,656 | 1,545 | 50% |
| 2 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD – 10 p.m. | AMC | 4,180 | 1,480 | 55% |
| 3 | STREET OUTLAWS | DISC | 3,235 | 719 | 29% |
| 4 | NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS GM 2 – PREDATORS/PENGUINS | NBCS | 3,204 | 23 | 1% |
| 5 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 9 p.m. | USA | 3,109 | 424 | 16% |
| 6 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 8 p.m. | USA | 3,066 | 373 | 14% |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – THURS. | FXNC | 2,985 | 59 | 2% |
| 8 | NHL STANLEY CUP FINALS GM 3 – PENGUINS/PREDATORS | NBCS | 2,980 | 26 | 1% |
| 9 | GOOD WITCH | HALL | 2,903 | 701 | 32% |
| 10 | HANNITY – TUES. | FXNC | 2,860 | 93 | 3% |
| 11 | WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW – 9 p.m. | USA | 2,817 | 345 | 14% |
| 12 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – WEDS. | FXNC | 2,815 | 41 | 1% |
| 13 | HANNITY – WEDS. | FXNC | 2,800 | 69 | 3% |
| 14 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | 2,769 | 736 | 36% |
| 15 | HANNITY – THURS. | FXNC | 2,752 | 52 | 2% |
| 16 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – TUES. | FXNC | 2,713 | 40 | 1% |
| 17 | DESTINATION WEDDING | HALL | 2,662 | 447 | 20% |
| 18 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBOM | 2,658 | 834 | 46% |
| 19 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT – FRI. | FXNC | 2,647 | 58 | 2% |
| 20 | WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 2,604 | 251 | 11% |
| 21 | THE FIVE – WEDS. | FXNC | 2,561 | 31 | 1% |
| 22 | THE FIVE – THURS. | FXNC | 2,532 | 31 | 1% |
| 23 | LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD | TLC | 2,530 | 498 | 25% |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRVO | 2,523 | 912 | 57% | |
| 25 | BROTHER VS. BROTHER – P | HGTV | 2,494 | 488 | 24% |
Source: The Nielsen Company