After a two-week Chicago Cubs-fueled run as the kings of primetime as expected FS1 fell way, way back.
FS1 was 1st in all of cable primetime the previous week but fell all the way to 60th for the week ending October 30.
ESPN led all of cable in primetime for the week with FS1 lagging behind ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN 2, Univision Deportes and Fox Deportes (which has the Spanish language telecasts of the World Series).
Primetime rankings for the week ending October 30, 2016:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 2,877 | 1,228 |
| NFLN | 762 | 354 |
| ESP2 | 400 | 152 |
| UDN | 234 | 140 |
| FOXD | 215 | 108 |
| FS1 | 209 | 77 |
| NBCS | 132 | 49 |
| ESNU | 78 | 26 |
| NBAT | 76 | 36 |
| MLBN | 40 | 15 |
| GOLF | 38 | 8 |
| FS2 | 37 | 10 |
| BEIE | 27 | 15 |
| BEIN | 11 | 6 |
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Total Day:
| Net | Viewers (000) | Viewers 18-49 (000) |
| ESPN | 1,096 | 514 |
| ESP2 | 259 | 123 |
| NFLN | 219 | 106 |
| NBCS | 148 | 56 |
| FS1 | 141 | 54 |
| UDN | 75 | 45 |
| GOLF | 63 | 13 |
| ESNU | 55 | 25 |
| FOXD | 54 | 28 |
| MLBN | 50 | 17 |
| NBAT | 50 | 25 |
| BEIE | 34 | 17 |
| FS2 | 23 | 6 |
| BEIN | 15 | 8 |