HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones is the most watched entertainment-based series on cable so far this summer (through Aug. 7) on a Nielsen live-plus-7-day basis counting average total viewers, per the ratings company.

The sixth season of the fantasy series bested a trio of TNT scripted shows — Major Crimes, Rizzoli & Isles and The Last Ship, according to Nielsen.

For networks, the 2016 presidential campaign was a huge summertime draw for the cable news channels. Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC all ranked among the top 10 most watched networks in live-plus-7-day primetime ratings for the summer among total viewers through Aug. 7, according to Nielsen.

Fox News is poised to finish as the most watched network on cable this summer and the only network to average more than 2 million viewers for the period.

The news networks were the only cable channels among the top 10 that garnered a year-to-year viewership gain. Of the seven remaining channels, five posted double-digit declines, Nielsen reported.

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Summer’s Top 10 Cable Entertainment Series *

SHOW                                                  NETWORK                              TOTAL VIEWERS

Game of Thrones                                     HBO                                         11.5 million

Major Crimes                                           TNT                                             6.5 million

Rizzoli & Isles                                           TNT                                             6.4 million

The Last Ship                                           TNT                                           3.9 million

Alaskan Bush People                       Discovery Channel                      3.9 million

The Haves and the Have Nots              OWN                                              3.6 million

WWE Monday Night Raw                    USA Network                                3.5 million

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta                         Vh1                                             3.5 million

Suits                                                USA Network                                    3.4 million

Street Outlaws                             Discovery Channel                              3.3 million

Summer’s 10 Most Watched Cable Networks *

NETWORK                                        SUMMER 2016                       SUMMER 2015         % CHANGE

Fox News Channel                          2.4 million                                       1.9 million                     +28%

TNT                                                   1.6 million                                        2.0 million                      -17%

USA                                                  1.6 million                                         1.9 million                     -14%

HGTV                                               1.6 million                                         1.6 million                       -2%

Discovery Channel                        1.4 million                                        1.7 million                        -18%

Disney Channel                           1.3 million                                          1.8 million                          -26%

History                                           1.3 million                                        1.5 million                           -10%

TBS                                                 1.3 million                                      1.4 million                             -5%

CNN                                                1.3 million                                        596,000                            +122%

MSN BC                                          1.2 million                                     627,000                                +91%