UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.16.2018

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NETWORK FINALS:  As we noted this morning, due to the many adjustments for sports in fast nationals, we’ll look at the week-vs-week comparisons here:

ABC:  A special 20/20 salute to Aretha Franklin started the night at 0.6, then MATCH GAME was down 0.1 to 0.5, and TAKE TWO lost 0.2 to 0.4.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained an impressive 0.3 to 1.7, preceded by sitcom reruns at 0.9/0.8, and followed by a SWAT rerun at 0.4.

NBC:  TRIAL & ERROR was at 0.5/0.4 compared to last week’s 0.4/0.3, airing between an ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES rerun at 0.7, and an SVU rerun at 0.5

FOX:  The night’s NASCAR race was at 0.3.

CW:  Reruns at 0.2/0.2.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s national coverage of the Jets vs. Washington NFL PRESEASON game easily topped Thursday cable at 0.85.  On A&E, LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.51, with new lead-out NIGHTWATCH NATION at 0.46.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.03 to 0.44, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped 0.09 to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.34.  FX’s SNOWFALL ticked down to 0.39.  On USA, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was steady at 0.35, and the lame duck SHOOTER was up 0.04 to 0.22.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET climbed 0.09 to 0.34.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN grew by 0.04 to 0.34, and ALONE was up a tick to 0.31.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.33/0.48/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.24/0.46/3.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.24/0.34/1.2M.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE held at 0.30, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was down 0.03 to 0.25.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.11 to 0.29, and INSIDE JOKES was also down 0.11 to 0.20.  On ID, SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW edged up 0.02 to 0.27, and PERFECT MURDER was up 0.04 to 0.24.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE returned at 0.25.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES returned at 0.18.  BET’s THE GRAND HUSTLE was at 0.15.  The season premiere of Lifetime’s BRING IT was at 0.15/0.13.  CMT’s DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS gained 0.05 to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s DETROITERS lost 0.02 to 0.12.  E!’s BOSSIP rose 0.06 to 0.09.  Paramount’s AMERICAN WOMAN dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  On POP, IMPACT WRESTLING gained 0.02 to 0.06, and SWEDISH DICKS remained far off the chart at 0.01/74K and 0.01/47K.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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