NETWORK FINALS: AGENTS OF SHIELD, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and the rerun AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Disney Channel’s DESCENDANTS 3 resoundingly took the Friday cable title with a 1.10 rating. A&E’s LIVE PD slid to 2nd place, but still rose 0.06 from last week to 0.62, with the pre-show clip hour down a tick to 0.28. Discovery’s SHARK WEEK line-up included ANDREW MAYNE: GHOST DIVER at 0.33, I WAS PREY at 0.33, ISLE OF JAWS at 0.28, and EXTINCT OR ALIVE at 0.21. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.28/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP slipped 0.02 to 0.26. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.20. On History, THE UNXPLAINED shed a tick to 0.20, and ANCIENT ALIENS was up 0.04 to 0.19. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.19, and BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW premiered at 0.09. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.05 to 0.16. On ID, MURDER BOARD fell 0.05 to 0.13, and IN PLAIN SIGHT was at 0.13/0.13. Syfy’s KILLJOYS climbed 0.04 to 0.08. Off the chart, Cinemax’s JETT dropped 0.02 to 0.01/109K, and Starz’s MOTHERFATHERSON held at 0.02/48K.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 2, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | DESCENDANTS 3 | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 115 | 1.10 | 4,594 |
| 2 | LIVE PD: 226 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.62 | 2,168 |
| 3 | ANDREW MAYNE: GHOST DIVER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.33 | 994 |
| 4 | I WAS PREY: SHARK WEEK | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 965 |
| 5 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.32 | 1,110 |
| 6 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.28 | 1,094 |
| 7 | ISLE OF JAWS: BLOOD BROS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 912 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 913 |
| 9 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 736 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 896 |
| 11 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,292 |
| 12 | AIR JAWS STRIKES BACK | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 610 |
| 13 | EXTINCT OR ALIVE: LOST | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.21 | 663 |
| 14 | TIGER SHARK INVASION | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 564 |
| 15 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 598 |
| 16 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.20 | 982 |
| 17 | AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 537 |
| 18 | SP HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,260 |
| 19 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.19 | 583 |
| 20 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 56 | 0.19 | 1,238 |
| 21 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,348 |
| 22 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 894 |
| 23 | SHALLOW WATER INVASION | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 552 |
| 24 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 10:06 PM | 12 | 0.16 | 490 |
| 25 | GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 513 |
| 26 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 460 |
| 27 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,637 |
| 28 | JAWS OF THE DEEP | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 450 |
| 29 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN14 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 407 |
| 30 | ANDREW MAYNE: GHOST DIVER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 61 | 0.15 | 450 |
| 31 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 389 |
| 32 | SHARKS OF HEADSTONE HELL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 438 |
| 33 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,754 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 387 |
| 35 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 357 |
| 36 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,199 |
| 37 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 586 |
| 38 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 392 |
| 39 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,449 |
| 40 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.13 | 591 |
| 41 | MURDER BOARD | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 721 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,527 |
| 43 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / SANTOS | TUDN | 9:56 PM | 133 | 0.13 | 327 |
| 44 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 682 |
| 45 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 642 |
| 46 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,385 |
| 47 | I WAS PREY: SHARK WEEK | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:01 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 370 |
| 48 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,744 |
| 49 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.13 | 525 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,555 |
| 51 | SHARKWRECKED | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 351 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,217 |
| 53 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 858 |
| 54 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,815 |
| 55 | DEVIL SHARKS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 56 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.12 | 560 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 308 |
| 58 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 345 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 275 |
| 60 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / GUADALAJARA | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 146 | 0.11 | 319 |
| 61 | COMEDY CELLAR | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 323 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:05 AM | 55 | 0.11 | 310 |
| 63 | X GAMES L: MINNEAPOLIS, MN | ESPN | 8:54 PM | 191 | 0.11 | 290 |
| 64 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 250 |
| 65 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,456 |
| 66 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,426 |
| 67 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 916 |
| 68 | GHOSTS OF MORGAN CITY | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 524 |
| 69 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 272 |
| 70 | BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 114 | 0.10 | 269 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 229 |
| 72 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,465 |
| 73 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,106 |
| 74 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 265 |
| 75 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,274 |
| 76 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 733 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 260 |
| 78 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,378 |
| 79 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,427 |
| 80 | HAUNTED TOWNS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 405 |
| 81 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 781 |
| 82 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,297 |
| 83 | DC SUPER HERO G (SERIES) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 358 |
| 84 | EXTINCT OR ALIVE: LOST | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:01 AM | 59 | 0.09 | 314 |
| 85 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 27 | 0.09 | 334 |
| 86 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,183 |
| 87 | SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/LAA AT CLE | MLB NETWORK | 7:10 PM | 163 | 0.09 | 471 |
| 88 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 684 |
| 89 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 271 |
| 90 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 91 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,127 |
| 92 | I ESCAPED JAWS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 93 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 237 |
| 94 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,105 |
| 95 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 159 |
| 96 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 384 |
| 97 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 926 |
| 98 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,068 |
| 99 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 644 |
| 100 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 965 |
| 101 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 579 |
| 102 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 716 |
| 103 | TIGER BEACH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 192 |
| 104 | UNDISPUTED L: 724 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 169 |
| 105 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 610 |
| 106 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 14 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 169 |
| 107 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,129 |
| 108 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 519 |
| 109 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,031 |
| 110 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 114 |
| 111 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 559 |
| 112 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 721 |
| 114 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 126 |
| 115 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 105 |
| 116 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 563 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 722 |
| 118 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 568 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 120 | BOY ERASED | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 115 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 121 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 761 |
| 122 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 487 |
| 123 | MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: LOVER SCORNED, A | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 449 |
| 124 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 108 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 126 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRAVO | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 127 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 517 |
| 128 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 714 A DEADLY PATH | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 300 |
| 129 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 765 |
| 130 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 131 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 119 |
| 132 | GREAT SHARK CHOW DOWN | NAT GEO WILD | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 133 | NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 457 |
| 134 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRAVO | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 135 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:26 PM | 34 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 136 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 415 |
| 137 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 138 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 380 |
| 139 | E! NEWS | E! | 6:59 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 140 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 24 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 141 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 676 |
| 142 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 554 |
| 143 | CANNIBAL SHARKS | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 179 |
| 144 | WORLDS BIGGEST GREAT WHIT | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 192 |
| 145 | GREAT SHARK CHOW DOWN | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 146 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 431 |
| 147 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 148 | WORLDS BIGGEST GREAT WHIT | NAT GEO WILD | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 149 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 150 | INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
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