NETWORK FINALS: CBS’s PRESEASON NFL game adjusted down 0.1 in final numbers. In addition, local preemptions brought everything else down (except the rerun of FRESH OFF THE BOAT), with 0.1 drops for the rest of ABC and all of NBC. FOX’s BIG3 BASKETBALL lost 0.3, and the CW line-up was down 0.2/o.3/0.3.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.13 to 0.70. MTV’s WILD N OUT was at 0.39/0.34, compared to last week’s 0.29, and SAFEWORD returned at 0.24. On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT gained 0.06 to 0.34. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER edged up 0.02 to 0.32, with ANIMALS ws steady at 0.05, and RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS holding at 0.04. NFL Network’s NFL PRESEASON game was at 0.27. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW finished a strong week at 0.25/0.39/2.6M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.25/0.35/1.3M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.18/0.30/1.9M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.24. On ID, KILLER CLOSER rose 0.02 to 0.21. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY was at 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.08 to 0.20. On History, ANCIENT ALIENS ticked down to 0.20, and IN SEARCH OF was down 0.02 to 0.18. On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS lost a tick to 0.19, TREASURE QUEST was at 0.15, and ULTIMATE NINJA CHALLENGE was at 0.09. On Syfy, WYNONNA EARP dipped 0.02 to 0.11, and KILLJOYS was down 0.02 to 0.08. Cinemax’s OUTCAST ticked down to 0.04/113K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 24, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 142 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.70 | 2,054 |
| 2 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 | MTV | 10:31 PM | 31 | 0.39 | 701 |
| 3 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 12 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.34 | 632 |
| 4 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,039 |
| 5 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.32 | 1,661 |
| 6 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2018 – GB VS. OAK | NFL NETWORK | 11:01 PM | 163 | 0.27 | 764 |
| 7 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,618 |
| 8 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,326 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,054 |
| 10 | SAFEWORD SSN 2 | MTV | 11:02 PM | 31 | 0.24 | 459 |
| 11 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,202 |
| 12 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,063 |
| 13 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,045 |
| 14 | KILLER CLOSER, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 907 |
| 15 | HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,164 |
| 16 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 991 |
| 17 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.20 | 1,040 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,176 |
| 19 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 841 |
| 20 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 952 |
| 21 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 946 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,859 |
| 23 | IN SEARCH OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.18 | 993 |
| 24 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,056 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,850 |
| 26 | TINY PARADISE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,051 |
| 27 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 978 |
| 28 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,267 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 410 |
| 30 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,356 |
| 31 | NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 211 | 0.17 | 528 |
| 32 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,674 |
| 33 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,824 |
| 34 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.16 | 1,334 |
| 35 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,801 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,581 |
| 37 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,766 |
| 38 | KH PRESENTS: NEXT LEVEL | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 303 |
| 39 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,354 |
| 40 | TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 62 | 0.15 | 782 |
| 41 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 826 |
| 42 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,260 |
| 43 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,570 |
| 44 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,233 |
| 45 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 623 |
| 46 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 657 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 886 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 343 |
| 49 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 848 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,431 |
| 51 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,292 |
| 52 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 528 |
| 53 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISNEY JUNIOR | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.13 | 458 |
| 54 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,666 |
| 55 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,242 |
| 56 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,549 |
| 57 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 459 |
| 58 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,798 |
| 59 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO CITY SC/ATLANTA UNITED FC | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 135 | 0.12 | 305 |
| 60 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 900 |
| 61 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,267 |
| 62 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 463 |
| 63 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,228 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:33 AM | 87 | 0.12 | 262 |
| 65 | MBC: RS FIRST LOOK | WETV | 6:47 PM | 13 | 0.12 | 317 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 904 |
| 67 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,113 |
| 68 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,128 |
| 69 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: LA GALAXY/LAFC | ESPN | 10:15 PM | 138 | 0.12 | 257 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 254 |
| 71 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 301 |
| 72 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,389 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 615 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 287 |
| 75 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,217 |
| 76 | WYNONNA EARP | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 480 |
| 77 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,182 |
| 78 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,021 |
| 79 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 712 |
| 80 | DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS | WETV | 10:13 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 382 |
| 81 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,006 |
| 82 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 285 |
| 83 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 252 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 753 |
| 85 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 245 |
| 86 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,203 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 540 |
| 88 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,103 |
| 89 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008) | PARAMOUNT | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.10 | 182 |
| 90 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 726 |
| 91 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 92 | PGA TOUR: 2018 NORTHERN TRUST | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:58 PM | 242 | 0.09 | 846 |
| 93 | ULTIMATE NINJA CHALLENGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:03 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 396 |
| 94 | SCALED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 398 |
| 95 | CASH CAB | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 370 |
| 96 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 198 |
| 97 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 253 |
| 98 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 398 |
| 99 | KINDRED SPIRITS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 344 |
| 100 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 101 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY SHORES | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 459 |
| 102 | UNDISPUTED L: 485 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 176 |
| 103 | LATE NIGHT SNACK | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 150 |
| 104 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 33 | 0.07 | 313 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 155 |
| 106 | BAD BOYS II: BAD BOYS II | HBO PRIME | 5:00 PM | 147 | 0.06 | 193 |
| 107 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN2 | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 133 |
| 108 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 464 |
| 109 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 110 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 260 |
| 111 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 112 | PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: JAMAL JAMES/MAHONRY MONTES | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 247 |
| 113 | COMFORT FOOD TOUR | FOOD NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 314 |
| 114 | ANIMALS. | HBO PRIME | 11:33 PM | 27 | 0.05 | 210 |
| 115 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 224 |
| 117 | X-MEN ORIGINS:WOLVERINE | HBO PRIME | 12:30 PM | 107 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 118 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 308 |
| 119 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 120 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:21 PM | 183 | 0.05 | 267 |
| 121 | E! NEWS | E! | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 122 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 123 | KISS KISS, BANG BANG | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 103 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 124 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 125 | SECRETS LIES FAMILY MASS | HLN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 126 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 8:03 PM | 12 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 127 | HERD L: 802 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 128 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 129 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: MATER DEI (CA)/ BISHOP GORMAN (NV) | ESPNU | 9:04 PM | 155 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 130 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 131 | OUTCAST | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 44 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 132 | RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS | HBO PRIME | 12:01 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 133 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 305 |
| 134 | BUNDESLIGA L: BAYERN MUNICH/HOFFENHEIM | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:22 PM | 137 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 135 | CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2018 BOEING CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 262 |
| 136 | CRAZY CAKES | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 137 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: WARREN CENTRAL (IN)/TRINITY (KY) | ESPNU | 6:00 PM | 184 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 138 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 139 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 140 | DIRT EVERY DAY | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 141 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 142 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 186 |
| 143 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 144 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 221 |
| 145 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 146 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT TB/NYY AT BAL | MLB NETWORK | 7:10 PM | 191 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 147 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 266 |
| 148 | BEST BAKER IN AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 149 | DRAG ME TO HELL | HBO PRIME | 3:20 PM | 99 | 0.03 | 87 |
| 150 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:30 PM | 28 | 0.03 | 248 |
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