Primetime Cable Ratings: August 19, 2018

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE top the Sunday night cable ratings, with two programs taking the top spots. The 8 PM special took in 2.5 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the A18-49 demographic. The season premiere, at 9 PM grew viewership by nearly one million viewers and increased the demo rating by 33 percent.

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD stays under two million viewers, but drops another tenth of a point in the A18-49 demographic, from last week's rating.

The "final" SHARKNADO movie collected 1.4 million viewers and a 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49. That is down 500k in viewers and 50% in the demo, from last year's movie.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Alaskan Bush People	DISC	9:01 PM	3,412	0.8
2	Alaskan Bush People Spc	DISC	8:00 PM	2,467	0.6
3	90 Day Fiance: Before 90	TLC	8:00 PM	2,223	0.8
4	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	1,855	0.6
5	Island Life	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,821	0.3
6	Island Life	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,811	0.3
7	Finding Dory	DSNY	7:45 PM	1,738	0.5
8	MLB: NYM v PHI	ESPN	7:00 PM	1,631	0.4
9	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,619	0.3
10	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1,578	0.3
11	HMM original movie	HMM	9:00 PM	1,528	0.1
12	Caribbean Life	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,472	0.3
13	Chesapeake Shores	HALL	9:00 PM	1,462	0.2
14	Syfy Original Movie: Last Sharknado	SYFY	8:00 PM	1,420	0.3
15	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,417	0.3
16	Pamela Smart: Murder Myst	ID	10:00 PM	1,381	0.4
17	American Monster	ID	9:00 PM	1,294	0.3
18	Sharp Objects	HBO	9:01 PM	1,253	0.4
19	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	1,208	0.2
20	Life, Liberty And Levin	FOXN	10:00 PM	1,158	0.1
21	Unexpected	TLC	10:05 PM	1,154	0.4
22	Lifetime Movie	LIFE	8:00 PM	1,134	0.2
23	Worst Cooks	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,127	0.3
24	Keeping Up Kardashians	E!	9:00 PM	1,084	0.5
25	Next Revolution, The	FOXN	9:00 PM	1,063	0.1
26	Real Housewives Potomac	BRVO	8:00 PM	1,044	0.4
27	Objectified: Dana White	FOXN	8:00 PM	1,018	0.1
28	Preacher	AMC	10:08 PM	977	0.3
29	Ultimate Ninja Challenge	DISC	10:03 PM	958	0.3
30	Basketball Wives 7	VH1	10:00 PM	916	0.4
31	Ballers	HBO	10:01 PM	912	0.4
32	90 Day Fiance	TLC	6:53 PM	891	0.3
33	HIST Of Comedy	CNN	10:00 PM	873	0.2
34	North Woods Law	APL	9:00 PM	825	0.2
35	Kasie DC	MSNBC	7:00 PM	813	0.1
36	Bar Rescue	PAR	10:00 PM	780	0.3
37	Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks	NGC	9:00 PM	770	0.2
38	Ridiculousness	MTV	8:30 PM	740	0.4
39	SportsCenter	ESPN	10:24 PM	738	0.3
40	Ultimate Summer Cook Off	FOOD	8:00 PM	693	0.2
41	2000S	CNN	9:00 PM	692	0.2
42	Ridiculousness	MTV	8:00 PM	686	0.3
43	Ridiculousness	MTV	9:01 PM	672	0.3
44	Insecure	HBO	10:32 PM	672	0.3
45	CNN Newsroom	CNN	8:00 PM	667	0.1
46	CNN Newsroom	CNN	7:00 PM	653	0.1
47	Ridiculousness	MTV	9:31 PM	618	0.3
48	I Was Prey	APL	10:03 PM	580	0.1
49	The Affair	SHO	9:03 PM	564	0.1
50	Barnwood Builders	DIY	9:00 PM	527	0.1

* Viewership (,000)
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