Ratings: Primetime Cable Programs: August 15, 2013

Kicking off another season, PROJECT RUNWAY hauled in 2.4 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49. The reality series placed 9th on the night, which included PAWNS STARS and NFL Football.

ESPN collected three million viewers for its preseason coverage of the NFL. It is only down slightly, from last week's game, also on Thursday night.

PAWN STARS continues to dominate Thursday nights on cable, as it drew 4.3 million viewers over the 9 p.m. hour. A third episode on the night, at 8:30 p.m., pulled in 2.6 million viewers.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	4.39	1.2
2	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	4.21	1.2
3	Burn Notice	USA	9:00 PM	3.66	1.0
4	NFL Preseason Football	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.97	1.1
5	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.95	1.3
6	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	2.63	0.6
7	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	2.61	0.6
8	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.49	1.1
9	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.41	0.9
10	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.36	1.1

* - in millions