Primetime Cable Ratings: August 14, 2014

Preseason NFL football was the most watched cable program on Thursday night, grabbing 3.8 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49. With this being just the second week of the exhibition style games, most stars/starters are still playing very little of the games, and limiting fan interest in the games.

SHARK WEEK is winding down as just one of the three hours of programming, from Discovery, made the top 10. SHARKAGEDDON, at 10 p.m., collected just 2.5 million viewers. But the special was just one tenth of a ratings point behind football, for the top spot in the A18-49 ratings.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	NFL Preaseason Football	ESPN	8:00 PM	3.84	1.2
2	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	3.09	1.2
3	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.97	0.6
4	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.96	1.1
5	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.83	0.7
6	Movie: Spy Kids 2	DSNY	9:00 PM	2.62	0.5
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.50	0.9
8	SHARKAGEDDON	DISC	10:00 PM	2.45	1.1
9	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	2.27	0.5
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.20	0.9

* - in millions