Top 100 Primetime Cable: August 25 - 31, 2014

With the end of summer and the Labor Day weekend, Sports are beginning to rise towards the top of the cable charts. ESPN took two of the top three spots, with weekend spots coverage, lead by the Sunday night NASCAR race in Atlanta. The race drew 5.2 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49, edging out RIZZOLI & ISLES for the most viewers.

The Saturday night college football game, on ESPN, placed third for the week, grabbing 4.7 million viewers and a strong 1.8 demo rating. That is about 1.5 million more viewers than a comparable game, last year.

Most scripted series are either done or took the week off, as RIZZOLI & ISLES was the lone original, scripted program in the top 20. The 10 p.m. episode of the FALLING SKIES finale placed 21st, with 2.4 million viewers.

LOVE & HIP HOP is, once again, the top reality series of the week, and the #1 show in the A18-49 ratings. The Monday night episode collected four million viewers and a strong 2.1 demo rating.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Sun	NASCAR Sprint Cup	ESPN	7:30 PM	5.21	1.3
2	Tue	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	9:00 PM	5.16	0.9
3	Sat	College Football Prime	ESPN	9:15 PM	4.68	1.8
4	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	4.06	1.3
5	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	4.01	1.4
6	Mon	Love & Hip Hop	VH1	8:00 PM	3.98	2.1
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3.86	1.2
8	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	3.20	0.7
9	Sun	Kardashians	E	9:00 PM	2.85	1.5
10	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.79	1.1
11	Fri	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.73	0.8
12	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.73	1.1
13	Mon	Fast N Loud	DISC	9:00 PM	2.69	1.3
14	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.68	1.0
15	Sun	NASCAR Pre-Race	ESPN	7:00 PM	2.67	0.7
16	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXNC	8:00 PM	2.66	0.2
17	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.65	1.0
18	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.48	0.9
19	Mon	TI & Tiny	VH1	9:00 PM	2.47	1.2
20	Sun	NCIS	USA	8:00 PM	2.45	0.4
21	Sun	Falling Skies	TNT	10:00 PM	2.43	0.5
22	Thu	College Football	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.42	1.0
23	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.41	1.0
24	Sun	Falling Skies	TNT	9:00 PM	2.39	0.5
25	Wed	American Restoration	HIST	10:00 PM	2.37	0.6
26	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.36	0.9
27	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.36	1.0
28	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.31	0.9
29	Tue	Counting Cars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.30	0.9
30	Tue	Counting Cars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.30	0.9
31	Tue	Pretty Little Liars	FAM	8:00 PM	2.29	1.0
32	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXNC	9:00 PM	2.27	0.2
33	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	2.24	0.8
34	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	2.24	0.8
35	Sun	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	2.24	0.3
36	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.21	0.8
37	Sun	NCIS	USA	9:00 PM	2.19	0.3
38	Mon	Love & Hip Hop	VH1	10:30 PM	2.16	1.1
39	Tue	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	10:00 PM	2.16	0.4
40	Wed	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	2.16	0.7
41	Sun	NCIS	USA	7:00 PM	2.16	0.3
42	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.13	0.9
43	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.12	0.8
44	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	8:00 PM	2.10	0.5
45	Mon	JESSIE	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.09	0.4
46	Thu	High School Musical 2	DSNY	9:00 PM	2.09	0.5
47	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.04	1.1
48	Wed	American Restoration	HIST	10:30 PM	1.97	0.5
49	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.96	0.7
50	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.96	0.4
51	Mon	Atlanta Exes	VH1	9:30 PM	1.93	1.0
52	Tue	Royal Pains	USA	9:00 PM	1.92	0.5
53	Sun	The Strain	FX	10:00 PM	1.91	0.9
54	Mon	The Real Housewives/OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1.91	0.9
55	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.89	0.7
56	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.87	0.7
57	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.87	0.8
58	Wed	Duck Commander	A&E	9:30 PM	1.87	0.6
59	Thu	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.86	0.8
60	Tue	The Simpsons	FXX	9:30 PM	1.84	1.0
61	Mon	DALLAS	TNT	9:00 PM	1.84	0.4
62	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.83	0.6
63	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.79	0.7
64	Wed	LEGENDS	TNT	9:00 PM	1.76	0.4
65	Mon	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.76	0.9
66	Wed	House Hunters/OffGrid	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.76	0.4
67	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.74	0.8
68	Tue	Storage Wars	A&E	9:30 PM	1.74	0.6
69	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	8:30 PM	1.72	0.4
70	Wed	Teen Mom II	MTV	10:00 PM	1.72	1.0
71	Tue	The Simpsons	FXX	9:00 PM	1.71	0.8
72	Mon	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.71	0.3
73	Tue	Counting Cars	HIST	8:30 PM	1.70	0.7
74	Sun	Sunday Best 7	BET	8:00 PM	1.70	0.4
75	Thu	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.69	0.4
76	Sun	Sunday Movie	FAM	7:00 PM	1.69	0.4
77	Tue	Full House	NAN	8:00 PM	1.69	0.4
78	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	1.69	0.4
79	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	1.68	0.5
80	Tue	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.68	0.6
81	Sun	SUNDAY BEST 7	BET	9:00 PM	1.66	0.4
82	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	1.66	0.4
83	Tue	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:00 PM	1.66	1.0
84	Tue	Counting Cars	HIST	10:00 PM	1.66	0.6
85	Sun	The Simpsons	FXX	7:00 PM	1.66	0.8
86	Sun	Beachfront Bargin Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1.65	0.3
87	Tue	The Simpsons	FXX	8:00 PM	1.64	0.8
88	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.64	0.8
89	Wed	Hannity	FOXNC	10:00 PM	1.64	0.2
90	Fri	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1.62	0.4
91	Tue	The Simpsons	FXX	8:30 PM	1.62	0.8
92	Mon	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.61	0.7
93	Sun	The Simpsons	FXX	7:30 PM	1.61	0.8
94	Thu	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:30 PM	1.60	0.5
95	Sun	Great Food Truck Race	FOOD	9:00 PM	1.60	0.5
96	Wed	Full House	NAN	8:30 PM	1.59	0.4
97	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.59	0.7
98	Tue	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.58	0.4
99	Wed	Full House	NAN	8:00 PM	1.58	0.4
100	Tue	Dance Moms	LIFE	9:00 PM	1.57	0.6

* - in millions