Top 100 Primetime Cable: August 24 - 30, 2015

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD stays strong, drawing 8.2 million viewers and a solid 4.1 rating in Adults 18-49. it is dow double digits in both categories, but that follows suit with the parent series, THE WALKING DEAD, after a premiere episode. The Live+3 and Live+7 numbers should indicate if viewers are not satisfied with the new series.

The 2015 MTV Video music Awards was the #2 program of the week, but it lost 40% of its audience, from last year. I guess the Hannah Montana... er... Miley Cyrus freak show was too much for most viewers. The awards show did post a record number, on Twitter, for a non-sports event, but that shows how low in value those numbers are, when talking about TV ratings and viewership.

The NFL preseason game, on ESPN, was the top sports program, ranking 4th, with 4.2 million viewers.

LOVE & HIP HOP/ATL was the top reality program, collecting 3.3 million viewers and the #3 A18-49 rating, with a 1.7 score.

Rank	Day	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	Sun	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	9:00 PM	8.18	4.1
2	Sun	2015 VMAs	MTV	9:00 PM	5.03	2.6
3	Tue	Rizzoli & Isles	TNT	9:00 PM	4.59	0.6
4	Mon	NFL Preseason Game	ESPN	8:00 PM	4.20	1.6
5	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3.79	1.3
6	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	3.76	1.4
7	Mon	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3.61	1.2
8	Mon	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.35	0.3
9	Mon	Love & Hip Hop/ATL	VH1	8:00 PM	3.32	1.7
10	Sun	Movie: Tangled	DSNY	8:00 PM	3.21	0.8
11	Tue	Haves & Have Nots	OWN	9:00 PM	3.20	1.0
12	Tue	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.16	0.3
13	Wed	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3.12	0.4
14	Mon	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	3.10	0.3
15	Tue	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.99	0.3
16	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.97	1.2
17	Sun	The Last Ship	TNT	9:00 PM	2.96	0.8
18	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	2.90	0.6
19	Thu	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.89	0.2
20	Sun	2015 VMA Preshow	MTV	8:00 PM	2.84	1.3
21	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.74	1.1
22	Thu	Mountain Men	HIST	9:00 PM	2.74	0.5
23	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2.73	1.1
24	Wed	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.71	0.4
25	Thu	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.69	0.2
26	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.65	1.0
27	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.60	1.0
28	Fri	Movie: Brave	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.58	0.6
29	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.54	0.9
30	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2.52	1.0
31	Wed	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	2.52	0.7
32	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.43	0.8
33	Thu	LLWS	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.43	0.8
34	Sun	Naked & Afraid XL	DISC	10:00 PM	2.42	0.9
35	Sun	Falling Skies (SF)	TNT	10:00 PM	2.39	0.6
36	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.38	0.9
37	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2.36	0.8
38	Wed	SUITS	USA	9:00 PM	2.34	0.6
39	Wed	LLWS	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.31	0.6
40	Mon	Black Ink Crew	VH1	9:00 PM	2.23	1.1
41	Wed	Prop. Bros: Buy & Sell	HGTV	9:00 PM	2.22	0.6
42	Wed	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	2.21	0.6
43	Sun	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.21	1.1
44	Sat	NCIS	USA	10:00 PM	2.21	0.3
45	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2.20	0.7
46	Thu	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.20	0.6
47	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2.14	0.8
48	Tue	PUBLIC MORALS	TNT	10:00 PM	2.14	0.3
49	Tue	Little People, Big World	TLC	8:00 PM	2.09	0.6
50	Sun	Ice Road Truckers	HIST	9:00 PM	2.08	0.4
51	Sun	Sunday Night Baseball	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.06	0.5
52	Sat	Movie: Mulan	DSNY	8:00 PM	2.06	0.5
53	Fri	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.05	0.2
54	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	2.03	1.0
55	Sun	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	10:00 PM	2.00	1.0
56	Mon	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.99	0.2
57	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.98	0.9
58	Wed	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.96	0.3
59	Thu	Project Runway	LIFE	9:00 PM	1.95	0.5
60	Sun	Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	8:30 PM	1.93	0.5
61	Sun	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.92	0.9
62	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1.92	0.7
63	Thu	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.90	0.2
64	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1.90	0.7
65	Tue	Counting Cards	HIST	9:00 PM	1.89	0.6
66	Tue	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.89	0.3
67	Wed	American Pickers	HIST	10:00 PM	1.87	0.4
68	Thu	Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1.87	0.5
69	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	7:00 PM	1.86	0.6
70	Sat	Hell On Wheels (SF)	AMC	9:00 PM	1.85	0.3
71	Tue	Counting Cars	HIST	9:30 PM	1.84	0.5
72	Thu	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.84	0.8
73	Tue	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.84	0.8
74	Fri	Edge Of Alaska	DISC	9:00 PM	1.83	0.4
75	Mon	Murder In The First (SF)	TNT	10:00 PM	1.83	0.3
76	Wed	Murder In The First	TNT	10:00 PM	1.83	0.3
77	Wed	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.83	0.8
78	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.82	0.7
79	Thu	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.80	0.7
80	Sat	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1.80	0.6
81	Mon	The Real Housewives/OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1.80	0.8
82	Tue	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.80	0.7
83	Thu	FX Movie Prime	FX	8:00 PM	1.79	0.9
84	Sun	Law & Order: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	1.78	0.5
85	Thu	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.77	0.4
86	Tue	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.74	0.4
87	Mon	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	1.73	0.5
88	Tue	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.73	0.8
89	Thu	Teen Mom II	MTV	10:00 PM	1.71	1.0
90	Sun	Fear The Walking Dead	AMC	7:30 PM	1.70	0.7
91	Sat	KC Undercover	DSNY	9:30 PM	1.70	0.3
92	Sun	Island Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.69	0.4
93	Tue	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.68	0.4
94	Fri	Family Guy	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.68	0.6
95	Sun	Guy's Grocery Games	FOOD	8:00 PM	1.68	0.5
96	Mon	She's Got Game	VH1	10:00 PM	1.67	0.9
97	Thu	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.67	0.4
98	Mon	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.67	0.8
99	Fri	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.66	0.4
100	Wed	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.64	0.5