Primetime Cable Ratings: August 31, 2016

Breaking news dominate the cable ratings, with FOX News leading the charge, grabbing  4.3 million viewers over primetime. HANNITY was the top draw of the night, with 5.2 million viewers and a 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49. CNN was up to a 1.9 million viewer average, while MSNBC was up a tick, with a two million viewers average.

The season finale of GREENLEAF did very well, collecting 2.4 million viewers. and a 0.7 demo. That is up about 15% in viewers and a tenth of a point in the demo, over last week;s numbers.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
35	Bob's Burgers	ADSW	9:00 PM	1,055	0.4
33	The Cleveland Show	ADSW	9:30 PM	1,150	0.5
31	American Dad	ADSW	10:00 PM	1,375	0.6
23	American Dad	ADSW	10:30 PM	1,512	0.7
19	The Real Housewives/ NYC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,817	0.6
28	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,385	0.2
12	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,918	0.3
8	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	2,250	0.4
3	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,194	0.3
2	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	4,363	0.5
1	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	5,243	0.7
32	Property Bros.	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,337	0.4
21	Property Bros.: Buy & Sell	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,644	0.4
16	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,857	0.4
17	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,820	0.4
18	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,820	0.4
26	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1,474	0.3
27	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:00 PM	1,442	0.3
22	Pawn Stars	HIST	10:31 PM	1,518	0.4
34	BETRAYED	ID	9:00 PM	1,123	0.3
25	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,487	0.4
24	Little Women: LA	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,491	0.5
30	Little Woment: ATL	LIFE	10:02 PM	1,377	0.5
29	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,384	0.2
9	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,151	0.3
14	MSNBC Breaking News	MSNBC	9:32 PM	1,888	0.3
13	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:45 PM	1,893	0.2
36	GREENLEAF	OWN	9:00 PM	1,023	0.3
4	GREENLEAF	OWN	10:00 PM	2,374	0.7
20	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,666	0.5
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	2,140	0.7
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	2,296	0.7
5	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	2,373	0.8
6	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	2,372	0.9
11	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	2,073	0.7
15	SUITS	USA	9:00 PM	1,879	0.5

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