Primetime Cable Ratings: August 20, 2018

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards were on eight networks, with a  combined audience of 4.9 million viewers and an A18-49 demographic rating of 2.3, making it the top program of the night. MTV was the most watched network for the event, with 2.3 million viewers and a 1.1 demo rating.

WWE RAW scored 3.1 million viewers and a 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49, for USA, topping the MYV broadcast. MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL coverage of the NFL preseason attracted 2.7 million viewers.

HANNITY (#2) was the top news program, beating RACHEL MADDOW (#5) by nearly 400,00 total viewers.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	WWE Raw	USA	9:00 PM	3,241	1.1
2	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,237	0.3
3	WWE Raw	USA	8:00 PM	3,110	1.0
4	WWE Raw	USA	10:00 PM	2,936	1.1
5	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	2,851	0.3
6	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,811	0.2
7	NFL Pre-Season: BAL v IND	ESPN	8:00 PM	2,656	0.8
8	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,416	0.2
9	MTV Video Music Awards	MTV	9:00 PM	2,250	1.1
10	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,240	0.2
11	Love & Hip Hop Hollywood	VH1	8:00 PM	1,954	1.0
12	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	1,858	0.2
13	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,799	0.3
14	House Hunters Family	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,715	0.3
15	Street Outlaws	DISC	9:00 PM	1,704	0.6
16	Love It or List It	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,649	0.3
17	American Pickers	HIST	9:00 PM	1,594	0.3
18	Better Call Saul	AMC	9:00 PM	1,508	0.4
19	The Real Housewives/ OC	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,421	0.5
20	Little League WS	ESPN2	8:06 PM	1,269	0.2
21	Counting On	TLC	9:00 PM	1,213	0.2
22	Kids Baking Champ	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,212	0.3
23	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,166	0.2
24	Evil Lives Here	ID	9:00 PM	1,165	0.3
25	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,165	0.2
26	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,163	0.2
27	2018 VMA Preshow	MTV	8:00 PM	1,148	0.5
28	Diesel Brothers	DISC	10:02 PM	1,116	0.5
29	MTV Video Music Awards	VH1	9:00 PM	1,091	0.5
30	Pamela Smart: Murder Myst	ID	10:00 PM	1,041	0.3
31	Little Life On The Prairi	TLC	10:02 PM	709	0.1
32	Live PD: Women On Patrol	LIFE	9:30 PM	645	0.2
33	Reality Cupcakes	FOOD	10:00 PM	645	0.2
34	Live PD: Women On Patrol	LIFE	9:00 PM	637	0.2
35	Escaping Polygamy	LIFE	10:03 PM	577	0.2
36	Southern Charm Savannah	BRVO	10:00 PM	573	0.2
37	Reality Cupcakes	FOOD	10:30 PM	540	0.1
38	Lodge 49	AMC	10:00 PM	451	0.1
39	Ghost Adv Repack	TRAV	9:00 PM	446	0.2
40	Dateline: Secrets Uncovrd	OXYG	8:00 PM	413	0.1
41	MTV Video Music Awards	PAR	9:00 PM	391	0.1
42	MTV Video Music Awards	BET	9:00 PM	369	0.1
43	Incredible Dr Pol	NGW	9:30 PM	354	0.1
44	Deadly Power	OXYG	10:00 PM	338	0.1
45	Prime Baseball Game	MLB	7:11 PM	333	0.1
46	MTV Video Music Awards	CMDY	9:00 PM	332	0.2
47	80S Greatest	NGC	9:30 PM	293	0.1
48	80S Greatest	NGC	9:00 PM	284	0.1
49	Movie	HBO	8:00 PM	245	0.1
50	Prime Baseball Game	MLB	10:11 PM	244	0.1
51	American Greed	CNBC	10:00 PM	227	0.1
52	Atl Homicide	TV1	10:00 PM	223	0.1
53	Insane Pools	DIY	10:00 PM	187	0.0
54	Pool Kings	DIY	9:00 PM	173	0.1
55	MTV Video Music Awards	MTV2	9:00 PM	169	0.1
56	MTV Video Music Awards	CMT	9:00 PM	166	0.1
57	Movie	MAX	8:00 PM	157	0.1
58	MTV Video Music Awards	MTV CLASSIC	9:00 PM	101	0.1

* Viewership (,000)