Primetime Cable Ratings: September 12, 2018

The Weather channel hits the daily chart, as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolina coast. All three hours of primetime coverage were in the top 20, taking spots 14, 15 and 16, and averaging over 1.4 million viewers.

The season premiere of AMERICAN HORROR STORY was third on the night, attracting 3.1 million viewers and a solid 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49. Compared to last year's premier, viewership is down by 800,000 viewers and in the demo by 32%.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	3,367	0.4
2	Hannity	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,244	0.3
3	American Horror Story	FX	10:00 PM	3,081	1.5
4	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	2,797	0.3
5	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,692	0.3
6	Ingraham Angle, The	FOXN	10:00 PM	2,679	0.3
7	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,187	0.2
8	Property Bros.	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,837	0.4
9	Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	9:00 PM	1,723	0.3
10	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,635	0.3
11	Greenleaf	OWN	10:00 PM	1,551	0.3
12	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,545	0.3
13	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,542	0.3
14	Weather Center Live	TWC	9:00 PM	1,485	0.3
15	Weather Center Live	TWC	10:00 PM	1,426	0.3
16	Weather Center Live	TWC	8:00 PM	1,406	0.3
17	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,380	0.3
18	Homicide Hunter	ID	10:00 PM	1,324	0.3
19	What Lies Beneath	ID	9:00 PM	1,287	0.3
20	Forged In Fire	HIST	9:00 PM	1,181	0.4
21	Suits	USA	9:00 PM	1,066	0.3
22	The Sinner	USA	10:01 PM	1,041	0.2
23	Black Ink Crew Chicago	VH1	8:00 PM	995	0.5
24	Full Frontal W/ Sam Bee	TBS	10:30 PM	903	0.3
25	MLB: MIL v CHC	ESPN	8:00 PM	899	0.2
26	Guys Grocery Games	FOOD	9:00 PM	827	0.3
27	I Am Frankie	NICK	8:00 PM	789	0.2
28	FX Movie Prime	FX	7:30 PM	775	0.2
29	The Real Housewives/ Dallas	BRVO	9:00 PM	721	0.3
30	Forged In Fire	HIST	10:03 PM	656	0.2
31	Teen Mom 2	MTV	9:00 PM	568	0.3
32	Mysteries At The Museum	TRAV	9:00 PM	568	0.1
33	FXX Movie Prime	FXX	7:30 PM	549	0.1
34	WNBA Playoffs	ESPN2	8:00 PM	519	0.1
35	Myst Museum Repack	TRAV	10:00 PM	505	0.1
36	The Real Housewives/ NYC	BRVO	8:00 PM	495	0.2
37	Are You The One	MTV	10:00 PM	472	0.3
38	Always Sunny In Philadelphia	FXX	10:00 PM	390	0.2
39	Garage Squad	VEL	9:00 PM	367	0.1
40	Junkyard Empire	VEL	10:00 PM	365	0.1
41	Deaf Out Loud	A&E	8:00 PM	333	0.1
42	Raising Tourettes	A&E	9:00 PM	332	0.1
43	Drugs, Inc.: The Fix	NGC	9:00 PM	325	0.1
44	2018 Wk 1 Pit Vs. Cle	NFL	8:00 PM	306	0.1
45	Raising Tourettes	A&E	10:01 PM	290	0.1
46	SportsCenter	ESPN2	10:13 PM	240	0.1
47	Bring It On	HBO	8:00 PM	204	0.1
48	Crisis On Wall St (2018)	CNBC	10:00 PM	199	0.1
49	Ultimate Fighter	FS1	10:00 PM	183	0.1
50	Movie	MAX	8:00 PM	172	0.1
51	Model Squad	E!	8:00 PM	124	0.1

* Viewership (,000)
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