SUNDAY AUGUST 16, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

On a busy summer Sunday night, Discovery's NAKED AND AFRAID XL was victorious on cable among adults 18-49 (1.13 rating) and adults 25-54 (1.40) and its 2.83 million viewers ranked third behind NBCSN's NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE (4.3 million) and the 18-minutes of SPRINT CUP START (2.86 million). It did; however, just edge out TNT's THE LAST SHIP (2.81 million) and Food Net's FOOD NETWORK STAR (2.8 million). The SPRINT CUP RACE also led among men over 50 (2.91 rating) and was second in P25-54 (1.2). At Adult Swim, RICK & MORTY won among adults 18-34 (1.27) and females 12-34 (1.01) and was at just under 2 million viewers. Other top F12-34 performances came courtesy of Disney Channel's KC UNDERCOVER (0.87), VH1's BASKETBALL WIVES (0.86), E!'s I AM CAIT (0.63), and both Bravo's DON'T BE TARDY & the aforementioned FOOD NETWORK STAR (both 0.58). HBO's line-up didn't seem to suffer in its first week without a TRUE DETECTIVE lead-in: BALLERS remained strong with 1.6 million viewers (down from 1.7 million), and THE BRINK was slightly up to 935,000 (from 892K), as was LAST WEEK TONIGHT to 1.01 million (from 929K). Also on HBO, the premiere of limited-series SHOW ME A HERO was low at 443,000. Other programs of note include FX's THE STRAIN (1.4 million), TNT's FALLING SKIES (1.9 million), Showtime's RAY DONOVAN (1.6 million) & MASTERS OF SEX (734,000), and the finale of AMC's HUMANS (1.1 million). 

On the broadcast front, FOX's TEEN CHOICE AWARDS performed OK in adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), but delivered the best numbers in females 12-17 where it had a 4.2 rating/21 share. Male teens were decidedly not watching as the show only received a 1.0 rating/6 share in M12-17. 

Broadcast finals:

Program	Net	HH	A18-49	A18-34	A25-54	Viewers (millions)
Bachelor in Paradise	ABC	2.7/5	1.28/5	1.1/5	1.5/5	3.984
Save My Life: Boston Trauma	ABC	2.2/4	0.67/2	0.4/2	0.9/3	3.277
2015 PGA Championship: Final Round	CBS	4.4/10	1.2/6	-	1.6/7	6.680
Big Brother 17	CBS	4.0/7	2.09/7	1.6/7	2.6/8	6.893
Ed Sheeran: Live from Wembley Stadium	NBC	1.3/2	0.53/2	0.4/2	0.7/2	2.188
Teen Choice 2015	FOX	1.4/2	0.78/3	0.8/4	0.8/2	2.573

Subdemos:

Show	W18-34	M18-34	W18-49	M18-49
Big Brother 17	1.8/8	1.3/6	2.3/8	1.9/7
Ed Sheeran: Live from Wembley Stadium	0.4/2	0.4/2	0.6/2	0.5/2
Teen Choice 2015 (s)	1.0/4	0.7/3	0.9/3	0.6/2

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	Viewers (millions)	18-49
NAKED AND AFRAID XL	DISCOVERY	2.831	1.13
RICK & MORTY	ADULT SWIM	1.962	0.95
NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE	NBC SPORTS NET	4.288	0.80
FOOD NETWORK STAR 11	FOOD NETWORK	2.800	0.77
BALLERS	HBO	1.569	0.77
THE LAST SHIP	TNT	2.806	0.69
BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4	VH1	1.244	0.65
NFL: COLTS/EAGLES	NFL NETWORK	1.894	0.65
STRAIN	FX	1.435	0.60
MLB: LA ANGELS/KANSAS CITY	ESPN	1.902	0.57
DONT BE TARDY	BRAVO	1.375	0.56
INTERVENTION	A&E NETWORK	1.171	0.55
RAY DONOVAN S3	SHOWTIME	1.614	0.54
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FOREVER	ADULT SWIM	1.147	0.53
I AM CAIT	E!	1.322	0.53
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS	HISTORY	1.955	0.48
CUTTHROAT KITCHEN	FOOD NETWORK	1.314	0.48
BAR RESCUE	SPIKE TV	1.040	0.46
LAST WEEK TONIGHT	HBO	1.010	0.45
BEACH FLIP	HGTV	1.922	0.45
FALLING SKIES	TNT	1.937	0.44
MARRIED TO MEDICINE	BRAVO	1.127	0.44
YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL	ADULT SWIM	0.936	0.43
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES	NICKELODEON	1.779	0.42
GUYS GROCERY GAMES	FOOD NETWORK	1.499	0.42
BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT	HGTV	1.951	0.41
THE BRINK	HBO	0.935	0.40
ISLAND HUNTERS	HGTV	1.757	0.40
MANZOD WITH CHILDREN	BRAVO	0.937	0.39
CATCH A CONTRACTOR	SPIKE TV	0.921	0.37
BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT	HGTV	1.582	0.36
K.C. UNDERCOVER	DISNEY CHANNEL	1.892	0.36
HUMANS	AMC	1.078	0.35
ISLAND HUNTERS	HGTV	1.524	0.35
CAMP CUTTHROAT	FOOD NETWORK	0.815	0.34
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE	BRAVO	0.780	0.33
LIV AND MADDIE	DISNEY CHANNEL	1.896	0.33
WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS	NAT GEO	1.131	0.33
HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	1.311	0.32
DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO	ID	1.253	0.30
BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER	DISNEY CHANNEL	1.669	0.30
FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY	DISNEY CHANNEL	1.215	0.28
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL	HGTV	1.267	0.27
VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE	HGTV	1.103	0.27
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE	TLC	1.252	0.26
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS-1P	ESPN	0.838	0.26
LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS-4P	ESPN	0.792	0.24
SUNDAY BEST 8	BET	1.000	0.23
ICE LAKE REBELS	ANIMAL PLANET	0.840	0.21
GIADA IN ITALY	FOOD NETWORK	0.817	0.19
DINNER AT TIFFANIS	FOOD NETWORK	0.647	0.19
PORT PROTECTION	NAT GEO	0.645	0.17
MASTERS OF SEX S3	SHOWTIME	0.734	0.17
HUNT	CNN	0.771	0.16
DEATH ROW STORIES	CNN	0.595	0.16
STEWARTS & HAMILTONS	E!	0.480	0.15
AMERICA SECRET SWIM HOLES	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.498	0.15
SHOW ME A HERO	HBO	0.443	0.15
BIG TIME RV	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.446	0.14
BIKINIS & BOARDWALKS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.400	0.13
DAPHNE'S DISHES	FOOD NETWORK	0.653	0.12
PROJECT AFTERLIFE	DEST AMERICA	0.240	0.08
BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK	POP	0.148	0.06

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & TV Media Insights