MONDAY AUGUST 24, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

VH1's LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA pulled out a cable ratings victory on a very competitive Monday. The show scored a 1.66 adults 18-49 rating (which also beat out everything on broadcast except BACHELOR IN PARADISE's 1.78), and 3.3 million viewers. It also topped the day among females 12-34 (2.41) and adults 18-34 (1.77) with other strong performances coming from VH1's BLACK INK CREW (1.72/1.32 respectively) and SHE's GOT GAME (1.46/1.13). Over at ESPN, an NFL PRESEASON game between the Bengals and Buccaneers ranked second in the 18-49 (1.60) and adults 18-34 (1.39) demos while leading in adults 25-54 (1.72) and total viewers (4.2 million). Three hours of WWE ENTERTAINMENT, on USA Network, also did well among among total viewers, logging between 3.6 and 3.8 million to rank among the top 5 cable programs. Elsewhere, some strong females 12-34 numbers came from MTV's TEEN WOLF (0.92 rating), Bravo's REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC (0.69), Lifetime's DEVIOUS MAIDS (0.59), and both ABC Family's SWITCHED AT BIRTH (0.51) & CHASING LIFE (0.49). Finally, other programs of note include TNT's MURDER IN THE FIRST (1.8 million), Discovery's CUBAN CHROME (881,000), and Travel Channel's 36 HOURS (274,000).

Broadcast finals:

Program	Net	HH	A18-49	A18-34	A25-54	Viewers (millions)
Bachelor in Paradise	ABC	3.7/7	1.78/6	1.7/7	2.0/6	5.584
Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise	ABC	2.8/5	1.03/3	0.9/4	1.3/4	3.915
The Whispers (thru 11:00)	ABC	1.9/4	0.61/2	0.3/2	0.8/2	2.683
American Ninja Warrior (recap)	NBC	3.0/5	1.34/5	0.8/3	1.7/5	5.066
Running Wild with Bear Grylls	NBC	1.8/3	0.94/3	0.6/2	1.2/4	2.906
So You Think You Can Dance	FOX	2.0/3	0.87/3	0.7/3	1.0/3	3.044
Penn & Teller: Fool Us	CW	1.1/2	0.51/2	0.3/1	0.7/2	1.869
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	CW	0.9/1	0.42/1	0.3/1	0.6/2	1.433
Significant Mother	CW	0.5/1	0.23/1	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.675

Subdemos:

Show	W18-34	M18-34	W18-49	M18-49
Bachelor in Paradise	2.6/10	0.9/4	2.7/9	0.9/3
Monday Night Football	0.76	2.02	0.90	2.30

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	Viewers (millions)	18-49
LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4	VH1	3.324	1.66
NFL: CINCINNATI/TAMPA BAY	ESPN	4.202	1.60
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-10P	USA NETWORK	3.764	1.42
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-9	USA NETWORK	3.794	1.29
WWE ENTERTAINMENT-8P	USA NETWORK	3.606	1.20
BLACK INK CREW 3	VH1	2.231	1.12
SHES GOT GAME	VH1	1.671	0.86
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC	BRAVO	1.800	0.77
DEVIOUS MAIDS	LIFETIME	1.533	0.55
R.RAY KIDS COOK OFF	FOOD NETWORK	1.520	0.44
TEEN WOLF SSN 5	MTV	0.958	0.44
LITTLE LEAGUE WS: CA/RI	ESPN2	1.459	0.36
SWITCHED AT BIRTH	ABC FAMILY	0.979	0.35
LITTLE LEAGUE WS: SC/KY	ESPN	1.209	0.34
KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH	ID	0.973	0.31
PAW PATROL	NICKELODEON	1.494	0.30
CHASING LIFE	ABC FAMILY	0.772	0.28
MURDER IN THE FIRST	TNT	1.828	0.28
DEADLY DEVOTION	ID	0.911	0.27
GRAVITY FALLS	DISNEY XD	1.157	0.26
SHIMMER AND SHINE	NICKELODEON	1.224	0.24
CUBAN CHROME	DISCOVERY	0.881	0.24
CONAN	TBS NETWORK	0.423	0.22
LITTLE LEAGUE WS: MEX/AUS	ESPN	0.787	0.20
WOLF WATCH SSN 3	MTV	0.451	0.19
LITTLE LEAGUE WS: CARIBBEAN/NW	ESPN	0.550	0.16
LITTLE LEAGUE WS: TAIPEI/UGANDA	ESPN2	0.649	0.15
YUKON RIVER RUN	NAT GEO	0.783	0.13
PAW PATROL	NICK JR	0.670	0.13
DIGGERS-10:30P	NAT GEO	0.419	0.12
DIGGERS-10:00P	NAT GEO	0.511	0.12
36 HOURS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.274	0.12
BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.303	0.12
FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY)	GSN	0.486	0.11
STAR WARS DROID TLS-CRISI	DISNEY XD	0.492	0.11
MLB: ST. LOUIS/ARIZONA	ESPN2	0.379	0.10
DIRTY GREAT MACHINES	SCIENCE	0.247	0.09
MLB: HOU/NYY OR PIT/MIA	MLB NETWORK	0.356	0.09
NFL: BENGALS/BUCCANEERS	NFL NETWORK	0.189	0.09
SHIMMER AND SHINE	NICK JR	0.577	0.09
BUYING THE ROCKIES	DEST AMERICA	0.272	0.07
DAYS OF OUR LIVES	POP	0.156	0.02
BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK	POP	0.077	0.02
RURAL TOWN HALL	RFD	0.026	0.00

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & TV Media Insights