THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL, on ESPN, was the day's strongest program, leading in adults 18-49 (1.3 rating), adults 25-54 (1.53), and total viewers (3.9 million). Ranking second in viewership was History's MOUNTAIN MEN (3 million) which also led in men over 50 (2.01 rating); lead-out ALONE was at 2.4 million with a 1.4 rating. Over at MTV, TEEN MOM II scored just under 1.7 million viewers was victorious in the younger demos, leading in adults 18-34 (1.26) and females 12-34 (1.54). Other top F12-34 programs were MTV's ONE BAD CHOICE (0.56 rating), Bravo's PROJECT RUNWAY (0.50), and both WEtv's BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES (0.45) and LA HAIR (0.33). Two episodes of Spike's LIP SYNC BATTLE ranked in the top 5 programs in adults 18-49 (0.67 at 10pm; 0.71 at 10:30pm) and were solid in total viewers (1.38 million & 1.42 million) while Syfy's WWE SMACKDOWN was just a smidge below in the demo (0.66), but up a million in viewership (to 2.4 million). On the scripted side, USA's GRACELAND led all scripted content with a 0.31 demo rating and 961,000 viewers with Syfy's DOMINION in third (0.26), and FX's MARRIED (0.19) in third. Other programs of note include UP's BRINGING UP BATES (374,000), two episodes of CMT's GAINESVILLE (188,000 & 144,000), and IFC's DOCUMENTARY NOW! (70,000). 

SHOW	CHANNEL	Viewers (millions)	18-49
NFL: BUFFALO/CLEVELAND	ESPN	3.874	1.30
TEEN MOM II SSN6	MTV	1.657	1.00
LIP SYNC BATTLE (10:30PM)	SPIKE TV	1.424	0.71
LIP SYNC BATTLE (10PM)	SPIKE TV	1.384	0.67
WWE SMACKDOWN	SYFY	2.434	0.66
ALONE	HISTORY	2.375	0.63
MOUNTAIN MEN	HISTORY	3.013	0.59
BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR	A&E NETWORK	1.043	0.48
ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU	NICKELODEON	2.272	0.47
PROJECT RUNWAY	LIFETIME	1.785	0.47
BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT	A&E NETWORK	1.209	0.44
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRUTV	0.956	0.44
BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES	WETV	0.975	0.41
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL	HGTV	1.728	0.37
HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID	HGTV	1.688	0.36
ONE BAD CHOICE	MTV	0.611	0.36
GRACELAND	USA NETWORK	0.961	0.31
LA HAIR	WETV	0.843	0.29
BEAT B.FLAY	FOOD NETWORK	1.002	0.28
DOMINION	SYFY	0.837	0.26
CONAN	TBS NETWORK	0.605	0.25
LOVE LUST OR RUN	TLC	0.695	0.22
SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL	FX	0.426	0.19
MARRIED	FX	0.377	0.19
FAMELESS	TRUTV	0.452	0.18
NOWHERE TO HIDE	ID	0.752	0.17
PARTY DOWN SOUTH	CMT	0.403	0.17
NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR	ID	0.711	0.16
GEEKS WHO DRINK	SYFY	0.322	0.14
NIGHTLY SHOW	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.394	0.14
AT MIDNIGHT	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.296	0.14
BRINGING UP BATES	UP	0.374	0.14
REVIEW	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.278	0.14
DALLAS COWBOYS CHEERLEADERS	CMT	0.299	0.14
NFL: DET/WAS	NFL NETWORK	0.308	0.13
FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE	TRUTV	0.232	0.10
GAINESVILLE S1	CMT	0.188	0.10
CHAIN REACTION (9PM)	GSN	0.472	0.10
CHASE, THE	GSN	0.664	0.09
INCOME PROPERTY	DIY NETWORK	0.264	0.08
ANIMATION DOMINATION	FXX	0.182	0.08
HOW DO THEY DO IT	SCIENCE	0.295	0.07
GAINESVILLE S1	CMT	0.144	0.07
CHAIN REACTION (9:30PM)	GSN	0.404	0.06
DOCUMENTARY NOW	IFC	0.158	0.06
BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK	POP	0.141	0.05
MAN V. CHILD: CHEF SHOWDOWN	FYI	0.134	0.04
TEENNICK TOP 10	TEENNICK	0.139	0.03
COMEDY BANG! BANG!	IFC	0.070	0.03

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & TV Media Insights