Wednesday August 22, 2018 Nielsen Finals

VH1's 'Black Ink Crew' topped Wednesday cable with a 0.51 adults 18-49 rating, including a 0.71 rating in women 18-49 and a 0.61 in females 12-34. Also airing on the network were two episodes of 'Martha and Snoop's Potluck' were at 0.34 and 0.26 in women 18-49. On Paramount, 'Yellowstone' was about even between men and women 18-49 (0.44 and 0.45 respectively), but strong in people over 50 (1.55). On Bravo, 'Real Housewives of NYC' had a 0.67 rating in women 18-49 and 'Real Housewives of Dallas' had a 0.41 in that demo. On MTV, 'Catfish' notched a 0.35 rating in females 12-34 and a 0.42 rating in women 18-49, while TLC's 'Dr. Pimple Popper' had a 0.43 rating in women 18-49. Finally, on OWN, 'Queen Sugar' had a 0.25 in women 18-49 and a 0.34 in people 25-54. 

BROADCAST FINALS:

SHOW	Viewers (millions)	HH	A 18-49	A 18-34	A 25-54	Med. Age
America’s Got Talent (NBC)	9.685	5.9/12	1.6/8	0.9/6	2.2/9	60.6
Big Brother 20 (CBS)	5.704	3.4/7	1.6/8	1.1/7	2.1/8	52.5
Burden of Truth (CW)	0.746	0.5/1	0.1/1	0.1/0	0.2/1	59.9
MasterChef (Fox, 8 PM)	3.119	1.9/4	0.9/4	0.6/4	1.2/5	51.7
MasterChef (Fox, 9 PM)	3.385	2.0/4	1.0/5	0.7/5	1.3/5	51.4
Story of the Royals Pt 1 (S) (ABC)	4.019	2.9/6	0.6/3	0.2/2	0.9/3	63.4
World of Dance (NBC)	5.053	3.2/6	1.2/6	0.7/5	1.5/6	56.2

SUBDEMOS:

SHOW	F 18-49	M 18-49	F 18-34	M 18-34	F 25-54	M 25-54
America’s Got Talent (NBC)	1.8/8	1.3/7	1.0/6	0.7/6	2.4/9	2.0/8
Big Brother 20 (CBS)	2.0/9	1.3/7	1.4/8	0.7/6	2.5/9	1.7/7
Burden of Truth (CW)	0.2/1	0.1/1	0.1/1	0.0/0	0.2/1	0.2/1
MasterChef (Fox, 8 PM)	1.1/5	0.7/4	0.6/4	0.5/4	1.4/5	1.0/4
MasterChef (Fox, 9 PM)	1.2/5	0.9/4	0.8/4	0.6/5	1.5/5	1.2/4
Story of the Royals Pt 1 (S) (ABC)	0.8/3	0.4/2	0.3/2	0.2/1	1.2/4	0.6/2
World of Dance (NBC)	1.6/7	0.8/4	0.9/6	0.5/4	1.8/6	1.1/4

CABLE:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (000s)
BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4	VH1	0.51	1,030
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC	BRAVO	0.45	1,272
YELLOWSTONE	PARAMOUNT	0.44	2,367
SP PROPERTY BROS	HGTV	0.38	1,625
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW	MSNBC	0.38	3,568
DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I	TLC	0.35	1,350
SUITS	USA NETWORK	0.32	1,222
SINNER, THE	USA NETWORK	0.31	1,092
ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 7	MTV	0.31	538
GUYS GROCERY GAMES	FOOD NETWORK	0.29	815
HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY	HGTV	0.28	1,417
CATFISH KEEPS IT 100	MTV	0.28	496
MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B	VH1	0.28	606
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL	HGTV	0.28	1,399
FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE	TBS	0.27	949
AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF	HISTORY	0.26	1,200
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS	BRAVO	0.25	747
MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 2B	VH1	0.24	522
REASONABLE DOUBT	ID	0.24	862
QUEEN SUGAR	OWN	0.20	1,009
FLIPPING VIRGINS	HGTV	0.16	855
MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.15	575
BORN THIS WAY	A&E	0.14	438
BORN THIS WAY	A&E	0.14	425
CONAN	TBS	0.12	352
JUNKYARD EMPIRE	VELOCITY	0.12	377
MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.12	567
BOBCAT MISFITS & MONSTERS	TRUTV	0.11	229
DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX	NAT GEO	0.10	358
MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES IN	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.10	442
RAISING TOURETTES	A&E	0.10	317
SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK	VELOCITY	0.09	396
ALONE TOGETHER	FREEFORM	0.08	197
ROBOT WARS	SCIENCE	0.07	243
SPONGEBOB	NICKTOONS	0.06	222
ALCATRAZ GREATEST ESCAPES	REELZCHANNEL	0.06	268
ALONE TOGETHER	FREEFORM	0.05	127
COMPLEX X FUSE	FUSE	0.04	54
RUNAWAY JURY: RUNAWAY JURY	HBO PRIME	0.04	111
LUCHA UNDERGROUND	EL REY	0.02	94

Source: Nielsen Media Research