ESPN’s broadcast of the annual MLB Home Run Derby absolutely dominated the cable Live +3 ratings for the week of July 16-22.
The sports event showed no gain in the adults 18-49 demographic, maintaining its 1.9 Live + Same Day rating, and was similarly only up 2% in total viewers with 5.75 million. Elsewhere, MTV’s “Teen Mom II” (1.2) and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Orange County” (1.0) tied with matching 100% gains in adults 18-49, ticking up 0.6 and 0.5 from their original L+SD numbers, respectively. “Floribama Shore” outpaced both with a 125% increase from its original 0.4 to a 0.9, also on MTV.
In total viewers, the Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” posted yet another huge gain this time around, ticking up 111% from 1.89 million viewers to 3.99 million. No other cable show came close to matching that kind of increase throughout the week.
Top 25 cable shows (including ties) in Live +3 adults 18-49 for July 16-22, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | HOME RUN DERBY L | ESPN | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 2 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 | VH1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| 3 | SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK | DISC | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8% |
| 4 | TEEN MOM II SSN8B | MTV | 1.2 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10% | |
| BASKETBALL WIVES 7 | VH1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 38% | |
| 8 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRVO | 1.0 | 0.5 | 100% |
| RONDA ROUSEY UNCAGED | DISC | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| MLB: CELEBRITY SOFTBALL | ESPN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11% | |
| 12 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRVO | 0.9 | 0.3 | 50% |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRVO | 0.9 | 0.4 | 80% | |
| STREET OUTLAWS | DISC | 0.9 | 0.3 | 50% | |
| BEAR VS SHARK | DISC | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| SNOWFALL | FX | 0.9 | 0.4 | 80% | |
| FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 | MTV | 0.9 | 0.5 | 125% | |
| 18 | LIVE PD | AEN | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14% |
| LIVE PD | AEN | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14% | |
| BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRVO | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING | MTV | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| POWER 5 | STZP | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% | |
| 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV | TLC | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% | |
| CLAWS | TNT | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14% | |
| CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% |
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 viewers for July 16-22, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | HOME RUN DERBY L | ESPN | 5,750 | 109 | 2% |
| 2 | HANNITY | FXNC | 4,021 | 54 | 1% |
| 3 | YELLOWSTONE | PAR | 3,987 | 2,094 | 111% |
| 4 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,591 | 53 | 1% |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 3,407 | 279 | 9% |
| 6 | SHAQ DOES SHARK WEEK | DISC | 3,371 | 207 | 7% |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FXNC | 3,264 | 42 | 1% |
| 8 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,262 | 89 | 3% |
| 9 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,258 | 117 | 4% |
| 10 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,209 | 69 | 2% |
| 11 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 3,121 | 254 | 9% |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,116 | 101 | 3% |
| 13 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,114 | 51 | 2% |
| 14 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,094 | 75 | 2% |
| 15 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 3,012 | 28 | 1% |
| 16 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 2,939 | 310 | 12% |
| 17 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FXNC | 2,908 | 57 | 2% |
| 18 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FXNC | 2,879 | 47 | 2% |
| 19 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 2,873 | 664 | 30% |
| 20 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 2,795 | 563 | 25% |
| 21 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 | VH1 | 2,772 | 716 | 35% |
| 22 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 2,725 | 145 | 6% |
| 23 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 2,724 | 35 | 1% |
| 24 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FXNC | 2,702 | 52 | 2% |
| 25 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FXNC | 2,702 | 52 | 2% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.