With the penultimate episode of its first season, the Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” continues to dominate in the cable live +3 ratings for the week of August 13-19.
The Kevin Costner-led drama raked in the largest audience of any cable show (4.27 million), with a growth of 2.14 million across three days of delayed viewing (+100%). The season 8 premiere of the Discovery Channel’s “Alaskan Bush People” followed closely behind with 4.01 million viewers, up 595,000 (+17%) from its original L+SD audience.
In the adults 18-49 demo, though, VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” (1.3) remained the highest-rated cable show for the week, with a 30% uptick (+0.3) from its original L+SD rating. Meanwhile, USA’s “The Sinner” posted the biggest gain in the demo of any of the week’s cable shows, rising 133% from a 0.3 to a 0.7 L+3 rating (+0.4).
Top 25 cable shows (including ties) in Live +3 adults 18-49 for August 13-19, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. Live + SD | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 | VH1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| 2 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRVO | 1.1 | 0.5 | 83% |
| TEEN MOM II S8B REUNION 2 | MTV | 1.1 | 0.4 | 57% | |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10% | |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10% | |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10% | |
| 7 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 1.0 | 0.4 | 67% |
| BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRVO | 1.0 | 0.4 | 67% | |
| 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 | TLC | 1.0 | 0.2 | 25% | |
| 10 | BETTER CALL SAUL | AMC | 0.9 | 0.5 | 125% |
| ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISC | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12% | |
| KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | ENT | 0.9 | 0.4 | 80% | |
| NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L | ESPN | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0% | |
| 14 | LIVE PD | AEN | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14% |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRVO | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| STREET OUTLAWS | DISC | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% | |
| SNOWFALL | FX | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| CHALLENGE:FINAL RECKONING | MTV | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| YELLOWSTONE | PAR | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 0.8 | 0.3 | 60% | |
| WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14% | |
| BASKETBALL WIVES 7 | VH1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 100% | |
| BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 | VH1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 33% | |
| 24 | LIVE PD | AEN | 0.7 | 0.1 | 17% |
| BALLERS | HBOM | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN2 | MTV | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| ANIMAL KINGDOM | TNT | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| QUEEN OF THE SOUTH | USA | 0.7 | 0.3 | 75% | |
| MIZ & MRS | USA | 0.7 | 0.2 | 40% | |
| SINNER, THE | USA | 0.7 | 0.4 | 133% |
Top 25 cable shows in Live +3 viewers for August 13-19, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | L+3 viewers (000s) | Gain vs. Live + SD (000s) | % gain vs. Live + SD |
| 1 | YELLOWSTONE | PAR | 4,271 | 2,138 | 100% |
| 2 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISC | 4,007 | 595 | 17% |
| 3 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,340 | 77 | 2% |
| 4 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,299 | 210 | 7% |
| 5 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,271 | 64 | 2% |
| 6 | HANNITY | FXNC | 3,161 | 72 | 2% |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 3,126 | 251 | 9% |
| 8 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 3,124 | 356 | 13% |
| 9 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | 3,103 | 246 | 9% |
| 10 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,071 | 66 | 2% |
| 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,056 | 84 | 3% |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 3,001 | 80 | 3% |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 2,978 | 78 | 3% |
| 14 | HANNITY | FXNC | 2,965 | 46 | 2% |
| 15 | BETTER CALL SAUL | AMC | 2,943 | 1,392 | 90% |
| 16 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FXNC | 2,863 | 59 | 2% |
| 17 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 2,784 | 696 | 33% |
| 18 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HIST | 2,765 | 548 | 25% |
| 19 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC | DISC | 2,763 | 295 | 12% |
| 20 | FEAR THE WALKING DEAD | AMC | 2,713 | 855 | 46% |
| 21 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FXNC | 2,688 | 67 | 3% |
| 22 | 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90 | TLC | 2,678 | 454 | 20% |
| 23 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FXNC | 2,665 | 44 | 2% |
| 24 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE | HALL | 2,662 | 602 | 29% |
| 25 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FXNC | 2,651 | 39 | 1% |
Source: The Nielsen Company.