A&E’s “Live PD” maintained its place at the top of the Friday cable ratings yet again, ticking back up one-tenth from its previous 0.6 to a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49.
A pair of “Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out” episodes followed behind on MTV with a 0.4 and a 0.3, while WETV’s “Mama June From Not to Hot” held steady with yet another 0.3. HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” was similarly even with the same 0.3 as its last episode.
The NFL Network’s coverage of the Green Bay vs Oakland NFL preseason game scored a 0.3 as well, with 764,000 viewers, down a tenth from the network’s preseason coverage from the week before.
Outside of the top 25, SyFy’s “Wynonna Earp” continued its season-long 0.1 streak, despite falling in total viewers from 601,000 to 480,000. Also on SyFy, “Killjoys” managed to rake in another 0.1.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Friday, August 24, 2018
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| LIVE PD: 142 LIVE PD | A&E | 9:00 PM | 2,054 | 0.7 |
| NICK CANNON WILD N OUT | MTV | 10:31 PM | 701 | 0.4 |
| NICK CANNON WILD N OUT | MTV | 10:00 PM | 632 | 0.3 |
| MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 1,039 | 0.3 |
| REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO | 10:00 PM | 1,661 | 0.3 |
| NFL PRESEASON (LIVE) | NFL NETWORK | 11:01 PM | 764 | 0.3 |
| RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 2,618 | 0.3 |
| CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 1,326 | 0.3 |
| DINERS, DRIVE-INS, AND DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1,054 | 0.2 |
| SAFEWORD SSN 2 | MTV | 11:02 PM | 459 | 0.2 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 1,202 | 0.2 |
| CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 1,063 | 0.2 |
| ALL IN W/CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 2,045 | 0.2 |
| KILLER CLOSER, THE | INVEST | 10:00 PM | 907 | 0.2 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS FAMILY | HOME | 10:00 PM | 1,164 | 0.2 |
| ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 991 | 0.2 |
| ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 1,040 | 0.2 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME | 10:30 PM | 1,176 | 0.2 |
| BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 841 | 0.2 |
| SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 952 | 0.2 |
| SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 946 | 0.2 |
| FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS | 5:00 PM | 1,859 | 0.2 |
| IN SEARCH OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 993 | 0.2 |
| LAST WORD W/L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,056 | 0.2 |
| SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS | 6:00 PM | 1,850 | 0.2 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
