USA’s weekly “WWE Smackdown” broadcast led the night in the Tuesday cable ratings this week and managed to score a 0.8 rating in adults 18-49 once again. Similarly, OWN’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” followed closely behind, maintaining its 0.6 streak, while Bravo’s “Below Deck Mediterranean” fell one-tenth from its previous 0.6 to a 0.5 this time around. Meanwhile, The Discovery Channel’s “Manhunt: Unabomber” mini-series fell out of the Top 25 but still held steady with a 0.3.
A&E aired the season two premiere of “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” last night as well, which scored a 0.5 on the network. This was one-tenth lower than the 0.6 that the show’s first season finale had raked in back in January.
OWN’s “Greenleaf” also returned from its midseason break, and ticked up one-tenth from its last episode’s 0.4 to a 0.5 this week. In addition, both TNT’s “Animal Kingdom” (0.4) and “Shooter” (0.3″ managed to maintain their previous ratings again this week, respectively.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Tuesday, August 15, 2017
| Show | Net | Time | Total Viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | 8:00 PM | 2,530 | 0.8 |
| HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 9:00 PM | 2,400 | 0.6 |
| CHALLENGE: DIRTY 30 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 877 | 0.6 |
| INK MASTER | SPIKE | 10:00 PM | 1,027 | 0.5 |
| LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1,405 | 0.5 |
| ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 1,877 | 0.5 |
| GREENLEAF | OWN | 10:00 PM | 1,812 | 0.5 |
| BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,164 | 0.5 |
| CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 1,677 | 0.5 |
| DEADLIEST CATCH | DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 1,629 | 0.5 |
| RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 3,297 | 0.4 |
| WRECKED | TBS | 10:30 PM | 1,013 | 0.4 |
| ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 1,577 | 0.4 |
| ANIMAL KINGDOM | TNT | 9:00 PM | 1,157 | 0.4 |
| SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 1,469 | 0.4 |
| CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 6:00 PM | 1,584 | 0.4 |
| MURDER OF LACI PETERSON | A&E | 11:00 PM | 1,354 | 0.4 |
| LAST WORD W/L. O ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 1,143 | 0.3 |
| SHOOTER | USA | 10:00 PM | 2,785 | 0.3 |
| TOSH.O | COMEDY | 10:00 PM | 1,194 | 0.3 |
| GOOD BONES | HOME | 10:00 PM | 658 | 0.3 |
| TOSH.O | COMEDY | 10:00 PM | 1,711 | 0.3 |
| SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 1,628 | 0.3 |
| TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 8:00 PM | 2,596 | 0.3 |
| OUTDAUGHTERED | TLC | 9:00 PM | 1,199 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company
