“Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” climbed to the top in adults 18-49 for the cable week of July 23-29.
The VH1 series led in the demographic with a 1.1 rating, while USA’s “WWE Monday Night Raw” scored the following 3 spots of the top 25 with consistent 0.9s. Several of the Discovery Channel’s special “Shark Week” broadcasts, including “Great White Abyss,” “Law of Jaws,” and “Air Jaws: The Hunted,” landed in the week’s top 10 as well with 0.8s.
Fox News’ “Hannity” absolutely dominated in total viewers, grabbing the 4 top spots in the week. Its Wednesday night broadcast garnered the week’s biggest audience with 3.46 million viewers. “The Ingraham Angle” rounded out the top 5, also on Fox News, with 3.03 million viewers.
Top 25 original cable shows (including ties) in adults 18-49 for July 23-29, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | Day | Time | 18-49 rating |
18-49 viewers (000s)*
|
| 1 | LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 5 | VH1 | Mon. | 8:00 PM | 1.1 | 1,344 |
| 2 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 9:00 PM | 0.9 | 1,190 |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 10:00 PM | 0.9 | 1,190 | |
| WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 8:00 PM | 0.9 | 1,165 | |
| 5 | GREAT WHITE ABYSS | DISCOVERY | Mon. | 9:00 PM | 0.8 | 1,050 |
| LAWS OF JAWS | DISCOVERY | Tues. | 9:00 PM | 0.8 | 1,024 | |
| AIR JAWS: THE HUNTED | DISCOVERY | Tues. | 10:00 PM | 0.8 | 1,024 | |
| GUY FIERIS FEEDING FRENZY | DISCOVERY | Tues. | 8:00 PM | 0.8 | 1,011 | |
| COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST: BRUCE WILLIS | COMEDY CENTRAL | Sun. | 10:00 PM | 0.8 | 1,011 | |
| CUBAS SECRET SHARK LAIR | DISCOVERY | Mon. | 10:01 PM | 0.8 | 973 | |
| WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN | USA | Tues. | 8:00 PM | 0.8 | 960 | |
| 12 | LIVE PD: 133 LIVE PD | A&E | Fri. | 9:00 PM | 0.7 | 922 |
| TEEN MOM II SSN8B | MTV | Mon. | 9:01 PM | 0.7 | 909 | |
| LIVE PD: 134 LIVE PD | A&E | Sat. | 9:00 PM | 0.7 | 909 | |
| 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A: N/A | TLC | Sun. | 8:00 PM | 0.7 | 896 | |
| NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A | DISCOVERY | Sun. | 9:00 PM | 0.7 | 870 | |
| SHARK TANK MEETS SHARK WK | DISCOVERY | Weds. | 9:00 PM | 0.7 | 845 | |
| MONSTER TAG | DISCOVERY | Mon. | 8:00 PM | 0.7 | 832 | |
| 19 | TIGER SHARK INVASION | DISCOVERY | Thurs. | 10:00 PM | 0.6 | 819 |
| SHARKWRECKED | DISCOVERY | Thurs. | 9:00 PM | 0.6 | 819 | |
| SHARKCAM STAKEOUT | DISCOVERY | Weds. | 10:01 PM | 0.6 | 781 | |
| SHARKS GONE WILD | DISCOVERY | Sat. | 10:00 PM | 0.6 | 781 | |
| MIZ & MRS | USA | Tues. | 10:00 PM | 0.6 | 742 | |
| SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | Thurs. | 9:00 PM | 0.6 | 742 | |
| 25 | BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 | VH1 | Weds. | 8:00 PM | 0.6 | 704 |
*Adults 18-49 viewer figures are approximate.
Top 25 original cable shows in total viewers for July 23-29, 2018
| Rank | Show | Net | Day | Time |
Viewers (000s)
|
| 1 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS | Weds. | 9:00 PM | 3,457 |
| 2 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS | Thurs. | 9:00 PM | 3,338 |
| 3 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS | Mon. | 9:00 PM | 3,134 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS | Tues. | 9:00 PM | 3,097 |
| 5 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS | Weds. | 10:00 PM | 3,032 |
| 6 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | Weds. | 9:00 PM | 2,976 |
| 7 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | Tues. | 9:00 PM | 2,941 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | Weds. | 8:00 PM | 2,907 |
| 9 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | Thurs. | 9:00 PM | 2,866 |
| 10 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 9:00 PM | 2,821 |
| 11 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 8:00 PM | 2,817 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | Mon. | 9:00 PM | 2,800 |
| 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | Mon. | 8:00 PM | 2,782 |
| 14 | NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: POCONO | NBC SPORTS | Sun. | 2:58 PM | 2,749 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS | Fri. | 9:00 PM | 2,736 |
| 16 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon. | 10:00 PM | 2,701 |
| 17 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS | Mon. | 10:00 PM | 2,695 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | Tues. | 8:00 PM | 2,644 |
| 19 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS | Thurs. | 10:00 PM | 2,627 |
| 20 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE ON SAFARI | HALLMARK | Sat. | 9:00 PM | 2,608 |
| 21 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS | Tues. | 10:00 PM | 2,549 |
| 22 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | Thurs. | 8:00 PM | 2,496 |
| 23 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | Thurs. | 10:00 PM | 2,485 |
| 24 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HISTORY | Thurs. | 9:00 PM | 2,362 |
| 25 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | Tues. | 10:00 PM | 2,344 |
All ratings are live + same-day. Source: The Nielsen Company.
