Monday Cable Ratings 8/21/17: Eclipse Coverage Posts Average Numbers for MSNBC, Paul Ryan Town Hall Scores High

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 8/21/17. Items of note include the coverage of the solar eclipse by the MSNBC, CNN's Paul Ryan Town Hall and Fox News' coverage of the President's speech on Afghanistan.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
WWE Entertainment	USA	1.21	3.58
NFL Preseason Football	ESPN	1.2	3.57
WWE Entertainment	USA	1.14	3.41
WWE Entertainment	USA	1.1	3.21
Love & Hip Hop Hollywood	VH1	1.06	2.04
Teen Mom II	MTV	0.78	1.36
Baller Wives	VH1	0.63	1.36
Presidential Address on Afghanistan	Fox News	0.62	5.11
Presidential Address Analysis	Fox News	0.55	4.44
The Real Housewives of OC	Bravo	0.54	1.61
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.51	2.39
American Dad!	TBS	0.5	0.87
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.47	1.15
Paul Ryan Town Hall	CNN	0.46	2.28
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.42	3.12
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.41	1.84
Hannity	Fox News	0.37	3.12
MSNBC Special Coverage	MSNBC	0.35	2.69
Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	0.34	0.83
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.34	1.72
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.33	0.68
CNN Tonight	CNN	0.33	1.60
Wolf	CNN	0.32	1.56
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.32	2.82
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.32	0.99

Off the chart, Will was steady at 0.08. People of Earth ticked up to 0.3, and Preacher ticked down to 0.31. A special midnight edition of the Rachel Maddow show was at 0.19, while another Ruhle-less Velshi & Ruhle was down to 0.09. MSNBC's Craig Melvin-hosted coverage of the Total Eclipse was at 0.14, a pretty average number for the cabler at that time of day.