Sunday Cable Ratings, 8/20/17: Episodes Returns Way Off the Chart, Last Ship Down from Finale

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 8/20/17. Items of note include the season premieres of Episodes and The Last Ship, Rick & Morty on Adult Swim, and The Strain.

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Game of Thrones	HBO	4.71	10.23
Break	HBO	2.09	4.52
Rick & Morty	Adult Swim	1.26	2.28
Ballers	HBO	1.08	2.35
Power	Starz	0.85	1.89
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.67	1.75
NFL Preseason	NFL	0.66	2.09
Insecure	HBO	0.66	1.32
90 Day Fiance	TLC	0.65	1.85
90 Day Fiance	TLC	0.59	1.62
NFL Total Access	NFL	0.54	1.60
NFL Preseason	NFL	0.47	1.60
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.47	1.58
MLB Sunday Night	ESPN	0.45	1.77
Decker: Mindwipe	Adult Swim	0.44	0.88
Shahs of Sunset	Bravo	0.43	1.10
Survivor's Remorse	Starz	0.41	0.97
The Dark Knight	HBO	0.38	0.78
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.38	1.86
Reunion Road Trip	E!	0.38	0.74
NFL 360	NFL	0.38	1.20
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.36	1.83
Great Food Truck Race	Food	0.36	1.20
Life of Kylie	E!	0.35	0.75
Beachfront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.35	1.82

Off the chart, The Last Ship returned with a 0.34 for its first episode and a 0.3 for its second. The Strain was down to 0.31. Showtime's Ray Donovan was down to 0.27, while Twin Peaks ticked up to 0.1. We don't have ratings yet for Episodes, but we'll let you know when we do. Hallmark's Chesapeake Shores was up a tad to a 0.23. Teen Wolf was both up and down, with a 0.22 for one episode and a 0.17 for another.
Update: Showtime's Episodes returned at 0.05, way down from the 0.17 for the previous season premiere, and Dice returned to 0.03, down from the 0.11 from the first season premiere.