Jess’s Take: Transitions

Welcome to a special installment of Jess's Take. There are a lot of things on my mind I wanted to address regarding a transition period that is taking place on the TV Ratings Guide, plus the many blogs I manage. 

To clarify things, I am not leaving the TV Ratings Guide. The TV Ratings Guide has been where I post television related articles, Cable Renew/Cancel posts, and CW Renew/Cancel posts. Since early this year, it has been the home of the comedy series Network (which has been renewed for a second season), and limited series Woah Folks, I Had Another Dream. These are the two TVRG Originals I write and produce. This is also the home of our Off Topic threads, where we comment off topic stuff and ideas (basically what is on our minds). 

As far as the blogs I manage, there is only one active blog I currently manage, and that is Jess's Journal: Life Unscripted. The blog is for my personal, faith-based posts - something that is not even entertainment related in the slightest. I've had it since December 2014, during my senior year of high school. 

As far as my other blogs go, they became inactive when I took on the position as a contributing writer. 

As of right now, moving forward, we are looking for new contributors for the upcoming season. Stay tuned for more updates! 

Sunday Cable Ratings 7/29/18: Bruce Willis Roast Delivers Big Numbers, Last Week Tonight Returns Lower

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 7/29/18. Items of note include the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis, the return of Last Week Tonight on HBO, and Claws on TNT.

(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis	Comedy Central	0.79	1.77
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.7	2.14
Naked & Afraid	Discovery	0.68	1.99
90 Day Fiancé	TLC	0.54	1.62
Power	Starz	0.53	1.35
NASCAR: Pocono	NBCSN	0.46	2.75
Food Network Star	Food	0.44	1.55
Claws	TNT	0.42	1.30
MLB: Chicago v. St. Louis	ESPN	0.38	1.52
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.36	1.80
Jeff Ross' Roast Battle	Comedy Central	0.35	0.81
BeachFront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.35	1.85
NASCAR Cup Series	NBCSN	0.35	1.80
Hawaii Life	HGTV	0.34	1.73
Caribbean Life	HGTV	0.33	1.69
Last Week Tonight	HBO	0.33	0.92
Food Network Star	Food	0.32	1.28
On the Case	Invest. Discovery	0.31	1.38
Hawaii Life	HGTV	0.3	1.66
NASCAR Cup Series	NBCSN	0.3	1.86
Real Housewives of Potomac	Bravo	0.3	0.86
BeachFront Bargain Hunt	HGTV	0.29	1.54
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.29	1.00
Total Bellas	E!	0.29	0.62
Baseball	ESPN	0.28	0.97
Highlights Below the Chart:
Sharp Objects	HBO	0.24	0.93
Preacher	AMC	0.22	0.78
Succession	HBO	0.13	0.56
The History of Comedy	CNN	0.13	0.64
Who Is America?	Showtime	0.1	0.22
AM Joy	MSNBC	0.1	0.84
The Affair	Showtime	0.08	0.54
Our Cartoon President	Showtime	0.04	0.14

Saturday Cable Ratings 7/28/18: Victoria & Abdul Flops on HBO, Shark Week Rises for Conclusion

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Saturday, 7/28/18. Items of note include Victoria & Abdul on HBO, the conclusion of Shark Week on Discovery, and DuckTales on Disney
(Note: Click any show with its name in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Live PD	A&E	0.71	2.07
Sharks Gone Wild	Discovery	0.61	1.56
Dragon Ball Super	Adult Swim	0.36	0.78
Live PD Rewind	A&E	0.34	1.01
Love On Safari	Hallmark	0.31	2.61
Ghost Adventures Pop-Ups	Travel	0.25	0.69
Fear Thy Neighbor	Invest. Discovery	0.23	0.99
We Belong Together	BET	0.23	0.70
The Kitchen	Food	0.22	1.12
Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn	Nickelodeon	0.22	0.88
Pioneer Woman	Food	0.22	1.21
Showtime Boxing	Showtime	0.21	0.68
Mountain Life	HGTV	0.21	1.05
Trisha's Southern Kitchen	Food	0.21	1.06
Live PD Rewind	A&E	0.21	0.59
House Hunters Renovation	HGTV	0.21	0.98
Elena of Avalor	Disney Jr.	0.2	0.59
Showtime Boxing	Showtime	0.2	0.59
Showtime Boxing	Showtime	0.2	0.58
Mountain Life	HGTV	0.19	1.04
Showtime Boxing	Showtime	0.19	0.53
Preview: Summer Nights	Hallmark	0.19	1.24
Say Yes to the Dress	TLC	0.19	0.87
Justice League	HBO	0.18	0.49
The Wrong Cruise	Lifetime	0.18	0.81
Highlights Below the Chart:
DuckTales	Disney	0.17	0.63
Justice with Judge Jeanine	Fox News	0.16	1.99
Victoria & Abdul	HBO	0.12	0.71
AM Joy	MSNBC	0.11	1.01
Smerconish	CNN	0.1	0.73

Monday TV Ratings 7/30/18: Salvation Steady, The Bachelorette Down for Men Tell All

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All	1.3/6	5.44	ABC
	American Ninja Warrior	1.1/5	5.27	NBC
	So You Think You Can Dance	0.6/3	2.60	Fox
	Mom (R)	0.6/3	4.25	CBS
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	0.3/2	1.41	The CW
8:30 PM	Life in Pieces (R)	0.5/2	3.47	CBS
9 PM	9-1-1 (R)	0.4/2	1.41	CBS
	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	0.3/1	1.06	The CW
	Salvation	0.3/2	2.61	CBS
9:30 PM	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)	0.2/1	0.98	The CW
10 PM	Dateline NBC	0.8/4	4.61	NBC
	The Proposal	0.7/3	3.11	ABC
	Elementary	0.4/2	3.38	CBS

Friday Cable Ratings 7/27/18: Shark Week Coverage Down, BUNK’d Collapses to New Low

Below are the cable ratings for Friday, 7/27/18. Items of note include the continuation of Shark Week on Discovery Channel, Wynonna Earp on Syfy, and Raven's Home on Disney.
(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Live PD	A&E	0.72	2.03
Bloodline: Spawn of Jaws	Discovery	0.54	1.44
Great White Shark Babies	Discovery	0.52	1.49
Live PD Rewind	A&E	0.37	1.14
Cash Cab	Discovery	0.29	0.92
Ancient Aliens	History	0.25	1.19
Wild 'n Out	MTV	0.24	0.45
Mama June: From Not to Hot	WE	0.24	0.76
In Search Of	History	0.23	1.00
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.22	1.29
House Hunters	HGTV	0.22	1.15
My Aloha Dream Home	HGTV	0.21	0.93
Hannity	Fox News	0.2	2.74
My Aloha Dream Home	HGTV	0.2	1.04
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives	Food	0.2	0.79
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.19	2.03
Double Dare	Nickelodeon	0.19	0.96
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.18	0.50
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.18	2.16
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.17	0.39
Fox & Friends	Fox News	0.17	1.79
All In	MSNBC	0.17	1.62
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.17	0.92
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.16	0.80
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.16	0.98
Highlighs Below the Chart:
Raven's Home	Disney	0.16	0.76
The Last Word	MSNBC	0.14	1.45
Wynonna Earp	Syfy	0.12	0.48
The Paynes	OWN	0.12	0.43
The Lead with Jake Tapper	CNN	0.12	0.80
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.12	1.33
Wolf	CNN	0.12	0.67
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.11	1.10
At This Hour	CNN	0.11	0.68
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.11	1.92
Velshi & Ruhle	MSNBC	0.1	0.94
BUNK'd	Disney	0.1	0.63
Killjoys	Syfy	0.09	0.43