Monday Cable Ratings 8/17/20: CNN and MSNBC Outpace Broadcast Networks for Democratic Convention Coverage as Fox News Struggles, NBA Leads, American Dad! Rises

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 8/17/20. Items of note include coverage of opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, American Dad! on TBS, and the season premiere of Amy Schumer Learns to Cook on Food Network.
(Note: Click any show with its name in yellow or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Playoffs	ESPN	1.01	2.28
2020 Democratic National Convention	CNN	0.92	4.85
NBA Playoffs	ESPN	0.85	2.10
2020 Democratic National Convention	CNN	0.83	4.59
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way	TLC	0.76	2.72
Below Deck Mediterranean	Bravo	0.64	1.87
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.62	3.54
NBA Playoffs	ESPN	0.56	1.30
WWE Raw	USA	0.52	1.73
WWE Raw	USA	0.49	1.70
NBA Playoffs	ESPN	0.49	1.18
2020 Democratic National Convention	MSNBC	0.49	4.37
WWE Raw	USA	0.44	1.50
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.43	2.83
The Other Way Pillow Talk	TLC	0.41	1.73
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.4	4.13
Before the 90 Days Strikes Back	TLC	0.39	1.76
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.39	0.90
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams	MSNBC	0.35	3.12
Hannity	Fox News	0.34	3.88
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.3	1.73
Love It or List It	HGTV	0.27	1.48
The Five	Fox News	0.26	3.34
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.26	1.59
2020 Democratic National Convention	Fox News	0.24	2.10

Highlights Below the Chart:
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.24	2.16
American Dad!	TBS	0.23	0.52
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.22	0.57
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.21	2.42
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook	Food	0.13	0.52
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.1	1.85
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.1	1.33
MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle	MSNBC	0.07	1.19
I May Destroy You	HBO	0.04	0.09

	Network	A25-54	A18-49	A18-34	Total viewers
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)	CNN	1.26	0.92	0.58	4.848
America’s Choice 2020 (9pm)	CNN	1.14	0.83	0.48	4.587
MSNBC Special Coverage	MSNBC	0.70	0.49	0.25	4.373
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)	CNN	0.68	0.43	0.26	2.827
Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOX News	0.64	0.40	0.16	4.127
Hannity	FOX News	0.61	0.34	0.12	3.882
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.39	0.26	0.14	1.585
The Ingraham Angle (11:10 pm)	FOX News	0.37	0.24	0.10	2.163
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC Convention	FOX News	0.36	0.24	0.10	2.100
The Story	FOX News	0.34	0.22	0.13	2.248
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.33	0.21	0.10	2.417