Monday Cable Ratings 8/24/20: Republican Convention Rates Lower than Opening Night of Democratic Convention, American Dad! and I May Destroy You Finale Rise

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 8/24/20. Items of note include coverage of opening night of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, American Dad! on TBS, and the season finale of I May Destroy You on HBO.
(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 Playoff: Lakers v. Trail Blazers	TNT	1.34	2.98
2020 Republican National Convention	Fox News	0.89	7.06
Hannity	Fox News	0.81	6.84
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way	TLC	0.77	2.78
WWE Raw	USA	0.72	2.14
NBA Playoff: Heat v. Pacers	TNT	0.69	1.73
WWE Raw	USA	0.66	2.05
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.63	5.72
WWE Raw	USA	0.62	1.90
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.61	4.82
Below Deck Mediterranean	Bravo	0.6	1.74
NBA Playoff: Thunder v. Rockets	TNT	0.46	21.19
Inside the NBA Playoffs	TNT	0.44	1.01
The Other Way Pillow Talk	TLC	0.43	1.85
Before the 90 Days Strikes Back	TLC	0.42	1.81
2020 Republican National Convention	CNN	0.41	2.28
2020 Republican National Convention	CNN	0.36	2.02
2020 Republican National Convention	CNN	0.34	2.07
The Story	Fox News	0.32	3.20
The Five	Fox News	0.29	3.77
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.28	1.70
American Dad!	TBS	0.28	0.61
Fox News @ Night	Fox News	0.27	2.19
Special Report w/ Bret Baier	Fox News	0.26	3.26
NHL: Islanders v. Flyers	NBCSN	0.26	0.84

Highlights Below the Chart:
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.24	1.44
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.2	0.63
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams	MSNBC	0.19	2.06
The Situation Room	CNN	0.18	1.18
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook	Food	0.17	0.59
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.15	1.80
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.13	1.99
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.08	1.23
MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle	MSNBC	0.08	1.27
I May Destroy You	HBO	0.05	0.12

	Network	A25-54	A18-49	A18-34	Total Viewers
FNC Democracy 2020: RNC	FOX News	1.30	0.89	0.54	7.063
Hannity	FOX News	1.19	0.81	0.49	6.838
Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOX News	0.93	0.63	0.37	5.719
The Ingraham Angle (11pm)	FOX News	0.92	0.61	0.38	4.820
America’s Choice 2020 (9pm)	CNN	0.55	0.41	0.26	2.281
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)	CNN	0.50	0.36	0.25	2.023
The Story	FOX News	0.49	0.32	0.16	3.201
America’s Choice 2020 (8:30pm)	CNN	0.46	0.34	0.16	2.067
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)	CNN	0.36	0.24	0.11	1.593
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.34	0.24	0.12	1.438
MSNBC Special Coverage	MSNBC	0.28	0.20	0.09	1.675
The ReidOut	MSNBC	—	0.15	—	1.795