Tuesday Cable Ratings 8/18/20: Democratic Convention Slips on Night Two, Celebrity Show-Off Ends Steady, NBA Jumps

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Tuesday, 8/18/20. Items of note include the Democratic National Convention on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, the finale of Celebrity Show-Off on TBS, and Hard Knocks on HBO.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
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Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Playoffs: Lakers v. Trail Blazers	TNT	1.6	3.45
NBA Playoffs: Thunder v. Rockets	TNT	0.84	1.98
2020 Democratic National Convention	CNN	0.76	4.30
2020 Democratic National Convention	CNN	0.75	4.29
Inside the NBA Playoffs	TNT	0.64	1.42
NBA Playoffs: Heat v. Pacers	TNT	0.59	1.41
2020 Democratic National Convention	MSNBC	0.46	4.56
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.42	4.24
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.33	2.23
Million Dollar Listing LA	Bravo	0.31	0.98
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams	MSNBC	0.3	3.10
Siesta Key	MTV	0.29	0.55
NHL: Capitals v. Islanders	NBCSN	0.24	0.65
The Five	Fox News	0.24	3.30
America's Choice 2020	CNN	0.22	1.26
2020 Democratic National Convention	Fox News	0.22	2.15
Deadliest Catch	Discovery	0.22	1.24
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.22	2.05
Still a Mystery	Invest. Disc.	0.21	0.76
The Story	Fox News	0.21	2.16
Good Bones	HGTV	0.2	1.50
Chopped	Food	0.19	0.81

Highlights Below the Chart:
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.18	1.39
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.18	0.50
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.17	2.10
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.14	2.01
The Situation Room	CNN	0.14	1.22
Celebrity Show-Off	TBS	0.14	0.40
Hard Knocks	HBO	0.1	0.25
MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle	MSNBC	0.09	1.41
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.09	1.40

	Network	A25-54	A18-49	A18-34	Total viewers
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)	CNN	1.07	0.76	0.52	4.304
America’s Choice 2020 (9pm)	CNN	1.05	0.75	0.46	4.288
MSNBC Special Coverage	MSNBC	0.69	0.46	0.24	4.564
Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOX News	0.63	0.42	0.24	4.239
Hannity	FOX News	0.56	0.37	0.20	3.990
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)	CNN	0.47	0.33	0.15	2.228
The Ingraham Angle (11:13pm)	FOX News	0.38	0.22	0.12	2.054
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC Convention	FOX News	0.35	0.22	0.10	2.145
The Story	FOX News	0.32	0.21	0.09	2.156
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.28	0.18	0.06	1.387
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.27	0.17	0.08	2.100