Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 8/28/22. Items of note include House of the Dragon on HBO, the series finale of Animal Kingdom on TNT, and the Video Music Awards on MTV.
(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.) |
| House of the Dragon | HBO | 0.59 | 2.26 |
| MLB: Braves v. Cardinals | ESPN | 0.47 | 1.89 |
| Formula 1 Grand Prix | ESPN2 | 0.37 | 1.05 |
| NFL Preseason: Giants v. Jets | NFL | 0.34 | 1.45 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | MTV | 0.32 | 0.71 |
| Real Housewives of Atlanta | Bravo | 0.30 | 0.96 |
| 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | TLC | 0.29 | 1.46 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.28 | 0.93 |
| NFL Total Access | NFL | 0.22 | 0.89 |
| NASCAR: Daytona | CNBC | 0.22 | 1.41 |
| NASCAR Post-Race | CNBC | 0.21 | 1.30 |
| I Love a Mama's Boy | TLC | 0.21 | 1.05 |
| NASCAR Rain Delay | CNBC | 0.19 | 1.27 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.18 | 0.47 |
| Premier League | USA | 0.18 | 0.53 |
| Naked & Afraid XL | Discovery | 0.18 | 1.10 |
| Animal Kingdom | TNT | 0.18 | 0.90 |
| Top 100 Players of 2022 | NFL | 0.18 | 0.67 |
| Married to Medicine | Bravo | 0.17 | 0.65 |
| Alex vs America | Food | 0.17 | 0.82 |
| Renovation Island | HGTV | 0.17 | 1.40 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.16 | 0.50 |
| Island Life | HGTV | 0.16 | 1.15 |
| Baseball Tonight | ESSN | 0.14 | 0.51 |
| NFL Total Access | NFL | 0.14 | 0.54 |
| VMAs Pre-Show | MTV | 0.14 | 0.32 |
| WNBA Playoffs | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.47 |
| Little League World Series | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.56 |
| Premiere League Live Studio | USA | 0.13 | 0.38 |
| Top 100 Players of 2022 | NFL | 0.13 | 0.45 |
| Happily Ever After: Pillow Talk | TLC | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Island Life | HGTV | 0.12 | 1.01 |
| Biography: WWE Legends | A&E | 0.12 | 0.44 |
| Chesapeake Shores | Hallmark | 0.12 | 1.37 |
| Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal | ID | 0.11 | 0.62 |
| WNBA Playoffs | ESPN2 | 0.11 | 0.41 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.39 |
| Delicious Miss Brown | Food | 0.11 | 0.75 |
| PGA Tour | Golf | 0.11 | 0.87 |
| Premier League | USA | 0.11 | 0.35 |
| Little League World Series | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.51 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.43 |
| Happily Ever After Countdown | TLC | 0.11 | 0.54 |
| High School Football | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.42 |
| Tales of The Walking Dead | AMC | 0.10 | 0.43 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | BET | 0.10 | 0.32 |
| Top 100 Players of 2022 | NFL | 0.09 | 0.30 |
| Premier League Goal Zone | USA | 0.09 | 0.26 |
| Unthinkably Good Things | Hallmark | 0.09 | 0.73 |
| Fox & Friends Sunday | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.43 |
| Highlights Below the Chart: | |||
| Tuca & Bertie | Adult Swim | 0.09 | 0.21 |
| City on a Hill | Showtime | 0.08 | 0.29 |
| The Chi | Showtime | 0.08 | 0.22 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Comedy Central | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | VH1 | 0.07 | 0.22 |
| Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Starz | 0.06 | 0.23 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Paramount | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Nick-At-Nite | 0.05 | 0.16 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | CMT | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Pop | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | TV Land | 0.03 | 0.10 |
| MTV Video Music Awards | MTV2 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Tuca & Bertie | Adult Swim | TBA | TBA |
