Thursday Cable Ratings 8/15/19: Queen of the South and Chasing The Cure Drop, Baskets and Jersey Shore Family Vacation Jump

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 8/15/19. Items of note include Queen of the South on USA, Chasing the Cure on TBS & TNT, and Baskets on FX.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NFL Preseason	ESPN	0.81	2.40
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.53	1.01
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.45	1.06
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.34	0.77
Dr. Pimple Popper: This Is Zit	TLC	0.32	1.83
Alone	History	0.3	1.36
Flip or Flop	HGTV	0.28	1.69
Ex on the Beach	MTV	0.28	0.53
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.26	3.47
Mountain Men	History	0.26	1.84
Impractical Jokers	TruTV	0.26	0.47
Hannity	Fox News	0.26	3.47
Queen of the South	USA	0.26	0.89
House Hunters	HGTV	0.25	1.41
Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta	WE	0.23	0.59
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.23	0.87
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.23	0.49
Monday Night Countdown	ESPN	0.22	0.65
Untold Stories of the ER	TLC	0.21	1.22
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.21	1.35
Million Dollar Listing NY	Bravo	0.2	0.87
Chipped	Food	0.2	0.71
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.2	2.39
Fear Thy Neighbor	Invest. Disc.	0.2	1.01
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.2	0.43
Highlights Below the Chart:
Baskets	FX	0.12	0.32
Chasing the Cure	TBS TNT	0.11 0.08	0.42 0.32

Thursday Cable Ratings 8/8/19: Chasing The Cure Starts Decently, Jersey Shore Family Vacation and Baskets Hit Series Lows Again

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 8/8/19. Items of note include the series premiere of Chasing The Cure on TNT and TBS, Jersey Shore Family Vacation on MTV, and Baskets on FX.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NFL: Jets v. Giants	NFL	0.51	1.50
NFL Preseason	NFL	0.47	1.41
Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	0.39	2.04
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.37	0.70
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.37	0.66
Flip or Flop	HGTV	0.35	1.74
NFL: Chargers v. Cardinals	NFL	0.35	1.02
Queen of the South	USA	0.29	0.89
Million Dollar Listing NY	Bravo	0.27	0.92
Untold Stories of the ER	TLC	0.26	1.40
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.26	0.86
Fear Thy Neighbor	Invest. Disc.	0.25	1.00
Wonder Woman	TNT	0.25	0.91
Impractical Jokers	TruTV	0.23	0.51
House Hunters	HGTV	0.23	1.28
BBQ Brawl	Food	0.22	0.94
The Five	Fox News	0.22	2.33
Enchanted	Nickelodeon	0.22	0.77
Hannity	FOx News	0.22	3.17
Growing Up Hip Hop	WE	0.21	0.54
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.21	0.70
Going for Sold	HGTV	0.2	1.05
Little Women LA	Lifetime	0.2	0.66
Little Women LA	Lifetime	0.2	0.64
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.19	1.20
Highlights Below the Chart:
Chasing the Cure	TNT TBS	0.14 0.13	0.52 0.51
Baskets	FX	0.08	0.33

Thursday Cable Ratings 8/1/19: Siren Drops for Finale, Baskets Also Down Following Cancellation

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 8/1/19. Items of note include the finale of Siren on Freeform, Baskets on FX, and Jersey Shore Family Vacation on MTV.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	0.45	2.35
Monster Mako: Perfect Predator	Discovery	0.43	1.08
Great White Kill Zone	Discovery	0.42	1.15
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.4	0.74
Return to Shark Island	Discovery	0.4	1.16
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.38	0.73
Flip or Flop	HGTV	0.34	1.89
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.34	3.94
Queen of the South	USA	0.32	1.06
Hannity	Fox News	0.31	4.06
Shark After Dark	Discovery	0.26	0.58
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.26	1.09
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.25	3.14
BBQ Brawl	Food	0.25	1.00
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.24	1.52
Untold Stories of The ER	TLC	0.24	1.38
House Hunters	HGtV	0.24	1.51
Alone	History	0.23	1.07
Laws of Jaws: Dangerous Waters (R)	Discovery	0.23	0.64
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.23	0.83
Mountain Men	History	0.22	1.72
Great White Kill Zone (R)	Discovery	0.22	0.46
Monster Mako: Perfect Predator (R)	Discovery	0.21	0.44
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.21	0.92
Growing Up Hip-Hop	WE	0.21	0.54
Highlights Below the Chart:
Siren	Freeform	0.12	0.44
Baskets	FX	0.1	0.32

Thursday Cable Ratings 7/25/19: Queen of the South and Siren Jump, Dr. Pimple Popper Leads

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 7/25/19. Items of note include Queen of the South on USA, Siren on Freeform, and Baskets on FX.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	0.52	2.51
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.46	0.79
Real Housewives of New York	Bravo	0.4	1.21
Queen of the South	USA	0.34	1.03
The Shadows of Death	Invest. Disc.	0.3	1.11
Hannity	Fox News	0.29	4.14
Mountain Men	History	0.27	1.86
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.25	3.47
Christina On the Coast	HGTV	0.24	1.74
Primal Instinct	Invest. Disc.	0.23	0.94
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.23	0.65
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.23	0.82
Growing Up Hip Hop	WE	0.22	0.56
Untold Stories of the ER	TLC	0.22	1.30
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.22	3.09
House Hunters	HGTV	0.21	1.45
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.21	1.36
House Hunters	HGTV	0.21	1.34
Alone	history	0.21	1.14
Chopped	Food	0.21	0.83
The Five	Fox News	0.2	2.58
Live Rescue	A&E	0.18	0.86
Special Report	Fox News	0.18	2.12
Ax Men	History	0.18	1.15
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.17	2.42
Highlights Below the Chart:
Siren	Freeform	0.17	0.53
Baskets	FX	0.11	0.35
BUNK'd	Disney	0.11	0.52

Thursday Cable Ratings 7/18/19: Amphibia Ties Low for Finale, Jersey Shore Family Vacation Slides

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 7/18/19. Items of note include the season finale of Amphibia on Disney Channel, Jersey Shore Family Vacation on MTV, and Baskets on FX.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	0.52	2.45
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.5	0.92
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.43	0.81
Real Housewives of New York	Bravo	0.31	1.09
Queen of the South	USA	0.28	0.94
Christina On the Coast	HGTV	0.27	1.71
Alone	History	0.27	1.17
Untold Stories of the ER	TLC	0.26	1.45
Hannity	Fox News	0.26	3.34
Live Rescue	A&E	0.25	1.02
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.24	3.23
Little Women Atlanta	Lifetime	0.23	0.77
Mountain Men	History	0.23	1.74
House Hunters	HGTV	0.23	1.30
Unspouse My House	HGTV	0.23	1.34
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.22	2.75
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.22	0.78
Conan	TBS	0.22	0.49
Chopped	Food	0.21	0.71
Little Women LA	Lifetime	0.2	0.77
Ax Men	History	0.2	1.11
The Shadows of Death	Invest. Disc.	0.2	0.94
Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta	WE	0.19	0.48
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.18	0.59
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.17	2.58
Highlights Below the Chart:
Siren	Freeform	0.12	0.41
Baskets	FX	0.11	0.37
BUNK'd	Disney	0.1	0.51
Amphibia	Disney	0.06	0.34

Cable Renew/Cancel - AMC, FX & USA: NOS4A2 To Scare Up Season 2, Baskets On the Bubble

It's been a few months since the last update to the AMC/FX/USA Renew/Cancel, and there's been a decent amount of action at the networks since then. Stay tuned for initial predictions on Fear the Walking Dead, NOS4A2, Baskets, and more! Plus, you can now click the name of any show with its title in blue to see the full ratings for its most recent season!

AMC:

Show	Status
Talking Dead	Certain Renewal
Fear The Walking Dead	Certain Renewal
NOS4A2	Likely Renewal
The Terror	Returns In August
Lodge 49	Returns In August
The Walking Dead	Returns In October
Better Call Saul	Returns In 2020
McMafia	Returns TBA
Ride with Norman Reedus	Returns TBA
Preacher	Ending, Returns In August
Humans	Canceled
Into the Badlands	Canceled
The Son	Canceled
The Little Drummer Girl	Miniseries
Eli Roth’s History of Horror	Miniseries

Fear The Walking Dead: Not much needs to be said here. It's down a decent amount, but is still one of the better cable performers on the air right now. Its 0.52 average is higher than anything else on AMC, and that's enough to make it a CERTAIN RENEWAL.

NOS4A2: AMC's newest series is no big hit. However, it's still a pretty solid performer. Even though it has Fear The Walking Dead as its lead-in, its 0.25 average is relatively impressive. Sure, it's still posting less than 50% retention, but at this point, just about any cable network is going to be happy to renew a show performing at that level. Looking at some of AMC's previous renewals, Preacher, The Terror, and Lodge 49 were all renewed at or below the level NOS4A2 is performing at. It's not as safe as FTWD, but it's still a LIKELY RENEWAL.

Humans: Since our last update, this low-rated third-season sci-fi drama was canceled in its native United Kingdom. While the show was probably cheap since it was a foreign import, AMC is probably glad to be rid of it, at least based on their treatment of it during the final season. This is a correct prediction.

FX:

Show	Status
Baskets	Leans Renewal
The Weekly	Leans Renewal
Trust	Certain Cancellation
Snowfall	Returning July
Mayans MC	Returns In September
Mr. Inbetween	Returns In September
American Horror Story	Renewed, Returns In September
Fargo	Returns In 2020
Taboo	Returns TBA
Atlanta	Returns TBA
American Crime Story	Returns TBA
Legion	Final Season
Better Things	Renewed
What We Do In The Shadows	Renewed
Pose	Renewed
Feud	In Limbo
Fosse/Verdon	Miniseries
A Christmas Carol	Premieres In December
Devs	Premieres In 2019
Mrs. America	Premieres In 2020
Y	Premieres In 2020

Baskets: It's hard to predict what FX will do with their comedies sometimes, because their ratings are just so low. However, they are all acclaimed by critics and almost all of them have received Emmys attention, which FX seems to value. Working in favor of Baskets is that Louie Anderson has consistently been nominated for his role. Working heavily against it is that it's only averaging a 0.1 this season. A 0.1 should be a pretty clear cancel, but for a long-running veteran that has reliably earned Emmy attention, I don't expect a cancellation. It's not like the show was that stronger last season, so I think it can get a fifth season if the creative teams wants it. It LEANS RENEWAL for now.

What We Do In The Shadows: FX renewed this vampire comedy for a second season. It had strong critical support over the season and posted decent ratings, better than the other FX comedies. It was a correct prediction.

Pose: Even before I could release a prediction for it, FX renewed their critically acclaimed period drama for a third season. The show has been a decent performer this season and isn't down much at all. Coupled with the acclaim from critics and it was a pretty easy renewal choice.

USA:

Show	Status
Queen of the South	Certain Renewal
Chrisley Knows Best	Certain Renewal
The Cromarties	Likely Renewal
American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. Ninja	Leans Renewal
The Radkes	Leans Renewal
Unsolved	Likely Cancellation
Real Country	Certain Cancellation
The Purge	Returns TBA
The Sinner	Returns TBA
Temptation Island	Returns TBA
Suits	Ending, Returns In July
Mr. Robot	Ending in 2019
Miz & Mrs.	Renewed
Growing Up Chrisley	Renewed
Big Star Little Star	Canceled
Pearson	Premieres In July

Queen of the South: It's been one of Summer's quietest success stories, but Queen of the South has certainly been a very reliable player for USA. It's a bit weaker this season, down 22% to a 0.29 average, but that still puts it ahead of most of USA's scripted content. Only The Purge has been noticeably stronger in L+SD ratings. Fans have no need to worry, Queen of the South is a CERTAIN RENEWAL.

Growing Up Chrisley: Since our last update, USA renewed this reality show for another season. This was a correct prediction.

What do you think of these predictions? What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments and don't forget to vote in the poll below!