Thursday Cable Ratings 4/18/19: Better Things and Drag Race Rise, Tacoma FD Nears Low

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 4/18/19. Items of note include Better Things on FX, RuPaul's Drag Race on VH1, and Tacoma FD on TruTV.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: Warriors v. Clippers	TNT	1.33	3.32
NBA: 76ers v. Nets	TNT	1.16	2.93
Inside the NBA Playoffs	TNT	0.58	1.42
The First 48	A&E	0.38	1.13
Double Shot at Love	MTV	0.36	0.61
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.32	3.23
NHL: WA v. Carolina	NBCSN	0.29	0.82
Hannity	Fox News	0.29	3.63
Swamp People	History	0.28	1.44
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.27	3.15
Impractical Jokers	TruTV	0.27	0.54
NHL Playoff	NBCSN	0.26	0.76
The Face of Evil	Invest. Disc.	0.26	1.09
RuPaul's Drag Race	VH1	0.25	0.53
Pardon the Interruption	ESPN	0.24	0.72
The Five	Fox News	0.24	2.92
House Hunters	HGTV	0.24	1.06
Elf	Nick-At-Nite	0.23	0.71
NHL: Las Vegas v. San Jose	NBCSN	0.23	0.66
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.23	2.92
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.22	0.81
The Last Word	MSNBC	0.22	2.51
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.21	0.51
America's Newsroom	Fox News	0.21	2.80
Tacoma FD	TruTV	0.21	0.39
Highlights Below the Chart:
Project Runway	Bravo	0.21	0.86
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Freeform	0.15	0.39
Better Things	FX	0.13	0.36

Thursday Cable Ratings 4/11/19: Drag Race & Better Things Crash, New High for Tacoma FD

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 4/11/19. Items of note include RuPaul's Drag Race on VH1, Better Things on FX, and Tacoma FD on TruTV.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Double Shot At Love	MTV	0.51	0.92
Double Shot At Love	MTV	0.5	0.91
The Masters	ESPN	0.46	2.48
Swamp People	History	0.33	1.54
The First 48	A&E	0.33	1.17
Impractical Jokers	TruTV	0.31	0.56
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.31	0.94
Golf Sportscenter	ESPN	0.3	1.07
BET Remembers Nipsey	BET	0.28	0.58
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.26	3.06
Hannity	Fox News	0.26	3.47
RuPaul's Drag Race	VH1	0.24	0.53
Tacoma FD	TruTV	0.24	0.41
NHL: Colorado v. Calgary	NBCSN	0.24	0.56
The American Farm	History	0.24	0.85
NHL: Toronto v. Boston	NBCSN	0.23	0.64
NHL Playoff Bonus	NBCSN	0.23	0.58
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.22	1.30
Flip or Flop Vegas	HGTV	0.22	1.02
Project Runway	Bravo	0.22	1.03
NHL: Carolina v. WA	USA	0.21	0.75
Little Women Atlanta	Lifetime	0.21	0.75
Dead of Night	Invest. Disc.	0.21	0.94
House Hunters	HGTV	0.21	1.26
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.2	2.64
Highlights Below the Chart:
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Freeform	0.13	0.40
Better Things	FX	0.08	0.27

Thursday Cable Ratings 4/4/19: Mediocre Premiere for Cloak & Dagger, Tacoma FD Holds Strong in Week 2, Drag Race Hits Season High

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 4/4/19. Items of note include the season premiere of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger on Freeform, Tacoma FD on TruTV, and Better Things on FX.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: Warriors v. Lakers	TNT	0.56	1.68
NBA Bucks v. 76ers	TNT	0.51	1.58
Ex on the Beach Reunion	MTV	0.35	0.67
RuPaul's Drag Race	VH1	0.31	0.63
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.29	1.37
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.28	0.89
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.28	2.81
Killing Time	Invest. Disc.	0.27	0.95
Inside the NBA	TNT	0.26	0.74
Dead of Night	Invest. Disc.	0.26	1.02
Swamp People	History	0.26	1.44
House Hunters	HGTV	0.26	1.30
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.25	2.83
The First 48	A&E	0.23	0.81
Slam Dunk	ESPN	0.23	0.70
Impractical Jokers	TruTV	0.23	0.50
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.23	0.75
Hannity	Fox News	0.22	2.94
Drag Race Untucked	VH1	0.22	0.42
Project Runway	Bravo	0.21	0.94
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.2	2.55
Sportscenter	ESPN	0.2	0.46
Tacoma FD	TruTV	0.2	0.40
Flip or Flop Vegas	HGTV	0.2	0.99
NBA Tip-Off	TNT	0.2	0.69
Highlights Below the Chart:
Better Things	FX	0.15	0.42
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Freeform	0.15	0.48
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Freeform	0.11	0.40

Thursday Cable Ratings 7/26/18: Nashville Rises for Series Finale, American Woman Goes Lower

Below are the Top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 7/26/18. Items of note include the series finale of Nashville on CMT, American Woman on TV Land, and Snowfall 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.)
Tiger Shark Invasion	Discovery	0.64	1.62
Sharkwrecked	Discovery	0.64	1.68
Southern Charm	Bravo	0.58	1.50
Flip or Flop	HGTV	0.43	1.89
Snowfall	FX	0.39	0.89
Dr. Pimple Popper	TLC	0.35	1.12
Live PD: PD Cam	A&E	0.35	1.04
Queen of the South	USA	0.35	1.09
Alone	History	0.35	1.66
Mountain Men	History	0.34	2.36
Live PD: PD Cam	A&E	0.34	1.02
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.33	1.62
Shark After Dark Live	Discovery	0.33	0.77
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.31	2.87
House Hunters	HGTV	0.31	1.65
Hannity	Fox News	0.3	3.34
Wild 'n Out	MTV	0.29	0.61
The Great Food Truck Race	Food	0.29	1.02
Beat Bobby Flay	Food	0.28	0.95
Wild 'n Out	MTV	0.27	0.58
Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	0.27	1.35
Ghostbusters	FX	0.27	0.82
The Last Word	MSNBC	0.26	2.49
Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	0.26	0.92
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.24	2.63
Highlights Below the Chart:
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.24	2.50
The Daily Show	Comedy Central	0.23	0.76
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.2	1.07
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.19	0.93
Cloak & Dagger	Freeform	0.19	0.53
Detroiters	Comedy Central	0.17	0.32
Nashville	CMT	0.17	0.88
Shooter	USA	0.15	0.67
The Lead with Jake Tapper	CNN	013	0.84
Bizaardvark	Disney	0.12	0.74
At This Hour	CNN	0.12	0.65
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.11	1.32
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.11	1.06
Wolf	CNN	0.1	0.80
Velshi & Ruhle	MSNBC	0.09	0.84
Mysteries At the Museum	Travel	0.09	0.51
Bug Juice	Disney	0.09	0.45
American Woman	Paramount	0.08	0.30

Cloak & Dagger Renewed by Freeform

Freeform has renewed freshman Marvel drama Cloak & Dagger for a second season. While the show isn't a ratings hit, it's still one of Freeform's highest-rated shows, so this decision isn't much of a surprise. The announcement was made at San Diego Comic Con. Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt star as the titular superheroes on the series. Below are the ratings for all of the show's first season.



What do you think of this news? Will you be tuning in for the second season? Let us know in the comments below!