Here are the top 10 programs across cable news for August 2018, per Nielsen live-plus-same-day data. The entries below include total viewers, performance over last year and the number of original broadcasts that aired in August. Notice who's missing? Fake News CNN.
1) Fox Hannity (3,079,000) / +15 percent / 16 telecasts
2) MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show (2,882,000) / +4 percent / 20 telecasts
3) Fox Tucker Carlson Tonight (2,552,000) / +3 percent / 19 telecasts
4) Fox The Ingraham Angle (2,461,000) / 18 telecasts
5) MSNBC The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (2,229,000) / -5 percent / 19 telecasts
6) Fox The Five (2,176,000) / -7 percent / 20 telecasts
7) Fox Special Report with Bret Baier (2,049,000) / FLAT / 20 telecasts
8) Fox The Story with Martha MacCallum (1,867,000) / -2 percent / 20 telecasts
9) MSNBC All In with Chris Hayes (1,865,000) / FLAT / 20 telecasts
10) MSNBC The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (1,712,000) / -5 percent / 20 telecasts
2) MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show (2,882,000) / +4 percent / 20 telecasts
3) Fox Tucker Carlson Tonight (2,552,000) / +3 percent / 19 telecasts
4) Fox The Ingraham Angle (2,461,000) / 18 telecasts
5) MSNBC The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (2,229,000) / -5 percent / 19 telecasts
6) Fox The Five (2,176,000) / -7 percent / 20 telecasts
7) Fox Special Report with Bret Baier (2,049,000) / FLAT / 20 telecasts
8) Fox The Story with Martha MacCallum (1,867,000) / -2 percent / 20 telecasts
9) MSNBC All In with Chris Hayes (1,865,000) / FLAT / 20 telecasts
10) MSNBC The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (1,712,000) / -5 percent / 20 telecasts