August is only a slow month for television on the broadcast side. Cable tends to start their late summer shows in August so that they can take advantage of the fact that people are looking for new things to get into while they are waiting on old favorites to return. Also, cable networks break their yearly evaluations into quarters. The 3rd quarter can make a cable network that doesn't have a larger hit show to fall back on.

Broadcast Shows:

America’s Got Talent- 7.970 million (1.2)

Big Brother (Sunday)- 4.134 million (1.1)

Big Brother (Wednesday)- 3.820 million (1.1)

Big Brother (Thursday)- 3.803 million (1.0)

MasterChef (Thursday)- 3.336 million (0.8)

MasterChef (Wednesday)- 3.115 million (0.8)

Elementary- 2.417 million (0.3)

So You Think You Can Dance- 1.951 million (0.4)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Finale)- 1.875 million (0.4)

Cable Shows:

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Reunion Part 3)- 1.754 million (0.6)

Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (Premiere)- 1.744 million (0.8)

Real Housewives of Potomac- 1.103 million (0.4)

Basketball Wives- 986,000 (0.4)

Girls Cruise- 983,000 (0.4)

Black Ink Crew Chicago- 882,000 (0.4)

Claws- 771,000 (0.3)

Love & Listings- 769,000 (0.3)

Jersey Shore Family Vacation- 728,000 (0.4)

Teen Mom OG- 693,000 (0.4)

Little Women LA- 587,000 (0.1)

Ridiculousness (8:00 Sunday)- 585,000 (0.3)

Catfish: The TV Show- 546,000 (0.3)

Dance Moms- 531,000 (0.1)

Ridiculousness (8:00 Friday)- 407,000 (0.2)

Wild ‘N Out (7:30)- 404,000 (0.2)

Ridiculousness (8:00 Saturday)- 383,000 (0.1)

Wild ‘N Out (7:00)- 371,000 (0.2)