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Robot, orStranger Things there have still been some very clear standouts.
Here are 11 of the seasons biggest winners.
Simpson: American Crime Story.
The only basic cable series with a bigger viewership this year?
Its worth notingYellowstonesnagged its very large ratings mostly by appealing to a slightly older audience base.
But in the case ofYellowstone, the big-tent strategy looks to be a winner.
And while the show ranks No.
10 on the national list of most-played summer titles among Comcast Xfinity video-on-demand users, its No.
3 with audiences in the Salt Lake City area.
Perhaps thats whyYellowstonehasnt landed nearly as many magazine covers and website listicles as its ratings suggest it deserves.
The trend continued this summer.
Overall,Clawsis on track to finish 2018 as one of the years ten biggest cable dramas.
Not surprisingly, TNT has already renewed it for a third season.
Critics have been almostuniversally enthusiastic, and Adams seems a lock to land best actress nominations.
It didnt hurt that criticsravedabout season one and praised it as a feel-good tonic for decidedly down times.
Dr. Pimple Popper
A reality show about a dermatologist who specializes in zit extractions?
It sounds like anSNLsketch gone wrong, but its no joke in the ratings.
Unsurprisingly, TLC has announced plans for a second season of the show early in 2019.
Since Memorial Day,Live PDhas been the No.
1 show on all of TV in the key adults 18-49 demo on both FridayandSaturday nights.
ButMaking Itis also doing well by other metrics where lead-ins dont matter.
Anecdotally, however, its quite possibly the buzziest TV program of the summer.
Ratings also grew over the shows run, with the finale earningSuccessions biggest same-day audience of the season.
What makesSuccessiona winner is how it managed to win the buzz war as its ten-episode season unspooled.
Who Is America?
(One supremely idiotic Georgia state representative was evenforced to resignas a result of one episode.)
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