• by Wayne Friedman , July 23, 2015

Syfy network’s “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” scored well for its third movie offering on Wednesday night -- but below that of its earlier movie editions.

“Sharknado 3” pulled in Nielsen 2.8 million overall viewers, as well as $108,000 in estimated national advertising revenue, according to iSpot.tv, for its initial time period airing. 

In terms of viewership, this was down from the 3.8 million viewers for “Sharknado 2,” but more than the 1.4 million viewers for the original “Sharknado.” 

The third “Sharknado” movie also posted fewer 18-49 viewers -- 1.1 million. The second movie earned 1.6 million 18-49 viewers, while the first movie tallied 566,000.

“Sharknado 3” was just ahead of History’s “American Pickers” at 6 p.m., which had 2.6 million viewers and $615,500 in estimated advertising revenue for the time period.

A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” came in at 2.2 million viewers and $297,200 in ad revenue for the time period. USA Network's “Suits” had 2.1 million viewers and $350,600 in advertising revenue for the time period.

HGTV’s “House Hunters” at 10 p.m. pulled in 2.06 million viewers and $307,000 in ad revenue for its time period.