Primetime Cable Ratings: May 24, 2018

The 2018 NBA Playoffs posted its biggest ratings night, with the TNT game of Houston vs Golden State. The game drew a solid 9.2 million viewers and a commanding 3.6 rating in Adults 18-49. It was about 1.5 million viewers over the average game for the Conference Finals and should sett the make for a good showing for ABC, when the NBA Finals begin in June.

MTV's JERSEY SHOW FAMILY VACATION was the only other program to score a 1.0, or betting, in the A18-49 demographic.

The season finale of SIREN, on FREEFORM, grabs just 660,000 viewers, ranking 28th on the night.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	NBA Playoffs: HOU v GS	TNT	9:00 PM	9,236	3.6
7	NBA Pre-Game	TNT	8:00 PM	1,760	0.6
9	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,672	0.3
10	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,649	0.3
11	Jersey Shore:Fam Vacation	MTV	8:00 PM	1,641	1.0
12	Swamp People	HIST	9:00 PM	1,600	0.3
13	Southern Charm	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,319	0.5
14	Flip or Flop Vegas	HGTV	9:30 PM	1,273	0.3
15	Extreme Measures	ID	10:00 PM	1,186	0.3
16	Flip or Flop Vegas	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,084	0.3
18	Murder Calls	ID	9:00 PM	959	0.2
19	Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	10:01 PM	936	0.3
20	Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	9:30 PM	923	0.3
21	Beat B.Flay	FOOD	10:00 PM	919	0.3
22	Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	9:00 PM	858	0.3
23	Live PD: Police Patrol	A&E	10:32 PM	847	0.3
26	Rupauls Drag Race	VH1	8:00 PM	715	0.4
27	Ex On The Beach	MTV	9:02 PM	686	0.4
28	Siren	FREE	8:00 PM	658	0.2
29	Myst Museum	TRAV	10:00 PM	587	0.1
30	Untucked	VH1	9:30 PM	558	0.3
31	Movie	HBO	8:00 PM	531	0.2
32	Mysteries At The Museum	TRAV	9:00 PM	519	0.1
33	My 600Lb Life	TLC	8:00 PM	515	0.1
34	Imposters	BRVO	10:00 PM	469	0.1
35	Skin Tight: Transformed	TLC	10:00 PM	469	0.1
36	Nobodies	TVL	10:00 PM	468	0.1
37	Growing Up Hip Hop	WETV	9:00 PM	467	0.2
38	College Softball Super Regional	ESPN	7:45 PM	463	0.2
39	Carbonaro Effect	TRUTV	10:00 PM	374	0.1
40	College Softball Super Regional	ESPN	9:00 PM	370	0.1
41	NASCAR M.E. Cup Qualify	FS1	7:00 PM	352	0.1
42	Paramount Network Movie	PAR	9:00 PM	337	0.2
43	Jay Lenos Garage	CNBC	10:00 PM	296	0.1
44	Inside Carbonaro	TRUTV	10:30 PM	288	0.1
45	NASCAR Race Hub	FS1	8:30 PM	270	0.1
46	Impact Wrestling: 321	POP	8:00 PM	263	0.1
47	Arca Racing	FS1	9:00 PM	257	0.1
48	Epic Engineering	SCI	9:02 PM	255	0.0
49	College Softball Super Regional	ESPN2	9:10 PM	240	0.0
50	IE: Extreme Railroads	SCI	10:04 PM	232	0.1
51	WNBA: LA v CON	ESPN2	7:00 PM	221	0.1
52	Prime Baseball Game	MLB	6:11 PM	170	0.0
53	Carnival Eats	COOK	10:00 PM	167	0.1
54	Knight And Day	MAX	8:00 PM	127	0.0
55	Citizen Rose	E!	10:00 PM	112	0.1

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime cable ranking