Primetime Cable Ratings: May 25, 2018

ESPN dominates the Friday night cable ratings, with the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The game collected 8.1 million viewers and a solid 2.9 rating in Adults 18-49. But, that is 1.1 million viewers viewers, and a drop of 20% in the demo, from the previous night's Western Conference Final, on TNT.

Nickelodeon's season premiere of THE THUINDERMANS ranked 7th on the night, drawing 1.4 million viewers. It was one of may shows to score a 0.3 rating in the A18-49 demographic, tying for third on the night.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	NBA Playoffs: BOS v CLE	ESPN	8:34 PM	8,089	2.9
5	NBA Pre-Game	ESPN	7:30 PM	1,536	0.6
6	House Hunters Intl	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,427	0.2
7	The Thundermans	NAN	8:00 PM	1,407	0.3
10	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,368	0.3
12	Ancient Aliens	HIST	9:00 PM	1,104	0.2
13	Bering Sea Gold	DISC	9:01 PM	1,076	0.2
14	Diners, Drive Ins & Dives	FOOD	9:00 PM	1,049	0.3
15	Knight Squad	NAN	8:30 PM	976	0.2
16	Battlebots	DISC	8:00 PM	939	0.2
17	The Tesla Files	HIST	10:03 PM	883	0.2
18	The Last 24	ID	10:00 PM	780	0.2
19	Ducktales (2017)	DSNY	8:00 PM	777	0.1
20	The Last 24	ID	9:00 PM	701	0.1
23	Star Wars Forces	DSNY	8:30 PM	612	0.1
24	Tanked	APL	9:00 PM	497	0.2
25	Texas Flip And Move	DIY	9:00 PM	464	0.1
26	Bellator MMA Live	PAR	9:00 PM	421	0.2
28	Drugs, Inc.: The Fix	NGC	9:00 PM	390	0.1
29	College Softball Playoffs	ESPN2	7:21 PM	370	0.1
30	College Softball Playoffs	ESPN2	9:22 PM	359	0.1
31	Movie	HBO	9:10 PM	357	0.1
32	MLB Showcase Game	MLB	7:10 PM	281	0.1
33	The X-Files	BBCA	9:00 PM	278	0.1
34	College Softball Playoffs	ESPNU	9:13 PM	254	0.1
35	The X-Files	BBCA	8:00 PM	239	0.1
36	Velocity Dispatch	VEL	9:30 PM	235	0.1
37	College Softball Playoffs	ESPNU	7:00 PM	216	0.0
38	The X-Files	BBCA	10:00 PM	199	0.0
39	Dirt Every Day	VEL	9:00 PM	198	0.0
40	MLB Tonight Postgame	MLB	10:12 PM	147	0.0
41	Track & Field	NBCSN	10:30 PM	142	0.0
42	Why Him	MAX	8:00 PM	87	0.0

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime cable ranking