Top 40 Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 05/21/12
The NBA Playoffs continue to dominate the cable TV ratings, taking six of the top ten spots, including positions one through five. And ratings should only get better in June as the Conference Finals are under way and then the NBA Finals in a couple of weeks.
Outside of sports, History performed nicely leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. Its staples PAWN STARS and AMERICAN PICKERS are the only non-sports programs in the top ten.
The bulk of the remaining spots in the top 40 chart are the off-network reruns on cable. That should change now that the broadcast networks are in summer repeat mode. In face, as a preview to next week's chart, the #1 program in the US could just be a cable program, and not from a broadcast network.
Outside of sports, History performed nicely leading up to the Memorial Day weekend. Its staples PAWN STARS and AMERICAN PICKERS are the only non-sports programs in the top ten.
The bulk of the remaining spots in the top 40 chart are the off-network reruns on cable. That should change now that the broadcast networks are in summer repeat mode. In face, as a preview to next week's chart, the #1 program in the US could just be a cable program, and not from a broadcast network.
RANK PROGRAM NAME NET RATING
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1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L TNT 5.3
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L TNT 4.8
3 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L ESPN 4.5
4 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L ESPN 3.5
5 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L TNT 3.5
6 PAWN STARS HIST 3.3
7 PAWN STARS HIST 3.3
8 AMERICAN PICKERS HIST 2.8
9 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L TNT 2.8
10 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 2.7
11 WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) USA 2.6
12 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TNT 2.3
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HIST 2.3
14 SPORTSCENTER LATE L ESPN 2.2
15 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TNT 2.1
16 SPONGEBOB NICK 2.1
17 NCIS USA 2.0
18 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
19 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC 2.0
20 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
21 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
22 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
23 NCIS USA 2.0
24 GAME OF THRONES HBOM 2.0
25 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
25 NCIS USA 2.0
27 DEADLIEST CATCH DISC 2.0
28 SPONGEBOB NICK 2.0
29 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC 2.0
29 FAMILY GUY ADSM 2.0
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE L ESPN 2.0
32 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC 2.0
33 FAMILY GUY ADSM 1.9
34 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC 1.9
35 FAMILY GUY ADSM 1.9
36 BIG BANG THEORY, THE TBSC 1.9
37 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 1.9
38 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOXNC 1.9
39 NCIS USA 1.8
40 FAMILY GUY ADSM 1.8
Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.
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