Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 05/14/12

NBA Fever... Catch it!
That is exactly what cable viewers are doing, watching their favorite teams do battle in the NBA Conference Semi-Finals.ESPN's and TNT's coverage of the 2012 playoffs took the top 11 spots on the chart. THE NBA should take note of this season and shorten the season in both games and season length. Kicking the season off at Christmas should happen every year.

In non-sports programming, HISTORY did very well with AX MEN and SWAMP PEOPLE in the top 25. The top scripted program is HBO's GAME OF THRONES.

RANK       PROGRAM NAME                           NET  RATING
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   1   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (LAL/OK)          TNT     4.6
   2   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L (LAL/OK)        ESPN    4.6
   3   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (LAL/OK)          TNT     4.3
   4   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (LAL/OK)          TNT     3.9
   5   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (LAC/SA)          TNT     3.4
   6   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L (LAC/SA)        ESPN    3.2
   7   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L (PHIL/BOS)      ESPN    3.1
   8   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L (IND/MIA)       ESPN    3.0
   9   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (IND/MIA)         TNT     2.9
  10   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (LAC/SA)          TNT     2.8

  11   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (PHIL/BOS)        TNT     2.6
  12   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)               USA     2.6
  13   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)               USA     2.5
  14   NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L (PHIL/BOS)        TNT     2.5
  15   SWAMP PEOPLE                              HIST    2.4
  16   AX MEN                                    HIST    2.2
  17   GAME OF THRONES                           HBOM    2.2
  18   NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING                  SPD     2.2
  19   VICTORIOUS: TORI/PLATINUM                 NICK    2.2
  20   NCIS                                      USA     2.2

  21   LEGEND OF KORRA                           NICK    2.1
  22   AX MEN                                    HIST    2.1
  23   SPORTSCENTER 1AM                          ESPN    2.0
  24   ARMY WIVES                                LIF     1.9
  25   SPONGEBOB                                 NICK    1.9
  26   KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS                    ENT     1.9
  27   FAMILY GUY                                ADSM    1.9
  28   NCIS                                      USA     1.9
  29   SPONGEBOB                                 NICK    1.9
  30   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                      TBSC    1.9

  31   INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS                   TNT     1.9 

  32   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    1.9
  33   SPONGEBOB                                 NICK    1.9
  34   SHAKE IT UP                               DSNY    1.9
  35   BIG BANG THEORY, THE                      TBSC    1.9
  35   NCIS                                      USA     1.9
  37   INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS                   TNT     1.8
  38   THE OREILLY FACTOR                       FOXNC    1.8
  39   FAMILY GUY                                ADSM    1.8
  40   FAMILY GUY                                ADSM    1.8

Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.