Top 40 Weekly Cable Ratings: Week of 06/04/12

Once again, NBA basketball rules the chart. The top five programs for the week are the games of the Conference finals on ESPN and TNT. A condensed season, because of the strike, has help put a little more excitement in the league. The NBA should take note and make every season similar to what the 2011-12 season was.

Now that summer is here, the cable networks are now premiering their regular series. TNT and USA is taking full advantage of the five broadcast networks airing crappy reality shows and repeats.

The new A&E series LONGMIRE performed well, it was watched by 2.87 million homes.
Season 3 premiere of RIZZOLI and ISLES was the top NON-NBA program, reaching 4.24 million homes.

RANK              PROGRAM NAME                     NET  RATING
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   1   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L (BOSTON/MIAMI)    ESPN   7.7
   2   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L (MIAMI/BOSTON)    ESPN   6.8
   3   NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L (BOSTON/MIAMI)    ESPN   6.3
   4   NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L (SA/OKL)          TNT    6.0
   5   NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L (OKL/SA)          TNT    5.5
   6   RIZZOLI and ISLES                           TNT    3.7
   7   PAWN STARS                                  HIST   3.7
   8   SPORTSCENTER LATE       L                   ESPN   3.6
   9   SPORTSCENTER LATE       L                   ESPN   3.4
  10   SPRINT CUP RACING/POCONO                    TNT    3.4
  11   NASCAR POST RACE SHOW                       TNT    3.1
  12   AMERICAN PICKERS                            HIST   3.0
  13   STORAGE WARS                                AEN    2.9
  14   TRUE BLOOD                                  HBOM   2.9
  15   CAJUN PAWN STARS                            HIST   2.8
  16   NCIS                                        USA    2.8
  17   SPORTSCENTER LATE       L                   ESPN   2.8
  18   STORAGE WARS                                AEN    2.7
  19   ROYAL PAINS                                 USA    2.7
  20   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)                 USA    2.5
  21   WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW)                 USA    2.5
  22   INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS                     TNT    2.5
  23   LONGMIRE                                    AEN    2.5
  24   SWAMP PEOPLE                                HIST   2.5
  25   INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS                     TNT    2.4
  26   BREAK                                       HBOM   2.2
  27   FRANKLIN and BASH                           TNT    2.2
  28   MOUNTAIN MEN                                HIST   2.1
  29   THE OREILLY FACTOR                         FOXNC   2.1
  30   LEGEND OF KORRA                             NICK   2.0
  31   THE OREILLY FACTOR                         FOXNC   2.0
  32   NBA PRE-GAME    L                           ESPN   2.0
  33   NECESSARY ROUGHNESS                         USA    2.0
  34   PHINEAS AND FERB                            DSNY   2.0
  35   SPONGEBOB                                   NICK   2.0
  36   HANNITY                                    FOXNC   2.0
  37   FAMILY GUY                                  ADSM   2.0
  38   JESSIE                                      DSNY   2.0
  39   PAWN STARS                                  HIST   2.0
  39   TOTAL DRAMA: REVENGE ISLD                   TOON   2.0

Each ratings point equals 1.147 million homes.