Top 10 Cable Sports Programs - June 3 - 9, 2013
It was a light week in cable sports programming. Just 10 events made the top 100 cable programs for the week, but the #1 show on cable was a sports program.Game #7 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers drew a whopping 11.6 million viewers and a dominate 5.1 rating in Adults 18-49. In comparison, the first two games of the NBA Finals drew 14.6 million viewers and a 5.8 demo rating, on ABC, later this same week. TNT had a very strong run with its NBA coverage and the Eastern Conference Finals exclusive.
NBC Sports Network is doing well with the NHL Playoffs, drawing between 2-3 million viewers per game. The network will get two games (#2 and #3) for the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals, which will air on Saturday, June 15 and Monday, June 17. NBC will broadcast the remaining games. it should be a competitive, high rated finals as Chicago and Boston (TV markets #3 and #7, respectively) will battle it out for the championship
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | Viewers* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Mon | NBA Playoffs | TNT | 8:31 PM | 11.57 | 5.1 |
| 2 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 3.80 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3.62 | 1.2 |
| 4 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3.62 | 1.1 |
| 5 | Mon | NBA Pre-Game | TNT | 8:00 PM | 3.49 | 1.3 |
| 6 | Fri | NHL Playoffs | NBCSN | 8:00 PM | 2.90 | 1.1 |
| 7 | Wed | NHL Playoffs | NBCSN | 8:00 PM | 2.84 | 1.2 |
| 8 | Fri | WWE Smackdown | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 2.63 | 0.7 |
| 9 | Mon | NHL Playoffs | NBCSN | 8:00 PM | 2.60 | 1.1 |
| 10 | Thu | NHL Playoffs | NBCSN | 9:00 PM | 2.02 | 0.8 |
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