Primetime Cable Ratings: May 1, 2015

Night two of the NFL draft took a sharp turn downward, going from nearly million viewers, on two networks, to under 5.5 million viewers, on three networks. ESPN had the best numbers of the event, grabbing 2.3 million viewers and a 1.1 demo rating. it was the only Friday night program, with over a 1.1 demo.

FOX News took three top 10 spots, with its continuing coverage of the Baltimore riots. All three hours averaged over 1.6 million viewers.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	NFL Draft - Day 2	ESPN	7:00 PM	2.34	1.1
2	NBA Playoffs	ESPN	8:00 PM	2.01	0.8
3	NFL Draft - Day 2	ESPN2	8:00 PM	2.00	0.8
4	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	1.81	0.2
5	Baltimore: Next Chapter	FOXN	8:00 PM	1.73	0.2
6	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.58	0.7
7	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1.56	0.5
8	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	1.48	0.2
9	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.36	0.6
10	Cold Justice	TNT	8:00 PM	1.31	0.3
11	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.31	0.6
12	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.30	0.3
13	Hangar 1	HIST	10:00 PM	1.29	0.3
14	Bering Sea Gold	DISC	9:00 PM	1.28	0.4
15	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1.26	0.4

* - in millions