Primetime Cable Ratings: May 7, 2015

With NBA Playoff basketball off on Thursday night, WWE SMACKDOWN rose to the top of the nightly cable chart. The wrestling event collected the most viewers, with 2.6 million viewers, long with a 0.7 rating in the A18-49 demographic. That is about 250,000 more viewers and 16% gain in the demo, over last week's event.

PAWN STARS averaged 2.3 million viewers , during the 9 p.m. hour, to earn the #4 and #5 spots of the night.

The NHL Playoffs continue on NBC Sports Network, grabbing 1.7 million viewers and a fairly strong 0.7 demo rating.

Rank	Show	Net	Time	Viewers*	A18-49
1	WWE Smackdown	SYFY	8:00 PM	2.58	0.7
2	The O'Reilly Factor	FOXN	8:00 PM	2.41	0.2
3	The Kelly File	FOXN	9:00 PM	2.30	0.2
4	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:30 PM	2.28	0.6
5	Pawn Stars	HIST	9:00 PM	2.23	0.6
6	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1.91	0.7
7	American Dad	ADSM	10:30 PM	1.87	0.9
8	American Dad	ADSM	10:00 PM	1.75	0.8
9	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:30 PM	1.71	0.4
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1.69	0.6
11	House Hunters	HGTV	10:00 PM	1.68	0.4
12	NHL Playoffs	NBCSN	9:45 PM	1.66	0.7
13	Rehab Addict	HGTV	9:00 PM	1.65	0.4
14	Rehab Addict	HGTV	9:30 PM	1.52	0.3
15	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	9:30 PM	1.47	0.7

* - in millions