Primetime Cable Ratings: May 9, 2017

When Washington politics heat up, the cable news outlets see ratings get boosted. All nine hours of primetime coverage from FOX News, CNN and MSNBC were within the first 18 spots, with FOX pushing their night within the top five, MSNBC within the top 10 and CNN between 10 and 18th place. FOX saw a night-over-night jump of 900,000 viewers and a full point in the A18-49 demographic.

But, even with the news boost, the NBA Playoffs still rule the #1 spot of the nightly chart, with the Rockets vs Spurs game commanding 4.7 million viewers and a 1.8 demo rating. There is just one series from each conference left to play before we get to the Conference Finals.

Top 50 Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
40	The Cleveland Show	ADSM	9:00 PM	872	0.4
32	American Dad	ADSM	9:30 PM	1,107	0.5
30	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	10:00 PM	1,133	0.5
26	Bob's Burgers	ADSM	10:30 PM	1,204	0.6
34	Below Deck Mediterranean	BRVO	9:00 PM	1,026	0.4
12	AC 360	CNN	8:00 PM	1,935	0.4
10	AC 360	CNN	9:00 PM	1,971	0.5
18	CNN Tonight	CNN	10:00 PM	1,689	0.4
14	Deadliest Catch	DISC	9:00 PM	1,890	0.5
31	Cooper's Treasure	DISC	10:01 PM	1,131	0.3
47	Stuck in the Middle	DSNY	8:00 PM	785	0.1
50	KC Undercover	DSNY	9:00 PM	759	0.1
46	KC Undercover	DSNY	9:30 PM	810	0.2
44	CHOPPED	FOOD	10:00 PM	842	0.3
2	Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOXN	8:00 PM	3,443	0.4
5	The Five	FOXN	9:00 PM	3,207	0.3
4	HANNITY	FOXN	10:00 PM	3,271	0.3
39	Pretty Little Liars	FREE	8:00 PM	911	0.5
48	MLB: NYY v CIN	FS1	7:00 PM	769	0.2
22	Fixer Upper	HGTV	8:00 PM	1,291	0.3
20	SP Fixer Upper	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,567	0.4
23	Home Town	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,278	0.3
24	Forged in Fire	HIST	9:00 PM	1,223	0.5
42	Forged in Fire	HIST	10:03 PM	862	0.3
43	20/20 on ID	ID	8:00 PM	844	0.2
37	Motives & Murder	ID	9:00 PM	954	0.2
38	Love Kills	ID	10:00 PM	923	0.3
36	Little Women: LA	LIFE	9:00 PM	1,017	0.4
49	LWLA After Show	LIFE	10:02 PM	763	0.2
8	All In w/ C. Hayes	MSNBC	8:00 PM	2,403	0.3
3	Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	9:00 PM	3,354	0.5
7	Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell	MSNBC	10:00 PM	2,812	0.4
29	NHL Playoffs: OTT v NYR	NBCSN	7:30 PM	1,153	0.4
35	GENIUS	NGC	9:00 PM	1,021	0.1
27	The Thundermans	NICK	8:00 PM	1,181	0.3
33	The Thundermans	NICK	8:30 PM	1,032	0.2
15	If Loving You Is Wrong	OWN	9:00 PM	1,826	0.5
25	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:00 PM	1,219	0.5
21	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	8:30 PM	1,505	0.6
13	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:00 PM	1,921	0.7
11	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	9:30 PM	1,936	0.7
16	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:00 PM	1,736	0.6
19	The Big Bang Theory	TBS	10:30 PM	1,632	0.6
45	LPBW: Back to the Farm	TLC	8:00 PM	829	0.2
17	Little People, Big World	TLC	9:00 PM	1,715	0.4
28	7 Little Johnsons	TLC	10:02 PM	1,162	0.3
1	NBA Playoffs: HOU v SA	TNT	8:00 PM	4,713	1.8
6	Inside the NBA Playoffs	TNT	10:53 PM	3,065	1.3
9	WWE Smackdown	USA	8:00 PM	2,348	0.7
41	Team Ninja Warrior	USA	10:00 PM	870	0.3

* Viewership (,000)