Top 100 Primetime Cable: April 30 - May 6, 2018
The NBA and Cable News dominate the top half of this week's cable chart, with just 9 spots, within the top 50, fall out side of the news or NBA playoff action.The NBA Playoffs take the top seven spots and nine of the top 11. The to seven approach an average of near fiver million viewers and a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49.
Cable news puts a few dozen shows in the top 50, with FOX News' HANNITY leading the way with the top four programs in the category, within the top 16 spots.
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, with 2.5 million viewers, ranked just 30th on the week, and lead all scripted programs. the only other scripted original in the top 50 was the premiere of THE GOOD WITCH at #49.
WWE was strong on the week, with RAW making the top 15 and SMACKDOWN ranked 33rd on the week.
Top 100 Cable Programs:
| Rank | Day | Show | Net | Time | P2* | A18-49 |
| 1 | Tue | NBA Playoffs: NO v GS | TNT | 10:56 PM | 5,652 | 2.2 |
| 2 | Tue | NBA Playoffs: CLE v TOR | TNT | 8:00 PM | 5,587 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Thu | NBA Playoffs: PHI v BOS | TNT | 8:40 PM | 5,088 | 2.0 |
| 4 | Mon | NBA Playoffs: PHI v BOS | TNT | 8:13 PM | 4,689 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Sun | NBA Playoffs: HOU v UTAH | TNT | 8:00 PM | 4,350 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Wed | NBA Playoffs: UTAH v HAOU | TNT | 8:13 PM | 4,305 | 1.6 |
| 7 | Fri | NBA Playoffs: GS v NO | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 4,160 | 1.4 |
| 8 | Wed | Hannity | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 3,490 | 0.4 |
| 9 | Fri | NBA Playoffs: HOU v UTAH | ESPN | 10:34 PM | 3,472 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Mon | Hannity | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 3,245 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Thu | NBA Playoffs: CLE v TOR | ESPN | 6:03 PM | 3,233 | 1.2 |
| 12 | Thu | Hannity | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 3,208 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 9:00 PM | 3,184 | 1.1 |
| 14 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 8:00 PM | 3,136 | 1.1 |
| 15 | Thu | Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 3,025 | 0.4 |
| 16 | Tue | Hannity | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,977 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Mon | WWE Raw | USA | 10:00 PM | 2,878 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Mon | Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 2,782 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Mon | Tucker Carlson Tonight | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,770 | 0.3 |
| 20 | Sat | SportsCenter | ESPN | 7:57 PM | 2,765 | 1.1 |
| 21 | Fri | Hannity Special | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,709 | 0.2 |
| 22 | Wed | Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 2,688 | 0.3 |
| 23 | Thu | Tucker Carlson Tonight | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,680 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Tue | Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 2,650 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Mon | Ingraham Angle | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2,645 | 0.2 |
| 26 | Wed | Tucker Carlson Tonight | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,642 | 0.3 |
| 27 | Fri | Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 2,586 | 0.3 |
| 28 | Thu | Ingraham Angle | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2,584 | 0.2 |
| 29 | Mon | Inside The NBA Playoffs | TNT | 10:45 PM | 2,532 | 1.1 |
| 30 | Sun | Fear The Walking Dead | AMC | 9:00 PM | 2,485 | 0.9 |
| 31 | Wed | Ingraham Angle | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2,467 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Wed | Inside The NBA Playoffs | TNT | 10:50 PM | 2,450 | 1.0 |
| 33 | Tue | WWE Smackdown | USA | 8:00 PM | 2,436 | 0.8 |
| 34 | Wed | Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,408 | 0.2 |
| 35 | Fri | Tucker Carlson Tonight | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,384 | 0.2 |
| 36 | Tue | Tucker Carlson Tonight | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 2,382 | 0.3 |
| 37 | Mon | NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 8:00 PM | 2,340 | 0.8 |
| 38 | Fri | Ingraham Angle | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2,340 | 0.2 |
| 39 | Thu | Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,338 | 0.3 |
| 40 | Tue | Ingraham Angle | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 2,182 | 0.2 |
| 41 | Mon | Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 2,168 | 0.2 |
| 42 | Sun | Inside The NBA Playoffs | TNT | 10:33 PM | 2,117 | 0.9 |
| 43 | Mon | Love & Hip Hop Atlanta | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 2,054 | 1.1 |
| 44 | Sat | Justice W/ Judge Jeanine | FOXN | 9:00 PM | 2,021 | 0.1 |
| 45 | Thu | NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 8:30 PM | 2,013 | 0.7 |
| 46 | Wed | NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 8:00 PM | 1,990 | 0.6 |
| 47 | Tue | Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 1,938 | 0.2 |
| 48 | Sun | The Good Witch | HALL | 9:00 PM | 1,929 | 0.2 |
| 49 | Sat | Live PD | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1,915 | 0.6 |
| 50 | Thu | All In w/ C. Hayes | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 1,855 | 0.2 |
| 51 | Thu | Swamp People | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1,795 | 0.4 |
| 52 | Fri | Live PD | A&E | 9:00 PM | 1,769 | 0.6 |
| 53 | Tue | Deadliest Catch | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1,749 | 0.4 |
| 54 | Thu | NHL Playoffs: WAS v PIT | NBCSN | 6:58 PM | 1,746 | 0.6 |
| 55 | Mon | All In w/ C. Hayes | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 1,738 | 0.2 |
| 56 | Tue | Little People, Big World | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1,714 | 0.4 |
| 57 | Tue | NHL Playoffs: WAS v PIT | NBCSN | 7:28 PM | 1,712 | 0.6 |
| 58 | Sun | Naked And Afraid Xl | DISC | 10:00 PM | 1,690 | 0.6 |
| 59 | Tue | All In w/ C. Hayes | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 1,688 | 0.2 |
| 60 | Fri | Last Word w/ L.O'Donnell | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 1,680 | 0.2 |
| 61 | Sat | The Greg Gutfeld Show | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 1,680 | 0.1 |
| 62 | Wed | All In w/ C. Hayes | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 1,640 | 0.2 |
| 63 | Sun | Westworld | HBO | 9:02 PM | 1,631 | 0.6 |
| 64 | Tue | Real Housewives Bev Hills | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1,612 | 0.6 |
| 65 | Sun | Naked And Afraid | DISC | 9:00 PM | 1,603 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Mon | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,600 | 0.3 |
| 67 | Sun | Mexico Life | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,581 | 0.4 |
| 68 | Tue | Haves And The Have Nots | OWN | 9:00 PM | 1,551 | 0.3 |
| 69 | Sun | Caribbean Life | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1,524 | 0.4 |
| 70 | Sun | Mexico Life | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,524 | 0.4 |
| 71 | Fri | NHL Playoffs: TB v BOS | NBCSN | 7:03 PM | 1,522 | 0.5 |
| 72 | Sat | Watters World | FOXN | 8:00 PM | 1,516 | 0.1 |
| 73 | Thu | Jersey Shore:Fam Vacation | MTV | 8:00 PM | 1,513 | 0.9 |
| 74 | Mon | House Hunters Intl | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,512 | 0.3 |
| 75 | Sun | Lakefront Bargain Hunt | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 1,511 | 0.3 |
| 76 | Wed | NHL Playoffs TB v BOS | NBCSN | 7:03 PM | 1,509 | 0.5 |
| 77 | Mon | Vanderpump Rules | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1,506 | 0.6 |
| 78 | Fri | Real Time With Bill Maher | HBO | 10:00 PM | 1,499 | 0.3 |
| 79 | Wed | Property Bros. | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,493 | 0.3 |
| 80 | Thu | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,488 | 0.3 |
| 81 | Sun | Life, Liberty And Levin | FOXN | 10:00 PM | 1,487 | 0.2 |
| 82 | Mon | Teyana & Iman | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 1,479 | 0.7 |
| 83 | Fri | All In w/ C. Hayes | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 1,464 | 0.2 |
| 84 | Wed | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,458 | 0.3 |
| 85 | Sun | Long Island Medium: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1,452 | 0.3 |
| 86 | Sun | MLB: CHI v STL | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 1,422 | 0.4 |
| 87 | Thu | House Hunters Intl | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,418 | 0.2 |
| 88 | Sun | Long Lost Family | TLC | 10:05 PM | 1,416 | 0.3 |
| 89 | Tue | House Hunters | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,412 | 0.3 |
| 90 | Wed | House Hunters Intl | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,411 | 0.3 |
| 91 | Sun | Caribbean Life | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,386 | 0.3 |
| 92 | Mon | NHL Playoffs: BOS v TB | NBCSN | 7:03 PM | 1,381 | 0.5 |
| 93 | Wed | The Real Housewives/ Nyc | BRVO | 9:00 PM | 1,369 | 0.4 |
| 94 | Mon | American Pickers | HIST | 9:00 PM | 1,365 | 0.2 |
| 95 | Sun | NHL Playoffs: LV v SJ | NBCSN | 7:31 PM | 1,335 | 0.4 |
| 96 | Mon | Spring Baking Champion | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1,329 | 0.4 |
| 97 | Sat | Beachfront Brgn Hunt Reno | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,329 | 0.2 |
| 98 | Sun | Lakefront Bargain Hunt | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1,328 | 0.3 |
| 99 | Tue | Good Bones | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,324 | 0.3 |
| 100 | Sun | NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 7:30 PM | 1,307 | 0.5 |
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