List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for May 18-24

Top cable shows in Nielsen ratings for May 18-24

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of May 18-24. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

1. NBA Playoffs: Cleveland vs. Orlando (Sunday, 8:36 p.m.), TNT, 6.2 million homes, 8.96 million viewers.

2. NBA Playoffs: Denver vs. L.A. Lakers (Tuesday, 8:57 p.m.), ESPN, 5.68 million homes, 8.08 million viewers.

3. NBA Playoffs: Denver vs. L.A. Lakers (Thursday, 8:56 p.m.), ESPN, 5.64 million homes, 7.88 million viewers.

4. NBA Playoffs: Orlando vs. Cleveland (Wednesday, 8:36 p.m.), TNT, 5.21 million homes, 7.32 million viewers.

5. NBA Playoffs: Orlando vs. Cleveland (Friday, 8:35 p.m.), TNT, 5.01 million homes, 6.91 million viewers.

6. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.6 million homes, 5.2 million viewers.

7. “WWE Raw” (Monday, 9 p.m.), USA, 3.45 million homes, 5.03 million viewers.

8. “NCIS” (Saturday, 10 p.m.), USA, 3.25 million homes, 4.15 million viewers.

9. “NCIS” (Monday, 7 p.m.), USA, 3 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.

10. “NCIS” (Monday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.91 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.

11. “NCIS” (Saturday, 8 p.m.), USA, 2.83 million homes, 3.67 million viewers.

12. “NCIS” (Saturday, 9 p.m.), USA, 2.79 million homes, 3.55 million viewers.

13. “NCIS” (Friday, 7 p.m.), USA, 2.725 million homes, 3.65 million viewers.

14. “Sportscenter” (Thursday, 11:56 p.m.), ESPN, 2.723 million homes, 3.47 million viewers.

15. “SpongeBob SquarePants” (Saturday, 11:30 a.m.), Nickelodeon, 2.7 million homes, 3.91 million viewers.

ESPN is owned by the Walt Disney Co. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom Inc. USA is owned by General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal. TNT is owned by Time Warner Inc.

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