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This week’s cable ratings

By Diego Vasquez

May 14, 2013

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In cable ratings for the week ended May 12:

Top five networks in primetime (18-49s): TNT, TBS, USA, Adult Swim, ESPN.

Top five networks in primetime (total viewers): TNT, Disney Channel, USA, Fox News Channel, History.

Top five cable news networks in primetime (25-54): Fox News Channel, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, CNBC, FBN.

Top five cable news programs (total viewers): 1. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Wednesday, 8 p.m.); 2. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Tuesday, 8 p.m.); 3. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Monday, 8 p.m.); 4. Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” (Thursday, 8 p.m.); 5. Fox News Channel’s “The Five” (Wednesday, 5 p.m.).

Top movie (18-49s): No movie during the week made the top 50 among viewers 18-49.

Top sporting event (total viewers): ESPN’s “NBA Basketball: Miami/Chicago” (Friday, 8:06 p.m.) 6.62 million.

Shows making the top 10 among 18-34s, 18-49s and 25-54s: ESPN’s “NBA Basketball: Miami/Chicago” (Friday, 8:06 p.m.); TNT’s “NBA Basketball: Golden State/San Antonio” (Monday, 9:54 p.m.); TNT’s “NBA Basketball: Chicago/Miami” (Monday, 7 p.m.); TNT’s “NBA Basketball: Chicago/Miami” (Wednesday, 7 p.m.); TNT’s “NBA Basketball: Golden State/San Antonio” (Wednesday, 9:44 p.m.); ESPN’s “NBA Basketball: San Antonio/Golden State” (Friday, 10:52 p.m.); TNT’s “NBA Basketball: Memphis/Oklahoma City” (Tuesday, 9:44 p.m.).

Show on the rise: TBS’s “Men at Work,” Thursday, 10 p.m. The comedy brought in 2.0 million total viewers, up 17 percent from the previous Thursday.

Show on the decline: History’s “Swamp People,” Thursday, 9 p.m. The reality show dipped 14 percent week-to-week among 18-49s, from 1.76 million to 1.51 million.

TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS Ranked on Total Viewers Week Ending May 12
Rank	Primetime		Total Day
Rank	Net	(000)	Net	(000)
1	TNT	3129	NICK	1698
2	DSNY	2353	DSNY	1571
3	USA	2190	TNT	1408
4	FOXN	1994	FOXN	1300
5	HIST	1656	ADSM*	1260
6	TBSC	1585	USA	1067
7	ESPN	1532	NAN *	1056
8	ADSM	1439	TOON	961
9	AEN	1407	HIST	859
10	NAN	1252	ESPN	784
11	HGTV	1095	AEN	737
12	FAM	1047	TBSC	651
13	SYFY	996	HGTV	637
14	TLC	995	CNN	586
15	FX	982	FOOD	538
16	FOOD	959	FAM	530
17	LIF	951	FX	530
18	DISC	946	TVLD	513
19	CNN	837	ID	508
20	TRU	793	HLN	497
21	AMC	789	TLC	475
22	TVLD	756	DISC	473
23	APL	668	AMC	471
24	MTV	657	LIF	464
25	SPK	657	TRU	461
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 25 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE PROGRAMS Ranked on Total Viewers Week Ending May 12
Rank	Program	Net	(000)
1	Miami/Chicago	ESPN	6615
2	Chicago/Miami	TNT	5537
3	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	5457
4	San Antonio/Golden State	ESPN	5437
5	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	5314
6	Chicago/Miami	TNT	5286
7	Memphis/Oklahoma City	TNT	4752
8	WWE Raw	USA	3966
9	WWE Raw	USA	3908
10	WWE Raw	USA	3871
11	The Incredibles	DSNY	3811
12	Indiana/New York	TNT	3743
13	Swamp People	HIST	3699
14	The Incredibles	DSNY	3435
15	Spongebob	NICK	3389
16	The O’Reilly Factor	FOXN	3383
17	Oklahoma/Memphis	ESPN	3373
18	Spongebob	NICK	3277
19	Sportscenter	ESPN	3181
20	Love & Hip Hop Atlanta 2	VH1	3064
21	The Big Bang Theory	TBSC	3058
22	Fairly Odd Parents	NICK	3045
23	The O’Reilly Factor	FOXN	3030
24	The O’Reilly Factor	FOXN	3001
25	Spongebob	NICK	2975
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS Adults 18-34 Week Ending May 12
Rank	PRIME TIME		TOTAL DAY
Rank	Net	(000)	Net	(000)
1	TNT	863	ADSM*	565
2	ADSM	555	NAN *	317
3	TBSC	452	TNT	315
4	USA	427	NICK	297
5	ESPN	392	ESPN	258
6	FX	315	TOON	235
7	MTV	309	DSNY	231
8	AEN	303	USA	213
9	DSNY	285	TBSC	205
10	CMDY	280	FX	192
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS Adults 18-34 Week Ending May 12
Rank	PROGRAM	NET	(000)
1	Miami/Chicago	ESPN	1922
2	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	1893
3	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	1685
4	Chicago/Miami	TNT	1673
5	Chicago/Miami	TNT	1631
6	San Antonio/Golden State	ESPN	1605
7	Memphis/Oklahoma City	TNT	1538
8	Love & Hip Hop Atlanta 2	VH1	1489
9	Teen Mom II Season 4 Check Up	MTV	1300
10	T.I. and Tiny 3	VH1	1279
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS Adults 18-49 Week Ending May 12
Rank	PRIME TIME		TOTAL DAY
Rank	Net	(000)	Net	(000)
1	TNT	1601	ADSM*	743
2	TBSC	837	TNT	658
3	USA	821	NAN *	488
4	ADSM	753	NICK	476
5	ESPN	745	ESPN	454
6	AEN	633	USA	399
7	HIST	600	DSNY	379
8	FX	546	TBSC	360
9	FAM	534	AEN	355
10	DSNY	528	HIST	343
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS Adults 18-49 Week Ending May 12
Rank	PROGRAM	NET	(000)
1	Miami/Chicago	ESPN	3505
2	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	3110
3	San Antonio/Golden State	ESPN	3099
4	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	2989
5	Chicago/Miami	TNT	2977
6	Chicago/Miami	TNT	2899
7	Memphis/Oklahoma City	TNT	2682
8	Love & Hip Hop Atlanta 2	VH1	2140
9	Indiana/New York	TNT	1966
10	Teen Mom II Season 4 Check Up	MTV	1864
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE NETWORKS Adults 25-54 Week Ending May 12
	PRIME TIME		TOTAL DAY
Rank	Net	(000)	Net	(000)
1	TNT	1545	TNT	683
2	TBSC	838	ADSM*	454
3	USA	826	ESPN	427
4	ESPN	735	USA	422
5	HIST	715	NAN *	392
6	AEN	661	HIST	388
7	ADSM	509	NICK	384
8	FX	491	AEN	352
9	DISC	490	TBSC	342
10	FAM	479	DSNY	297
* Network broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24-hour day. Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data

TOP 10 AD-SUPPORTED CABLE SHOWS Adults 25-54 Week Ending May 12
Rank	PROGRAM	NET	(000)
1	Miami/Chicago	ESPN	3415
2	San Antonio/Golden State	ESPN	3048
3	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	2777
4	Chicago/Miami	TNT	2764
5	Golden State/San Antonio	TNT	2667
6	Chicago/Miami	TNT	2598
7	Memphis/Oklahoma City	TNT	2452
8	Indiana/New York	TNT	1906
9	WWE Raw	USA	1832
10	The Big Bang Theory	TBSC	1824
Source: Turner Research from Nielsen data