NBA Playoffs Keep TNT As #1 Primetime Cable Network
The NBA Playoffs helped TNT top the primetime Cable Network weekly ratings list for the week of May 19-25, 2008. As usual, Nickelodeon once again took the #1 spot for Total Day cable viewers.
Top Cable Networks by Primetime Viewers:
| Rank | Network | Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 1 | TNT | 2.961 |
| 2 | USA | 2.457 |
| 3 | Disney | 2.038 |
| 4 | ESPN | 1.992 |
| 5 | Nick At Nite | 1.588 |
| 6 | TBSC | 1.678 |
| 7 | FOXNC | 1.340 |
| 8 | Lifetime | 1.241 |
| 9 | Hallmark | 1.314 |
| 10 | Discovery | 1.245 |
| 11 | Cartoon | 1.093 |
| 12 | SPIKE | 1.147 |
| 13 | A&E | 1.064 |
| 14 | AMC | 1.053 |
| 15 | SCIFI | 1.080 |
| 16 | HGTV | 0.951 |
| 17 | History | 0.986 |
| 18 | ABC Family | 1.089 |
| 19 | CNN | 0.886 |
| 20 | TV Land | 0.926 |
Top Cable Networks by Total Day Viewers:
| Rank | Network | Average Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 1 | Nickelodeon | 2.085 |
| 2 | Nick At Nite | 1.550 |
| 3 | TNT | 1.322 |
| 4 | USA | 1.315 |
| 5 | Disney | 1.335 |
| 6 | Adult Swim | 1.082 |
| 7 | TBS | 0.897 |
| 8 | Cartoon | 0.900 |
| 9 | Lifetime | 0.841 |
| 10 | ESPN | 0.791 |
| 11 | FOXNC | 0.811 |
| 12 | A&E | 0.695 |
| 13 | Discovery | 0.703 |
| 14 | Hallmark | 0.715 |
| 15 | History | 0.613 |
| 16 | TruTV | 0.642 |
| 17 | TV Land | 0.603 |
| 18 | CNN | 0.567 |
| 19 | HGTV | 0.561 |
| 20 | AMC | 0.587 |
TV Ratings Data: ©2008 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I'm gonna guess the playoffs have something to do with TNT winning in prime time. Good year for basketball!