The first game of the Celtics vs. Cavaliers second-round series topped all cable viewing for the week, averaging 5.7 million viewers on Saturday. WWE Monday Night Raw took the next two spots followed by iCarly and two Lakers/Thunders games.
The extra hour of WWE Raw at 8pm finished 12th. A repeat of NCIS on USA placed seventh for the week in total viewing.
Top 25 cable shows for the week ending May 2, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY( | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | CELTICS/CAVALIERS | TNT | Sat | 08:04P-10:50P | 5,705 |
| 2 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,998 |
| 3 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:03P | 4,982 |
| 4 | iCarly | NICK | Sat | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,866 |
| 5 | LAKERS/THUNDER | ESPN | Fri | 09:43P-12:25A | 4,833 |
| 6 | THUNDER/LAKERS | TNT | Tue | 10:50P-01:25A | 4,685 |
| 7 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 4,477 |
| 8 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 4,332 |
| 9 | BULLS/CAVALIERS | TNT | Tue | 08:05P-10:50P | 4,244 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,098 |
| 11 | iCarly | NICK | Sat | 07:30P-08:00P | 3,925 |
| 12 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,904 |
| 13 | AMERICA THE STORY OF US | HIST | Sun | 09:00P-11:01P | 3,881 |
| 14 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,860 |
| 15 | TRUE JACKSON, VP | NICK | Sat | 08:30P-09:00P | 3,722 |
| 16 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3,704 |
| 17 | iCarly | NICK | Sat | 07:00P-07:30P | 3,677 |
| 18 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,667 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 3,662 |
| 20 | ICARLY | NICK | Tue | 06:00P-06:30P | 3,656 |
| 21 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,652 |
| 22 | Wizards of Waverly Place | DSNY | Fri | 08:30P-09:00P | 3,625 |
| 23 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-08:55P | 3,593 |
| 24 | NCIS | USA | Thu | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,591 |
| 25 | MAVERICKS/SPURS | TNT | Thu | 08:05P-10:49P | 3,590 |
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