With five NBA playoff games, the normal WWE Raw, plus NASCAR, sports-related programming grabbed eight of the top eleven spots, with all five of the NBA games taking the top five spots. Sunday night's Lakers vs. Suns matchup was tops with 8.46 million viewers.
SpongeBob took up eight of the top 25 spots and NCIS grabbed four.
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending May 23, 2010:
| Rank | Shows | NET | DAY( | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | LAKERS/SUNS | TNT | Sun | 08:34P-11:21P | 8,460 |
| 2 | CELTICS/MAGIC | ESPN | Tue | 08:29P-11:39P | 7,156 |
| 3 | SUNS/LAKERS | TNT | Mon | 09:00P-11:40P | 7,112 |
| 4 | SUNS/LAKERS | TNT | Wed | 09:00P-11:46P | 7,004 |
| 5 | MAGIC/CELTICS | ESPN | Sat | 08:29P-11:11P | 6,023 |
| 6 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:05P | 4,959 |
| 7 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,866 |
| 8 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,024 |
| 9 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3,893 |
| 10 | SpongeBob THE MOVIE | NICK | Fri | 05:00P-07:00P | 3,876 |
| 11 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING | SPD | Sat | 07:00P-11:28P | 3,802 |
| 12 | iCarly | NICK | Mon | 06:00P-06:30P | 3,746 |
| 13 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 3,687 |
| 14 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 3,685 |
| 15 | NCIS | USA | Fri | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,668 |
| 16 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,639 |
| 17 | SpongeBob | NICK | Fri | 07:00P-07:30P | 3,615 |
| 18 | SpongeBob | NICK | Fri | 07:30P-08:00P | 3,603 |
| 19 | iCarly | NICK | Mon | 06:30P-07:00P | 3,587 |
| 20 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,509 |
| 21 | NCIS | USA | Sat | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,478 |
| 22 | TRUE JACKSON GOESTO PARIS | NICK | Sat | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,443 |
| 23 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,443 |
| 24 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,433 |
| 25 | NCIS | USA | Mon | 08:00P-09:00P | 3,400 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2010 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
