Sunday's game three of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals featuring the Miami Heat at the Chicago Bulls led the week with 10.9 million viewers and was the second most-watched NBA Game in Cable TV history, while Wednesday's game 2 drew 10.0 million. NBA Playoff games took the top 5 spots, but the Disney movie Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure managed to snag the sixth spot, and WWE Raw was 7th and 8th.
Army Wives was the only original adult scripted drama to crack the top 25 in the 22nd spot with 3.7 million viewers. Some original scripted drams that didn't make the top 25:
- Law & Order: CI: 3.333 million
- In Plain Sight: 2.616 million
- The Killing: 1.686 million
- Breakout Kings: 1.341 million
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending May 22, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS (BULLS/HEAT) | TNT | SUNDAY | 8:33 PM | 10,889 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS (HEAT/BULLS) | TNT | WEDNESDAY | 8:34 PM | 10,036 |
| 3 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L | ESPN | THURSDAY | 8:55 PM | 7,041 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L | ESPN | TUESDAY | 9:01 PM | 6,982 |
| 5 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L | ESPN | SATURDAY | 8:57 PM | 6,175 |
| 6 | SHARPAYS FABULOUS ADV. | DSNY | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 4,886 |
| 7 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4,704 |
| 8 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4,682 |
| 9 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 11:00 AM | 4,662 |
| 10 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 4,380 |
| 11 | A.N.T. FARM | DSNY | SUNDAY | 9:45 PM | 4,271 |
| 12 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACING | SPD | SATURDAY | 7:00 PM | 4,228 |
| 13 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 11:30 AM | 4,204 |
| 14 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | SUNDAY | 11:10 PM | 4,066 |
| 15 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 4,062 |
| 16 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | WEDNESDAY | 11:17 PM | 4,036 |
| 17 | Swamp People | HIST | THURSDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,982 |
| 18 | Big Time Rush | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:30 PM | 3,800 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SUNDAY | 10:30 AM | 3,769 |
| 20 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 3,739 |
| 21 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TNT | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,695 |
| 22 | Army Wives | LIF | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3,663 |
| 23 | VICTORIOUS | NICK | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,600 |
| 24 | LAW & ORDER: SVU | USA | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 3,460 |
| 25 | Pawn Stars | HIST | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 3,442 |
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Nielsen Ratings Data: ©2011 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved. All ratings above Live+SD (live viewing plus same day DVR viewing)
