With no more NBA Playoffs on cable, History's Pawn Stars moved into the top two spots for cable viewership for the week ending June 5, followed by a particularly highly viewed episode of the absorbent one. WWE Raw just behind SpongeBob, placed fourth and fifth.
Disney's Sunday premiere of So Random! placed 12th for viewership.
The adults original scripted shows that placed in the top 25 included Law & Order: CI, In Plain Sight and Army Wives.
Some original scripted drams that didn't make the top 25:
- The Killing: 1.983 million
- Breakout Kings: 2.013 million
- Game Of Thrones: 2.715 million (a series high for an original airing)
- Camelot: 1.003 million
- The Glades: 3.007 million
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending June 5, 2011:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) |
| 1 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Wed | 10:00P-10:30P | 5,226 |
| 2 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Mon | 08:30P-09:00P | 5,198 |
| 3 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 5,024 |
| 4 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:06P | 4,868 |
| 5 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,511 |
| 6 | 2011 MTV MOVIE AWARDS | MTV | Sun | 09:00P-11:00P | 4,509 |
| 7 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 4,397 |
| 8 | American Pickers | HIST | Wed | 09:00P-10:00P | 4,277 |
| 9 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 4,219 |
| 10 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 11:00A-11:30A | 4,128 |
| 11 | Pawn Stars | HIST | Wed | 10:30P-11:00P | 4,125 |
| 12 | SO RANDOM | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 4,070 |
| 13 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | Sun | 08:00P-08:30P | 4,024 |
| 14 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 11:30A-12:00P | 3,992 |
| 15 | LAW & ORDER: CI (ORIG) | USA | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,909 |
| 16 | ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY | DSNY | Thu | 08:00P-09:40P | 3,854 |
| 17 | SPECIAL PRESENTATION | HIST | Mon | 09:00P-11:00P | 3,799 |
| 18 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 10:00A-10:30A | 3,723 |
| 19 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 10:30A-11:00A | 3,692 |
| 20 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Wed | 05:30P-06:00P | 3,667 |
| 21 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 10:00P-11:00P | 3,665 |
| 22 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | Tue | 09:00P-10:01P | 3,579 |
| 23 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sun | 03:30P-04:00P | 3,478 |
| 24 | Army Wives | LIFE | Sun | 09:00P-10:00P | 3,471 |
| 25 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | USA | Sun | 10:00P-11:00P | 3,450 |
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