The NBA Playoffs topped cable viewership for the week with 6.46 million people tuning in to watch Saturday's Nuggets/Lakers game. WWE Raw was the number two cable program -- and the most watched cable original -- with 4.43 million viewers. Game of Thrones was the top live action scripted program of the week with 3.69 million viewers.
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending May 13, 2012
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live +SD (000) |
| 1 | DENVER/LA LAKERS | TNT | Sat | 10:43P-01:31A | 6464 |
| 2 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4431 |
| 3 | LA LAKERS/DENVER | TNT | Thu | 10:49P-01:24A | 4339 |
| 4 | PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON | TNT | Sat | 08:00P-10:43P | 4253 |
| 5 | DENVER/LA LAKERS | TNT | Tue | 10:49P-01:30A | 4195 |
| 6 | WWE Entertainment | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:09P | 4192 |
| 7 | NEW YORK/MIAMI | TNT | Wed | 07:09P-09:43P | 4102 |
| 8 | LA CLIPPERS/MEMPHIS | TNT | Wed | 09:43P-12:41A | 4016 |
| 9 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 3878 |
| 10 | 106-AND THE WINNER IS | NICK | Sat | 11:00A-11:30A | 3876 |
| 11 | Swamp People | HIST | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 3836 |
| 12 | MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS | ESPN | Fri | 09:04P-11:55P | 3831 |
| 13 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3791 |
| 14 | GAME OF THRONES | HBOM | Sun | 09:04P-09:58P | 3694 |
| 15 | BOSTON/ATLANTA | TNT | Tue | 08:09P-10:49P | 3687 |
| 16 | ATLANTA/BOSTON | TNT | Thu | 08:08P-10:49P | 3627 |
| 17 | Good Luck Charlie | DSNY | Sun | 08:00P-08:30P | 3605 |
| 18 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:30A-10:00A | 3509 |
| 19 | MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS | TNT | Mon | 10:45P-02:05A | 3313 |
| 20 | Shake It Up | DSNY | Sun | 08:30P-09:00P | 3284 |
| 21 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOXN | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3217 |
| 22 | NCIS | USA | Wed | 08:00P-09:00P | 3176 |
| 23 | Big Bang Theory, THE | TBSC | Tue | 08:30P-09:00P | 3137 |
| 24 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sat | 09:00A-09:30A | 3076 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | Sun | 09:30A-10:00A | 3048 |
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Left off Legend of Korra in there. 3.876 million viewers, 0.91 A18-49
Oh, you put the title instead of the name
Hope the 18-49 dude posts this week.
where is korra?
Korra is listed as “106-AND THE WINNER IS”
Denver/Lakers proves again that people will watch TV on a Saturday night….
18-49 Primetime May 13
1. Thu NBA Lakers/Nuggets TNT 10:49 PM 4.339 2.1
2. Tue NBA Nuggets/Lakers TNT 10:49 PM 4.195 2.0
3. Wed NBA Clippers/Grizzlies TNT 9:43 PM 4.016 2.0
4. Wed NBA Knicks/Heat TNT 7:09 PM 4.102 1.9
5. Sun GAME OF THRONES HBOM 9:04 PM 3.694 1.9
6. Fri NBA Grizzlies/Clippers ESPN 9:04 PM 3831 1.8
7. Mon WWE Entertainment USA 9:00 PM 4.431 1.7
8. Tue NBA Celtics/Hawks TNT 8:09 PM 3.687 1.7
9. Mon NBA Grizzlies/Clippers TNT 10:45 PM 3.313 1.7
10. Mon WWE Entertainment USA 10:00 PM 4.192 1.6
11. Thu NBA Hawks/Celtics TNT 8:08 PM 3.627 1.6
12. Thu Swamp People HIST 9:00 PM 3.836 1.4
13. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 8:30 PM 3.137 1.4
14. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:00 PM 2.735 1.2
15. Tue DEADLIEST CATCH DISC 9:00 PM 2.685 1.2
16. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:00 PM 2.656 1.2
17. Sun REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRVO 10:00 PM 2.259 1.2
18. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 9:30 PM 2.770 1.1
19. Thu Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 2.686 1.1
20. Thu Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:00 PM 2.667 1.1
21. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 10:30 PM 2.529 1.1
22. Tue Big Bang Theory, THE TBSC 8:00 PM 2.413 1.1
23. Tue GAME, THE S5 BET 10:00 PM 1.943 1.1
24. Sun Ax Men HIST 9:00 PM 2.601 1.0
25. Mon NBA Spurs/Jazz TNT 8:10 PM 2.540 1.0