ESPN’s telecast of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals (Cleveland at Toronto) was the runaway leader of Saturday’s cable ratings. The game scored a 2.1 in adults 18-49 and 5.39 million viewers.
Sports occupied four of the Top 5 spots, with a post-game “SportsCenter” (1.0) coming in second and a NASCAR race on FS1 and a Liga MX semifinal soccer match on Univision Deportes tying for fourth at 0.7.
Top 100 cable shows among adults 18-49 for Saturday, May 21, 2016
| Show | Net | Time | Viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | ESPN | 8:29 PM | 5,393 | 2.1 |
| SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:59 PM | 2,349 | 1.0 |
| FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 11:30 PM | 1,767 | 0.8 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACIN L | FS1 | 9:22 PM | 3,291 | 0.7 |
| LIGA MX L | UDN | 9:00 PM | 1,395 | 0.7 |
| FAMILY GUY | ADSM | 11:00 PM | 1,547 | 0.7 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 10:30 PM | 1,973 | 0.7 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 10:00 PM | 1,959 | 0.7 |
| DRAGON BALL Z KAI | ADSM | 12:00 AM | 1,403 | 0.7 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 9:30 PM | 2,095 | 0.7 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 9:00 PM | 2,143 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 1,304 | 0.6 |
| DRAGON BALL Z KAI | ADSM | 12:30 AM | 1,273 | 0.6 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 8:30 PM | 1,757 | 0.6 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 8:00 PM | 1,651 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 11:00 AM | 2,161 | 0.5 |
| NBA PRE | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 1,329 | 0.5 |
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 1,133 | 0.5 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:15 AM | 1,152 | 0.5 |
| HUNTER X HUNTER | ADSM | 1:00 AM | 1,029 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 10:00 AM | 1,937 | 0.5 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 10:30 AM | 1,992 | 0.5 |
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 989 | 0.4 |
| LOUD HOUSE | NICK | 11:30 AM | 1,984 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 4:30 PM | 1,711 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 9:30 AM | 1,928 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 3:30 PM | 1,678 | 0.4 |
| NASCAR RACEDAY L | FS1 | 8:21 PM | 2,016 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 4:00 PM | 1,662 | 0.4 |
| MOVIE DOWNLOAD | FX | 8:00 PM | 1,090 | 0.4 |
| SAMURAI CHAMPLOO | ADSM | 1:30 AM | 952 | 0.4 |
| NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN | ADSM | 2:00 AM | 926 | 0.4 |
| LINEA DE CUATRO L | UDN | 11:31 PM | 813 | 0.4 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 7:30 PM | 1,319 | 0.4 |
| ONE PIECE | ADSM | 2:30 AM | 875 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 9:00 AM | 1,733 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:34 AM | 945 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 12:00 AM | 972 | 0.4 |
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | ADSM | 4:00 AM | 819 | 0.4 |
| AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 4:30 AM | 828 | 0.4 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:30 PM | 971 | 0.4 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 5:30 AM | 842 | 0.4 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 3:00 PM | 1,474 | 0.4 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 5:00 AM | 787 | 0.4 |
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR | NAN | 1:07 AM | 832 | 0.4 |
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR | NAN | 1:40 AM | 831 | 0.4 |
| CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | ADSM | 3:30 AM | 772 | 0.4 |
| LOUD HOUSE | NICK | 5:00 PM | 1,545 | 0.4 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 4:57 AM | 816 | 0.4 |
| PARASYTE | ADSM | 3:00 AM | 790 | 0.4 |
| SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 788 | 0.3 |
| OVER THE HEDGE | TOON | 6:00 PM | 1,241 | 0.3 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 5:30 AM | 768 | 0.3 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 4:24 AM | 790 | 0.3 |
| TNT SATURDAY MOVIES | TNT | 12:00 PM | 996 | 0.3 |
| ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICK | 8:30 AM | 1,348 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 1,527 | 0.3 |
| LION GUARD | DSNY | 8:30 AM | 1,456 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,436 | 0.3 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 6:00 AM | 793 | 0.3 |
| POWER RANGERS DINO SUPER | NICK | 12:00 PM | 1,348 | 0.3 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 6:30 AM | 771 | 0.3 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 3:19 AM | 713 | 0.3 |
| ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICK | 8:00 AM | 1,108 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 7:00 PM | 1,297 | 0.3 |
| GEORGE LOPEZ | NAN | 3:51 AM | 721 | 0.3 |
| NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACIN | FS1 | 7:18 PM | 1,590 | 0.3 |
| FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 1,171 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 9:00 AM | 1,166 | 0.3 |
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR | NAN | 2:13 AM | 759 | 0.3 |
| BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | 7:00 PM | 989 | 0.3 |
| KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 712 | 0.3 |
| HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,485 | 0.3 |
| SPONGEBOB | NICK | 2:30 PM | 1,308 | 0.3 |
| FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR | NAN | 2:46 AM | 718 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 6:00 PM | 1,179 | 0.3 |
| FRIENDS | NAN | 11:00 PM | 935 | 0.3 |
| INCREDIBLES, THE | DISJR | 11:30 AM | 1,178 | 0.3 |
| TNT SATURDAY MOVIES | TNT | 3:00 PM | 887 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 10:00 AM | 1,159 | 0.3 |
| MOVIE DOWNLOAD | FX | 10:30 PM | 837 | 0.3 |
| ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICK | 7:30 AM | 868 | 0.3 |
| LAW & ORDER | TNT | 11:00 AM | 1,166 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 5:00 PM | 1,303 | 0.3 |
| TEEN TITANS GO | TOON | 8:30 AM | 1,260 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 7:00 PM | 1,754 | 0.3 |
| LOUD HOUSE | NICK | 5:30 PM | 1,400 | 0.3 |
| ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICK | 2:00 PM | 1,259 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 3:00 PM | 1,101 | 0.3 |
| SATURDAY MOVIE | FRFM | 9:30 PM | 779 | 0.3 |
| KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD | 11:00 AM | 1,166 | 0.3 |
| PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) | HGTV | 4:00 PM | 1,228 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 9:00 PM | 1,860 | 0.3 |
| ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICK | 12:30 PM | 1,182 | 0.3 |
| TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES | TNT | 8:00 PM | 698 | 0.3 |
| MOVIE | LIF | 8:00 PM | 1,234 | 0.3 |
| PJ MASKS | DISJR | 9:30 AM | 1,084 | 0.3 |
| NCIS | USA | 8:00 PM | 1,608 | 0.3 |
| WE BOUGHT THE FARM | HGTV | 11:00 PM | 1,254 | 0.3 |
| MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE | DSNY | 8:00 AM | 1,193 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
