The MTV Movie & TV Awards suffered ratings declines on Sunday. The awards (the first with “& TV” in the title) drew a 0.6 rating and 1.18 million viewers, down from 0.8 and 1.45 million for the movie awards last year.
The rest of Sunday was a mixed bag. A pair of NBA playoff games on TNT finished 1-2 in both adults 18-49 (1.9 and 1.8) and viewers. “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” (1.3) was up two tenths of a point week to week. “Naked and Afraid” (0.8) improved by a tenth.
“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” fell a tenth to 0.6, while “Silicon Valley” was steady at 0.4. Episode 2 of “American Gods” on Starz dipped a tenth to 0.3, finishing a little outside the Top 25. The season finale of “Billions” on Showtime also drew a 0.3.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Sunday, May 7, 2017
| Show | Net | Time | Total Viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | 9:08 PM | 4,936 | 1.9 |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | 6:30 PM | 4,567 | 1.8 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 3,148 | 1.3 |
| INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | 11:29 PM | 2,150 | 0.9 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 1,769 | 0.8 |
| NAKED AND AFRAID | DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 2,141 | 0.8 |
| MLB SUNDAY NIGHT | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 2,426 | 0.7 |
| NAKED AND AFRAID XL | DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 1,950 | 0.7 |
| KEEPING UP W/THE KARDASHIANS | E! | 9:00 PM | 1,247 | 0.6 |
| MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 1,177 | 0.6 |
| NBA PLAYOFFS PREGAME | TNT | 6:00 PM | 1,376 | 0.6 |
| YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL | ADULT SWIM | 11:30 PM | 1,154 | 0.5 |
| INTO THE BADLANDS | AMC | 10:00 PM | 1,293 | 0.5 |
| AMERICAN RACE SNEAK PEEK | TNT | 12:25 AM | 1,143 | 0.5 |
| WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 1,281 | 0.5 |
| IRON CHEF GAUNTLET | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 1,385 | 0.5 |
| BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 1,875 | 0.4 |
| TEEN MOM | MTV | 6:30 PM | 808 | 0.4 |
| BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 1,777 | 0.4 |
| SILICON VALLEY | HBO | 10:01 PM | 774 | 0.4 |
| LAST WEEK TONIGHT | HBO | 11:01 PM | 1,184 | 0.4 |
| ISLAND LIFE | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 1,608 | 0.4 |
| ISLAND LIFE | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 1,642 | 0.4 |
| WICKED TUNA | NAT GEO | 9:00 PM | 1,237 | 0.4 |
| LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 1,748 | 0.4 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
