The NBA Playoffs topped cable viewership for the week, taking the top five spots on the list. Monday’s Lakers/Oklahoma game was the most watched program of the week, with 8.149 million viewers,. Pawn Stars was the number one non-basketball program for the week with 5.285 million viewers, and Game of Thrones was the most-watched live action scripted program with 3.384 million viewers .
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Top 25 cable shows for the week ending May 27, 2012
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live +SD (000) |
| 1 | LA LAKERS/OKLAHOMA CITY | TNT | Mon | 09:43P-12:29A | 8149 |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA CITY/SAN ANTONIO | TNT | Sun | 08:32P-11:17P | 7764 |
| 3 | MIAMI/INDIANA | ESPN | Thu | 08:05P-10:46P | 6892 |
| 4 | INDIANA/MIAMI | TNT | Tue | 08:13P-10:59P | 5503 |
| 5 | BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | Wed | 08:08P-10:42P | 5354 |
| 6 | PAWN STARS | HIST | Mon | 10:00P-10:30P | 5285 |
| 7 | PAWN STARS | HIST | Mon | 10:30P-11:01P | 5205 |
| 8 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HIST | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4640 |
| 9 | PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON | TNT | Mon | 07:00P-09:43P | 4174 |
| 10 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 09:00P-10:00P | 4168 |
| 11 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA | Mon | 10:00P-11:04P | 4144 |
| 12 | SWAMP PEOPLE | HIST | Thu | 09:00P-10:00P | 3818 |
| 13 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 10:30A-11:00A | 3480 |
| 14 | GAME OF THRONES | HBOM | Sun | 09:04P-09:57P | 3384 |
| 15 | SPONGEBOB | NICK | Sat | 10:00A-10:30A | 3339 |
| 16 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | Mon | 12:29A-01:38A | 3298 |
| 17 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | Tue | 09:00P-10:00P | 3248 |
| 18 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TNT | Sun | 11:17P-12:12A | 3186 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | Thu | 10:46P-12:00A | 3149 |
| 20 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Thu | 09:30P-10:00P | 3119 |
| 21 | NCIS | USA | Sat | 08:00P-09:00P | 3092 |
| 22 | FAMILY GUY | ADSM | Wed | 11:00P-11:30P | 3034 |
| 23 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Tue | 10:00P-10:30P | 3004 |
| 24 | NCIS | USA | Sat | 09:00P-10:00P | 2994 |
| 25 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | TBSC | Wed | 10:30P-11:00P | 2976 |
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