On May 4, 2018, ESPN's NBA Basketball was the highest rated show on cable with a 1.39 - followed by A&E's Live PD (0.57), NBC Sports' NHL Hockey (0.46) and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (0.32).
NBA Basketball was the most viewed program with 4.160 million viewers - followed by Live PD (1.769), NHL Hockey (1.552) and Real Time with Bill Maher (1.499).
NBA Basketball was the most viewed program with 4.160 million viewers - followed by Live PD (1.769), NHL Hockey (1.552) and Real Time with Bill Maher (1.499).
The Cable Ratings for Friday, May 4
|
Show
|
Network
|
Time
|
18 - 49 Rating
|
Viewers (Millions)
|
1
|
NBA Basketball |
ESPN
|
8:00 PM
|
1.39
|
4.160
|
2
|
NBA Basketball |
ESPN
|
10:34 PM
|
1.34
|
3.472
|
3
|
Live PD |
A&E
|
9:00 PM
|
0.57
|
1.769
|
4
|
NHL Hockey |
NBC Sports
|
7:03 PM
|
0.46
|
1.522
|
5
|
NHL Hockey |
NBC Sports
|
10:10 PM
|
0.40
|
1.067
|
6
|
Real Time with Bill Maher |
HBO
|
10:00 PM
|
0.32
|
1.499
|
7
|
Ducktales |
Disney
|
8:00 PM
|
0.29
|
1.092
|
8
|
Bering Sea Gold |
Discovery
|
10:02 PM
|
0.24
|
1.120
|
9
|
Ancient Aliens |
History
|
9:00 PM
|
0.24
|
1.034
|
10
|
Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail |
Discovery
|
9:00 PM
|
0.24
|
1.237
|
11
|
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives |
Food
|
9:00 PM
|
0.24
|
0.935
|
12
|
House Hunters |
HGTV
|
10:00 PM
|
0.21
|
1.186
|
13
|
Teen Titans Go! |
Cartoon
|
6:00 PM
|
0.21
|
0.792
|
14
|
The Tesla Files |
History
|
10:03 PM
|
0.20
|
0.938
|
15
|
House Hunters International |
HGTV
|
10:30 PM
|
0.20
|
1.171
|
16
|
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars |
WE tv
|
9:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.554
|
17
|
ELeague |
TBS
|
2:00 AM
|
0.16
|
0.345
|
18
|
Tanked |
Animal
|
9:00 PM
|
0.12
|
0.351
|
19
|
Josh Gates’ Destination Truth |
Travel
|
9:00 PM
|
0.11
|
0.550
|
20
|
The Paynes |
OWN
|
9:00 PM
|
0.10
|
0.401
|
21
|
Taskmaster |
Comedy
|
11:00 PM
|
0.09
|
0.185
|
22
|
Drugs, Inc.: The Fix |
NatGeo
|
9:00 PM
|
0.09
|
0.304
|
23
|
David Tutera’s CELEBrations |
WE tv
|
10:05 PM
|
0.08
|
0.330
|
24
|
Taskmaster |
Comedy
|
11:30 PM
|
0.08
|
0.158
|
25
|
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas |
HBO
|
11:30 PM
|
0.07
|
0.211
|
26
|
E! News |
E!
|
7:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.231
|
27
|
Iron Resurrection |
Velocity
|
10:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.201
|
28
|
VICE |
HBO
|
7:30 PM
|
0.05
|
0.233
|
29
|
NCWTS Racing |
FS1
|
4:57 PM
|
0.05
|
0.369
|
30
|
The Graham Norton Show |
BBCA
|
11:00 PM
|
0.04
|
0.155
|
31
|
Texas Flip and Move |
DIY
|
9:00 PM
|
0.04
|
0.371
|
32
|
MLB Baseball |
MLBN
|
9:10 PM
|
0.04
|
0.174
|
33
|
Rellik |
Cinemax
|
10:00 PM
|
0.01
|
0.055
|
No rating information was made immediately available for Epix's America Divided and Up's Expecting.
NOTE: For the 2017-18 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 119.6 million TV households. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.