
TNT and ESPN were the two most-watched networks on cable for the third straight week as the NBA playoffs continued to fuel both networks.
TNT averaged 3 million viewers in primetime for the week of May 20-May 26 to top all cable networks for the fifth straight week, according to Nielsen figures supplied by Fox News Media. Leading TNT’s ratings charge was the network’s May 26 Game 3 coverage of the Minnesota Timberwolves-Dallas Mavericks Western Conference Finals, which averaged 7.1 million viewers.