Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 5/9/23. Items of note include NBA Playoffs on TNT, Real Housewives of New Jersey on Bravo, and NHL Playoffs on ESPN.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| NBA Playoffs: Suns v. Nuggets | TNT | 1.76 | 4.80 |
| NBA Playoffs: 76ers v. Celtics | TNT | 1.71 | 4.88 |
| Inside the NBA Playoffs | TNT | 0.63 | 1.71 |
| NHL Playoffs: Stars v. Kraken | ESPN | 0.42 | 1.26 |
| NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes v. Devils | ESPN | 0.37 | 1.14 |
| NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 0.26 | 0.79 |
| Curse of Oak Island | History | 0.23 | 2.57 |
| Real Housewives of Oak Island | Bravo | 0.20 | 0.82 |
| Secret Skinwalker Ranch | History | 0.18 | 1.93 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.18 | 0.45 |
| Pardon the Interruption | ESPN | 0.17 | 0.62 |
| WWE NXT | USA | 0.17 | 0.60 |
| First Take | ESPN | 0.16 | 0.48 |
| NBA Today | ESPN | 0.14 | 0.31 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.14 | 0.37 |
| Around the Horn | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.37 |
| The Five | Fox News | 0.13 | 2.71 |
| NFL Live | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.34 |
| 7 Little Johnstons | TLC | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.12 | 0.76 |
| Get Up | ESPN | 0.12 | 0.37 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.30 |
| Return to Amish | TLC | 0.11 | 0.63 |
| This Just In | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.24 |
| The Situation Room | CNN | 0.11 | 0.79 |
| Chopped | Food | 0.11 | 0.56 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | 0.11 | 2.08 |
| Special Report with Bret Baier | Fox News | 0.11 | 1.86 |
| Supermarket Stakeout | Food | 0.10 | 0.50 |
| Road Wars | A&E | 0.10 | 0.55 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.10 | 0.23 |
| Road Wars | A&E | 0.10 | 0.51 |
| House Hunters International | HGTV | 0.10 | 0.72 |
| House Hunters | HGTV | 0.10 | 0.75 |
| Neighborhood Wars | A&E | 0.10 | 0.42 |
| The Lead with Jake Tapper | CNN | 0.09 | 0.86 |
| Erin Burnett OutFront | CNN | 0.09 | 0.79 |
| The Beat with Ari Melber | MSNBC | 0.09 | 1.90 |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.25 |
| MSNBC Press Conference | MSNBC | 0.09 | 1.71 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.09 | 0.21 |
| Deadliest Catch | Discovery | 0.09 | 0.67 |
| The Faulkner Focus | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.36 |
| The Lead with Jake Tapper | CNN | 0.09 | 0.84 |
| Neighborhood Wars | A&E | 0.09 | 0.52 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.09 | 0.71 |
| CNN News Central | CNN | 0.09 | 0.84 |
| Alex Wagner Tonight | MSNBC | 0.09 | 1.55 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.08 | 2.01 |
| America's Newsroom | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.42 |
| Highlights Below the Chart: | |||
| Fox News Tonight | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.48 |
| The Ingraham Angle | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.44 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.07 | 1.63 |
| All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 0.07 | 1.41 |
| Deadline: White House | MSNBC | 0.06 | 1.77 |
| The ReidOut | MSNBC | 0.06 | 1.38 |
| Westminster Dog Show | FS1 | 0.06 | 0.44 |
| 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC | 0.05 | 1.03 |
| Morning Joe | MSNBC | 0.04 | 0.21 |
