Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 5/2/23. 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: Lakers v. Warriors | TNT | 2.73 | 7.36 |
| NBA Playoffs: Heat v. Knicks | TNT | 1.57 | 4.71 |
| Inside the NBA Playoffs | TNT | 0.88 | 2.25 |
| NHL Playoffs: Kraken v. Avalanche | ESPN | 0.51 | 1.41 |
| NHL Playoffs: Panthers v. Maple Leafs | ESPN | 0.43 | 1.31 |
| NBA Playoffs Pre-Game | TNT | 0.34 | 1.07 |
| Curse of Oak Island | History | 0.24 | 2.56 |
| Premier League: Chelsea v. Arsenal | USA | 0.21 | 0.52 |
| Real Housewives of New Jersey | Bravo | 0.21 | 0.83 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| Secret Skinwalker Ranch | History | 0.18 | 1.79 |
| Pardon the Interruption | ESPN | 0.17 | 0.64 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.17 | 0.46 |
| First Take | ESPN | 0.15 | 0.45 |
| WWE NXT | USA | 0.14 | 0.57 |
| Watch What Happens Live | Bravo | 0.13 | 0.48 |
| Supermarket Stakeout | Food | 0.13 | 0.63 |
| Around the Horn | ESPN | 0.12 | 0.39 |
| The Five | Fox News | 0.12 | 2.72 |
| Chopped | Food | 0.12 | 0.62 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.32 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.27 |
| Get Up | ESPN | 0.11 | 0.36 |
| Road Wars | A&E | 0.11 | 0.48 |
| 7 Little Johnstons | TLC | 0.10 | 0.71 |
| NFL Live | ESPN | 0.10 | 0.38 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.10 | 0.26 |
| Road Wars | A&E | 0.10 | 0.52 |
| Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death | ID | 0.10 | 0.66 |
| Neighborhood Wars | A&E | 0.10 | 0.55 |
| Sportscenter | ESPN | 0.10 | 0.26 |
| Special Report with Bret Baier | Fox News | 0.10 | 1.89 |
| NBA Today | ESPN | 0.10 | 0.32 |
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.68 |
| This Just In | ESPN | 0.09 | 0.24 |
| Deadliest Catch | Discovery | 0.09 | 0.75 |
| 7 Little Johnstons: More to Love | TLC | 0.09 | 0.47 |
| The Ingraham Angle | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.67 |
| Outnumbered | Fox News | 0.09 | 1.45 |
| Couples Retreat | MTV | 0.09 | 0.21 |
| The Family Business | BET | 0.08 | 0.38 |
| Neighborhood Wars | A&E | 0.08 | 0.49 |
| The Faulkner Focus | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.30 |
| CNN Primetime | CNN | 0.08 | 0.52 |
| Return to Amish | TLC | 0.08 | 0.56 |
| Your World with Neil Cavuto | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.11 |
| Premier League Goal Zone | USA | 0.08 | 0.19 |
| House Hunters | HGTV | 0.08 | 0.76 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.91 |
| Renovation 911 | HGTV | 0.08 | 0.74 |
| Highlights Below the Chart: | |||
| Deadline: White House | MSNBC | 0.07 | 1.50 |
| The Situation Room | CNN | 0.07 | 0.55 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.06 | 0.59 |
| Fox News Tonight | Fox News | 0.06 | 1.48 |
| All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 0.06 | 1.19 |
| Erin Burnett OutFront | CNN | 0.06 | 0.56 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | 0.06 | 2.04 |
| The Patrick Star Show | Nickelodeon | 0.05 | 0.21 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.05 | 1.31 |
| The ReidOut | MSNBC | 0.05 | 1.13 |
| Morning Joe | MSNBC | 0.04 | 0.86 |
| 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle | MSNBC | 0.03 | 0.81 |
