With game one of the NBA Finals, ABC crushed the competition, averaging 13.1 million viewers and a 4.6 rating in Adults 18-49. The game itself drew over 13.6 million viewers and a 5.1 demo rating. But that is down slightly, in viewers, and about 10% from last year's game one.
The other four networks aired encores, exclusively. NBC was best of the rest with 4.5 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating. CBS, with its comedy line up, averaged 5.0 million viewers and a 0.8 demo rating. FOX posted a 0.5 rating in Adults 18-49, while drawing 1.7 million viewers. The CW was last with just under 700k in viewership and a 0.2 demo.
Final L+SD Network Averages:
|
Total viewers |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| ABC |
13.10 million |
4.1 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
| CBS |
5.00 million |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
| CW |
0.70 million |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| FOX |
1.70 million |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| NBC |
4.50 million |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| UNI |
1.20 million |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
| TEL |
1.20 million |
-- |
0.5 |
-- |
| Time |
Net |
Program |
P2* |
A18-34 |
A18-49 |
A25-54 |
| 8:00 |
ABC |
JKL: Game Night |
3.94 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| 8:30 |
ABC |
NBA Countdown |
5.13 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
| 9:00 |
ABC |
NBA Finals - Game 1 |
17.35 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
| 8:00 |
CBS |
The Big Bang Theory [R] |
6.71 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
| 8:30 |
CBS |
Young Sheldon [R] |
6.10 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
| 9:00 |
CBS |
Mom [R] |
5.26 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
| 9:30 |
CBS |
Life in Pieces [R] |
3.94 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| 10:00 |
CBS |
SWAT [R] |
3.86 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| 8:00 |
CW |
Supernatural [R] |
0.77 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| 9:00 |
CW |
Black Lightning [R] |
0.58 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 8:00 |
FOX |
Masterchef [R] |
1.90 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| 9:00 |
FOX |
Beat Shazam [R] |
1.55 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| 8:00 |
NBC |
America's Got Talent [R] |
5.11 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 10:00 |
NBC |
World of Dance [R] |
3.14 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
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