It was all about ABC on Monday night. In adults 18-49 (6.2 rating/24 share from 8-11 p.m.), the network scored its highest-rated Monday in 11 years – since the 2-hour second season finale of “Grey’s Anatomy” on May 15, 2006. Monday’s “2017 NBA Finals” Game 5 broadcast on ABC generated a total live audience of […]
The “NBA Finals” on ABC won the night across all of television for the 59th consecutive time. It also marked ABC’s best Friday night adults 18-49 delivery in over 14 years — since Jan. 3, 2003 (Ohio State-Miami in Fiesta Bowl for the 2002 BCS National Championship). Game 4 of the Warriors-Cavaliers series delivered an […]
ABC ruled on Sunday night in all key figures. In prime time, the network averaged 15.53 million viewers, with a 5.6 rating/21 share in adults 18-49 and a 6.0 rating/19 share in adults 25-54. Although Game 2 was yet another blowout win for the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the “2017 NBA […]
Game 1 of “2017 NBA Finals” made ABC the dominant ratings force on Thursday night. Although the opening game (18.7 million viewers) of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors series — the third consecutive year featuring both teams in The Finals — was down 3 percent in total viewers from last year’s Game 1 […]
During the first quarter of Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors at Oakland’s Oracle Arena, Cavaliers superstar LeBron James made an impressive dunk. But, in a humorous moment, that dunk didn’t catch the primary attention of ABC/ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy — instead, he […]
Sunday night’s NBA Finals Game 7 on ABC was the most-watched, highest-rated NBA game since Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals (which had aired on NBC), according to Nielsen. ABC’s Game 7 viewership peaked with 44.511 million viewers and a 22.5 U.S. rating from 10:30-10:40 p.m. ET. The 2016 NBA Finals on ABC, in […]
“NBA Finals Game 6” on ABC won the night across all of television for the 54th consecutive time. Thursday night’s Game 6 – the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to even the series 3-3 – generated 20.702 million average viewers, peaking with 25.254 million viewers from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET. The Cleveland market averaged […]
The NBA Finals Game 6 broadcast on ABC on Thursday, June 16 will feature a new but familiar face to basketball fans: TNT NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager. Sager, known for his wildly colorful suits, has never worked the sidelines for an NBA finals because TNT was never the series’ outlet. Rich Sandomir of The […]
Featuring Game 5 of the “2016 NBA Finals” (Golden State-Cleveland), ABC posted a big victory on Monday, leading its combined competition (CBS, NBC, Fox and CW) in total viewers (+ 4 percent – 14.6 million vs. 14.1 million) and adults 18-49 (+ 58 percent – 5.2/18 vs. 3.3/11). It was the network’s fifth consecutive evening […]
