Monday Overnights: Game 5 of The NBA Finals Rules on ABC

Monday, June 10, 2019

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 9.6/17, CBS: 2.6/ 7, NBC: 2.2/ 4, Fox: 2.1/ 4, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change Vs. the Comparable Year-Ago Week:
Note: The NBA Finals did not air on the year-ago evening on ABC.
ABC: +174, NBC: +16, Fox: +11, CBS: -10, CW: -50

Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about the NBA Finals on ABC, with game 5 (Golden State Warriors 106, Toronto Raptors 105) at an estimated 12.7 rating/23 share in the household overnights from 9-11:30 p.m. ET. The actual end time of the game was at 11:43 ET.

Also original last night was Fox’s tired “So You Think You Can Dance” (#4: 2.1/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and game show “Beat Shazam!” (#3: 2.2/ 4 at 9 p.m.). NBC, meanwhile, added a Monday 10 p.m. ET edition of newsmagazine “Dateline” to its summer line-up, which opened at a third-place 2.5/ 4 in the household overnights at 9 p.m. ET.

The remainder of the evening was repeats (including additional airings of “Masters of Illusion” and “The Big Stage” on The CW). Here is the breakdown:

What follows are the household overnights by network and by half-hour for Monday, June 10:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 4.0. 7 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood” (R): 2.9/ 5 (#2)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Masters of Illusion” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – NBA Countdown: 4.4/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “Man With a Plan” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#2)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior” (R): 2.20/ 4 (#4)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Masters of Illusion” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – NBA Finals, Game 5: 10.4/18 (#1)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#2)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior” (R): 2.1/ 3 (#4)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CW – “The Big Stage” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – NBA Finals, Game 5: 12.5/21 (#1)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#2)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior” (R): 1.9/ 3 (#4)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.1/ 3 (#3)
CW – “The Big Stage” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – NBA Finals, Game 5: 13.3/23 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline” (time period premiere): 2.4/ 4 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – NBA Finals, Game 5: 13.1/23 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline” (time period premiere): 2.6/ 5 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research