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Friday Final Nationals: ABC Earns 14-Year Friday Best in Adults 18-49 Delivery with Warriors-Cavaliers NBA Finals Game 4

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 average of 19.012 million viewers with an additional average minute streaming audience of 375,000 viewers.

With a total audience delivery of 19.38 million viewers, the telecast ranks as the second biggest audience for an NBA Finals Game 4 since 2004 (L.A. Lakers-Detroit on ABC: 20.3 million). Only the 2015 Game 4 (Golden State-Cleveland on ABC from June 11, 2015: 19.84 million viewers) drew more within that time span.

Compared to last year’s Warriors-Cavaliers Game 4 (June 10, 2016), it grew 15 percent in total viewership (TV + streaming) — 19.387 million vs. 16.867 million.

Game 4 peaked on ABC with 22.45 million viewers from 11-11:30 p.m. ET.

Friday night’s broadcast delivered a 35.5 rating in the Cleveland market and a 32.1 rating in the San Francisco-Oakland market. The other top local markets include: Columbus (18.9); Sacramento (16.8); Memphis (16.5); Atlanta (16.0); San Antonio (15.6); Miami (15.4); Birmingham (14.7); Chicago (14.3).

Thru the first four games, the 2017 NBA Finals are up 11 percent in total viewers (19.4 million; best average since 1998), +8 percent in the 18-49 demo (7.0) and +7 percent in household rating (10.8) from 2016.

(Sources: ESPN [1], [2])

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
Programming Insider Friday, June 9, 2017
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 7.5/16 13260 4.6/32 4.9/19
8:00 Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night (s) 251 93 2.4/5 3752 0.7/6 1.0/6 1.2/6
8:31 NBA Countdown (s) 249 93 3.3/7 5262 1.4/11 1.6/9 1.8/8
8:59 2017 NBA Finals Game 4: Golden State @ Cleveland (s) (thru 12:10 a.m.) 250 93 10.7/22 19013 6.1/35 6.8/30 7.2/26
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 3.2/6 4844 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.8/3
8:00 MacGyver (r) 251 93 2.8/6 4208 0.3/2 0.5/3 0.8/3
9:00 Hawaii Five-0 (r) 251 93 3.2/6 4983 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.9/3
10:00 Blue Bloods (r) 251 93 3.5/7 5341 0.3/2 0.5/2 0.8/3
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 2.9/6 4662 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
8:00 America’s Got Talent (r) 244 92 2.8/6 4583 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.2/5
10:00 Dateline NBC 246 93 3.2/6 4821 0.5/3 0.9/4 1.2/4
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.8/2 1194 0.2/1 0.3/2 0.4/2
8:00 MasterChef (r) 255 93 0.9/2 1449 0.3/2 0.4/2 0.5/2
9:00 Lucifer (r) 255 93 0.7/1 939 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
PROGRAM AFF* CVG*
(PCT)		 HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-10 Network Average 0.5/1 778 0.2/1 0.2/1 0.3/1
8:00 The Originals 247 88 0.6/1 892 0.2/2 0.3/2 0.3/1
9:00 Reign 247 88 0.4/1 665 0.1/1 0.2/1 0.2/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.8/2 1456 0.5/2
7:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.8/2 1379 0.5/3
8:00 La Rosa de Guadalupe 0.8/2 1384 0.5/3
9:00 La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo 0.8/2 1512 0.6/2
10:03 La Piloto 0.8/2 1470 0.5/2
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average 0.4/1 623 0.2/1
7:00 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) 0.3/1 534 0.2/1
7:55 Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos 0.6/1 1068 0.3/2
9:00 La Candidata 0.3/1 407 0.1/1
9:59 El Bienamado 0.2/0 366 0.1/1
PROGRAM HH/Share Viewers
(000)		 Adults
18-34		 Adults
18-49		 Adults
25-54
8-11 Network Average (preliminary) 0.5/1 844 0.2/1 0.3/1
8:00 El Capo (preliminary) 0.4/1 777 0.2/1 0.2/1
9:00 La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) 0.5/1 812 0.2/1 0.3/1
10:00 La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) 0.5/1 942 0.3/1 0.4/1

Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 6/09/17

“Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/7
Women 18-49: 0.8/5
Men 18-49: 1.1/7

“NBA Countdown” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.1/8
Men 18-34: 1.7/13
Women 18-49: 1.2/7
Men 18-49: 2.0/11

“2017 NBA Finals Game 4: Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 4.6/27
Men 18-34: 7.6/42
Women 18-49: 5.2/23
Men 18-49: 8.3/36

“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/5
Men 18-49: 0.7/3

“The Originals” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.2/1

“Reign” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.1/1

Cable Rankings – Friday 6/09/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, June 9:

* Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49)
V-No.* D-No.* Program Net Start Dur Vwrs* A1849
35 12 LIVE PD AC A&E 8:00 PM 60 835 0.26
9 4 LIVE PD A&E 9:00 PM 180 1322 0.42
61 31 KING OF THE HILL ADSM 8:00 PM 30 615 0.22
53 12 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 8:30 PM 30 655 0.26
41 9 CLEVELAND SHOW ADSM 9:00 PM 30 779 0.29
38 7 AMERICAN DAD ADSM 9:30 PM 30 816 0.32
22 3 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:00 PM 30 1004 0.44
15 1 BOB’S BURGERS ADSM 10:30 PM 30 1123 0.50
74 66 AMC’S BLOCKBUSTER WEEKEND: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN AMC 7:00 PN 240 540 0.15
94 89 TANKED APL 8:00 PM 60 305 0.12
90 95 TANKED APL 9:00 PM 60 333 0.11
78 54 TANKED APL 10:00 PM 60 529 0.18
91 66 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:00 PM 30 332 0.15
88 62 SOUTH PARK CMDY 8:30 PM 30 340 0.16
95 82 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: BIG DADDY CMDY 9:00 PM 120 294 0.13
89 95 SHARK TANK CNBC 9:00 PM 60 339 0.11
16 23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1116 0.23
30 62 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 857 0.16
42 76 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 759 0.14
72 95 DUAL SURVIVAL DISC 8:00 PM 60 549 0.11
17 40 YUKON MEN DISC 9:00 PM 61 1101 0.20
33 62 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISC 10:01 PM 61 846 0.16
25 18 CARS DISJR 7:00 PM 120 932 0.25
52 48 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISJR 9:00 PM 25 661 0.19
51 66 PJ MASKS SHORTS DISJR 9:25 PM 15 665 0.15
64 82 LION GUARD DISJR 9:45 PM 25 607 0.13
19 23 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DSNY 8:00 PM 30 1042 0.23
11 12 ANDI MACK DSNY 8:30 PM 25 1289 0.26
20 40 BIZAARDVARK DSNY 9:00 PM 30 1036 0.20
23 48 ANDI MACK DSNY 9:30 PM 25 967 0.19
24 60 CAMP ROCK 2 – FINAL JAM DSNY 10:00 PM 110 939 0.17
93 82 MOVIES WE LOVE: FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS E! 8:00 PM 150 307 0.13
29 6 NBA PRE-GAME (0.56 HH, 0.34 A18-34) ESPN 8:00 PM 30 868 0.36
86 82 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3 (0.25 HH, 0.12 A18-34) ESPN 8:30 PM 153 386 0.13
40 23 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD 8:00 PM 30 810 0.23
44 48 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD 8:30 PM 30 726 0.19
36 23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:00 PM 30 818 0.23
34 23 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 9:30 PM 30 838 0.23
36 31 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:00 PM 30 818 0.22
39 20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD 10:30 PM 30 812 0.24
2 23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOXNC 8:00 PM 60 2613 0.23
4 40 THE FIVE FOXNC 9:00 PM 60 2307 0.20
3 34 HANNITY FOXNC 10:00 PM 60 2360 0.21
50 20 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 FRFM 7:50 PM 190 667 0.24
77 54 MOVIE DOWNLOAD: WORLD WAR Z FX 8:00 PM 180 530 0.18
99 89 THE SIMPSONS FXX 8:30 PM 30 256 0.12
98 89 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:00 PM 30 269 0.12
96 76 THE SIMPSONS FXX 9:30 PM 30 281 0.14
97 89 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:00 PM 30 273 0.12
92 76 THE SIMPSONS FXX 10:30 PM 30 321 0.14
85 82 THE MIDDLE HALL 9:30 PM 30 398 0.13
83 82 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:00 PM 30 442 0.13
81 66 THE MIDDLE HALL 10:30 PM 30 483 0.15
7 2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO 10:00 PM 57 1760 0.46
26 48 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 8:00 PM 30 912 0.19
18 34 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 8:30 PM 30 1098 0.21
8 12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 9:00 PM 30 1346 0.26
14 20 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HGTV 9:30 PM 30 1159 0.24
12 12 HOUSE HUNTERS HGTV 10:00 PM 30 1271 0.26
10 11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL HGTV 10:30 PM 30 1304 0.27
32 48 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 8:00 PM 60 847 0.19
13 9 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 9:00 PM 63 1190 0.29
27 40 ANCIENT ALIENS HIST 10:03 PM 60 906 0.20
31 31 THE PERFECT MURDER ID 8:00 PM 60 854 0.22
28 48 48 HOURS ON ID ID 9:00 PM 60 884 0.19
46 40 DETECTIVE ID 10:00 PM 60 708 0.20
87 95 MOVIE- THEATRICAL PREM: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING LIF 9:00 PM 62 360 0.11
60 54 MOVIE- LFT ACQUIRED RPT: MANNY DEAREST LMN 8:00 PM 120 619 0.18
79 62 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED RPT: BOYFRIEND KILLER LMN 10:00 PM 120 497 0.16
5 18 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 1958 0.25
1 5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 2620 0.37
6 12 LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 1932 0.26
21 66 NICK SIZZLING SUMMER CAMP NICK 8:00 PM 60 1015 0.15
45 76 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:00 PM 30 709 0.14
48 54 FULL HOUSE NAN 9:30 PM 30 706 0.18
47 54 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:00 PM 30 707 0.18
54 54 FULL HOUSE NAN 10:30 PM 30 642 0.18
67 89 PEPPA PIG NKJR 9:30 PM 30 597 0.12
80 76 SPIKE TV MOVIE: SHOOTER SPIKE 6:30 PM 180 493 0.14
84 89 SPIKE TV MOVIE: FOUR BROTHERS SPIKE 9:30 PM 150 413 0.12
68 66 DARK MATTER SYFY 8:00 PM 120 587 0.15
75 34 TBS PRIME MOVIE: LIMITLESS TBS 8:00 PM 120 538 0.21
76 34 TBS PRIME MOVIE: KNIGHT AND DAY TBS 10:00 PM 120 532 0.21
71 82 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 30 569 0.13
55 66 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:30 PM 31 640 0.15
70 76 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:01 PM 30 583 0.14
62 66 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:31 PM 31 611 0.15
58 60 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 10:02 PM 30 630 0.17
64 66 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 10:32 PM 31 607 0.15
49 34 AMERICAN SNIPER TNT 8:00 PM 180 703 0.21
43 95 EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND TVL 10:30 PM 30 737 0.11
73 34 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:00 PM 30 544 0.21
62 23 MODERN FAMILY USA 8:30 PM 30 611 0.23
68 40 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:00 PM 30 587 0.20
59 40 MODERN FAMILY USA 9:30 PM 30 623 0.20
66 40 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:00 PM 30 606 0.20
56 23 MODERN FAMILY USA 10:30 PM 30 638 0.23
57 7 RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 637 0.32
100 95 BASKETBALL WIVES 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 234 0.11
82 66 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: REALITY STARS WETV 9:00 PM 60 450 0.15

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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