Friday Ratings: Game 2 of The NBA Finals Leads ABC to Victory

Friday, October 2, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, October 2. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 4.13 million, CBS: 3.19, NBC: 2.14, Fox: 2.04, CW: 594,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1,4 rating/10 share, Fox: 0.5/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Jimmy Kimmel Live
Viewers: 4.06 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 8 (#1)

CBS – Greatest #AtHome Videos
Viewers: 3.61 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (R)
Viewers: 2.06 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.20 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

CW – Masters of Illusion
Viewers: 548,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Jimmy Kimmel Live
Viewers: 2.90 million (#2), A18-49: 0.9/ 6 (#1)

CBS – Greatest #AtHome Videos m
Viewers: 3.40 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (R)
Viewers: 1.94 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.01 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 522,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – NBA Finals – Game 2 (Miami vs. LA Lakers)
Viewers: 3.92 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/ 9 (#1)

CBS – Undercover Boss (season premiere)
Viewers: 2.94 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (R)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2)

CW – World’s Funniest Animals
Viewers: 689,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – NBA Finals – Game 2 (Miami vs. LA Lakers)
Viewers: 4.70 million (#1), A18-49: 1.6/11 (#1)

CBS – Undercover Boss (season premiere)
Viewers: 3.07 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (R)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

CW – World’s Funniest Animals
Viewers: 619,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – NBA Finals – Game 2 (Miami vs. LA Lakers)
Viewers: 4.55 million (#1), A18-49: 1.6/11 (#1)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 2.93 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.62 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – NBA Finals – Game 2 (Miami vs. LA Lakers)
Viewers: 4.67 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/12 (#1)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.16 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.38 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research