Monday Final Nationals: Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals Game 5 Delivers Highest-Rated ABC Monday Among Adults 18-49 in Six Years

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 this year to top its combined competition in adults 18-49 with NBA Finals coverage. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors by 15 points (112-97), bringing the series up to a 3-2 Warriors advantage.

In adults 18-49, ABC scored its highest-rated Monday in over 6 years – since March 22, 2010.

On average through 5 games, the 2016 NBA Finals is attracting its 2nd largest ever 5-game average
on ABC (18.1 million), behind only the highly competitive 2015 series between the same two teams.

Airing around the NBA Finals in various time periods across the country, “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night” drew its biggest audience ever for a Game Night 5 (4.6 million). Through its first 5 broadcasts of 2016, “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night” is up 8 percent over last year (4.1 million vs. 3.8 million) to deliver its most watched ever 5-night average.

Opposite the NBA Finals in the 10 p.m. hour, the NBC premiere of “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” delivered modest demo figures but the series premiere of the CBS dark comedy “Braindead” wasn’t as fortunate.

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	Monday, June 13, 2016
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	8.5/15	14615	4.9/20	5.2/18	5.6/16
8:00	Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night (s)	3.0/6	4570	1.0/5	1.2/5	1.5/5
8:31	NBA Countdown (s)	3.6/7	5648	1.7/8	1.8/7	2.1/6
9:00	2016 NBA Finals Game 5 Cleveland @ Golden State (s) (thru 11:56)	11.8/21	20528	7.2/29	7.6/25	8.0/23
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.9/5	4382	0.4/2	0.7/2	1.1/3
8:00	Mom (r)	3.1/6	4717	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.2/4
8:30	2 Broke Girls (r)	2.7/5	4136	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.2/4
9:00	Scorpion (r)	2.7/5	4128	0.4/1	0.7/2	1.0/3
9:59	Braindead (p)	3.0/5	4585	0.3/1	0.7/2	1.0/3
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	3.5/6	6174	1.1/5	1.7/6	2.3/6
8:00	American Ninja Warrior	3.9/7	6840	1.2/5	1.9/6	2.4/7
10:00	Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (p)	2.8/5	4843	0.9/4	1.5/5	1.9/5
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	1.7/3	2589	0.4/2	0.6/2	0.8/2
8:00	So You Think You Can Dance	2.3/4	3521	0.6/3	0.9/3	1.1/3
9:00	Houdini & Doyle	1.1/2	1657	0.2/1	0.4/1	0.5/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average	0.6/1	916	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.3/1
8:00	Reign	0.6/1	812	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
9:00	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	0.7/1	979	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
9:30	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (r)	0.7/1	1060	0.2/1	0.3/1	0.4/1
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	2.3/4	4747		2.1/7
7:00	Fútbol Central (s)	1.1/2	2011		0.8/4
7:30	Copa América Centenario México vs. Venezuela (s)	2.4/4	4988		2.2/8
10:05	Copa América Centenario Uruguay vs. Jamaica (s) (thru 12:25am)	1.2/2	2271		1.0/3
	PROGRAM	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average	0.2/0	312		0.1/0
7:00	Sal y Pimienta	0.1/0	252		0.1/0
8:00	Cine: Ip Man (2008)	0.2/0	371		0.1/0
10:00	El Chavo (s)	0.1/0	140		0.0/0
10:30	El Chavo (s)	0.1/0	250		0.1/0

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 6/13/16

Cable Rankings – Monday 6/13/16
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, June 13:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research