Monday Final Nationals: Wizards-Celtics Game 7 on TNT Draws Best NBA Conference Semifinal Cable Audience in Five Years

NBC (7.69 million) eked by ABC (7.66 million) to become Monday night’s most-watched network.

TNT dominated in prime time demos — adults 18-49 (approx. 2.5 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 2.3 rating), and adults 25-54 (approx. 2.6 rating) — with Washington-Boston Game 7 in the second round of the “2017 NBA Playoffs”. With an average of 6.8 million viewers, Game 7 ranks as the most-watched telecast for either a first-round or second-round NBA playoff game on cable since ESPN’s Miami-Indiana Game 6 on May 24, 2012 (6.9 million).

In their respective markets, Boston (18.1 local household rating) and Washington D.C. (10.9 rating) delivered record highs for NBA on TNT telecasts.

(Sources: Turner Sports, Sports Media Watch)

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* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Monday, May 15, 2017
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			5.0/9	7657	0.8/4	1.2/4	1.6/5
8:00	Dancing with the Stars	252	93	6.6/12	10065	1.0/5	1.5/6	2.0/6
10:01	Quantico	260	93	1.9/4	2718	0.3/2	0.6/2	0.8/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			4.0/7	6300	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.7/5
8:00	Big Bang Theory (rs)	253	93	3.8/7	6035	0.6/3	1.1/5	1.7/6
8:30	Man with a Plan (f)	253	93	3.6/6	5733	0.5/3	1.1/4	1.7/5
9:00	Big Bang Theory (rs)	253	93	3.5/6	5563	0.6/3	1.1/4	1.8/5
9:30	Kevin Can Wait (rs)	253	93	3.0/5	4680	0.5/2	1.0/4	1.5/4
10:00	Scorpion (f)	253	93	5.1/10	7893	0.7/3	1.2/5	1.8/6
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			4.8/9	7693	0.9/4	1.5/6	2.1/7
8:00	The Voice	247	93	5.6/10	9112	1.0/5	1.8/7	2.5/8
10:01	The Wall	247	93	3.2/6	4854	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.4/4
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			1.9/3	3011	0.5/3	0.9/3	1.1/3
8:00	Gotham	257	93	1.8/3	2977	0.6/3	0.9/4	1.2/4
9:01	Lucifer	257	93	2.0/3	3046	0.5/2	0.8/3	1.0/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.9/2	1346	0.3/1	0.4/1	0.5/2
8:00	Supergirl	247	90	1.2/2	1929	0.3/2	0.5/2	0.7/2
9:00	Jane the Virgin	247	90	0.5/1	763	0.2/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.9/2	1533		0.5/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.9/2	1647		0.5/3
8:00	La Reina de la Cancion			0.8/1	1367		0.5/2
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			1.0/2	1656		0.6/2
10:01	La Piloto			0.9/2	1575		0.6/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.5/1	1071		0.4/1
7:00	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r)			0.4/1	629		0.2/1
7:55	Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos			0.7/1	1314		0.4/2
10:00	El Bienamado (thru 11:00)			0.3/1	554		0.2/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average (preliminary)			0.5/1	935	0.3/1	0.4/1
8:00	El Capo (preliminary)			0.6/1	980	0.3/1	0.3/1
9:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.5/1	874	0.3/1	0.4/1
10:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.6/1	953	0.3/1	0.4/1

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

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Monday 5/15/17

Cable Rankings – Monday 5/15/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Monday, May 15:

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research