NBA Finals Lifts ABC to a Significant Wednesday Overnight Victory

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Wednesday, June 7, 2017:

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 9.6/17, CBS: 3.0/ 5, NBC: 2.7/ 5, Fox: 2.0/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1
-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: +20, ABC: + 5, NBC: -16, Fox and CW: -17 each

-Ratings Breakdown:
Game three of the “NBA Finals” (Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 113) lifted ABC to a significant Wednesday overnight victory with an estimated 12.9 rating/23 share in households in primetime (from 9-11 p.m. ET). The end time for the game was 11:53 p.m. ET. One year earlier, the NBA match-ups scored a 12.0/20 in the metered markets, which gives last night’s game an eight percent overnight advantage. As a reminder, results for any live sporting event are always approximate.

Earlier in the evening on ABC was “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at a 3.4/ 6 (#2) in the 8 p.m. half-hour into a 4.2/ 8 (#2) for the “NBA Countdown,” which are also both estimated.

In week two news, Fox’s “The F Word with Gordon Ramsey” took a hit opposite the “NBA Finals,” with a fourth-place 1.6/ 3 in the 9 p.m. hour. Comparably, that was 30 percent below the 2.3/ 4 one week earlier, which translated into 3.33 million viewers and a 1.0 rating/4 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data. It also slipped by 30 percent from lead-in “MasterChef” (#4: 2.3/ 4 at 8 p.m.).

On NBC, relocated “Little Big Shot” opened the night with a dominant 4.5/ 8 at 8 p.m., leading into a 2.6/ 4 (#3) for sitcom “The Carmichael Show,” which continues to tackle serious issues. Next was an encore telecast of “Superstore” at 9:30 p.m. (#3: 1.6/ 3) into a 1.4/ 2 for a repeat of “This Is Us” at 10 p.m.

Elsewhere, CBS populated the evening with encore broadcasts of “NCIS: New Orleans” (#3: 3.3/ 6), “Criminal Minds” (#2: 3.1/ 5) and “Code Black” (#1: 2.7/ 5). And The CW aired repeats of “Arrow” and “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow,” which each scored a 0.5/ 1. As a reminder, “Arrow” moves into the Thursday 9 p.m. hour out of “Supernatural” next fall. And “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” is scheduled in the Tuesday 9 p.m. hour out of “The Flash.”

What follows are the household overnight results for June 7 by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.3/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Little Big Shots”: 4.3/ 6 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.4/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – NBA Countdown” 4.2/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “NCIS: New Orleans” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Little Big Shots”: 4.7/ 8 (#1)
Fox – “MasterChef”: 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Arrow” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” (Game 3): 10.1/18 (#1)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 3.0/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “The Carmichael Show”: 2.6/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “The F World with Gordon Ramsay”: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” (Game 3): 12.8/22 (#1)
CBS – “Criminal Minds” (R): 3.1/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Superstore” (R): 1.6/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “The F World with Gordon Ramsay”: 1.5/ 3 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” (Game 3): 13.7/23 (#1)
CBS – “Code Black” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “NBA Finals” (Game 3): 13.4/24 (#1)
CBS – “Code Black” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “This Is Us” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research