Thursday Final Nationals: Cavaliers-Warriors on ABC Registers Second-Most Viewed NBA Finals Game 1 in 19 Years

Game 1 of “2017 NBA Finals” made ABC the dominant ratings force on Thursday night. Although the opening game (18.7 million viewers) of the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors series — the third consecutive year featuring both teams in The Finals — was down 3 percent in total viewers from last year’s Game 1 (19.21 million viewers from June 2, 2016), it drew the second largest audience for an NBA Finals Game 1 since Chicago-Utah on NBC — Michael Jordan’s last Finals series in his playing career — from June 3, 1998 (26.7 million viewers). 
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	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
* AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program
* CVG = percent of coverage in U.S.
	Thursday, June 1, 2017
8-11	Network Average			8.1/15	14300		5.1/21	5.6/19
8:00	Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night (s)	251	92	2.7/5	4298	0.9/5	1.1/5	1.5/6
8:31	NBA Countdown (s)	249	92	3.8/7	6029	1.7/10	2.0/9	2.2/8
8:59	2017 NBA Finals Game 1: Cleveland @ Golden State (s) (thru 11:40)	251	93	10.5/20	18698	6.2/31	6.9/27	7.4/24
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.9/6	4461	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.1/4
8:00	Big Bang Theory (r)	253	93	4.3/9	6725	0.5/3	1.0/5	1.6/6
8:31	Superior Donuts (r)	253	93	2.9/6	4476	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.2/4
9:01	Mom (r)	253	93	2.8/5	4196	0.3/2	0.7/3	1.1/4
9:30	Life in Pieces (r)	253	93	2.3/4	3455	0.3/1	0.6/2	0.9/3
10:00	The Amazing Race (f)	253	93	2.5/5	3915	0.4/2	0.8/3	1.0/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			2.4/5	3621	0.3/2	0.6/2	0.8/3
8:00	Chicago Fire (rs)	243	93	2.3/5	3478	0.3/2	0.5/2	0.8/3
9:00	Chicago Med (r)	243	93	2.7/5	3971	0.4/2	0.6/2	0.8/3
10:00	Law & Order: SVU (rs)	244	93	2.3/5	3415	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
8-10	Network Average			2.0/4	3151	0.6/3	1.0/4	1.2/4
8:00	Beat Shazam	258	93	2.1/4	3430	0.7/4	1.1/5	1.4/5
9:00	Love Connection	258	93	1.8/3	2871	0.5/2	0.9/3	1.1/3
	PROGRAM	AFF*	CVG* (PCT)	HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-10	Network Average			0.5/1	749	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.3/1
8:00	Supernatural (r)	247	89	0.5/1	746	0.1/1	0.2/1	0.2/1
9:00	Supernatural (r)	247	89	0.5/1	753	0.1/1	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	1589		0.6/2
7:00	La Rosa de Guadalupe			0.8/2	1498		0.5/3
8:00	La Reina de la Cancion			0.9/2	1448		0.5/2
9:00	La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo			0.9/2	1647		0.6/2
10:03	La Piloto			0.9/2	1672		0.6/2
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average			0.7/1	1259		0.6/2
5:30	Cine En la sangre (2014)			0.3/1	549		0.2/1
7:30	Fútbol Central (s)			0.3/1	455		0.2/1
8:15	Fútbol: Partido Amistoso México vs. Irlanda (s)			0.8/2	1505		0.7/3
10:30	40 y 20 (s) (thru 11:04)			0.2/0	506		0.2/1
	PROGRAM			HH/Share	Viewers (000)	Adults 18-34	Adults 18-49	Adults 25-54
8-11	Network Average (preliminary)			0.6/1	980	0.3/1	0.4/1
8:00	El Capo (preliminary)			0.6/1	981	0.2/1	0.3/2
9:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.6/1	936	0.2/1	0.3/1
10:00	La Querida del Centauro (preliminary)			0.6/1	1022	0.3/1	0.4/2

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

Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Thursday 6/01/17 

“Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 1.0/7
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 1.3/6

“NBA Countdown” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 2.3/14
Women 18-49: 1.4/6
Men 18-49: 2.5/12

“2017 NBA Finals Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 4.4/21
Men 18-34: 7.9/40
Women 18-49: 5.0/19
Men 18-49: 8.8/35

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/2

“Beat Shazam” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/5
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/6
Men 18-49: 0.9/4

“Love Connection” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.1/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3

 Cable Rankings – Thursday 6/01/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Thursday, June 1:

* 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
54	57	THE FIRST 48	A&E	8:00 PM	60	649	0.17
26	30	THE FIRST 48	A&E	9:00 PM	61	968	0.26
45	53	COLD CASE FILES	A&E	10:01 PM	62	762	0.18
56	32	KING OF THE HILL	ADSM	8:00 PM	30	638	0.25
54	28	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	8:30 PM	30	649	0.27
42	10	CLEVELAND SHOW	ADSM	9:00 PM	30	775	0.34
24	6	AMERICAN DAD	ADSM	9:30 PM	30	983	0.46
21	5	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:00 PM	30	1100	0.50
19	3	BOB’S BURGERS	ADSM	10:30 PM	30	1213	0.58
70	53	AMC MOVIE: YOUNG GUNS	AMC	8:00 PM	150	503	0.18
77	83	MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY	BRAVO	8:00 PM	60	450	0.14
29	17	MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY	BRAVO	9:00 PM	60	941	0.29
96	64	SOUTH PARK	CMDY	8:00 PM	30	269	0.16
95	64	SOUTH PARK	CMDY	8:30 PM	30	271	0.16
93	74	TOSH.O	CMDY	9:30 PM	30	298	0.15
90	64	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:00 PM	30	324	0.16
89	57	TOSH.O	CMDY	10:30 PM	30	352	0.17
41	44	NASHVILLE	CMT	9:00 PM	63	780	0.21
80	83	SHARK TANK	CNBC	9:00 PM	60	442	0.14
17	17	ANDERSON COOPER 360	CNN	8:00 PM	60	1288	0.29
23	39	ANDERSON COOPER 360	CNN	9:00 PM	60	1027	0.23
25	32	CNN TONIGHT	CNN	10:00 PM	60	969	0.25
35	44	PJ MASKS	DISJR	8:00 PM	25	849	0.21
49	57	SOFIA THE FIRST	DISJR	8:30 PM	25	729	0.17
58	83	SOFIA THE FIRST	DISJR	8:55 PM	25	625	0.14
36	64	STUCK IN THE MIDDLE	DSNY	8:00 PM	30	838	0.16
40	74	ANDI MACK	DSNY	8:30 PM	25	787	0.15
46	83	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	9:00 PM	30	751	0.14
32	53	LIV AND MADDIE	DSNY	9:30 PM	30	871	0.18
37	57	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	10:00 PM	30	835	0.17
33	51	K.C. UNDERCOVER	DSNY	10:30 PM	30	861	0.19
92	74	SECOND WIVES CLUB	E!	9:00 PM	60	314	0.15
22	7	NBA PRE-GAME (0.71 HH, 0.39 A18-34)	ESPN	8:00 PM	30	1079	0.45
60	47	NATIONAL SPELLING BEE (0.38 HH, 0.14 A18-34)	ESPN	8:30 PM	182	605	0.20
71	74	COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES: BAYLOR / OKLAHOMA (0.32 HH, 0.12 A18-34)	ESPN2	9:41 PM	126	501	0.15
53	51	CHOPPED	FOOD	8:00 PM	60	660	0.19
52	44	CHOPPED	FOOD	9:00 PM	60	669	0.21
38	28	BEAT BOBBY FLAY	FOOD	10:00 PM	30	831	0.27
50	42	BEAT BOBBY FLAY	FOOD	10:30 PM	30	709	0.22
1	11	TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT	FOXNC	8:00 PM	60	2925	0.33
3	30	THE FIVE	FOXNC	9:00 PM	60	2500	0.26
2	24	HANNITY	FOXNC	10:00 PM	60	2699	0.28
88	57	BIG SCREEN MOVIE: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU	FRFM	8:50 PM	130	364	0.17
83	98	FX MOVIE PRIME: THE BOY NEXT DOOR	FX	8:00 PM	120	415	0.13
96	83	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	9:30 PM	30	269	0.14
94	83	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	10:00 PM	30	272	0.14
100	83	THE SIMPSONS	FXX	10:30 PM	30	266	0.14
63	98	LAST MAN STANDING	HALL	8:30 PM	30	587	0.13
69	74	THE MIDDLE	HALL	10:00 PM	30	510	0.15
66	74	THE MIDDLE	HALL	10:30 PM	30	548	0.15
16	17	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	8:00 PM	30	1302	0.29
13	17	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	8:30 PM	30	1357	0.29
11	17	FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS	HGTV	9:00 PM	30	1418	0.29
15	14	FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS	HGTV	9:30 PM	30	1334	0.30
12	17	HOUSE HUNTERS	HGTV	10:00 PM	30	1382	0.29
10	12	HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL	HGTV	10:30 PM	30	1450	0.31
20	47	MOUNTAIN MEN AC	HIST	8:00 PM	243	1115	0.20
44	37	EVIL STEPMOTHERS	ID	8:00 PM	60	767	0.24
28	32	FEAR THY NEIGHBOR	ID	9:00 PM	60	946	0.25
34	32	EVIL STEPMOTHERS	ID	10:00 PM	60	859	0.25
62	57	MAFS SHORT	LIF	8:45 PM	15	592	0.17
30	14	MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT (LIF)	LIF	9:00 PM	77	928	0.30
72	83	MAFS: SECOND CHANCES	LIF	10:17 PM	90	493	0.14
61	64	MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: GIRLFRIEND KILLER	LMN	8:00 PM	120	600	0.16
8	32	ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES	MSNBC	8:00 PM	60	1872	0.25
4	24	RACHEL MADDOW SHOW	MSNBC	9:00 PM	60	2355	0.28
6	39	LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL	MSNBC	10:00 PM	60	2083	0.23
85	74	FEAR FACTOR MTV	MTV	8:00 PM	60	389	0.15
91	64	MTV MOVIES: DRUMLINE	MTV	9:00 PM	150	319	0.16
14	9	THE PARENT TRAP	NAN	8:00 PM	180	1352	0.35
57	53	SPIKE TV MOVIE: SHOOTER	SPIKE	7:30 PM	180	637	0.18
81	74	SPIKE TV MOVIE: SHOOTER	SPIKE	10:30 PM	179	432	0.15
86	74	SYFY MOVIE: INCEPTION	SYFY	7:30 PM	210	382	0.15
48	24	SEINFELD	TBS	8:00 PM	30	734	0.28
39	17	SEINFELD	TBS	8:30 PM	30	799	0.29
18	8	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:00 PM	30	1277	0.42
9	4	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	9:30 PM	30	1826	0.56
5	2	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:00 PM	30	2167	0.67
7	1	THE BIG BANG THEORY	TBS	10:30 PM	30	2081	0.73
64	64	MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZED	TLC	8:00 PM	122	578	0.16
73	83	BIG & LITTLE: SUPERSIZED	TLC	10:02 PM	62	480	0.14
51	39	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: TAMMY	TNT	8:00 PM	105	678	0.23
74	47	TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: HORRIBLE BOSSES 2	TNT	9:45 PM	135	473	0.20
59	83	MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM REPACK	TRAV	10:00 PM	60	617	0.14
87	83	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:00 PM	30	376	0.14
82	64	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	8:30 PM	30	431	0.16
75	57	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:00 PM	30	453	0.17
78	64	IMPRACTICAL JOKERS	TRU	9:30 PM	30	444	0.16
67	42	IJ: INSIDE JOKES	TRU	10:00 PM	30	531	0.22
68	37	IJ: INSIDE JOKES	TRU	10:30 PM	30	529	0.24
43	83	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:00 PM	30	774	0.14
47	83	EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND	TVL	10:30 PM	30	743	0.14
65	24	SELECCION MEXICANA 6/1/17: MEXICO / IRELAND (0.31 HH, 0.27 A18-34)	UDN	8:30 PM	120	552	0.28
98	83	LINEA DE CUATRO (0.14 HH, 0.13 A18-34)	UDN	10:30 PM	30	268	0.14
27	12	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	8:00 PM	60	959	0.31
31	14	LAW & ORDER: SVU	USA	9:00 PM	60	911	0.30
78	64	INSIDE THE FBI: NEW YORK	USA	10:00 PM	60	444	0.16
99	98	R&R PICTURE SHOWS: LOVE AND BASKETBALL	VH1	5:55 PM	185	267	0.13
76	47	GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL	WETV	9:00 PM	60	452	0.20
84	83	COPS	WGNA	9:00 PM	30	412	0.14

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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