Thursday Overnights: NBA Finals Lead ABC to Solid Victory

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 7.5/14, CBS: 3.5/ 6, NBC: 1.5/ 3, Fox: 1.3/ 2, CW: 0.5/ 1

-Percent Change From the Year-Ago Week:
CBS: + 3, Fox and The CW: no change, ABC: -14, NBC: -42

Ratings Breakdown:
It was all about the NBA Finals on ABC (the Raptors vs. the Warriors), which scored an estimated 10.1 rating/18 share in the household overnights from 9-11:42 p.m. ET. Comparably, the year-ago NBA Finals match-up scored an 11.7/21.

Elsewhere, NBC burned-off two episodes each of canceled sitcoms “A.P. Bio” and “Abby’s” from 8-10 p.m. Fox’s failing revival of “Paradise Hotel” averaged a mere 1.3/ 2 in households from 8-10 p.m. The CW’s combination of dramas “iZombie” (#5: 0.6/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and “In the Dark” (#5: 0.5/ 1 at 9 p.m.) were barely visible. And CBS drama “Elementary” finished a distant second at 10 p.m. with a 3.0/ 6 (out of a 3.5/ 6 for canceled “Life in Pieces”).

The remainder of the evening was repeat telecasts as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Jimmy Kimmel Live”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.1/ 8 (#2)
NBC – “A.P. Bio”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “Paradise Hotel”: 1.4/ 3 (#4)
CW – “iZombie”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – NBA Countdown: 3.8/ 7 (#1t)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (R): 3.8/ 7 (#1t)
NBC – “A.P. Bio”: 1.2/ 2 (#3t)
Fox – “Paradise Hotel”: 1.2/ 2 (#3t)
CW – “iZombie”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 2019 NBA Finals: 8.3/15 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 3.6/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Abby’s”: 1.2/ 2 (#3t)
Fox – “Paradise Hotel”: 1.2/ 2 (#3t)
CW – “In the Dark”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – 2019 NBA Finals: 9.9/17 (#1)
CBS – “Life in Pieces”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Abby’s”: 1.1/ 2 (#4)
Fox – “Paradise Hotel”: 1.2/ 2 (#3)
CW – “In the Dark”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – 2019 NBA Finals: 9.6/17 (#1)
CBS – “Elementary”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – 2019 NBA Finals: 10.2/19 (#1)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.9/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “Law & Order: SVU” (R): 1.9/ 4 (#3)

11-11:30 p.m.
ABC – 2019 NBA Finals: 10.6/21

Source: Nielsen Media Research