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Thursday Ratings: Game 1 of The NBA Finals Leads ABC to Easy Victory

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

© by ABC/NBA

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Total Viewers:
ABC: 7.04 million, CBS: 2.97, NBC: 2.59, Fox: 1.99, CW: 644,000

Adults18-49:
ABC: 2.1 rating/18 share, NBC and Fox: 0.3/ 3 each, CBS: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

It was an easy victory for ABC care of game one of the 2022 NBA Finals (Celtics 120, Warriors 108), which scored a very estimated 8.13 million viewers and a 2.6 rating/21 share in adults 18-49 from 9-11 p.m. ET based on the fast affiliate ratings. Keep in mind, of course, that results for any live sporting event are approximate.

Earlier in the evening on ABC was a half-hour edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in the 8 p.m. half-hour, followed by the half-hour NBA Countdown.

Elsewhere, Fox featured “Masterchef Junior” (Viewers: #4, 2.06 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 3 at 8 p.m.) and “Masterchef” (Viewers: #4, 1.92 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.3/ 2 at 9 p.m.). The CW aired dramas “Walker” (Viewers: #5, 878,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and “Legacies” (Viewers: #5, 409,000; A18-49: 0.1/ 1 at 9 p.m.). And CBS and NBC were in repeats.

UPDATED 6/03/2022 4:39 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, June 2:

ABC
• 8.767 million viewers
• 4.7/13 HH (5.806 million households)
• 2.66/23 A18-49 rating/share (3.474 million adults 18-49)

ABC News Special Report Biden Address on Guns (Sustainer) (ABC, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 5.099 million viewers
• 3.1/9 HH (3.786 million households)
• 0.57/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.745 million adults 18-49)

Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 3.107 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.377 million households)
• 0.55/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.718 million adults 18-49)

NBA Countdown (S) (ABC, 8:31 PM- 8:56 PM)
• 3.751 million viewers
• 2.2/6 HH (2.734 million households)
• 0.85/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.108 million adults 18-49)

NBA Finals Game 1: Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors (S) (ABC, 8:56 PM-11:32 PM)
• 11.400 million viewers
• 6.1/16 HH (7.445 million households)
• 3.63/30 A18-49 rating/share (4.738 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 3.096 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.436 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.339 million adults 18-49)

CBS News Special Report: Biden-Guns (Sustainer) (CBS, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 3.996 million viewers
• 2.4/7 HH (2.997 million households)
• 0.37/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.478 million adults 18-49)

Her Majesty The Queen (S) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.127 million viewers
• 2.1/6 HH (2.563 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.277 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.696 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.166 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.413 million adults 18-49)

Nbc News Sp Rpt-D 6/2 (Sus) (NBC, 7:30 PM- 7:55 PM)
• 3.113 million viewers
• 1.9/6 HH (2.305 million households)
• 0.35/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.452 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.086 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH (1.558 million households)
• 0.37/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.477 million adults 18-49)

MasterChef Junior (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.170 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.597 million households)
• 0.40/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.521 million adults 18-49)

MasterChef Junior (S) (Fox, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.000 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.517 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.432 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.638 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.522 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.086 million adults 18-49)

Walker (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.867 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.687 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.086 million adults 18-49)

Legacies (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.409 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.357 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.086 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.170 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.812 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.427 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.092 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.749 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.404 million adults 18-49)

Info Especial: Biden-Armas (Sustainer) Univision, 7:28 PM- 7:50 PM)
• 1.104 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.806 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.396 million adults 18-49)

La Mexicana y el Guero (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.067 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.702 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.398 million adults 18-49)

Mi Fortuna es Amarte (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:02 PM)
• 1.416 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.990 million households)
• 0.40/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.526 million adults 18-49)

El Ultimo Rey: El Hijo del Pueblo (Univision, 10:02 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.013 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.737 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.352 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.803 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.482 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.354 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.474 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.344 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.152 million adults 18-49)

Nosotros Los Guapos (UniMás, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.354 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.200 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Seleccion Nacional-Mexico (S) (UniMás, 9:30 PM-12:09 AM)
• 1.277 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.720 million households)
• 0.48/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.622 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.934 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.675 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.295 million adults 18-49)

La Casa de Los Famosos Season 2 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.156 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.797 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.400 million adults 18-49)

Amor Valiente (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.801 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.608 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.237 million adults 18-49)

NHL Playoffs-Western Conference Final Game 2: Edmonton Oilers @ Colorado Avalanche (TNT, 8:09 PM, 168 min.)
• 1.472 million viewers
• 0.75 HH (Range: 0.912-0.924 million households)
• 0.47 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.607-0.620 million adults 18-49)

College Softball World Series Oregon State vs. Florida (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 143 min.)
• 0.901 million viewers
• 0.50 HH (Range: 0.606-0.618 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.280-0.293 million adults 18-49)

NBA Finals Simulcast Celebrating 75 (ESPN2, 9:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.501 million viewers
• 0.31 HH (Range: 0.373-0.385 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.215-0.228 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research