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Tuesday Final Ratings: Cavaliers-Celtics on ESPN is Most-Viewed Second Game of an NBA Eastern Conference Finals in 6 Years

Delivering a 5.1 U.S. household rating and 8.229 million viewers, ESPN’s telecast of Boston Celtics’ 107-94 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers is the highest-rated, most-watched NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 on any network since the Celtics visited the LeBron-led Miami Heat on ESPN from May 30, 2012 (5.7 household rating, 8.809 million viewers).

From 8-11 p.m., ESPN was television’s top network among adults 18-49 (approx. 2.9 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 2.6 rating), adults 25-54 (approx. 3.0 rating), males 18-49 (approx. 4.2 rating), males 18-34 (approx. 3.8 rating), and males 25-54 (approx. 4.3 rating).

In the Boston market, the game generated a 16.0 rating, making it the highest-rated NBA game on ESPN in the market since the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals. In Cleveland, the telecast generated a 24.4 rating. The rest of the top five markets included Columbus (11.4), Providence (10.9) and San Francisco (9.0).

(Source: ESPN)

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What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Tuesday, May 15:

Roseanne (ABC, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 10.733 million viewers
– 6.6/12 HH
– 2.6/12 A18-49 (3.2/14 F18-49, 2.0/10 M18-49)
– 1.4/8 A18-34 (1.7/10 F18-34, 1.1/7 M18-34)
– 3.7/13 A25-54 (4.5/15 F25-54, 2.9/11 M25-54)

The Middle (ABC, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 6.341 million viewers
– 3.9/7 HH
– 1.5/6 A18-49 (1.9/7 F18-49, 1.0/5 M18-49)
– 0.7/4 A18-34 (0.9/5 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 2.1/7 A25-54 (2.6/8 F25-54, 1.6/6 M25-54)

black-ish (ABC, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 4.955 million viewers
– 3.2/6 HH
– 1.2/5 A18-49 (1.6/6 F18-49, 0.8/3 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.9/4 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.7/5 A25-54 (2.2/7 F25-54, 1.2/4 M25-54)

Splitting Up Together (ABC, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 3.642 million viewers
– 2.4/4 HH
– 1.0/4 A18-49 (1.3/5 F18-49, 0.6/2 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.8/4 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 1.3/4 A25-54 (1.7/5 F25-54, 0.9/3 M25-54)

For the People (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.945 million viewers
– 1.4/3 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.2/1 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

NCIS (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 12.707 million viewers
– 7.9/15 HH
– 1.3/5 A18-49 (1.5/6 F18-49, 1.0/5 M18-49)
– 0.6/4 A18-34 (0.8/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 2.0/7 A25-54 (2.3/8 F25-54, 1.7/6 M25-54)

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 9.443 million viewers
– 5.9/11 HH
– 0.9/4 A18-49 (1.1/4 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.4/5 A25-54 (1.7/5 F25-54, 1.2/4 M25-54)

The Voice (NBC, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 8.154 million viewers
– 5.1/9 HH
– 1.4/6 A18-49 (1.8/7 F18-49, 1.0/4 M18-49)
– 0.8/4 A18-34 (0.9/5 F18-34, 0.6/4 M18-34)
– 1.9/7 A25-54 (2.4/8 F25-54, 1.4/5 M25-54)

Rise (NBC, 9:01 PM, 59 min.)
– 4.102 million viewers
– 2.7/5 HH
– 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.9/3 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.4/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 1.0/3 A25-54 (1.3/4 F25-54, 0.8/2 M25-54)

Chicago Med (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 5.620 million viewers
– 3.6/7 HH
– 1.0/4 A18-49 (1.2/5 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.6/3 A18-34 (0.7/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
– 1.3/4 A25-54 (1.6/5 F25-54, 1.0/3 M25-54)

Masterchef Junior: Road to the Finale (S) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.741 million viewers
– 1.1/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/2 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

New Girl (S) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.472 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

New Girl (Fox, 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.459 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.6/2 A18-49 (0.8/3 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
– 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.6/3 F18-34, 0.4/2 M18-34)
– 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

The Flash (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.934 million viewers
– 1.2/2 HH
– 0.7/3 A18-49 (0.6/2 F18-49, 0.7/3 M18-49)
– 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.6/4 M18-34)
– 0.8/3 A25-54 (0.7/2 F25-54, 0.9/3 M25-54)

The 100 (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.074 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4/1 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
– 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.3/1 M18-34)
– 0.4/1 A25-54 (0.4/1 F25-54, 0.4/1 M25-54)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.656 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.5/3 A18-49

El Rico y Lazaro (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.816 million viewers
– 1.0/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

Papa a Toda Madre (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.415 million viewers
– 0.8/1 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

Por Amar Sin Ley (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.427 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.484 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Drug Wars (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.236 million viewers
– 0.1/0 HH
– 0.1/0 A18-49

Drug Wars (UniMás, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.291 million viewers
– 0.2/0 HH
– 0.1/0 A18-49

La Tierra Prometida (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.443 million viewers
– 0.8/1 HH
– 0.4/1 A18-49

Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.445 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.311 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

Mi Familia Perfecta (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.883 million viewers
– 0.5/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

Al Otro Lado Del Muro (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.104 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.4/2 A18-49
– 0.3/2 A18-34

El Señor de Los Cielos V (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.699 million viewers
– 0.9/2 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49
– 0.7/4 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Tuesday, May 15 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

In Contempt (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.360 million viewers (#81)
– 0.25 HH (#81)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#79)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#78)
– 0.14 A25-54 (#81)

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (BRAVO, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.156 million viewers (#24)
– 0.82 HH (#21)
– 0.37 A18-49 (#20)
– 0.25 A18-34 (#21)
– 0.53 A25-54 (#14)

Below Deck Mediterranean (BRAVO, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.252 million viewers (#21)
– 0.84 HH (#19)
– 0.44 A18-49 (#13)
– 0.30 A18-34 (#17)
– 0.60 A25-54 (#10)

Sell It Like Serhant (BRAVO, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.422 million viewers (#78)
– 0.29 HH (#74)
– 0.13 A18-49 (#79)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#82)
– 0.20 A25-54 (#58)

Tosh.O (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.552 million viewers (#63)
– 0.34 HH (#66)
– 0.31 A18-49 (#22)
– 0.30 A18-34 (#17)
– 0.33 A25-54 (#30)

Jim Jefferies Show (CMDY, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.423 million viewers (#77)
– 0.27 HH (#78)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.19 A18-34 (#27)
– 0.21 A25-54 (#54)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.813 million viewers (#37)
– 0.59 HH (#32)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#54)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#85)
– 0.22 A25-54 (#50)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.743 million viewers (#45)
– 0.54 HH (#35)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#71)
– 0.05 A18-34 (#94)
– 0.19 A25-54 (#62)

CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.763 million viewers (#42)
– 0.54 HH (#35)
– 0.17 A18-49 (#54)
– 0.05 A18-34 (#94)
– 0.21 A25-54 (#54)

Deadliest Catch (DISC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.698 million viewers (#12)
– 1.03 HH (#13)
– 0.46 A18-49 (#11)
– 0.24 A18-34 (#22)
– 0.68 A25-54 (#6)

Last Outpost (DISC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.794 million viewers (#39)
– 0.51 HH (#40)
– 0.19 A18-49 (#46)
– 0.09 A18-34 (#82)
– 0.31 A25-54 (#34)

NBA Draft Lottery (ESPN, 7:30 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.420 million viewers (#5)
– 1.62 HH (#5)
– 0.97 A18-49 (#2)
– 0.87 A18-34 (#2)
– 1.02 A25-54 (#2)

NBA Playoffs-Conference Finals Eastern Conference Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics (ESPN, 8:30 PM, 157 min.)
– 8.229 million viewers (#1)
– 5.11 HH (#1)
– 3.25 A18-49 (#1)
– 2.99 A18-34 (#1)
– 3.44 A25-54 (#1)

Chopped (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.835 million viewers (#34)
– 0.56 HH (#33)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#29)
– 0.18 A18-34 (#32)
– 0.30 A25-54 (#35)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.444 million viewers (#4)
– 1.66 HH (#4)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#33)
– 0.12 A18-34 (#67)
– 0.37 A25-54 (#25)

Hannity (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 3.103 million viewers (#2)
– 2.07 HH (#2)
– 0.29 A18-49 (#25)
– 0.11 A18-34 (#72)
– 0.50 A25-54 (#16)

The Ingraham Angle (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.410 million viewers (#6)
– 1.61 HH (#6)
– 0.21 A18-49 (#38)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#85)
– 0.38 A25-54 (#24)

Shadowhunters (FRFM, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.365 million viewers (#80)
– 0.26 HH (#80)
– 0.14 A18-49 (#71)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#45)
– 0.16 A25-54 (#72)

Shadowhunters (FRFM, 9:01 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.311 million viewers (#89)
– 0.22 HH (#86)
– 0.12 A18-49 (#91)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#60)
– 0.13 A25-54 (#88)

Legion (FX, 10:00 PM, 71 min.)
– 0.451 million viewers (#74)
– 0.30 HH (#72)
– 0.22 A18-49 (#37)
– 0.17 A18-34 (#36)
– 0.22 A25-54 (#50)

Good Bones (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.479 million viewers (#16)
– 0.98 HH (#16)
– 0.26 A18-49 (#28)
– 0.15 A18-34 (#45)
– 0.36 A25-54 (#26)

Hidden Potential (2018) (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.150 million viewers (#25)
– 0.78 HH (#24)
– 0.25 A18-49 (#29)
– 0.10 A18-34 (#78)
– 0.33 A25-54 (#30)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.174 million viewers (#23)
– 0.80 HH (#23)
– 0.24 A18-49 (#33)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#85)
– 0.33 A25-54 (#30)

Forged in Fire (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 1.182 million viewers (#22)
– 0.69 HH (#27)
– 0.38 A18-49 (#19)
– 0.26 A18-34 (#20)
– 0.47 A25-54 (#18)

Knife or Death (HIST, 10:03 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.885 million viewers (#31)
– 0.54 HH (#35)
– 0.29 A18-49 (#25)
– 0.17 A18-34 (#36)
– 0.34 A25-54 (#29)

Web of Lies (ID, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.876 million viewers (#32)
– 0.61 HH (#31)
– 0.16 A18-49 (#59)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#85)
– 0.28 A25-54 (#38)

Forbidden: Dying for Love (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.080 million viewers (#27)
– 0.75 HH (#25)
– 0.27 A18-49 (#27)
– 0.12 A18-34 (#67)
– 0.39 A25-54 (#22)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.557 million viewers (#15)
– 1.13 HH (#10)
– 0.18 A18-49 (#51)
– 0.08 A18-34 (#85)
– 0.27 A25-54 (#39)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.675 million viewers (#3)
– 1.82 HH (#3)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.12 A18-34 (#67)
– 0.44 A25-54 (#20)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.081 million viewers (#8)
– 1.44 HH (#7)
– 0.23 A18-49 (#36)
– 0.11 A18-34 (#72)
– 0.35 A25-54 (#27)

The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars S3 (MTV, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
– 0.509 million viewers (#68)
– 0.32 HH (#68)
– 0.30 A18-49 (#23)
– 0.33 A18-34 (#16)
– 0.29 A25-54 (#37)

NHL Conference Finals Eastern Conference Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals (NBCSN, 8:03 PM, 178 min.)
– 1.451 million viewers (#17)
– 0.88 HH (#18)
– 0.53 A18-49 (#9)
– 0.47 A18-34 (#6)
– 0.64 A25-54 (#8)

The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.721 million viewers (#11)
– 1.19 HH (#9)
– 0.40 A18-49 (#17)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#41)
– 0.58 A25-54 (#11)

Ink Master: Angels (PAR, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.345 million viewers (#85)
– 0.18 HH (#89)
– 0.15 A18-49 (#62)
– 0.16 A18-34 (#41)
– 0.17 A25-54 (#68)

The Last O.G. (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.008 million viewers (#28)
– 0.66 HH (#28)
– 0.42 A18-49 (#15)
– 0.36 A18-34 (#14)
– 0.47 A25-54 (#18)

This Is Life Live (TLC, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.753 million viewers (#44)
– 0.56 HH (#33)
– 0.12 A18-49 (#91)
– 0.07 A18-34 (#92)
– 0.16 A25-54 (#72)

Zimmern List (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.461 million viewers (#73)
– 0.29 HH (#74)
– 0.11 A18-49 (#96)
– 0.05 A18-34 (#94)
– 0.17 A25-54 (#68)

WWE Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 2.298 million viewers (#7)
– 1.41 HH (#8)
– 0.70 A18-49 (#3)
– 0.57 A18-34 (#5)
– 0.80 A25-54 (#3)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA, 10:00 PM, 31 min.)
– 1.282 million viewers (#19)
– 0.84 HH (#19)
– 0.43 A18-49 (#14)
– 0.30 A18-34 (#17)
– 0.51 A25-54 (#15)

The Cromarties (USA, 10:31 PM, 31 min.)
– 0.545 million viewers (#64)
– 0.37 HH (#62)
– 0.20 A18-49 (#41)
– 0.13 A18-34 (#60)
– 0.23 A25-54 (#46)

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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