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Tuesday Ratings: The Milwaukee Bucks First NBA Title Since 1971 Ignites ABC

TUESDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

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Tuesday 7/20/21 Preliminary Ratings

Total Viewers:
ABC: 7.70 million, NBC: 5.07, CBS: 2.77, Fox: 1.23, CW: 768,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 2.4 rating/17 share, NBC: 0.6/ 5, Fox: 0.3/ 3, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

Game 6 of the NBA Finals (Milwaukee Bucks 105, Phoenix Suns 98 — The Bucks’ first NBA title since 1971) led ABC to an easy Tuesday victory, ensuring the network will clearly dominate this week. As always, fast affiliate results for any live sporting event are always approximate.

On NBC, “America’s Got Talent” was not negatively impacted, proving the theory that more viewers will tune into the broadcast networks if the right programming is offered. The perennial talent competition averaged 6.55 million viewers and a 0.8 rating/6 share in adults 18-49 — second in both categories — in the Tuesday 8-10 p.m. ET block. Lead-out NBC game show “Capital One College Bowl” also finished second in the Tuesday 10 p.m. hour, but it dipped to just 2.12 million viewers and a 0.4/ 3 in the demo.

On CBS, “Love Island” continues to underwhelm, last night with 1.60 million viewers (#3) and a 0.3/ 2 in adults 18-49 (#3). It aired out of a repeat of “NCIS”, which moves into the Monday 9 p.m. hour this fall, and into a repeat of “FBI: Most Wanted.”

In season-finale news, “Mental Samurai” on Fox closed the season (or perhaps series) with a mere 953,000 viewers (#4) and a 0.2/ 2 in the demo (#4). Lead-in “LEGO Masters” rated higher at 1.51 million viewers (#4) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#3) at 8 p.m.

Also closing for the season was The CW’s “The Flash” at a diluted 721,000 viewers and a 0.2/ 1 in demo demo. It led into “Superman & Lois” at 816,000 and a 0.1/ 1 in adults 18-49. Both CW dramas finished fifth in their time periods.

UPDATED 7/29/2021: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Tuesday, July 20:

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Game Night (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 31 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.340 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.362 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.368 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.028 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

NBA Countdown (S) (ABC, 8:31 PM, 28 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.512 million viewers, 0.99 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.517 million viewers, 0.99 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.519 million viewers, 0.99 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.007 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

NBA Finals Game 6: Phoenix Suns @ Milwaukee Bucks (S) (ABC, 8:59 PM, 168 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 12.519 million viewers, 4.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 12.616 million viewers, 4.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 12.633 million viewers, 4.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.114 million viewers (+1%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Love Island (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.666 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.125 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.208 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.542 million viewers (+33%), +0.19 adults 18-49 rating (+56%)

America’s Got Talent (NBC, 8:00 PM, 121 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.805 million viewers, 0.85 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.218 million viewers, 1.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.512 million viewers, 1.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.707 million viewers (+25%), +0.29 adults 18-49 rating (+34%)

Capital One College Bowl (NBC, 10:01 PM, 59 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.110 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.401 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.445 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.335 million viewers (+16%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+14%)

Lego Masters (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.549 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.151 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.440 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.891 million viewers (+58%), +0.29 adults 18-49 rating (+62%)

Mental Samurai (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.035 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.238 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.293 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.258 million viewers (+25%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+15%)

The Flash (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.702 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.125 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.282 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.580 million viewers (+83%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+131%)

Superman & Lois (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.836 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.583 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.762 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.926 million viewers (+111%), +0.24 adults 18-49 rating (+160%)

Disenando Tu Amor (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.837 million viewers, 0.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.887 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.893 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.056 million viewers (+3%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+3%)

Si Nos Dejan (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.705 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.808 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.825 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.120 million viewers (+7%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+8%)

La Hija Del Embajador (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.566 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.643 million viewers, 0.45 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.679 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.113 million viewers (+7%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

CONCACAF Copa Oro 2021 Costa Rica vs. Jamaica (S) (UniMas, 9:01 PM, 149 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.989 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.001 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.001 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.012 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 5 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.851 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.855 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.855 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.004 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Hercai: Amor Venganza (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 65 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.241 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.294 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.311 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.070 million viewers (+6%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+8%)

Cafe Aroma De Mujer (Telemundo, 10:05 PM, 55 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.792 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.913 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.923 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.131 million viewers (+17%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+19%)

America’s Top Dog (A&E, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.311 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.412 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.427 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.116 million viewers (+37%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+60%)

The Oval Season 2 (BET, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.716 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.023 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.096 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.380 million viewers (+53%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+63%)

Celebrity Family Feud (BET, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.528 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.589 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.595 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.067 million viewers (+13%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+30%)

Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.875 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.373 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.467 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.592 million viewers (+68%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+109%)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.371 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.483 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.505 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.134 million viewers (+36%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Deadliest Catch (DISC, 8:00 PM, 62 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.025 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.410 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.502 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.477 million viewers (+47%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+48%)

Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (P) (DISC, 9:02 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.756 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.029 million viewers, 0.22 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.092 million viewers, 0.24 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.336 million viewers (+44%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Botched (E!, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.427 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.681 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.717 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.290 million viewers (+68%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+88%)

Chopped (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.739 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.882 million viewers, 0.22 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.975 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.236 million viewers (+32%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.136 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.325 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.418 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.282 million viewers (+207%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+325%)

Tucker Carlson Tonight (Fox News Channel, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.108 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.203 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.208 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.100 million viewers (+3%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Good Bones (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.428 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.727 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.798 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.370 million viewers (+26%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+31%)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:01 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.202 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.416 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.456 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.254 million viewers (+21%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

America’s Book of Secrets Plans for Attack (S) (HIST, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.543 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.653 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.700 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.157 million viewers (+29%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

America’s Book of Secrets (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.481 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.592 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.624 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.143 million viewers (+30%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+75%)

Body Cam (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.641 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.774 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.807 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.166 million viewers (+26%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

Teen Mom II Season 10B (MTV, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.416 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.934 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.034 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.618 million viewers (+149%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+176%)

Catfish: The TV Show Season 8D (MTV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.258 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.529 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.558 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.300 million viewers (+116%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+123%)

True Life Crime Season 2 (MTV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.213 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.344 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.361 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.148 million viewers (+69%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+75%)

The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.178 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.553 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.661 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.483 million viewers (+41%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

Miracle Workers (TBS, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.721 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.150 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.296 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.575 million viewers (+80%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+85%)

Little People, Big World (TLC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.295 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.784 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.926 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.631 million viewers (+49%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+76%)

Doubling Down with the Derricos (TLC, 10:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.894 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.224 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.324 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.430 million viewers (+48%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+79%)

WWE NXT (USA, 8:00 PM, 126 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.709 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.793 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.809 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.100 million viewers (+14%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+15%)

Source: Nielsen