Enjoy this while it lasts, ABC
ABC dominated another night with Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Given the Cavs’ 0-3 hole vs. the Golden State Warriors, the Disney-owned broadcast network probably won’t be enjoying the high ratings this championship series brings for too much longer.
NBC and Fox tied for second in the key 18-49 demographic on Wednesday, when CBS finished runner-up among total viewers.
ABC was first in ratings with a 4.3 rating/18 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 12.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. Due to the nature of live sports, these fast national Nielsen numbers for ABC should be considered subject to heavy adjustment.
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NBC and Fox tied for second in ratings, both with a 0.9/4. NBC was third in total viewers with 4.2 million, Fox was fourth with 3.2 million.
For NBC, a two-hour “American Ninja Warrior” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.1/5 and 5.1 million viewers. “Reverie” at 10 settled for a 0.5/2 and 2.2 million viewers.
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CBS and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.5/2. CBS was second in total viewers with 4.4 million, Univision was fifth with 1.4 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.4/2 and in viewers with 1.1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 764,000.
More to come…
