Primetime Ratings: ABC Scores on NBA Finals

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ABC rolled to an easy win Sunday with Game 2 of the NBA Finals, rating a 4.9 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 18 share. The Jimmy Kimmel pre-game did a 2.7, up 8% from its Game 1 score. The game itself, which saw the Golden State Warriors jump out to a 2-0 lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers, rated a 5.7. Game 1 did a 5.9.

NBC was next at 1.0/4. The premiere of Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly scored a 0.8, with 6.1 million viewers. American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World did a 1.1 from 8-11.   

Fox, in repeats, was at 0.5/2.

CBS was at 0.4/2. 60 Minutes did a 0.6/3 and was followed by repeats.

Among Spanish-language networks, Univision had a 0.4/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.