NBA Playoffs big draw for ABC

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Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Playoffs were the most watched TV shows last week and powered ABC to a ratings victory in the key 18-49 demo – although only a tie with CBS for the Households crown.


In HH both ABC and CBS had an average primetime rating of 4.4 and an 8 share, NBC was at 3.4/6, Fox 3.2/6, Univision 1.6/3, Ion 0.8/1, Telemundo and CW 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America and Estrella TV 0.1/0.

In 18-49 ABC was at 2.6/8, Fox 2.0/6, NBC 1.9/6, CBS 1.4/4, Univision 1.3/4, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura and CW 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Estrella TV and Azteca America 0.1/0.

Here are the week’s top 20 shows:

The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report

Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 5/31/10 – 6/6/10

Rank

Program

Network

HH Rating

HH Share

2+ Audience (000)

1

NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S)

ABC

9.2

15

15718

2

NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S)

ABC

8.6

16

14088

3

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE

NBC

7.4

13

12351

4

NCIS

CBS

7.1

12

10829

5

60 MINUTES

CBS

6.9

13

10441

6

MENTALIST, THE

CBS

6.2

11

9439

7

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED

NBC

6.1

10

10358

7

TWO AND A HALF MEN SP(S)

CBS

6.1

10

9850

9

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

CBS

6.0

10

9341

10

BIG BANG THEORY, THE:SP(S)

CBS

5.8

10

9474

11

CSI: NY

CBS

5.7

10

8495

12

CRIMINAL MINDS

CBS

5.4

9

8205

13

SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU

FOX

5.3

9

8687

14

GLEE

FOX

5.2

9

9020

14

CSI: MIAMI-SPC(S)

CBS

5.2

9

7949

16

CSI

CBS

5.1

9

7585

17

BACHELORETTE SP-5/31, THE(S)

ABC

4.9

8

7642

18

SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED

FOX

4.6

8

7444

18

GOOD WIFE, THE

CBS

4.6

8

6920

20

WIPEOUT-TUES

ABC

4.5

8

8374

Source: The Nielsen Company