ABC claimed the ratings crown in Week 37 with the NBA Finals claiming the top three spots in total viewers and the major demos. Univision had a big week, tying Fox for 3rd place in 18-49 and beating CBS.
ABC, of course, won 18-49 with an average 2.9 rating and 9 share. Then came NBC 1.7/5, Univision and Fox 1.5/5, CBS 1.2/4, Telemundo 0.5/2, CW and Ion 0.3/1, TeleFutura 0.2/1 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
In Households ABC was at 4.7/8, CBS 4.3/7, NBC 3.4/6, Fox 2.6/4, Univision 1.9/3, Ion 0.8/1, CW and Telemundo 0.6/1, TeleFutura 0.2/0 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Since there was a four-way tie for 19th place, here are the week’s top 22 shows:
| The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report | ||||||
| Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 05/30/11 – 06/05/11 | ||||||
| Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) | |
| 1 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S) | ABC | 9.3 | 16 | 15522 | |
| 2 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 3(S) | ABC | 9.1 | 15 | 15338 | |
| 3 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S) | ABC | 9.0 | 15 | 15171 | |
| 4 | AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE | NBC | 8.9 | 14 | 15280 | |
| 5 | VOICE | NBC | 8.4 | 14 | 14405 | |
| 6 | NCIS | CBS | 7.3 | 12 | 11307 | |
| 7 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 6.5 | 10 | 9913 | |
| 8 | 60 MINUTES | CBS | 6.1 | 12 | 9547 | |
| 9 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 5.8 | 10 | 8774 | |
| 10 | CSI | CBS | 5.2 | 9 | 7981 | |
| 11 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 5.0 | 8 | 8575 | |
| 12 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 4.8 | 9 | 7420 | |
| 13 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 4.7 | 8 | 8063 | |
| 14 | BACHELORETTE SP-5/30, THE(S) | ABC | 4.6 | 8 | 7227 | |
| 14 | BLUE BLOODS WEDNESDAY | CBS | 4.6 | 8 | 6847 | |
| 14 | CRIMINAL MINDS | CBS | 4.6 | 8 | 7204 | |
| 17 | EM: WEIGHT LOSS ED-5/30(S) | ABC | 4.5 | 7 | 7107 | |
| 18 | FLASHPOINT | CBS | 4.4 | 9 | 6899 | |
| 19 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 4.3 | 8 | 6484 | |
| 19 | CSI: NY | CBS | 4.3 | 8 | 6710 | |
| 19 | LAW & ORDER:LA | NBC | 4.3 | 7 | 6593 | |
| 19 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | CBS | 4.3 | 7 | 6693 | |
| Source: The Nielsen Company | ||||||
