Airing against the high-rated NBA Finals Game 5 last night, FOX ranked #2 last night among in Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
So You Think You Can Dance: 2.4/7, down -17% from last week – driven by a decline in Men 18-49 (-29%) that was likely due to the NBA game
Also note that this decline is in line with the show’s pattern last year – last season’s Week 3 Thursday (on 6/10/10) saw a -21% decline week-over week
Versus the same night last year (6/10/10), last night’s So You Think You Can Dance was up +1% in Total Viewers
Competition
Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for ABC are approximate. Following the special Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night at 8p (2.4/8) and the NBA Finals Pre-Game at 830p (3.3/10), ABC’s NBA Finals Game 5: Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat posted a 6.3/17 from 9-11p, up from last year’s Game 5 (LA Lakers vs. BOS Celtics), which posted a 5.4/15 from 8-11p in the Fast Nationals on Sunday 6/13/10 before rising to a 7.2/20 from 8:04-11:00p in the Finals.
CBS aired repeats of The Big Bang Theory (1.8/6), Rules of Engagement (1.6/5), CSI (1.3/4) and The Mentalist (1.3/4).
NBC ran repeats of Community (0.6/2), 30 Rock (0.6/2), The Office (0.9/3) and Parks & Recreation (0.9/2) followed by an original Love Bites (0.9/3, down -10%) at 10p.
(source: FOX)
