ABC had the best possible outcome for the NBA Finals – a full seven game competition. Game Seven, which saw the Los Angeles Lakers clinch the title from the Boston Celtics, was the most watched show on television last week, with Game Six #2.
ABC handily won the ratings war. In Households it posted an average 4.6 rating and 8 share, with CBS at 4.1/8, NBC 3.7/7, Fox 2.8/5, Univision 1.7/3 (note that the big draw World Cup games from South Africa are not in primetime), Ion 0.8/2, CW 0.6/1, Telemundo 0.5/1, TeleFutura 0.4/1 and Azteca America and Estrella TV 0.1/0.
The Alphabet Net also won the 18-49 crown at 2.6/9, ahead of Fox 1.7/6, NBC 1.6/5, Univision and CBS 1.3/4, CW, Telemundo and TeleFutura 0.4/1, Ion 0.3/1 and Estrella TV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 shows.
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The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report |
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Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 6/14/10 – 6/20/10 |
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Rank |
Program |
Network |
HH Rating |
HH Share |
2+ Audience (000) |
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1 |
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 7(S) |
ABC |
15.6 |
27 |
28203 |
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2 |
NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 6(S) |
ABC |
10.4 |
18 |
17960 |
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3 |
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-WED |
NBC |
6.7 |
11 |
11649 |
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4 |
NCIS |
CBS |
6.2 |
11 |
9641 |
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4 |
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE |
NBC |
6.2 |
10 |
10554 |
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6 |
NCIS: LOS ANGELES |
CBS |
6.0 |
10 |
9107 |
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7 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
5.9 |
10 |
9211 |
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8 |
BACHELORETTE, THE |
ABC |
5.6 |
9 |
8407 |
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8 |
BIG BANG THEORY, THE |
CBS |
5.6 |
9 |
8882 |
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10 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
5.5 |
10 |
8233 |
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11 |
CSI |
CBS |
5.4 |
9 |
8329 |
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12 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
5.1 |
11 |
7670 |
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13 |
GMC SIERRA NBA CNTDWN-GM7(S) |
ABC |
5.0 |
9 |
7996 |
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13 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
5.0 |
9 |
7541 |
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15 |
MENTALIST, THE 8P SPECIAL(S) |
CBS |
4.5 |
8 |
6898 |
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15 |
GMC SIERRA NBA CNTDWN-GM6(S) |
ABC |
4.5 |
8 |
7143 |
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15 |
GOOD WIFE, THE |
CBS |
4.5 |
8 |
6558 |
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18 |
TV’S GREATEST SURPRISES(S) |
CBS |
4.2 |
8 |
6580 |
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18 |
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT 6/16(S) |
NBC |
4.2 |
8 |
6706 |
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18 |
FLASHPOINT |
CBS |
4.2 |
8 |
7001 |
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Source: The Nielsen Company |
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