Ratings: NBA Finals Game 1 Down vs. 2020, AGT Draws Bigger Audience

In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals opener averaged 6.4 million total viewers and a 2.1 rating, down 13 and 18 percent from the preliminary numbers for last year’s Game 1 (which was pandemic-delayed until August) yet still easily topping Tuesday in the demo.

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Opening ABC’s night, the Jimmy Kimmel special did 4.6 mil/1,2, followed by NBA Countdown‘s 3.8 mil/1.1.

NBC’s America’s Got Talent (6.9 mil/0.8, read recap) slipped two tenths in the demo yet managed to deliver Tuesday’s largest audience. College Bowl (2.7 mil/0.4) was steady.

Elsewhere:

THE CW | The Flash (770K/0.2) dropped a handful of eyeballs while steady in the demo.

FOX  | LEGO Masters (1.6 mil/0.5) and Mental Samurai (1.1 mil/0.3) were steady.

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The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our ratings column do not reflect a show’s overall performance, given the increased use of delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms, plus out-of-home viewing. These numbers (Nielsen fast nationals, unless denoted as finals) instead aim to simply illustrate trends or superlatives. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.

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