- Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Cavaliers and Pistons drew the best numbers of any program on basic cable this year, drawing “7.4 million total viewers, 3.99 million 18-49s, 3.77 million 25-54s and 2.05 million 18-34s.” The game was the highest rated program of the week on cable, beating The Sopranos on HBO (4.9 to 4.7).
- Tomorrow’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals will not have too much of a hump to overcome; through four NBA Finals, ABC has never drawn a double-digit rating for a Game 1. In 2003, Game 1 drew a 6.4 rating, followed by a 9.8 in 2004, a 7.2 in 2005 and a 7.8 last season. For this series, which is accompanied by much fanfare but should end rather quickly, expect the best ratings to occur at the outset. Game 1 should draw around the same numbers for last year’s series, with the real dropoff occurring for Game 2 (opposite The Sopranos) and Games 3, 4 and possibly 5 (which should suffer in the ratings as the series will likely be largely uncompetitive by that point).
- Several reports stated that the Indianapolis 500 rain delay drew a better rating and had more viewers than Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Jazz. That was incorrect; the rain delay and the game both drew a 3.1 rating, and the game drew 4.7 million viewers, compared to the 4.4 for the delay.
NFL Network, RedZone return to Xfinity
NFL Network and the NFL RedZone channel have returned to Comcast Xfinity users approximately three months after the expiration...
