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| Total Viewers (million) | 10.8 | 9.24 | 6.47 | 3.67 | .93 |
| Rating/Share: Adults 18-49 | 4.3/13 | 2.9/9 | 1.1/3 | 1.6/5 | 0.4/1 |
In a night dominated by sports events, ABC's coverage of game 5 of the Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals, with the Laker's win to send the series back to Boston, beat following the US Open golf tournament "final" round featuring Tiger Wood's birdie on the 72nd hole to force an 18 hole playoff today. Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce put ABC on top for both average viewers (10.8 million) and adults 18-49 (4.3/13) for the night.
The evening's viewership battle might would have been a lot closer had the golf tournament pushed more into prime-time in most of the country. However, with the 18-49 power of the NBA Finals ABC would likely have won the demo even if Tiger had been playing all night.
CBS went old, very old, for the night with 60 Minutes and the Tony Awards which perhaps few people under 40 watched, although I think after saying that we may hear from every single one of them. Even a repeat night of Fox animation beat CBS handily in the demo for third place.
It's too bad we don't get nightly results for cable networks, because my guess is that the CW wouldn't have been competitive with them for the night either as it struggled and failed to attract even a million average viewers for a Sunday night.
Full details:
We have only half hourly (as opposed to by show) results for ABC, and, as always, live sports results are often revised in the final numbers.
| Time | Net | Show | Viewers Live+SD (Millons) | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 7:00 | ABC | Ex. Makeover: Home Ed. (see below) | ||
| NBC | US Open Golf | 13.84 | 3.9/13 | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 7.29 | 1.3/5 | |
| FOX | Don't Forget The Lyrics (repeat) | 2.56 | 1.0/4 | |
| CW | One Tree Hill (repeat) | 0.67 | 0.3/1 | |
| 8:00 | ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live (see below) | ||
| CBS | Tony Awards (8-11p) | 6.19 | 1.1/3 | |
| FOX | Simpsons (repeat) | 3.72 | 1.8/6 | |
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris (repeat) | 1.08 | 0.4/1 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | NBA Countdown (see below) | ||
| FOX | King of the Hill (repeat) | 3.63 | 1.7/5 | |
| CW | Aliens in American (repeat) | 1.09 | 0.4/1 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | NBA Finals Game 5 (see below) | ||
| FOX | Family Guy (repeat) | 5.03 | 2.3/6 | |
| NBC | SNL:Mike Myers (repeat) (9-11p) | 4.62 | 1.9/5 | |
| CW | The Game (repeat) | 1.06 | 0.5/1 | |
| 9:30 | Fox | American Dad (repeat) | 4.54 | 2.1/6 |
| CW | Girlfriends (repeat) | 1.02 | 0.4/1 |
ABC/Sunday
7:00 p.m. Viewers: 6.51 million (#3), A18-49: 2.3/ 9 (#2)
7:30 p.m. Viewers: 7.62 million (#2), A18-49: 2.8/10 (#2)
8:00 p.m. Viewers: 8.21 million (#2), A18-49: 3.2/11 (#2)
8:30 p.m. Viewers: 9.82 million (#2), A18-49: 4.0/12 (#2)
9:00 p.m. Viewers: 13.56 million (#1), A18-49: 5,4/15 (#1)
9:30 p.m. Viewers: 13.38 million (#1), A18-49: 5.4/15 (#1)
10:00 p.m. Viewers: 13.29 million (#1), A18-49: 5.5/15 (#1)
10:30 p.m. Viewers: 13.99 million (#1), A18-49: 5.9/17 (#1)
Nielsen Ratings Source: Nielsen Media Research. Full night's results available via Marc Berman/Mediaweek.
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I’m sure we’ll see partial numbers for USA and Lifetime for last night (L&O: CI, In Plain Sight, and Army Wives). At least those two networks will wipe the floor with the CW, and possibly be competitive with FOX and CBS.
Regarding CBS’s numbers: the Tony’s need to move to cable. The numbers were nearly identical last year and it’s not going to get any better.
I’m sure we’ll see partial numbers for USA and Lifetime for last night (L&O: CI, In Plain Sight, and Army Wives). At least those two networks will wipe the floor with the CW, and possibly be competitive with FOX and CBS.
Regarding CBS’s numbers: the Tony’s need to move to cable. The numbers were nearly identical last year and it’s not going to get any better.
Your math is as faulty as your headline logic
NBA and PGA did not compete head-to-head. But for the portion that PGA was in primetime it averaged 13.84. The portion of the NBA game that was in primetime averaged 13.55 or less than 13.84. Of course when the final numbers come out, including the non-primetime portion the NBA game should finally (barely?) eclipse 15 million.
ABC did beat NBC in primetime, but it did not happen the way you would lead us to believe. NBC “lost” for airing an SNL rerun, otherwise NBC’s sports two hours of coverage out-averaged ABC’s in primetime. It is interesting though that Tiger’s 18-49 impact is not so high.
Your math is as faulty as your headline logic
NBA and PGA did not compete head-to-head. But for the portion that PGA was in primetime it averaged 13.84. The portion of the NBA game that was in primetime averaged 13.55 or less than 13.84. Of course when the final numbers come out, including the non-primetime portion the NBA game should finally (barely?) eclipse 15 million.
ABC did beat NBC in primetime, but it did not happen the way you would lead us to believe. NBC “lost” for airing an SNL rerun, otherwise NBC’s sports two hours of coverage out-averaged ABC’s in primetime. It is interesting though that Tiger’s 18-49 impact is not so high.
So will the numbers for the NBA finals likely be higher because of the fact that it was live?
Eddie, both because it’s live and because the last hour of the game are missing from these numbers.
Eddie, both because it’s live and because the last hour of the game are missing from these numbers.
Indeed, I was running out the door to the Zoo! It was *freezing* today by the way.
I have done a bit of editing to clarify things.
This over 40 person watched the Tonys and saw your add for the South Pacific CD and purchased it. Would not have done that if I had not seen the Tonys.
Variety's estimate has the NBA Finals with 17 million plus viewers last night.
Indeed, I was running out the door to the Zoo! It was *freezing* today by the way.
I have done a bit of editing to clarify things.
This over 40 person watched the Tonys and saw your add for the South Pacific CD and purchased it. Would not have done that if I had not seen the Tonys.