Golden State-Cleveland Trilogy Continues To Deliver Best NBA Finals Ratings Ever On ABC

The Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers trilogy continues to deliver the best metered market ratings ever for the NBA Finals on ABC. Last night’s broadcast, in which the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers by 22 points after opening up a commanding third quarter lead, delivered a strong 12.4 metered market rating. This is the third-highest NBA Finals Game 1 ever on ABC, only surpassed by their two previous meetings, according to Nielsen.

The Game 1 broadcast peaked with a 13.9 metered market rating from 10:15-10:30 p.m. ET. The NBA Finals on ABC is projected to win the night for the 56th consecutive time.

NBA Finals Game 1 ESPN streaming records

Thursday’s Warriors-Cavaliers matchup set several ESPN NBA Finals Game 1 streaming records across metrics. Last night’s game drew an average minute streaming audience of nearly 500,000 viewers (496,000), up 43 percent from 2016. In addition, it drew 1,546,600 unique viewers, up 54 percent from last year and there were a total of 79,860,000 minutes streamed, up 43 percent.

Top five local markets on ABC:
Cleveland     33.4
San Francisco-Oakland     30.9
Columbus     17.3
Memphis     16.3
Miami     15.8

The 2017 NBA Finals will continue with Game 2 this Sunday, June 4, at 8 p.m. on ABC.

SOURCE: ESPN