ABC's Coverage of NBA Finals Game 2 Dominates Ratings

ABC (11.33 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.7, #1) overshadowed the competition on Thursday with its mix of "Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night" (6.12 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T3), "NBA Countdown" (7.71 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.1, #2) and "NBA Finals, Game 2" (13.55 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 5.8, #1).

Here are the other highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

CBS (7.00 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2) then topped the leftovers with its repeat lineup of "The Big Bang Theory" (7.84 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 2.1, #T3), "2 Broke Girls" (6.22 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.8, #5), "Person of Interest" (6.89 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #9) and "The Mentalist" (7.07 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #8).

Next up was FOX (3.12 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) with week two of "Take Me Out" (2.62 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.1, #10) and "The Choice" (3.61 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T6).

Meanwhile, NBC (4.62 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4) offered up an encore of "America's Got Talent" (5.91 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.5, #T6) followed by its second weeks of "Saving Hope" (3.96 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #12) and "Rock Center With BrIan Williams" (4.00 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #11).

And finally, a new "The Catalina" (0.87 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #13) and a repeat of "The Vampire Diaries" (0.47 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14) on The CW (0.67 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5) closed out the evening. In the netlet's target demo (women 18-34), "Catalina" posted a 0.4 rating while "Diaries" delivered a 0.3 rating.

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The Catalina
+14.29% - Rock Center With BrIan Williams
0.00% - Saving Hope
-11.76% - The Choice
-15.38% - Take Me Out
Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+300.00% - NBA Finals, Game 2 (vs. Wipeout (Repeat)/Rookie Blue (Repeat))
+93.75% - NBA Countdown (vs. Wipeout (Repeat))
+36.36% - The Choice (vs. Glee (Repeat))
+31.25% - Jimmy Kimmel: Game Night (vs. Wipeout (Repeat))
-11.11% - Rock Center With BrIan Williams (vs. Love Bites)
-25.00% - The Catalina (vs. The Vampire Diaries (Repeat))
-36.36% - Saving Hope (vs. The Office (Repeat)/Parks & Recreation (Repeat))
-47.62% - Take Me Out (vs. So You Think You Can Dance 8)
In late-night metered market ratings (via NBC's press release):
In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 2.5/6; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.2/5; and ABC's combo of "Nightline," (delayed by NBA Basketball); and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," (delayed by NBA Basketball).

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.8/3; "Late Show," 0.5/2; "Nightline," (delayed by NBA Basketball); and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," (delayed by NBA Basketball).