ABC's JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Hits Record Highs
By: Tyler Peterson Jun. 17, 2016
As Cleveland won Game 6 of the 2016 NBA FINALS to force a Game 7 on Sunday (on 6/19 at 8:00 p.m. EDT), ABC shot to the top of Thursday night, once again topping its combined competition (CBS, NBC, FOX and CW) in Total Viewers (+8% - 15.0 million vs. 13.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (+100% - 5.4/20 vs. 2.7/10). It was ABC's 6th straight evening this year to beat out its combined competition in Adults 18-49 with the NBA Finals.
- In Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, ABC delivered its biggest Thursday in 3 years - since 6/20/13.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night 6" (Various Time Periods)
Airing around the NBA FINALS in various time periods across the country, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night" continued to greatly broaden the exposure for the ABC late-night talker in primetime with the annual special's biggest audience ever for any "Game Night" telecast (4.8 million). Through its first 6 broadcasts of 2016, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night" is up 8% over last year (4.2 million vs. 3.9 million) to deliver its most watched ever 6-night average.
"NBA Finals on ABC Game 6" (9:00-11:55 p.m. EDT)
ABC's 2016 NBA FINALS Game 6 dominated as Thursday's definitive No. 1 TV program in Viewers (20.7 million) and across each of the key Adult demographics: A18-34 (7.2/31), A18-49 (7.7/27) and A25-54 (8.1/25). ABC's 2016 NBA FINALS finished as the No. 1 show for the 6th night in a row. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors by a score of 115-101 to tie the best-of-seven series 3-3. Across all key measures, it was the strongest game yet for the 2016 NBA Finals.
- Thursday's Warriors-Cavaliers CONTEST was ABC's most watched non-series-clinching Game 6 for the NBA FINALS - since beginning carriage in 2003. Last year's series closed out in 6 games.
- On average as a series, the NBA FINALS is attracting its 2nd biggest ever audience on ABC (18.5 million), behind only the highly competitive 2015 series.
Source: The Nielsen Company National, Live + Same Day Program Ratings, 6/16/16, unless noted otherwise.
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