TV Ratings: NBA Finals Jump as Warriors Hold Off Elimination

By Christine Zosche 

A dramatic, series-extending game in the NBA Finals gave ABC its best ratings of the series so far—by a wide margin. (THR / Live Feed)

Game 5, which ended on the incredibly tight score of 106-105 in favor of the Warriors, scored a 5.2 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, and 14.3 million total viewers. (Variety)

That’s a rise of 31 percent in the early metrics from the previous 2019 series high, June 3’s Barack Obama-attending Game 2, and a whopping 37 percent from June 7’s Game 4. (Deadline)

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