The NBA Finals Deliver Big Ratings For ABC
While the 2024 NBA Finals were perhaps not the most competitive championship series in league history, ABC’s coverage of Monday’s Game 5 managed to win the night.
According to Nielsen, Game 5 of the NBA Finals avered 12,224,000 viewers and peaked at 13,280,00 million viewers.
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Perhaps more encouraging for both Disney and the league, the 2024 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV set a viewership record with the largest share of the audience in the 18-34 demographic of all time.
ABC’s Studio Shows Also Delivered Strong Ratings
Even outside of the games themselves, ABC’s coverage of the NBA finals fared well. NBA Countdown on ABC delivered its best ratings in five years. Across the five NBA Finals games, the show averaged 4,020,00 viewers.
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Though the 2023-2024 NBA Season is now over, ESPN and ABC will continue their coverage of the league through the office season. This year, the NBA will have its first-ever two-day NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27.
Live Sports Continue to Deliver
Overall, 2024 has been a strong year for both ESPN and ABC. The latest NBA ratings come on the heels of record-breaking numbers for the WNBA, College Football, and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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While this Finals was perhaps not the high-water mark for the NBA, the latest ratings prove once again that live sports continue to be the backbone of cable.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 29: NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces a pick for the Indiana Pacers during the 2021 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on July 29, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
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