NBA finals game four lifts ABC to first

ABC's game four of the NBA finals dominated the competition once again last night as the Miami Heat came within one game of wrapping up a championship.

ABC more than doubled the night's No. 2 network, Fox, with a 4.9 rating and 14 share in adults 18-49 in primetime, according to Nielsen. Fox averaged a 2.1/6.

The game peaked with a 6.5 in the 10 p.m. hour, including a 6.9 at 10:30.

Ratings for the NBA are approximate as fast nationals measure timeslot and not actual program data.

There wasn't a lot of competition to speak of last night; Fox was the only other Big Four network with all-original programming.

The network's "Hell's Kitchen" remained even to last week with a 2.2, and lead-out "MasterChef" was down slightly from the previous week to a 2.0.

With ABC well ahead and Fox in second, NBC placed third in primetime at 1.5/4, Univision fourth at 1.3/4, CBS fifth at 1.2/4, Telemundo sixth at 0.4/1 and CW seventh at 0.3/1.
 
As a reminder, all ratings are based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, which includes shows replayed before 3 a.m. the night before. Seven-day DVR data won't be available for several weeks. Forty-four percent of Nielsen households have DVRs.
 
ABC was first during each hour of the night, beginning with a 2.6 at 8 p.m. for "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night" (2.5) and "NBA Countdown" (2.8), followed by Fox with a 2.2 for "Kitchen." NBC was third with a 1.5 for a repeat of "America's Got Talent," CBS fourth with a 1.3 for an "NCIS" rerun, Univision fifth with a 1.1 for "Un Refugio para el Amor," and CW and Telemundo tied for sixth at 0.4, CW for "The Catalina" and Telemundo for "Una Maid en Manhattan."
 
At 9 p.m. ABC extended its lead with a 5.4 for basketball, while Fox remained second with a 2.0 for "MasterChef." NBC was third with a 1.8 for another "Talent" rerun, Univision fourth with a 1.3 for "Abismo de Amor," CBS fifth with a 1.2 for a repeat of "NCIS: Los Angeles," Telemundo sixth with a 0.4 for "Corazon Valiente" and CW seventh with a 0.2 for a repeat of "The L.A. Complex."
 
ABC was first again at 10 p.m. with a 6.5 for basketball, with Univision second with a 1.5 for "La Que No Podia Amar." NBC was third with a 1.3 for "Love in the Wild," CBS fourth with a 1.1 for a repeat of "48 Hours Mystery" and Telemundo fifth with a 0.4 for "Relaciones Peligrosas."
 
Among households, ABC finished first for the night at 7.1/12, CBS was second at 4.8/8, NBC third at 3.7/6, Fox fourth at 3.1/5, Univision fifth at 1.8/3, Telemundo sixth at 0.7/1 and CW seventh at 0.6/1.

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