ABC - 13.6 MILLION WATCH LAKERS' DEBACLE

13.6 MILLION WATCH LAKERS' DEBACLE

The NBA Finals closer between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics -- a game that must have been painful for Lakers' fans to watch (the L.A. team was brutally trounced 131-92), drew strong ratings despite the blowout. The ABC telecast averaged a 7.3 rating and a 12 share during the primetime period from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., edging out the return of America's Got Talent on NBC, which posted a 7.1/12. (At its primetime peak at 10:30 p.m. the game drew 13.61 million viewers.) Basketball was also the name of the game last week as three televised games wound up as the most-watched television shows of the week. Nevertheless, CBS prevailed again among overall households, averaging a 4.9 rating and a 9 share. ABC and Fox tied with a 4.3/8, while NBC trailed with a 3.8/7.

The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:
1. NBA Finals - Game 5, ABC, 10.2/19; 2. NBA Finals - Game 3, ABC, 9.2/16; 3. NBA Finals - Game 4, ABC, 8.7/16; 4. NCIS, CBS, 6.9/12; 4. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 6.9/11; 6. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 6.6/11; 7. 48 Hours Mystery (Tuesday), CBS, 6.5/11; 8. Million Dollar Password, CBS, 6.3/12; 9. CSI: NY, CBS, 6.1/11; 10. CSI: Miami, CBS, 5.9/10.

18/06/2008