ABC's coverage (ESPN on ABC) of Game 6 of the NBA Finals earned a very good 9.7 Adults 18-49 rating on Sunday. About 24 million viewers 2+ saw the Dallas Mavericks win the championship, defeating the Miami Heat four games to two. These are great numbers, and the other networks are glad the Finals are out of the way. On to more normal summer reality schedules.
In other TV sports news, NBC will have Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup series Wednesday night between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. While a Game 7 in basketball would have earned a 12 demo rating or higher, the NHL Game 7 will be more moderately rated. Monday night, Game 6 of the NHL series topped out at a 2.1 demo rating in the fast nationals. The official nationals (which properly account for the Western 20% of the country that is not measured correctly in the fast nationals) will probably go up to a mid-2 rating, meaning Wednesday's Game 7 could reach into the mid-3 rating. If the series had featured two U.S. teams, the rating would easily well into 4+ rating range.
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