Preliminary Analysis: Game 1 of the NBA Finals (Lakers vs. Heat) garnered a sturdy 2.1 rating but was down an egregious amount from the 4.8 A18-49 rating that the first game managed in May 2019. The good news is that the game will almost certainly adjust up after finals but it will continue to trail last year's numbers. Nonetheless, the NBA game topped the night by a wide margin, leading out of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night' (1.1) and 'NBA Countdown' (1.0).
Over on Fox, 'The Masked Singer' (1.7) actually managed to gain a tenth in week two, now several ticks above the preliminary 1.4 rating it pulled last week. Lead-out 'I Can See Your Voice' (1.1) wrapped up "Kensday" down a tenth from its premiere. Although it looks significantly weaker than a week ago, 'Voice' continues to hold up quite nicely. CBS's 'Big Brother' (1.0) lost two-tenths from last week while 'Love Island' (0.5) inched down from yesterday's debate-boosted broadcast. '48 Hours: Suspicion' (0.3) shed a tenth to close out the night. NBC had repeats of 'Ellen's Game of Games' (0.4/0.4) and 'Weakest Link' (0.3). And the CW had the series finale of 'The 100' (0.2) and a repeat of 'Penn & Teller' (0.1). 'The 100' rose a tenth for its final episode ever.
Finals Update: 'The Masked Singer' (+0.2), 'I Can See Your Voice' (+0.1), 'NBA Finals Game 1' (+0.8), and the repeat of 'Ellen's Game of Games' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night' (-0.5) and 'NBA Countdown' (-0.2) adjusted down.
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