Ratings Analysis: Game four of the 'NBA Finals' (3.63, -0.02) dropped by two-hundredths in the Adults 18-49 demographic and tied the 2022 low set by game one (3.63). Though it went below the second (3.71) and third (3.65) games in the Nielsen ratings department, this was actually the most-watched of the four in terms of total viewership and the first to cross the 12 million mark. Before the game, ABC had its usual duo of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (0.46, -0.05) and 'NBA Countdown' (0.82, -0.02). These two also experienced some minor slippage but still eclipsed everything on the other networks. On Fox, 'WWE Smackdown' (0.44, -0.03) lost three-hundredths in the face of legitimate competition. CBS series 'Come Dance With Me' (0.20, +0.02) recovered a bit from last week's fall and led into encores of 'Magnum PI' (0.17) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.21). NBC went with a repeat of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.23) and a rising 'Dateline' (0.40, +0.12). The CW's 'Charmed' (0.07) held steady on series finale night and was followed by reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.06/0.05).
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