Ratings Analysis: The 'NBA Finals' (3.99, +0.36) soared to its highest A18-49 rating of 2022 for game five and climbed to 13 million in terms of total viewership. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (0.55, +0.09) and 'NBA Countdown' (0.90, +0.08) also made solid gains in the 8PM hour, albeit not of the same caliber as the 'Finals'. As ABC dominated with basketball, NBC staple 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.34, -0.13) dealt with a serious collapse in week two. 'Weakest Link' (0.30, -0.05) dropped down some but remained above the majority of its spring ratings. Fox's music-themed duo also took a hit as both 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' (0.32, -0.05) and 'Beat Shazam' (0.31, -0.09) fell several hundredths short of their week-ago telecasts. Only time will tell if these declines were due to NBA competition or a general lack of interest. On the CW, dramas 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.06, +0.01) and 'In the Dark' (0.04, +0.01) picked up a hundredth apiece.
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