Ratings Analysis: The sixth and final game of the 2022 NBA Finals (4.32,
+0.33) posted the highest rating out of all 2022 games and even eclipsed the last game of 2021 (
4.27). ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (0.53,
-0.02) and 'NBA Countdown' (0.88,
-0.02) declined by two-hundredths apiece in the 8PM hour. As the Golden State Warriors took home the gold, most of the other networks did not dare to air originals. CBS went with its usual repeat lineup of 'Young Sheldon' (0.30), 'United States of Al' (0.25), 'Ghosts' (0.24), 'B Positive' (0.22), and 'Bull' (0.22). NBC's reruns of 'Law & Order' (0.22), 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.26), and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (0.24) had a slightly higher average than Fox's encores of 'MasterChef Junior' (0.25) and 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' (0.21). Over on the CW, 'Walker' (0.11,
-0.01) and the series finale of 'Legacies' (0.09,
-0.01) each shed a single hundredth.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
8 PM | Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night | 0.53/5 | 3.03 | ABC |
| Young Sheldon (R) | 0.30/3 | 3.51 | CBS |
| MasterChef Junior (R) | 0.25/3 | 1.39 | Fox |
| Law & Order (R) | 0.22/2 | 2.27 | NBC |
| Walker | 0.11/1 | 0.88 | The CW |
8:30 PM | NBA Countdown | 0.88/10 | 4.00 | ABC |
| United States of Al (R) | 0.25/2 | 2.82 | CBS |
9 PM | 2022 NBA Finals Game 6 | 4.32/38 | 13.99 | ABC |
| Law & Order: SVU (R) | 0.26/2 | 2.26 | NBC |
| Ghosts (R) | 0.24/2 | 2.65 | CBS |
| Don't Forget the Lyrics! (R) | 0.21/2 | 1.11 | Fox |
| Legacies (Series Finale) | 0.09/1 | 0.41 | The CW |
9:30 PM | B Positive (R) | 0.22/2 | 2.29 | CBS |
10 PM | Law & Order: Organized Crime (R) | 0.24/2 | 1.61 | NBC |
| Bull (R) | 0.22/2 | 2.17 | CBS |
Key:(R) = repeat
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