Thursday was a forgettable night for NBC’s “Aquarius,” Fox’s “Home Free” and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.
Thanks to Game 6 of the NBA Finals — won by the Cleveland Cavaliers after the controversial ejection of the aforementioned reigning MVP — ABC easily dominated primetime.
CBS finished a very distant runner-up in both the key 18-49 demographic and among total viewers, beating everyone not owned by Disney, despite airing just reruns.
ABC was first in ratings with a 5.2 rating/19 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 14.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” at 8 p.m. ET posted a 2.7/11 and 9 million viewers. At 8:30, “NBA Countdown” put up a 3.5/14 and 10.3 million viewers. The roundball game at 9 scored an average 6.3/22 and 16.8 million viewers across the remaining two hours in primetime.
CBS was second in ratings with a 1.0/3 and in viewers with 4.9 million.
NBC and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 0.6/2. NBC was third in total viewers with 3.5 million; Fox was fourth with 3.1 million.
For NBC, “Dateline” at 8 p.m. ET had a 1.0/4 and 5 million viewers. At 9, “Aquarius” managed just a 0.5/2 and 3 million viewers. A second hour at 10 dipped to a 0.4/1 and 2.4 million viewers.
For Fox, “Bones” at 8 p.m. ET got a 0.7/3 and 3.9 million viewers. “Home Free” at 9 received a 0.6/2 and 2.3 million viewers.
Telemundo and Univision tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.5/2. Telemundo was fifth in total viewers with 1.4 million; Univision was sixth with 1.3 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 797,000. Following a rerun, “Beauty and the Beast” at 9 p.m. ET had a 0.2/1 and 807,000.