An NBA Finals Game 7 involving the league's biggest stars delivered big numbers for ABC.
Sunday's Game 7 of the NBA Finals, which saw the Cavaliers defeat the Warriors to clinch Cleveland's first pro sports title since 1964, delivered a 15.7 rating and 30.8 million viewers on ABC — marking the highest rated and most-watched basketball game, college or pro, since Bulls-Jazz Game 6 on NBC in 1998 (22.3, 35.9M). The figures released by ESPN Monday were Nielsen "fast-nationals" and could rise even higher when the final national figures are released Tuesday.
The previous post-Jordan highs were a 15.