NBA Finals Game 1 Draws 11 Million Viewers on ABC

<p>The 2024 <em>NBA Finals <&sol;em>– the Boston Celtics 18-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks – delivered the largest Game 1 audience share ever on<strong> ABC<&sol;strong> with 20&period;3 percent&comma; quadrupling the viewership of the closest competition on television&comma; according to Nielsen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Boston dominated Dallas in Game 1 by the score of 107-89&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; the audience share in the coveted 18-34 demographic – 49&period;6 percent – is the largest ever for an <em>NBA Finals<&sol;em> Game 1 on <strong>ABC<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last night’s Game 1 averaged 11 million viewers&comma; peaking with more than 12 million viewers from 9&colon;15-9&colon;30 p&period;m&period; ET&period; <em>NBA Finals<&sol;em> Game 2 is this Sunday&comma; June 9&comma; at 8 p&period;m&period; ET on <strong>ABC<&sol;strong> from TD Garden in Boston&comma; MA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;