The NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs was the most-watched finals in 28 years, with an average of 20.6 million views.
The Knicks’ 94-90 title-clinching Game 5 victory drew an average of 24.5 million viewers on ESPN and ABC, the most in a Game 5 of the finals since 1998.
Since ABC and ESPN began broadcasting the NBA Finals in 2003, this year’s ratings were the highest and marked only the third time since 1999 that the finals averaged at least 20 million viewers.
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