The NBA Finals broadcasts performed very well in the Atlanta market with a five-game average of a 12.4 rating. All five games of the Finals between the Spurs and the Heat, broadcast by ABC, had a rating of 10.7 or higher.
In Sunday night’s clinching victory by the Spurs, the network had a national overnight rating of 11.7. The rating in Atlanta was a 13.2.
Here is a look at the ratings in the Atlanta market for each game:
Game 1 (Thursday, June 5): 13.5
Game 2 (Sunday, June 8): 10.7
Game 3 (Tuesday, June 10): 12.6
Game 4 (Thursday, June 12): 12.2
Game 5 (Sunday, June 15): 13.2
The top local markets for Game 5 were San Antonio (42.6), Miami (27.6), Austin (22.0), Oklahoma City (17.7) and West Palm Beach (17.1).
