In many ways, the end of the 2018 NBA Finals was very much like the end of the 2017 NBA Finals, except in the ratings for the league and ABC. The similarities saw the Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Larry O'Brien trophy, just like the 2015 champs did last year over the 2016 winners…

President Donald Trump said during a wide-ranging but impromptu back and forth with reporters today that he won’t invite the winner of the NBA championship series to the White House — no matter who prevails between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Speaking at media before departing for the G7 meeting…

It may have felt a bit too close to call up until the final minutes, but in the end the Golden State Warriors continued with tradition last night and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio to take a 3-0 series lead in the the 2018 NBA Finals. The continuation of course for the Warriors’ 110-102 victory in primetime…

UPDATED, 1:07 PM: There's two days until Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals starts in Ohio but things are certainly starting to take shape in the series with the 2-0 lead for the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the viewership numbers for last night's Game 2. The Warriors' 122-103 win at home hit 18.5…

Fans of Brockmire may be upset to learn that the last two episodes of Brockmire are going to air later than originally scheduled — but there is a silver lining to this news. In lieu of next week’s episode, Jim Brockmire (played by Hank Azaria) will be live-tweeting the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and…

UPDATED, 12:03 PM: There are a lot of stats and numbers-crunching that came of last night Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals, but there are really only two that matter. First is the score, as the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat 2016 champs the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-114 in overtime to kick off the teams…

YouTube TV announced a major promotional deal with the National Basketball Association, becoming the league’s first “presenting partner” of the NBA Finals in a multiyear agreement that will raise awareness of the fast-growing live TV service with millions of television viewers. The "Finals presented by YouTube TV"…

2nd UPDATE, 2:39 PM: The Golden State Warriors are the 2017 NBA Champions and ABC is riding high on the Bay Area team's win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night too. The near final numbers are in and last night's trophy clinching Game 5 129-120 victory for the 2015 Champs over the 2016 Champs snared 24.5 million…

UPDATE 11:30 AM:  Friday night's Game 4 of the NBA Finals averaged a total live audience of 19 million viewers on ABC. The total live viewership for the game was 19.4 million, including streaming, up 15% from 2016. Through four games, the NBA Finals is averaging a total live audience (TV plus streaming) of 19.8…

Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals on ABC was the main primetime draw last night. The game, in which the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-113 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the finals, delivered a 13.4 metered market rating. That was up from Games 1 and 2 (12.4, 12.7) and up 14% from the third…

  Game 2 of the NBA Finals, in which the Golden State Warriors whomped the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113, inched up 7% compared to last year in early stats with a 12.7 metered market rating. Sunday’s game averaged a 32.4 rating in the Cleveland market and a 31.1 in the San-Francisco-Oakland market. Through the first two…

Rested and ready, the Golden State Warriors pummeled the Cleveland Cavaliers last night to a blowout 113-91 win in Game 1 of the 2017 NBA Finals and near record ratings for ABC. Playing at home in Oakland's Oracle Arena, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and the rest of the Bay Area team made it very clear after a slow burn…