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The Toronto Raptors' historic victory the 2019 NBA Finals is such a big deal that superfan Drake is dropping not one, but two new tunes today in celebration- and ABC might be grooving along. After a six-game series that has been consistently down double digits from recent years, the defeat of the Golden State Warriors…

(UPDATED WITH FINAL NBA NUMBERS) Last night's Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals proved to the Toronto Raptors’ dismay that it ain't over until it's over. On the verge of their first Larry O'Brien Championship trophy and in front of a roaring hometown crowd back in the 6ix, the Canadian kingpins looked like they had it in…

UPDATE, 4:55 PM: Making any kind of prediction right now about who will win the NBA Finals is a mug's game with Game 4 coming tomorrow night. However, as championship series newbies the Toronto Raptors lead 2-1 over champs the Golden State Warriors, we do know for sure it will be hard for the ratings to hit the levels…

UPDATE, 10:32 AM: The series itself may now be tied, but the 2019 NBA Finals are revealing a distinct trend already and that's a downward move. Like the opener of this year's quest for the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy, Game 2 of the clash between Finals newbies the Toronto Raptors and current champs the Golden Sta…

It’s time for the 2019 NBA finals, as the Toronto Raptors take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Or, as Jimmy Kimmel put it during the NBA Game Night primetime special, “A team of young Canadian upstarts – versus – the team that's gonna win.” Kimmel was in rare form on his monologue. Some of his better…

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night has played more consecutive NBA Finals than even the Golden State Warriors, and it’s coming back again this year. ABC said today that the late-night show’s primetime specials will return for a 12th consecutive season starting with Game 1 on Thursday. Game Night will melds Jimmy Kimmel’s…

ABC's 8-10 PM American Idol (1.4 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 7.88 million viewers) continued its run as Sunday's top broadcast program in the demo, more than doubling NBC's World of Dance (0.8, 3.36M) head-to-head in total viewers, and by sixth tenths in the demo. CBS' 60 Minutes (0.8, 9.06M) clocked the…

Perhaps we can pass the ball and put the blame and the glory on LeBron James, but The Walking Dead took a record beating this weekend at the hands of the NBA. As the Laker superstar-led Team LeBron scored a 178-164 win over Team Giannis in the primetime NBA All-Star Game on February 19, the usual king of cable fell…

Endeavor, an entertainment company whose portfolio includes William Morris Endeavor, IMG and the UFC, has formed a video streaming company called Endeavor Streaming. The new entity will incorporate NeuLion, a streaming technology company that Endeavor acquired last year whose back-end technology powers services from…

Twitter will live stream portions of 20 NBA games, giving viewers the opportunity to watch the the on-court action from the perspective of a single player. The National Basketball Association and Turner Sports announced a partnership with Twitter today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, describing it as an…

“My bad.” We’re paraphrasing, but that’s basically what LeBron James said last night about an Instagram post in which he wrote, “We been getting that Jewish money. Everything is Kosher.” It wasn’t some kind of slam, King James told ESPN — he was just posting song lyrics. “Apologies, for sure, if I offended anyone,&#8221…

Fresh from a losing effort against the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was in no mood for gratitude on Wednesday night. When a sports reporter wished him a Happy Thanksgiving the five-time NBA All-Star gave the holiday a hard foul. The Uncle Drew star and Pepsi Max pitchman told the scribe that he…