Sunday’s Game 6 between the Mavericks and Heat earned an 15.0 overnight rating on ABC, up 22% from last year (BOS/LAL G6: 12.3), and up 17% from 2008 (LAL/BOS G6: 12.8). The 15.0 is the highest overnight for Game 6 of the NBA Finals since 2000 (IND/LAL G6: 17.3), and the highest for a Game 6 that did not involve the Lakers since 1998 (CHI/UTA G6: 22.9). By comparison, Heat/Mavericks Game 6 in 2006 drew an 11.1 overnight. Overall, Sunday’s game drew the third-highest overnight for an NBA game on ABC since the network acquired rights to the league in 2002, behind only Lakers/Pistons Game 5 in 2004 (15.5*) and Celtics/Lakers Game 7 in 2010 (18.2), according to SMW.
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