NBA Finals Game 1 Scores Nearly 17 Million Viewers, ABC’s Most-Watched Since 2018

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By Loree SeitzJun 5, 2026, 5:06 pm83 pts
The NBA finals are off to a record-breaking start, with Wednesday’s game scoring ABC’s biggest Game 1 audience since 2018. Game 1, which aired on Wednesday, June 3, brought in 16.93 million viewers, according to Nielsen big data plus panel figures, marking the most-watched opening game 1 ever on ABC,…

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