NEW YORK – The six games of the NBA Finals, which aired on ABC, are the six highest-rated and most-watched television programs for the month of June. The Finals concluded June 17 with the Boston Celtics beating the Los Angeles Lakers, 131-92, to win the Finals, 4-2, and earn the 17th NBA Championship in Celtics history.

The Finals not only attracted viewers on television, but also set all-time traffic records on NBA.com with nearly 70 million visits and more than 15.5 million video streams throughout the series.

The top network television programs in June were:

Show Rating Viewers(millions)
1. Finals Game 5 (ABC) - June 15 10.2 17.4
2. Finals Game 6 (ABC) - June 17 10.7 16.9
3. Finals Game 3 (ABC) - June 10 9.2 14.5
4. Finals Game 4 (ABC) - June 12 8.7 13.8
5. Finals Game 2 (ABC) - June 8 8.5 13.5
6. Finals Game 1 (ABC) - June 5 8.7 13.4
7. Belmont Stakes (ABC) - June 7 8.2 13.1
8. America’s Got Talent (NBC) - June 17 7.8 12.8
9. U.S. Open Golf (NBC) – June 15 7.5 12.0
10. America’s Got Talent (NBC) – June 24 7.1 11.7