Thursday TV Ratings 6/6/24: NBA Finals Start Slightly Below 2023 Opener, I Can See Your Voice Slips for Finale, Don’t Forget the Lyrics Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Game 1 of the NBA Finals (3.51) very clearly delivered in the Adults 18-49 demographic and was down just 1% in the key demo when stacked up against 2023's opening game (3.54). On Fox, I Can See Your Voice (0.19, -0.01) lost a hundredth on finale night, but Don't Forget the Lyrics (0.23, +0.05) still found a way to rise to a new season high. CBS went with repeats of Ghosts (0.23/0.19), Elsbeth (0.14), and Fire Country (0.13). NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.22), SVU (0.20), and Organized Crime (0.18). Patti Stanger (0.06, +0.02) bounced back on the CW.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NBA Countdown	1.08	17	4.66	ABC
	Ghosts (R)	0.23	3	2.66	CBS
	Law & Order (R)	0.22	3	2.40	NBC
	I Can See Your Voice (F)	0.19	3	1.42	Fox
	Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker	0.06	1	0.39	CW
8:30 PM	NBA Finals Game 1	3.51	40	10.99	ABC
	Ghosts (R)	0.19	2	2.31	CBS
9 PM	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	0.23	3	1.39	Fox
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.20	2	2.18	NBC
	Elsbeth (R)	0.14	2	2.12	CBS
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.05	1	0.36	CW
10 PM	Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)	0.18	2	1.75	NBC
	Fire Country (R)	0.13	2	1.55	CBS