There was a hint of viewer fatigue for the latest chapter of the NBA’s Cleveland-Golden State rivalry.

Viewership was down from the comparable 2017 matchups but not by much Jacob Markstrom Jersey , according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday.

The two teams, competing in basketball’s finals for the fourth consecutive year, saw the first two Finals games on ABC score as last week’s most-watched programs.

Last Thursday’s game one was watched by 17.4 million versus 18.7 million in 2017, while Sunday’s game two drew 18.5 million viewers compared to last year’s 19.7 million.

That’s a 7 percent decline for the first game and 6 percent for the second.

The teams meet again Wednesday, with Golden State up two games over the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Warriors defend the title.

Hoops powered ABC to a prime-time victory with an average of 6.2 million viewers. NBC had 4.9 million, CBS had 4.6 million, Fox had 2 million, Univision had 1.45 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 970,000 and CW had 730 Bob Lilly Jersey ,000.

ABC enjoyed its most-watched week since the Academy Awards aired in March.

TNT was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.3 million viewers. Fox News Channel had 2.2 million, HGTV had 1.5 million, MSNBC had 1.4 million and USA had 1.3 million.

ABC’s ”World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers. NBC’s ”Nightly News” was second with 7.6 million and the ”CBS Evening News” had 5.7 million viewers.

For the week of May 28 to June 3, the top 10 shows, networks and viewerships: NBA Finals: Cleveland at Golden State, Game 2, ABC, 18.5 million; NBA Finals: Cleveland at Golden State, Game 1, ABC Jamison Crowder Jersey , 17.4 million; NBA Conference Finals: Golden State at Houston, TNT, 14.9 million; ”America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.2 million; NBA Finals: Game 2 Post-game, ABC, 11.4 million; ”60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.6 million; ”World of Dance,” NBC, 7 million; ”The Big Bang Theory http://www.washingtonredskinsteamonline.com/rob-kelley-jersey ,” CBS, 6.7 million; ”Young Sheldon,” CBS, 6.6 million; ”Code Black,” CBS, 6.4 million; ”Instinct,” CBS, 6.37 million.

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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.

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Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr missed some time in the first week of OTAs, at a time when he’s also looking for a new contract.

He said Wednesday he was merely getting insurance, though in a manner of speaking that’s kind of the same thing.

“I had to protect myself and get an injury insurance policy,” Barr said Womens C.J. Mosley Jersey , via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. “It took like a week to get situated, so I got that, and now I’m good to go.”

Barr’s entering the final year of his contract, and there have been talks about a new deal. He offered few details, but his presence suggests things aren’t contentious.

“My agent’s doing a great job,” Barr said. “They’re having conversations. I don’t know too many details on that. My focus is here with the team and getting ready.”

He’s set to earn $12.3 million this year, and if he was injured during team workouts he’d get that anyway, but he apparently wanted coverage for potential future earnings beyond that amount until a new deal is done.

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