NBA Finals maintains NBC lead

The third game of the NBA Finals helped NBC to a comfortable number one rank on Sunday evening, according to early overnights.

The network averaged 11.3m (19%) during primetime, up from 8.5m (14%) last week. CBS dropped to second with 8.4m (14%), followed by ABC with 6.1m (10%), FOX with 4.4m (7%), and The WB with 2.1m (3%).

NBC
19.00 NBA Finals: Pregame coverage - 6.8m (13%)
19.30 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers - 13.3m (21%); peak of 15.5m (23%)
22.30 The Weakest Link - 10.0m (16%)

CBS
19.00 60 Minutes - 9.7m (18%)
20.00 Touched By An Angel - 6.8m (12%)
21.00 FILM: Something to Talk About - 8.4m (14%)

ABC
19.00 Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert - 2.3m (5%)
20.00 Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire - 5.9m (10%)
21.00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - 9.5m (15%)
22.00 The Practice - 6.8m (11%)

FOX
19.00 Futurama - 3.0m (6%)
19.30 King of the Hill - 3.7m (7%)
20.00 The Simpsons - 6.2m (10%)
20.30 Malcolm in the Middle - 5.8m (9%)
21.00 The X-Files - 3.7m (6%)

The WB
19.00 The PJs - 1.4m (3%)
19.30 The PJs - 1.8m (3%)
20.00 The Steve Harvey Show - 2.1m (3%)
20.30 The Steve Harvey Show - 2.4m (4%)
21.00 Nikki - 2.5m (4%)
21.30 For Your Love - 2.3m (3%)