NBC’s six-game NBA series between the Chicago...

NBC’s six-game NBA series between the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz garnered the second-highest ratings in NBA Finals history, ranking second only to the 1993 series between Chicago and Phoenix. In its second week on the air, NBC’s “Dateline Monday” became the week’s highest-rated newsmagazine in adults 18-49 and total viewers.

Prime Time

Ratings for adults 18-49

NBC

Last week: 5.8

Season to date: 6.6

ABC

Last week: 3.4

Season to date: 5.3

Fox

Last week: 3.0

Season to date: 5.2

CBS

Last week: 3.0

Season to date: 4.2

UPN

Last week: 1.3

Season to date: 1.9

WB

Last week: 1.0

Season to date: 1.3

Size of group: 123,150,000

Note: Each rating point equals 1% of group

Sources: Nielsen Media Research, networks