Primetime Ratings: Tonys Rise Against NBA Finals

Awards show up 20% over 2012; Heat-Spurs overnight down slightly from Thursday

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/10/2013 11:31:16 AM

CBS' broadcast of the 67th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday drew a 1.2 rating with adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. The three-hour kudosfest was up 20% from last year's show, despite facing much tougher competition from the NBA Finals. CBS finished in second overall with a 1.2 rating/4 share.

ABC easily won the night with a 3.9/12. Game 2 of the 2013 NBA Finals was down slightly from Thursday's Game 1 with a 10.2 overnight household rating from 8-10:30 p.m. The Miami Heat's win over the San Antonio Spurs also drew a preliminary 4.9 rating in the demo and 12.5 million total viewers (postgame coverage aired from 10:30-11 p.m. for a 2.8). Earlier, both Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night and Kia NBA Countdown drew a 1.9.

More accurate numbers will be available when National numbers are released.

NBC and Fox aired repeats.