The 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors is the second-most watched ever on ABC through four games, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen.
The series is averaging 17.37 million total viewers, with the Warriors looking to repeat as NBA champions with a 3-1 series lead over the Cavs.
Friday’s Game 4 audience peaked with over 20 million viewers from 11:30-midnight ET when the Warriors’ victory was winding down and LeBron James started to lose his composure. The Cavs forward and Warriors star Draymond Green got into a heated argument that came close to getting physical.
The broadcast averaged 16.4 million total viewers, none of whom saw an anti-Donald Trump protestor run on the court without a shirt. However, the large audience was treated to an amazing tale of what was going on inside the infamous white Broncos during the O.J. Simpson car chase that occurred during the NBA Finals in 1994.
The 2016 NBA Finals will continue with Game 5 on Monday, June 13, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.