Like the overall top 20, the NBA finals ruled the roost. More interesting to me was that two (TWO!) NHL Stanley Cup Finals games made the top ten. Sure, it was up against weaker summer fare, but still, that’s really great progress for the NHL from where it was one year ago. Also, though not on the list below, Univision’s Al Diablo Con Guapos was the 25th most viewed show by 18-49 year olds last week.
Nielsen Top Twenty 18-49 Shows by viewers for the week ending 06/08/08:
| Rank | Shows | Net | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Viewers (000) |
| 1 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 2(S) | ABC | 5.5 | 7,260 |
| 2 | NBA FINALS ON ABC-GM 1(S) | ABC | 5.4 | 7,087 |
| 3 | HELL’S KITCHEN | FOX | 4.4 | 5,822 |
| 4 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-WED | FOX | 3.7 | 4,792 |
| 5 | SO YOU THINK CN DANCE-THU | FOX | 3.3 | 4,363 |
| 6 | TWO AND A HALF MEN (R ) | CBS | 3.1 | 4,076 |
| 7 | HOUSE-MON 9P (R ) | FOX | 3.0 | 3,969 |
| 8 | NBC NHL STANLEY CUP FNL#6(S) | NBC | 2.9 | 3,852 |
| 9 | SWINGTOWN | CBS | 2.8 | 3,629 |
| 10 | NBC NHL STANLEY CUP FNL#5(S) | NBC | 2.8 | 3,627 |
| 11 | RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (R ) | CBS | 2.7 | 3,592 |
| 12 | MOMENT OF TRUTH | FOX | 2.7 | 3,549 |
| 13 | CSI: MIAMI (R ) | CBS | 2.6 | 3,355 |
| 14 | FAMILY GUY (R ) | FOX | 2.5 | 3,291 |
| 15 | CSI (R ) | CBS | 2.4 | 3,080 |
| 16 | AMERICAN DAD (R ) | FOX | 2.3 | 3,053 |
| 17 | HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (R ) | CBS | 2.2 | 2,943 |
| 18 | GMC NBA COUNTDOWN-GM 1(S) | ABC | 2.2 | 2,897 |
| 19 | BACHELORETTE, THE | ABC | 2.2 | 2,831 |
| 20 | CSI: NY (R ) | CBS | 2.1 | 2,805 |
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