The Detroit Pistons' championship-clinching win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 was the second-highest rated NBA Finals game since 1998, and the series was the highest-rated since 2001.

The ABC Broadcast of the final game of the series received a 13.8 rating with a 23 share, 123 percent higher than Game 5 between the San Antonio Spurs and New Jersey Nets last season and 23 percent higher than Game 5 between the Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers in 2001.