Game 1 of The Finals had an overnight rating of 12.4, which is the third highest ever for a Game 1 on ABC.

The Golden State Warriors blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half to begin their third consecutive matchup in The Finals.

The top-5 local markets were Cleveland (33.4), San Francisco (30.9), Columbus (17.3), Memphis (16.3) and Miami (15.8). 

The game also drew an average streaming audience of 496,000, up 43 percent from 2016.