Wednesday TV Ratings: ‘The Masked Singer’ & NBA Finals Game 1 Duke It Out

Jim Halterman October 1, 2020, 2:15 pm

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The Masked Singer, Whatchamacallit — Michael Becker/FOX

Another group of secret celebrities on The Masked Singer duked it out with ABC’s broadcast of the 2020 NBA Finals Game 1 for the top ratings spots on Wednesday, September 30.

In the 18-49 demo, the NBA came out on top with a 2.1 rating as home team Los Angeles Lakers beat the visiting Miami Heat 116-98. In total viewers, however, it was The Masked Singer that took in more total viewers with 6.5 million (the NBA game averaged 5.3 million total viewers). The singing competition also saw a nice bump from last week’s Season 4 premiere, which grabbed a 1.4 rating and 5.4 million viewers.

Also during the night, the second week for Fox’s other singing competition series, I Can See Your Voice, stayed on par with last week’s premiere (1.1 rating, 4.5 million viewers). However, the finale of CBS’ Love Island didn’t create much of a stir as it came in third in the 9 o’clock hour in 18-49 and fourth in total viewers behind a rebroadcast of NBC’s Ellen’s Game of Games.

Here’s the breakdown for Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

	Show	Adults 18-49 rating	Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m.	The Masked Singer (Fox)	1.7	6.5
	Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)	1.1	4.2
	Big Brother (CBS)	1.0	4.2
	Ellen’s Game of Games – R (NBC)	0.4	2.4
	The 100 – F (CW)	0.2	629,000
8:30 p.m.	NBA Countdown (ABC)	1.0	3.3
9:00 p.m.	NBA Finals: Game 1- Miami at Los Angeles (ABC)	2.1	5.3
	I Can See Your Voice (Fox)	1.1	4.4
	Love Island – F – (CBS)	0.5	2.0
	Ellen’s Game of Games – R (NBC)	0.4	2.1
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us – R (CW)	0.1	496,000
10:00 p.m.	48 Hours: Suspicion	0.3	2.0
	Weakest Link (NBC)	0.3	1.9