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