Ratings comparison: Olympic trials and NBA Playoffs go head-to-head for the first time ever

Due to the delay in the NBA season, the playoffs are still ongoing and were throughout the two weeks of the Olympic trials on NBC. Normally, NBC totally dominates in the ratings these two weeks because of no other major primetime sports going on in late June, but had competition this year.

They only beat the NBA on two nights: both nights of the women's gymnastics competition. An interesting note about this is that the women's gymnastics Olympic final later this month will air the same night as the NBA Draft.

The below table will go day-by-day comparing the ratings, and also list if anything else on TV broke into the top 2 in ratings that night.

Monday, June 21, had no NBA and is therefore not included in the table.

Tuesday, June 22, Wednesday, June 23, and Thursday, June 24, had no Olympic trials and are therefore are not included in the table.

On nights with multiple NBA games, the only one listed is the one that was simultaneous to the trials.

On some trials nights with multiple sports, only one sport is listed if it was the only one simultaneous with NBA.

Day	Olympic trials	NBA Playoffs	Anything else that night in the top 2?
Sat, June 12	Sport: Diving Event: Men's Platform Final Viewership: 1.757M	Series: Jazz Clippers Game: 3 4.112M	Fox Saturday Baseball (various games) 2.377M
Sun, June 13	Sports: Swimming and Diving Events: various finals including 400 IM Viewership: 2.446M	Series: Suns Nuggets Game: 4 4.216M	60 Minutes 6.511M
Mon, June 14	Sport: Swimming Events: various finals including women's 400 free Viewership: 2.990M	Series: 76ers Hawks Game: 4 3.898M	"The Neighborhood" on CBS 3.559M
Tues, June 15	Sport: Swimming Events: various finals including 100 back Viewership: 3.027M	Series: Bucks Nets Game: 5 4.584M	America's Got Talent 4.033M
Wed, June 16	Sport: Swimming Events: various finals including women's 1500 free Viewership: 2.847M	Series: Hawks 76ers Game: 5 3.877M	"Press Your Luck" on ABC 3.205M
Thu, June 17	Sport: Swimming Events: various finals including men's 100 free Viewership: 2.427M	Series: Nets Bucks Game: 6 4.445M	"Young Sheldon" on CBS 4.093M
Fri, June 18	Sports: Swim and Track&Field Events: various finals including women's 100 free Viewership: 2.381M	Series: 76ers Hawks Game: 6 4.335M	"Blue Bloods" on CBS 3.239M
Sat, June 19	Sports: Swim and Track&Field Events: various finals including women's 100m dash Viewership: 2.857M	Series: Bucks Nets Game: 7 6.906M	none
Sun, June 20	Sports: Swim and Track&Field Events: various finals including men's 100m dash Viewership: 3.535M	Series: Hawks 76ers Game: 7 6.162M	U.S. Open 7.435M
Fri, June 25	Sport: Gymnastics Event: Women's Competition Night 1 Viewership: 4.590M	Series: Hawks Bucks Game: 2 3.702M	none
Sat, June 26	Sport: Track and Field Event: various finals including women's 200m dash Viewership: 3.202M	Series: Suns Clippers Game: 2 5.543M	none
Sun, June 27	Sport: Gymnastics Event: Women's Final Viewership: 5.752M	Series: Bucks Hawks Game: 3 5.595M	none