That was not even good enough to win the time period in the overnight ratings.
The 8.6 overnight rating was up 43 percent from the 6.0 for the third round last year.
Through three days of games, the overnight ratings averaged 5.0.
The game produced an 18.5 overnight rating, down 2 percent from last year's 18.9.
Overnight ratings for the second episode were down 136,000 from the first show.
The first part opened with overnight ratings of 4.1 million viewers and a 15% audience share.
In the second week, the preliminary overnight ratings fell 12 percent.
But on Saturday, the overnight ratings slipped by 26 percent.
Overnight ratings showed that it was watched by an audience of 5.49 million live.
Game 3 on Sunday produced an 11.8 overnight rating, a 26 percent decrease from a 16.0 last year.