The U.S. split from Great Britain is history, but the monarchy still has a hold on its former colony鈥檚 heart.

Two specials about Queen Elizabeth II and the broke into last week鈥檚 top 20 highest-rated programs in prime time, according to Nielsen figures out Tuesday.

ABC鈥檚 鈥淧arty at the Palace,鈥� a star-laden concert that included Elton John, Diana Ross and Queen with Adam Lambert, ranked No. 15. The CBS 亚洲天堂 documentary 鈥淗er Majesty the Queen,鈥� hosted by Gayle King, came in at No. 18.

A skit of the charmed the throng of spectators at the Platinum Jubilee pop concert outside Buckingham Palace. The pre-taped video also proved widely irresistible online.

The first two games of the Golden State Warriors-Boston Celtics NBA finals topped the ratings, but viewers also had time for a special prime-time episode of 鈥淭he Price Is Right鈥� honoring first responders.

Powered by basketball, ABC led the week in prime time, averaging 4.4 million viewers. CBS had 3.1 million, NBC had 2.5 million, Fox had 1.5 million, Univision had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 890,000 and Ion Television had 870,000.

ABC鈥檚 鈥淲orld 亚洲天堂 Tonight鈥� won the evening news competition with an average of 7.2 million viewers. NBC鈥檚 鈥淣ightly 亚洲天堂鈥� had 6.1 million and the 鈥淐BS Evening 亚洲天堂鈥� tallied 4.3 million.

The weekly cable network averages were not available Tuesday.

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For the week of May 30 to June 5, the 20 most-watched shows, their networks and viewerships:

1. NBA Finals Game 2: Boston at Golden State (Sunday), ABC, 11.9 million.

2. NBA Finals Game 1: Boston at Golden State, (Thursday), ABC, 11.4 million.

3. 鈥�60 Minutes Presents,鈥� CBS, 6.8 million.

4. 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Got Talent, (Tuesday)鈥� NBC, 6.3 million.

5. NBA Finals Post-Game 2, ABC, 6.27 million.

6. 鈥淔BI,鈥� CBS, 4 million.

7. 鈥淭he Price is Right,鈥� CBS, 3.98 million.

8. 鈥淵oung Sheldon,鈥� CBS, 3.9 million.

9. NBC Countdown Game 1, ABC, 3.8 million.

10. 鈥淓qualizer,鈥� CBS, 3.6 million.

11. 鈥淟et鈥檚 Make a Deal,鈥� CBS, 3.5 million.

12. 鈥淔BI: International,鈥� CBS, 3.45 million.

13. 鈥�20-20 (Friday),鈥� ABC, 3.44 million.

14. 鈥淧arty at the Palace,鈥� ABC, 3.44 million.

15. 鈥淔BI: Most Wanted,鈥� CBS, 3.4 million.

16. 鈥淣CIS,鈥� CBS, 3.2 million.

17. 鈥淐hicago Fire,鈥� NBC, 3.14 million.

18. 鈥淗er Majesty the Queen,鈥� CBS, 3.13 million.

19. 鈥淯nited States of Al,鈥� CBS, 3.12 million.

20. 鈥淛immy Kimmel Live: NBA Finals Game Night,鈥� ABC, 3.11 million.

Lynn Elber, The Associated Press

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