A special edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (8 p.m. ABC, TV-14) precedes “NBA Countdown” (8:30 p.m.) and Game 1 of the NBA Finals (9 p.m.).
Networks have countered the big game with repeats of the season premieres of summer competition series: “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG); “MasterChef” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14); “Beat Shazam” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) and “World of Dance” (10 p.m., NBC, (TV-PG).
Cable has counter-programmed basketball with a wealth of movies worth watching for the first or 15th time.
