Nba Basketball Tv Ratings

This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.

Nba basketball tv ratings. Ted cruz r tx suggested the nba only had itself to blame for the low tv ratings that blighted the nba finals claiming the league has. Sports are back and the ratings. It was the first sunday night postseason game aired on abc since.

Nba commissioner adam silver often touted as the smartest official in professional sports hinted that the overt displays of politics might be hurting his league s brand this week during an interview with espn before the ratings disaster that was sunday matchup between the miami heat and the los angeles lakers. About 76 2 million people were watching tv on the first five nights of the nba finals this year a 9 decline from the same games in 2019. The nba has a ratings problem it has for a while.

According to various reports the 2020 nba finals tv ratings have hit a historic low. The president s remarks came less than a week after sen. The highest rated and most watched nba finals series was the 1998 nba finals between the chicago bulls and utah jazz which averaged an 18 7 rating 33 share and 29 04 million viewers on nbc that series also featured the highest rated and most watched nba finals game as the sunday night.

The nba season is drawing to a conclusion with the la lakers one game away from winning their 17th championship. That 7 6 million viewer slide is almost identical to the. What we do know is that the 11 conference finals games played this season rank among the 14 least watched since 2007.

It s not yet known what has impact the nba tv ratings during the 2020 playoffs. Sunday s game on abc was the most viewed nba game on tv since christmas day averaging 5 43 million viewers and a 2 9 rating.