Nba Eastern Conference Finals Ratings

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Nba eastern conference finals ratings. While television viewership for game 1 of the eastern conference finals was near the top of the nba s return ratings dipped considerably when compared to past two years. Television ratings for game 2 of the eastern conference finals continued a trend downward for the nba this season with the miami heat s win over the boston celtics averaging just 3 48 million. The east will be such a battle at the top that we have the defending eastern conference champion heat finishing fifth behind two teams they eliminated on the way to the 2020 nba finals.

The first round was down an eye popping 27 year over year. The game will go head to head with the nfl. Factor in last night featured one of the nba s premier franchises the celtics and last year a team from canada it is officially a tank job.

That doesn t make this look better. Dallas mavericks nba. As for the eastern conference finals saturday s celtics heat game 3 averaged a 2 0 and 3 81 million down 46 in ratings and 38 in viewership from bucks raptors on a sunday night in may last year 3 7 6 16m.

The highest rated and most watched conference final game this century remains lakers kings game 7 in 2002 which had a 14 4 rating and 23 8 million viewers on nbc. Two years ago game 1 of the eastern conference finals between the cavs and celtics drew 7 2 million viewers per sportsmediawatch. In 2018 game 1 of the eastern conference finals between the cavs and celtics saw 7 2 million viewers making this year s 4 million an even worse showing.

The heat and the celtics are scheduled to play game 6 of their eastern conference finals series on sunday night. Nba conference finals ratings dating back to 2000 with viewership dating back to 2002.