Nba Finals 2020 Ratings

The second lowest was game 2 of these 2020 nba finals.

Nba finals 2020 ratings. That compares to a 46 54 respective mix for last year s nba playoffs. 1 while the nfl is only suffering from a very slight ratings dip the nba has seen a severe viewer tune out here are the numbers for the first three games of the finals between the heat and lakers. Television ratings for the nba finals have been at a historic low.

The biggest reason for. According to sources commissioner adam silver still is surprised at the low audience with lebron james. To put that in perspective game 6 of the 2019 nba finals which included a team from canada and did not include lebron james drew 18 34 million viewers.

Summer tv viewership typically lags. This caught adam silver off guard reports marc berman of the new york post. The national basketball association finals which concluded sunday with the los angeles lakers victory over the miami heat averaged 7 5 million viewers on walt disney co.

Nba ratings are in fact down overall through the first round of the playoffs compared with last year but it s hardly an apples to apples comparison. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data 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. The audience of the 2020 nba playoffs is made up of 45 white viewers and 55 non white viewers.

The viewership numbers for the sixth and final game of the nba finals are in and they are atrocious. S abc over the six. According to tv line sunday s nba final decider between the los angeles lakers and miami heat which the former won 106 93 to take the series 4 2 drew in 5 5 million viewers but last year s final game between the toronto raptors and golden state warriors had an audience of 18 9 million signifying a 71 percent decrease in viewership.

Game 6 drew at its peak 6 028 million viewers.