Nba Finals Ratings Crash 2020

Lakers and the miami heat have suffered the worst ratings crash in the league s entire tv broadcast history.

Nba finals ratings crash 2020. Game 3 of the nba finals marked the first time a finals game competed head to head with the nfl. Ratings for the nba finals are at an all time low. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.

Follow me on twitter. Breitbart october 5 2020. The 2020 nba finals have suffered their worst tv ratings since pretty much forever.

The ratings crash was anything but unexpected only deranged trump haters want to watch angry and uneducated black men preach marxism and hatred. And any other televised sports league 8212. Despite the matchup including two of the league s biggest stars lebron james and anthony davis game 1 of the finals on wednesday was a huge ratings disappointment for the nba.

The 2020 presidential election could also be contributing to the decline in viewership. Both game 1 and game 2 of the nba finals between the l a. While some have pointed the finger at the boycott by players and a social justice movement as the reason for the decline it could be a number of.

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. According to sports media watch the first two games of the nba finals achieved abysmal ratings and viewership. 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 2019 nba finals averaged 15 1 million viewers and a 8 76 rating while game 6 on sunday delivered a 2 1 rating in the 18 49 demographic and preliminary figures indicate the audience over the. That 7 6 million viewer slide is almost identical to the. The second game saw its ratings crash by 68 compared to last year s game two making it the lowest rated nba finals game in league history.