Nba Finals Ratings Drop 2020

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Nba finals ratings drop 2020. 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. Until friday wednesday s game 1 was the lowest rated in league history. Through the first three games the nba finals averaged 6 71 million viewers.

The 2020 nba finals have suffered their worst tv ratings since pretty much forever. Nba finals ratings hit rock bottom. Game 3 s 5 9 million viewers were the fewest for an nba finals game ever at least since 1984 when they started tracking finals numbers.

The second lowest was game 2 of these 2020 nba finals. This caught adam silver off guard reports marc berman of the new york post. How worried should the nba be about lakers heat drawing the fewest viewers ever for the nba finals.

Television ratings for the nba finals have been at a historic low. A unexpectedly sharp nba ratings drop could have substantial ramifications for 2021. The lakers heat game 1 audience is the worst nba finals ratings ever.

The numbers are off a staggering 45 since the 2011 season. According to sources commissioner adam silver still is surprised at the low audience with lebron james. Game 2 cratered with just 4 5 million viewers and a dismal 1.

At the atlantic ethan strauss looked at the matter and said a number of factors would have to contribute to a steep drop in support noting the pandemic was a minimal influence. S abc over the six. Some thought that a finals series.