Nba Finals Ratings Drop

While the coverage might make one believe that the nba suffered a sharper ratings drop than any other league the numbers tell a different story.

Nba finals ratings drop. The 2020 nba playoffs averaged 3 04 million viewers across espn abc tnt and nba tv 83 telecasts down 37 from last year when the postseason took place as scheduled in april may and june 4 83m. That includes the nhl whose stanley cup playoff series suffered a dramatic 61 percent. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.

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. This year s nba finals were the lowest rated in history according to nielsen media research with 5 6million viewers watching game six when the lakers clinched the title on sunday. So it seems the finals keep going down.

This embarrassing showing was down 68 percent over game 2 in 2019. The 2020 game 2 event now rates as the lowest ratings ever for an nba finals game. Per yahoo finance the audience for the nhl playoffs dropped by 25 percent including a 61 percent drop for the stanley cup finals overall while mlb s playoffs have suffered a 39 percent decline.

The nba s ratings are taking a beating but other major sports leagues are also enduring serious ratings hits. While game 4 s ratings for lakers heat showed an uptick from the prior three games viewership on abc has now set an historic low as the. Nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record.

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. Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles. The nfl s early viewing figures show a 14 percent decrease in viewership.

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