Nba Finals Ratings Flop

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Nba finals ratings flop. Summer tv viewership typically lags. The league s ratings were down 20 percent from last year according to espn. Of course his flip flop on.

This particular flop was especially notable because not only did wade s defender san antonio s manu ginobili miss his face by a mile but also because this was during game 2 of the nba finals. 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. The games have been played behind closed doors in the nba bubble at walt disney world in florida as a result of the pandemic diminishing the product on display without fans in the stadiums.

The ratings flop on. Largely tuned out the nba finals the league bought its way back into chinese broadcasts by donating around 1 million and medical equipment during the pandemic. Trump mocks lebron james and the lakers after ratings of nba finals crash 70 percent on last year following string of anti cop and blm lectures from the basketball star.

That means million people were able to see to see wade s acting repertoire at its finest. But when the playoffs started the ratings sank even lower. Yes the nba finals are down 48 percent from last year but there are a number of contributing factors.

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 that series also featured the highest rated and most watched nba finals game as the sunday night.