Nba Finals Ratings Horrible

Game 1 of the finals on wednesday was a huge ratings disappointment for the nba despite the matchup including two of the league s biggest stars lebron james and anthony davis.

Nba finals ratings horrible. Nba finals ratings dating back to 1988. Lakers and the miami heat. 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.

It was 46 percent white 54 percent non white in 2019. 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. It s a clean four game ratings sweep for the nba finals.

This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. The average nba seeding game on espn drew an audience 1 2 million viewers that was larger than the average 2020 mlb regular season game on the same network 749 000. The ratings purge isn t an isolated affair.

Game 3 of the nba finals was the first time a finals game had ever competed with the nfl. Yes the nba finals are down 48 percent from last year but there are a number of contributing factors. The 1998 series is also the highest rated nba finals on average with an 18 7 and 29 0 million over six games.

The ratings plummeted for both game 1 and game 2 of the woke nba finals between the l a. The nba finals on abc continue to smash records but not for the reasons those in the league offices would like. The nba which seemingly has given this year s nationwide riots looting and assaults on police officers its full endorsement with its embrace of the black lives matter movement managed to upstage its horrid game 1 record low in viewership with even fewer viewers for game 2 and game 3 of the series.

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. The audience for the 2020 nba finals through the first four games is 45 percent white and 55 percent non white. Game 6 of the 1998 bulls jazz series ranks as the highest rated 22 3 and most watched 35 89m nba game on record.