Nba Finals Ratings In Us

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Nba finals ratings in us. The stanley cup finals kentucky derby preakness stakes indy 500 and golf s u s. 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. Outspoken dallas mavericks team owner mark cuban recently sounded off on the low ratings of the 2020 nba finals in a podcast interview with megyn kelly.

But the nba s ratings struggles this year are hardly unique. Instead the nba finals are currently experiencing record lows in viewership. Ratings have continued hit all time lows as the nba finals near.

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. Lebron james and his los angeles lakers. This time in the nba finals on abc with the lakers and lebron james.

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. Open have all experienced double digit ratings. The league struggles to keep up with major league baseball playoffs and nfl football games and even some college games.

The game 3 number set a new low since finals ratings were recorded in 1984 according to sports media watch. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. Depressed viewership dents ratings for nba finals as well as nfl games for the week of oct.

Game 1 is down an unheard of 44 from last year s matchup which. Only 7 41 million viewers watched the industry hyped matchup. Perhaps sparked by the heat s upset in game 3 game 4 was the most watched of the.