Nba Finals Ratings Lowest In History

By joe concha 10 12 20 04 31 pm edt.
Nba finals ratings lowest in history. 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. The game a 116 98 lakers win drew 7 41 million viewers to abc according to overnight ratings. Similar to the nhl the league saw a huge drop off in eyeballs on the product resulting in what amounts to the lowest number since data first became available in the 1980s.
And hit it hard. 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. The game 3 number set a new low since finals ratings were recorded in 1984 according to sports media watch.
Nba finals ratings are in and they re not good. The first game of the 2020 nba finals between the los angeles lakers and miami heat has the lowest ratings in recorded history going all the way back to 1994 when the statistic was first reported. Via the hill nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record.
Lebron james won his nba fourth championship on sunday with the nba s marquee franchise the los angeles lakers. Perhaps sparked by the heat s upset in game 3 game 4 was the most watched of the. Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles.
Game 1 of the finals between the los angeles lakers and miami heat brought in only 7 41 million viewers to abc according to the hollywood reporter. Only 7 41 million people tuned in to watch the game. According to sports media watch the first two games of the nba finals achieved abysmal ratings and viewership.
The previous low was 8 06 million viewers for game 3 of the 2003 nba finals between the new. By ryan glasspiegel 2 months ago updated 2 months ago 12. This year s series between the lakers and heat saw a 50 drop across the board according to ryan glasspiegel at outkick who.