Nba Finals Ratings Record Low

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Nba finals ratings record low. The first three games of the nba finals attracted an estimated 7 4 million 6 6 million and 5 9 million television viewers respectively. Game 3 s 5 9 million viewers were the fewest for an nba finals game. For context last year s nba finals game 6 between the golden state warriors and toronto raptors delivered 18 34 million viewers while michael jordan s chicago bulls drew 36 9 million in 1998 for.

The overall numbers look pretty bad. For canadian viewership numbers see the viewership section of the 2019 nba finals. Nba finals ratings fell to a record low during the heat s 115 104 win over the lakers in game 3 according to sports media watch.

The game 3 number set a new low since finals ratings were recorded in 1984 according to sports media watch. Game 3 averaged a 3 1. The overall numbers look pretty bad.

Game 3 averaged a 3 1 rating and 5 94 million viewers. A trend of low ratings throughout the nba postseason has now reached the nba finals. For the 2020 nba finals the ratings dropped to a historic low with one of the games drawing only 5 9 million viewers.

Nba finals ratings fell to a record low during the heat s 115 104 win over the lakers in game 3 according to sports media watch. The number is down 45 percent from last year s game 1 between the golden state warriors and toronto raptors. The television ratings for the 2020 nba finals are at record lows in the history of the event though nba commissioner adam silver is slightly puzzled as to why that is the case.

Each of the three games set successive record low ratings.