Nba Finals Ratings This Year

The game 3 number set a new low since finals ratings were recorded in 1984 according to sports media watch.

Nba finals ratings this year. Perhaps sparked by the heat s upset in game 3 game 4 was the most watched of the. The drop in viewers was 43. The nba has a ratings problem it has for a while.

That 7 6 million viewer slide is almost identical to the. About 76 2 million people were watching tv on the first five nights of the nba finals this year a 9 decline from the same games in 2019. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.

Through the first three games the nba finals averaged 6 71 million viewers. Nba finals ratings dating back to 1988. 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.

Obviously scheduling is a huge issue. The 1998 series is also the highest rated nba finals on average with an 18 7 and 29 0 million over six games. 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.

That s about it for the good news when it comes to sports ratings. Ratings for the first round of playoffs were down 27 percent from last season according to reported nielsen ratings and down 40 percent from. The nba finals are seeing 48 less viewers than last year.

Game 6 of the 1998 bulls jazz series ranks as the highest rated 22 3 and most watched 35 89m nba game on record. The finals between seattle and the las vegas aces averaged 440 000 viewers for the three game series up 15 over the wnba finals.