Nba Finals Ratings Up

Instead the nba finals are currently experiencing record lows in viewership.

Nba finals ratings up. Fans have tuned out of the nba in droves at a time when the country was dealing with the health psychological and economic ramifications of a global pandemic. 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. 6 1 million viewers game 3.

According to tv line sunday s nba final decider between the los angeles lakers and miami heat which the former won 106 93 to take the series 4 2 drew in 5 5 million viewers but last year s final game between the toronto raptors and golden state warriors had an audience of 18 9 million signifying a 71 percent decrease in viewership. 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. Ratings are up over last year s playoffs for the games that have aired in prime time.

7 4 million viewers game 2. It s a clean four game ratings sweep for the nba finals. Ratings and viewership inched up for the clinching game 5 of the 2012 nba finals.

This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. 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 league s ratings should have been healthy.

Here are the numbers for the first three games of the finals between the heat and lakers. Game 1 between the lakers and miami heat posted the worst viewership of any finals game in nba history with just 7 41 million viewers a 45 free fall compared to last year s game 1 between the. Who won the 2017 nba finals followed the lead of their star stephen curry and refused to visit.