Nba Finals Ratings Vs World Series

This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.
Nba finals ratings vs world series. While some have pointed the finger at the boycott by players and a social justice movement as the reason for the decline it could be a number of. It was baseball s most watched game outside of a world series in three years. Rays series averages 9 72 million viewers per game as coronavirus pandemic hammers sports.
Game 6 of the 1998 bulls jazz series ranks as the highest rated 22 3 and most watched 35 89m nba game on record. Ratings for the nba finals are at an all time low. Nba finals ratings drew record lows game 1 of the lakers heat nba finals series drew just 7 41 million viewers on abc the lowest total in the history of the finals.
2020 world series is least watched ever but still tops nba finals for 1st time in 4 years 6 game dodgers vs. Nba finals vs world series ratings since 1984 2013 by matt yoder on 11 07 2013 11 07 2013 this year s world series was a dose of conflicted news for major league baseball in the ratings department. S abc over the six.
Game 3 of the same nba finals. Nba finals ratings dating back to 1988. 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.