Nba Finals Ratings Worst Ever

The nba never plays a finals game on a friday night because viewership for fridays is terrible.

Nba finals ratings worst ever. Game 6 of the 1998 bulls jazz series ranks as the highest rated 22 3 and most watched 35 89m nba game on record. That explains the dip of 3. Nba finals ratings dating back to 1988.

The nba championship recently started and the result is jarring the lowest ratings for the finals ever. So while we get ready for what might be a quick one let s take a look at the 10 worst nba finals of the last 30 years. Game 3 took place on sunday night going head to head with the nfl.

Warriors beat cavs 4 1 photo by bruce yeung nbae via getty images. 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.

Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles. Via the hill nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record. By joe concha 10 12 20 04 31 pm edt.

Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles lakers top the miami heat to capture the nba title sunday night the lowest rated finals series on record. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. Nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record.

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