How many people watched the 2012 NBA Finals?
The 2012 NBA Finals – Oklahoma City Thunder defeated Miami Heat to take 1-0 series lead – delivered the highest-rated, most-viewed Game 1 in ABC history. It generated a 9.9 household rating, 16,195,000 viewers (P2+) and 11,318,000 household impressions, all records, according to Nielsen.
How many viewers watched the NBA Finals?
NBA Finals Game 1, in which the Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors 120-108, averaged nearly 12 million viewers (11,901,000) across ABC and ESPN2 on June 2. It was up 37 percent from last year’s Game 1, according to Nielsen.
Are NBA TV ratings up or down?
Average NBA viewership rose 19 percent in the 2021-22 regular season across ABC, ESPN and TNT compared to the prior year, the league said Tuesday. It was up 3 percent from the 2019-20 season.
Do more people watch the NBA Finals or World Series?
The World Series topped the NBA Finals by 39% in ratings (11.7 to 8.4) and 36% in viewership (19.4 mil to 14.3 mil).
Is the NBA losing popularity?
NBA ratings have fallen almost 45 percent in the past decade, while NFL ratings remain tops in sports and have been rising mildly in recent years. For a decade the quality of the NBA product has been going downhill.
Are NBA TV ratings down?
But the NBA is decidedly not more popular than ever by any means. To the contrary, regular-season ratings in 2020-21 were down 25% compared with the last uninterrupted season in 2018-19.
How many people watched Game 2 of the NBA Finals?
As was the case with game one, Sunday’s telecast was up substantially over the comparable game in 2021 (which was played in July due to the NBA’s pandemic-delayed start to the previous season). It grew by 27 percent over the 9.38 million people who watched game two a year ago.
What is the lowest rated NBA Finals game ever?
The lowest rated and least watched NBA Finals game was Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals, which averaged a 3.1 rating and 5.94 million viewers. The 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated and most watched NBA Finals series on CBS, averaging a 15.9 rating / 32 share and 24.12 million viewers.
What is the highest rated NBA game ever on CBS?
The 1987 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics was the highest rated and most watched NBA Final series on CBS averaging a 15.9 rating / 32 share and 24.12 million viewers. Game 7 of the 1988 NBA Finals registered the network’s highest rated and most watched NBA game with a 21.2 rating / 37 share.
What happened in Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals?
Jordan Poole of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during Game Two of the 2022 NBA Finals. Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The second game of the NBA Finals drew almost exactly the same audience as the first, with ABC again scoring sizable year-to-year gains for its telecast.