Nba Finals Ratings Fall

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

Nba finals ratings fall. It s a clean four game ratings sweep for the nba finals. Nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record. What has to have the league executives worried is that the nba has seen the lowest ratings in nearly a decade.

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. Game 1 is down an unheard of 44 from last year s matchup which featured a team from canada. The finals saw the lowest ratings ever recorded.

At the atlantic ethan strauss looked at the matter and said a number of factors would have to contribute to a steep drop in support noting the pandemic was a minimal influence. If players simply playing basketball instead of playing politics then maybe people would watch. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data.

This time in the nba finals on abc with the lakers and lebron james. 16 views share embed in gaming. Only 7 41 million viewers watched the industry hyped matchup.

Game 3 of the la lakers vs miami heat saw the sharpest fall in the nba finals tv ratings in recent years making it the least viewed game in finals history. 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. The ratings have not been good for the nba finals.

Television ratings for the nba finals have been at a historic low. Ratings fall during the nba finals 0. Game 3 took place on sunday night going head to head with the nfl.