Tv Ratings Of Nba Finals

In the latest tv ratings abc s coverage of the nba finals game 5 delivered the series largest audience yet 5 7 million total viewers per nielsen fast nationals while rising a tenth.

Tv ratings of nba finals. This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. Nba finals ratings history 1988 present nba finals ratings dating back to 1988. On the flip side game 2 of the 2003.

The 1998 series is also the highest rated nba finals on average with an 18 7 and 29 0 million over six games. The lakers lebron james and miami heat s kelly olynyk battle for the. 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.

Game 6 of the 1998 bulls jazz series ranks as the highest rated 22 3 and most watched 35 89m nba game on record. 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. The tv ratings for the 2020 nba finals are at record lows in the history of the event though adam silver is slightly puzzled as to why that is the case.

In the latest tv ratings abc s coverage of the nba finals game 5 delivered the series largest audience yet 5 7 million total viewers per nielsen fast nationals while rising a tenth. It hasn t been pretty. 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 the.

Comcast corp s msnbc during the first five nights of the nba finals was up 78 to 8 7 million according to nielsen data. Lakers and heat s nba finals tv ratings are recent winners but historic losers ratings for the nba finals have slipped.