Lakers vs. Bulls net Highest Rated Christmas Day Primetime Game Ever

[Batzman]

TNT’s telecast featuring the Lakers, playing without star Kobe Bryant, against the Chicago Bulls averaged a 2.0 U.S. HH rating and 3.9 million total viewers to rank as the highest-rated and most-viewed primetime game ever to be televised on Christmas. The telecast peaked with 4.2 million total viewers from 10-10:30 p.m.
https://pressroom.turner.com/us/turner-sports/nba-tnt/tnt-delivers-most-viewed-nba-christmas-day-primetime-doubleheader-cable#.VJ21OV4DJA

:applause:

[J Shuttlesworth]

Damn seems like people enjoy watching the Lakers without Kobe.

Last year, they had 28% more viewership than this season, and Kobe was out the majority of the season last year :biggums:

[nba_55]

LeBron James

[Batzman]

Damn seems like people enjoy watching the Lakers without Kobe.

Last year, they had 28% more viewership than this season, and Kobe was out the majority of the season last year :biggums:
Let's be honest. Only one man to credit for this.


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Primetime Rose. :bowdown:

[nathanjizzle]

Let's be honest. Only one man to credit for this.


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Primetime Rose. :bowdown:

theirs a few more variables beyond rose.
boozer against his former team,
pau against his former team.
jeremy lin and the asian crowd.
d rose comeback
what nick young will say next.

[The_Pharcyde]

theirs a few more variables beyond rose.
boozer against his former team,
pau against his former team.
jeremy lin and the asian crowd.
d rose comeback
what nick young will say next.


Chicago and LA, 2 of the 3 biggest markets.. You are bound to grab a lot of viewers no matter what

[SamuraiSWISH]

How many continued to tune in though after it was announced Kobe was out for the game?

[Batzman]

How many continued to tune in though after it was announced Kobe was out for the game?
Never lost viewers, only gained more as the game progressed:


The telecast peaked with 4.2 million total viewers from 10-10:30 p.m.

[SpecialQue]

Never lost viewers, only gained more as the game progressed:

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:kobe:

[Artillery]

Damn seems like people enjoy watching the Lakers without Kobe.

Last year, they had 28% more viewership than this season, and Kobe was out the majority of the season last year :biggums:

Kobe never learned to adapt his game to suit the team needs. The mistake of any aging star. We saw it with old Ewing and Wizards Jordan too. Fans don't like to watch washed up vets chuck twenty shots every night. These numbers prove it.

[SpecialQue]

Damn seems like people enjoy watching the Lakers

:applause:

[Rose'sACL]

i have always said that kobe should be more thankful to the lakers. he would still be a big star but he would be way lesser famous and have lesser money if he played for a small market team.

[strifed169]

people saw the Lakers destroy the Warriors and wanted to see a repeat, oh well