JohnMax
06-22-2021, 06:53 PM
https://www.nexttv.com/news/nba-playoff-game-7s-burst-post-bubble-ratings-drought
As the league noted Tuesday, TNT’s coverage of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 115-111 win over the underachieving Brooklyn Nets was watched 6.9 million viewers, while the Atlanta Hawks’ 103-96 upset of the Philadelphia 76ers was seen by 6.2 million watchers.
Both contests represented the most watched NBA Playoff games this year and continued a marked ratings rebound for the league’s post-season following an audience cratering for the delayed “Bubble” NBA playoffs last fall that saw the Los Angeles Lakers six-game NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat average only 7.45 million viewers, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data.
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But here’s the benchmark to meet: The Toronto Rapter’s six-game win over the injury riddled Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Finals averaged 15.1 million viewers on ABC.
As the league noted Tuesday, TNT’s coverage of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 115-111 win over the underachieving Brooklyn Nets was watched 6.9 million viewers, while the Atlanta Hawks’ 103-96 upset of the Philadelphia 76ers was seen by 6.2 million watchers.
Both contests represented the most watched NBA Playoff games this year and continued a marked ratings rebound for the league’s post-season following an audience cratering for the delayed “Bubble” NBA playoffs last fall that saw the Los Angeles Lakers six-game NBA Finals win over the Miami Heat average only 7.45 million viewers, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data.
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But here’s the benchmark to meet: The Toronto Rapter’s six-game win over the injury riddled Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Finals averaged 15.1 million viewers on ABC.