So SNL dominated the NBA ASG in TV ratings

[Joyner82reload]

As a matter of fact, it put up better #'s than any NBA game since the 1998 NBA Finals Game 6 :wtf:

Ball is life doe :lol

[BuffaloBill]

k.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Lenny Pickett's sax solo made it all worth it

[theoneneo]

It would have dominated anything not named the SuperBowl or World Cup honestly.

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[TheMarkMadsen]

Lets ignore the fact that the ASG was on TNT and SNL was on NBC

which oh you know makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE

[Jud]

Lets ignore the fact that the ASG was on TNT and SNL was on NBC

which oh you know makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE
Trueeee

C'mon OP, you can't forget that.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Trueeee

C'mon OP, you can't forget that.

yup you can't compare cable ratings vs basic cable ratings (abc,nbc,cbs)

[Joyner82reload]

Lets ignore the fact that the ASG was on TNT and SNL was on NBC

which oh you know makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE
As a matter of fact, it put up better #'s than any NBA game since the 1998 NBA Finals Game 6

[Hey Yo]

yup you can't compare cable ratings vs non-cable ratings (abc,nbc,cbs)
FIFY

basic cable would still have TNT as an option.

[TheMarkMadsen]

As a matter of fact, it put up better #'s than any NBA game since the 1998 NBA Finals Game 6


It was also NBC's highest rated show since 04 when ER had their season finale..

i'm not sure why this is surprising to you, one of the most popular television shows of all time has this huge once in a lifetime event on prime time NBC.. of course it's going to draw huge ratings.

The general public doesn't care about the NBA finals unless Jordan or Kobe is playing.

[TheMarkMadsen]

FIFY

basic cable would still have TNT as an option.

:cheers: :cheers:

[boozehound]

As a matter of fact, it put up better #'s than any NBA game since the 1998 NBA Finals Game 6 :wtf:

Ball is life doe :lol
yeah, this is basically a non-story. comparing to other ASG is a better metric.

[boozehound]

FIFY

basic cable would still have TNT as an option.
Actually, where I am, basic cable does not include TNT, etc. I actually dont have any cable and havent in over a decade. I watch all my ball on leaguepass.

[Hey Yo]

Actually, where I am, basic cable does not include TNT, etc. I actually dont have any cable and havent in over a decade. I watch all my ball on leaguepass.
interesting....

[Rake2204]

Actually, where I am, basic cable does not include TNT, etc. I actually dont have any cable and havent in over a decade. I watch all my ball on leaguepass.Ditto. My area's basic cable is something like TBS, WGN, CW, QVC, ION, and two CSPAN's. If I didn't know any better, I'd think the cable company were trying to force people into buying the full package by offering terrible basic choices.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Actually, where I am, basic cable does not include TNT, etc. I actually dont have any cable and havent in over a decade. I watch all my ball on leaguepass.

Same, except I have cable.

How do you catch college games? NFL? Thought about cable cutting a couple years ago. Already have a roku and chromecast, and subscriptions to hulu, netflix, and amazon prime... Plus I torrent all the time. And I still watch tv more than all of those combined. Damn sports.

But yeah, pretty sure most places it's NBC, Fox, CBS, ABC, CW, PBS, and few whatevers.

[ralph_i_el]

Since when do all star games from any sport put up good ratings?

[funnystuff]

Actually, where I am, basic cable does not include TNT, etc. I actually dont have any cable and havent in over a decade. I watch all my ball on leaguepass.
Weird, i have basic and TNT is included.

[kamil]

what was so special about last nights SNL episode?

[kamil]

what was so special about last nights SNL episode?

NVM, it was a 3.5 hour 40th anniversary special...

[L.Kizzle]

NBA seriously needs to consider putting the all star game back on regular TV. All the other All Star games are on reg TV. NFL, MLB, NHL. Even boxing coming back to regular TV.

[L.Kizzle]

what was so special about last nights SNL episode?
It was on Sunday.

[Demon Lizard]

Lets ignore the fact that the ASG was on TNT and SNL was on NBC

which oh you know makes a HUGE DIFFERENCE

My first thought as well.

[jzek]

Even the most popular sport in the US, football, its ASG stinks in the ratings department.

No one really likes to watch uncompetitive games plus the ASG happens every year whereas that was the 40th year anniversary featuring old and new cast members... that doesn't exactly happen every year.