J Shuttlesworth
05-25-2015, 06:07 PM
Viewership hit a multi-year high for Game 3 between the Hawks and Cavaliers.
nbaplayoffsGame 3 of the Hawks/Cavaliers NBA Eastern Conference Finals earned a 4.7 rating and 7.8 million viewers on TNT Sunday night, according to Nielsen fast-nationals — up 21% in ratings and 16% in viewership from Spurs/Thunder last year (3.9, 6.7M) and up 4% and 7%, respectively, from Heat/Pacers in 2013 (4.5, 7.3M).
Compared to last year’s Pacers/Heat Game 3 on ESPN, which aired on a Saturday night, ratings and viewership each increased by 15% over a 4.1 and 6.8 million.
The Cavaliers’ overtime win ranks as the most-watched Game 3 of an NBA conference final in four years — since Bulls/Heat in 2011 (10.9M). It is tied as the highest rated since that 2011 game (6.4), matching Spurs/Thunder in 2012.
The game also ranks as easily the most-watched of the postseason on any network, topping the previous high of 6.9 million for Cavaliers/Bulls Game 4 on ABC in the second round. The Cavaliers have played in seven of the 11 most-watched games this postseason.
Sunday’s strong performance was a major turnaround from Friday’s Game 2, which was the lowest rated Eastern Conference Finals game in eight years and the least-watched in seven.
Ratings and viewership peaked at a 6.3 and 10.5 million from 11:15-11:30 PM ET.
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/nba-playoffs-ratings-cavaliers-hawks-most-watched-game-three-conference-final-since-2011-tnt/
(Sun. numbers from Turner Sports)
LeRatings :applause:
nbaplayoffsGame 3 of the Hawks/Cavaliers NBA Eastern Conference Finals earned a 4.7 rating and 7.8 million viewers on TNT Sunday night, according to Nielsen fast-nationals — up 21% in ratings and 16% in viewership from Spurs/Thunder last year (3.9, 6.7M) and up 4% and 7%, respectively, from Heat/Pacers in 2013 (4.5, 7.3M).
Compared to last year’s Pacers/Heat Game 3 on ESPN, which aired on a Saturday night, ratings and viewership each increased by 15% over a 4.1 and 6.8 million.
The Cavaliers’ overtime win ranks as the most-watched Game 3 of an NBA conference final in four years — since Bulls/Heat in 2011 (10.9M). It is tied as the highest rated since that 2011 game (6.4), matching Spurs/Thunder in 2012.
The game also ranks as easily the most-watched of the postseason on any network, topping the previous high of 6.9 million for Cavaliers/Bulls Game 4 on ABC in the second round. The Cavaliers have played in seven of the 11 most-watched games this postseason.
Sunday’s strong performance was a major turnaround from Friday’s Game 2, which was the lowest rated Eastern Conference Finals game in eight years and the least-watched in seven.
Ratings and viewership peaked at a 6.3 and 10.5 million from 11:15-11:30 PM ET.
http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/05/nba-playoffs-ratings-cavaliers-hawks-most-watched-game-three-conference-final-since-2011-tnt/
(Sun. numbers from Turner Sports)
LeRatings :applause: