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NBA Finals Game 7 between Thunder and Pacers most watched finals game in 6 years
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:01 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Very impressive for 2 small market teams.
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Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:07 pm to Corinthians420
If only Hali could’ve got through the game. He’d be good in a few weeks.
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:12 pm to Corinthians420
How many Game 7s in that span
And it was still the worst-watched finals in 18 years
And it was still the worst-watched finals in 18 years
This post was edited on 6/24/25 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:15 pm to RemouladeSawce
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FYI it was the worst-watched finals in 18 years
No it wasnt. It beat 2020 and 2021 in average viewers.
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:17 pm to Corinthians420
Counting the 2 COVID-impacted seasons is absurd
It was a dud
It was a dud
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:18 pm to RemouladeSawce
Playoff viewership was up this year. Seems like you are in denial.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:22 pm to Corinthians420
A deep Knicks playoff run helps
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:23 pm to RemouladeSawce
It also set a record for viewership shares according to sports media watch
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The 32 viewership share is the highest on record for a Finals Game 7, surpassing the previous high of 30.0 for Knicks-Rockets in ’94. The share — the percentage of homes or viewers using television who are watching a program in the average minute — will tend to grow as television usage declines.
Game 7 averaged a 5.15 rating in adults 18-49, a 4.4 in 18-34 and a 5.8 in 25-54, each ranking as the highest for an NBA game since 2019. Moreover, the shares in each demo were 58, 71 and 50 respectively. The 71 share in 18-34 is the highest ever for an NBA Finals game in the demo.
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This post was edited on 6/24/25 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:37 pm to RemouladeSawce
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It was a dud
It was high level basketball between 2 great teams with nonstop adjustments from both staffs. It was absolutely not a dud from a basketball standpoint. Ratings and people who give a shite about market size go hand in hand unfortunately but im glad i was able to watch every game.
Posted on 6/24/25 at 11:53 pm to Corinthians420
People keep saying it was the highest rated blah blah blah in "6 years". Are you even listening to yourself? Six years? Six fricking years, while COVID fricked everything up during a couple of those?
Six years is such a small window of time and people act like the NBA is flourishing. The league is trash and everyone knows it, except the hard-core fans with their head in the sand.
They've ruined the game. Zero fundamentals. Refs swallowing whistles, except on flops. Zero semblance of teamwork. Too much standing around away from the ball. Soft-arse "load management" protocols. God, how I wish they could play against Jordan, Bird, and Laimbeer.
Six years is such a small window of time and people act like the NBA is flourishing. The league is trash and everyone knows it, except the hard-core fans with their head in the sand.
They've ruined the game. Zero fundamentals. Refs swallowing whistles, except on flops. Zero semblance of teamwork. Too much standing around away from the ball. Soft-arse "load management" protocols. God, how I wish they could play against Jordan, Bird, and Laimbeer.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 12:00 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 1:16 am to Corinthians420
How many people watch the NBA Finals is irrelevant to us fans. There will still be an NBA season next year regardless and we got to see the two best teams go at it for seven games. It was a win for people who love basketball.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 4:40 am to Corinthians420
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Very impressive for 2 small market teams.
Yep.
Until you realize it was beaten in the ratings by the Men's College Basketball National Championship Game between Florida and Houston 18.1 million viewers to 16.35 million viewers.
I'm happy to see the NBA's ratings beginning to flourish after so many years in the gutter, however they still can't beat out March Madness.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 4:56 am to KCRoyalBlue
quote:TV contracts say otherwise
The league is trash and everyone knows it, except the hard-core fans with their head in the sand.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 5:03 am to KCRoyalBlue
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God, how I wish they could play against Jordan, Bird, and Laimbeer.
Im guessing you dont fit in the demo that matters most to the league.
The 71 share in 18-34 is the highest ever for an NBA Finals game in the demo.
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TV contracts say otherwise
Yep. Some folks cant seem to wrap their heads around the fact that market share is where the tv money comes from.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 5:12 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 6:25 am to Corinthians420
What? No LeFlop or Steph?
This can't be correct.
Those who didn't watch missed some good hoops.
This can't be correct.
Those who didn't watch missed some good hoops.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 6:38 am to Corinthians420
If you like action with a frenetic pace, both teams played, I get it. They were picking each other up full court and contesting pretty much anything that moved from the opening tipoff. I enjoyed it, now we're left with MLB. Talk about the pace of play.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 6:55 am to Corinthians420
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It also set a record for viewership shares according to sports media watc
This is what people don't get. Ratings for everything on TV are down from the past. Share is what matters and that shows why the NBA keeps getting huge TV deals.
Sports are a premium because it's about the only thing on TV that people still watch live in large numbers, so ads are actually valuable. A dominating share + sports = $$$.
This post was edited on 6/25/25 at 6:56 am
Posted on 6/25/25 at 6:57 am to KCRoyalBlue
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Zero fundamentals.
What? It's the most-skilled era
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Refs swallowing whistles
Literally always been a thing.
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Zero semblance of teamwork.
Again, what?
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:21 am to thegambler
This was the first game 7 of NBA Finals since Cavs/Warriors in 2016. That game had 30 million viewers. Chew on that for a minute.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 7:24 am to LSUTigKyl
I dont give a shiat how many other people watched it. I watched and enjoyed. It was refreshing seeing new teams and talent.
Those who didn't, missed good hoops.
Those who didn't, missed good hoops.
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