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Saturday night's Georgia-Alabama game got higher ratings than every NBA Finals game
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:45 am
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:45 am
Same for Game 7 of the NLCS though that particular game was simulcasted on two different networks.
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Georgia-Bama averaged 9.611 million viewers on CBS. CBS says it peaked at 12.046 million viewers and was up 3 percent versus the comparable primetime game last year, Georgia-Notre Dame on September 21st. Georgia-Bama was the most-watched college football game on any network so far this season.
NLCS Game 7 between the Braves and Dodgers averaged 9.662 million viewers on a Fox/FS1 simulcast.
Both of these numbers were higher than all six NBA Finals games; Game 5 was the highest viewership with 8.89 million viewers. Game 6, in which LeBron James clinched his fourth NBA championship, averaged 8.29 million viewers.
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:46 am to RollTide1987
Is that normal? Genuinely asking.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:47 am to vuvuzela
no 
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:47 am to RollTide1987
I bet without clicking that's Clay Travis
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:47 am to RollTide1987
Is this because of the racist, homophobic fans too?
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:49 am to RollTide1987
College football > ChinaBA
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:49 am to vuvuzela
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Is that normal? Genuinely asking.
Absolutely not. For comparison's sake, 33 million people tuned in to watch Game Six of the 1998 NBA Finals (Jordan's last game with the Bulls). These are historically low ratings that have never been seen before.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:50 am to RollTide1987
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Absolutely not. For comparison's sake, 33 million people tuned in to watch Game Six of the 1998 NBA Finals (Jordan's last game with the Bulls). These are historically low ratings that have never been seen before.
Damn.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:54 am to RollTide1987
Comparing anything recent in the NBA to Jordan’s last game seems a little bit of a reach
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:57 am to RollTide1987
I’m pleasantly surprised that NLCS Game 7 got those type of ratings. It also shows that it’s pretty stupid of MLB to not air more World Series games on Sundays. Yeah, they would have to go up against Sunday Night Football but Sunday’s also the highest viewing television night of the week. It would still get much higher ratings than a game on Tuesday or Wednesday night.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:58 am to RollTide1987
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These are historically low ratings that have never been seen before.
NBA finals used to be tape delayed. Let’s not get too crazy here.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:58 am to BuckeyeFan87
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Comparing anything recent in the NBA to Jordan’s last game seems a little bit of a reach
Agreed. Just compare it to games this decade or the last 5 years even.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 11:59 am to RollTide1987
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Georgia-Bama
watched
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NLCS Game 7 between the Braves and Dodgers
watched
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all six NBA Finals games
did not watch
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:00 pm to RollTide1987
That sounds about normal.
College Bowl games like Rose and Fiesta outperform NBA, Hockey and MLB playoffs.
People in this country love football. Which is why the highest rated shows every year - 7 of the Top 10 are NFL games.
And the NBA sucks and most people are starting to realize that.
College Bowl games like Rose and Fiesta outperform NBA, Hockey and MLB playoffs.
People in this country love football. Which is why the highest rated shows every year - 7 of the Top 10 are NFL games.
And the NBA sucks and most people are starting to realize that.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:01 pm to RollTide1987
The NBA bubble busted, the last deal with ESPN will be their last Big contract. It will be negotiations, and possibly other networks getting involved at a lower price.
NBA, like hockey is a niche sport, thankfully for NBA, they have a race of people who for the most part,love it, or it would get worse rankings than Gomer Pyle USMC reruns
NBA, like hockey is a niche sport, thankfully for NBA, they have a race of people who for the most part,love it, or it would get worse rankings than Gomer Pyle USMC reruns
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:04 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:they had the benefit of simulcasting on fox and fs1. I believe the ALCS was like the least watched ALCS of all time
I’m pleasantly surprised that NLCS Game 7 got those type of ratings
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:05 pm to SeeeeK
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they have a race of people who for the most part,love it
Yikes.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:05 pm to Bench McElroy
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It also shows that it’s pretty stupid of MLB to not air more World Series games on Sundays.
Game 5 of the World Series is scheduled on Sunday every single year lately.
Tuesday/Wednesday
Friday/Saturday/Sunday
Tuesday/Wednesday
^That has been the rotation for at least the last 6-7 years.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:06 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
It was also just about the only game on TV Saturday night.
Normally there'd be a nice Big 10 matchup and a few PAC12 games on to split the ratings.
The only other game on was FSU-UNC.
Normally there'd be a nice Big 10 matchup and a few PAC12 games on to split the ratings.
The only other game on was FSU-UNC.
Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:07 pm to RollTide1987
Not shocking. CFB is arguably the second most popular sport now
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