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re: Will Game 7 get a monster tv rating?
Posted on 6/20/25 at 8:02 am to TigerintheNO
Posted on 6/20/25 at 8:02 am to TigerintheNO
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unlike the NHL, the NBA isn't on cable its on ABC
You think most people replacing the dying off older cable subscribers are gonna bother hooking up an HD antenna?
Its all just TV to 95% of the population
This post was edited on 6/20/25 at 8:04 am
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Posted on 6/20/25 at 8:05 am to Corinthians420
It’s also on ESPN3
Posted on 6/20/25 at 8:07 am to TheWalrus
Im pretty sure ESPN3 numbers arent included in the overnight numbers. You still need a subscription to access that anyway. I use directv. Directv has lost 13 million subscribers in the last eight years.
TV ratings are never coming back.
TV ratings are never coming back.
This post was edited on 6/20/25 at 8:10 am
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:09 am to Corinthians420
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The ratings are down, not as much as NHL ratings were down but still the lowest since 2020.
That was also the bubble finals and was the lowest rated in finals history. This one is the second lowest in finals history at the moment. It's been an entertaining series though. Just two small market teams
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:11 am to Corinthians420
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You think most people replacing the dying off older cable subscribers are gonna bother hooking up an HD antenna?
Idk, but it they are incredibly easy to install and are cheap. I have one specifically to watch sports on the major networks
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:17 am to Allthatfades
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I doubt it. They drag this out way too long. The playoffs started two months ago in the middle of April with the play-in games. That’s ridiculous. And three days between games in the Finals? You can’t hold people’s attention in this day and age like that.
Having game 5 on Monday night, rather than Father's Day Sunday was pretty mind blowing to me.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:34 am to Snoop Dawg
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What Stern did to the Sonics and Seattle is evil. He is burning in hell as we speak. OKC should never be a major pro sports market. They were dead last in NBA attendance two seasons ago.
I was a Sonics fan as a kid so I'm with you about moving Seattle. He should have been tarred and feathered for that. I can't wait for them to get a team again.
But that it pretty misleading. It was their only time ever being last in attendance and their time in OKC (they were the 10 seed so not a great team) and they've have averaged more in attendance than Seattle did in the years leading up to them leaving. Seattle had been bottom 10 in attendance for a long time. Thunder have hovered around 11-13 in attendance while in OKC which is actually pretty impressive for a non traditional/small market team. Even higher if you factor in % of stadium filled.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:42 am to SCLSUMuddogs
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That was also the bubble finals and was the lowest rated in finals history. This one is the second lowest in finals history at the moment. It's been an entertaining series though. Just two small market teams
Small markets + tv ratings being down across all sports/tv in general besides nfl and its no surprise. The lowest in history talk is just overstated IMO, it's really similar in views to 2021 finals between Suns and Bucks.
Game 1
2021: 8.56 Million
2025: 8.91 Million
Game 2
2021: 9.38M
2025: 8.76M
Game 3
2021: 9.02M
2025: 9.19M
Game 4
2021:10.25M
2025: 9.4M
Game 5
2021: 9.55M
2025: 9.54M
Game 6
2021: 12.52M
2025: Unreleased
Last night was a snoozer but i could see game 7 this year doing 12M
Posted on 6/20/25 at 9:57 am to Allthatfades
quote:for comparison, the 1993 NBA playoffs were April 29–June 20. The finals that year went six games.
I doubt it. They drag this out way too long. The playoffs started two months ago in the middle of April with the play-in games. That’s ridiculous.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:12 am to JamalMurry27
No.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:21 am to Chicken
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for comparison, the 1993 NBA playoffs were April 29–June 20. The finals that year went six games.
Fair. But 1993 was a different world. No internet, Netflix, etc. What worked then isn’t going to work now when people have so many more options of how/what to watch.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:23 am to Allthatfades
Also round 1 was best of 5.
They still had a 3 day break between games 3 and 4 in 1993
They still had a 3 day break between games 3 and 4 in 1993
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:25 am to JamalMurry27
I would think moving it up an hour or two would give it the best chance for overall best ratings.
wouldn't 6:30 pm on the east coast be better than 8pm?
These games aren't as long as NFL games but just move it all back a bit and I think you still get the west coast plenty on the weekend
wouldn't 6:30 pm on the east coast be better than 8pm?
These games aren't as long as NFL games but just move it all back a bit and I think you still get the west coast plenty on the weekend
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:32 am to JamalMurry27
Doubt it…. If OKC gets up big, no one will care to watch. Last night was brutal. Down 30 going into the 4th quarter okc showed they wanted to win at home. Anyone who thought this wasn’t going 7 was blind to needing maximum tv ratings.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 12:52 pm to TigerintheNO
Pro sports are really falling by the wayside.. except the NFL. However the money these guys make is outrageous. And I believe that turns people off. The NBA overall Product is just awful. The NHL doesn’t get the draw it should but America just isn’t into hockey. Plus there is just so much other shite to do nowadays compared to 25 years ago.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 12:54 pm to dukke v
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Plus there is just so much other shite to do nowadays compared to 25 years ago
Yep. We will continue getting these ratings down threads for years to come. Especially when the youtube generations take over the entire 18-30 year old male demographic
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:17 pm to dukke v
Had the NBA not rigged game four, the Pacers would have won last night. Thus the reason many quit watching this joke of a league decades ago when the ref came out told anyone with eyes and ears what they were seeing was real.
I watched the entire Stanley Cup Finals and I am not a fan of either team. I won't watch a second of a game seven final in the WWENBA. You already know OKC is going to win no matter what.
I watched the entire Stanley Cup Finals and I am not a fan of either team. I won't watch a second of a game seven final in the WWENBA. You already know OKC is going to win no matter what.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:22 pm to Snoop Dawg
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David Stern is garbage. Worst commissioner in sports history
Nominee for worst take of the year
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:44 pm to JamalMurry27
There’s too many blowouts. At least 2 of the 6 finals games have been blowouts.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:45 pm to Chicken
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for comparison, the 1993 NBA playoffs were April 29–June 20. The finals that year went six games.
First round was best of 5
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