Nba Playoff Ratings Drop. The nba ratings crash has resulted from players, coaches and referees taking a knee during the national anthem and wearing a ‘black lives matter’ shirt the nba has been taking steps to address the issue of racism in the united states. One big problem for the nba with the bubble games is that many of them took place in the afternoon, when most people work.
Compared to the last season, abc’s first playoff game of this season fell 23 percent in ratings and 21 percent in viewership. This follows a trend that has been experienced since the league started its season back up last month. The nba is facing continuing drops to their ratings, probably as a result of the polarizing political stances they have been taking recently, according to city journal.
One big problem for the nba with the bubble games is that many of them took place in the afternoon, when most people work.
However those newer national numbers are a steep drop off and you have to look back at prior ratings to get a feel of things. The national basketball association finals, which concluded sunday with the los angeles lakers’ victory over the miami heat, averaged 7.5 million viewers on walt disney co.’s abc over the six. Ratings for the first round of playoffs were down 27 percent from last season, according to reported nielsen ratings, and down 40 percent from. Summer tv viewership typically lags.