Nba Playoff Ratings Tv. Much has been made of the tv ratings for the 2020 nba finals. About 76.2 million people were watching tv on the first five nights of the nba finals this year, a 9% decline from the same games in 2019.
Much has been made of the tv ratings for the 2020 nba finals. Furthermore, the first round’s 1.94 million average is down 40% from two seasons ago, the last time lebron james participated in the playoffs. Nba playoff ratings are not great game 6 of the western conference semifinals series between the denver nuggets and los angeles clippers tipped off right as nfl week 1 was taking place sunday.
The nba has a ratings problem — it has for a while.
While the coverage might make one believe that the nba suffered a sharper ratings drop than any other league, the numbers tell a different story. Nba playoff ratings are not great game 6 of the western conference semifinals series between the denver nuggets and los angeles clippers tipped off right as nfl week 1 was taking place sunday. Over the first week of the 2020 nba playoffs, espn, abc, and tnt averaged 1.875 million tv viewers per game. The nba has a ratings problem — it has for a while.