sports will be exclusively found on cable TV. The network’s coverage of the Cup Final will be the first time any of the four major U.S. Even after two less-than-scintillating conference finals, viewership is at a four-year high, up 2% from a year ago to 1.14 million viewers on ESPN, ABC and TNT. Hockey has drawn similarly healthy playoff tune-in. Game 1 overnight numbers indicated a 5% dip from 2022, but that audience is more than respectable given that Miami and Denver have much bigger media footprints than those of last year’s finalists, the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors.
Entering the final round, the NBA playoffs had been averaging 4.71 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV, the best viewership since 2012. In large part because of its dramatic swings and 7-game length, TNT’s broadcast of Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals averaged 11.9 million viewers - the third-biggest NBA rating in the network’s history. While several series have been lopsided in both sports, the NBA playoffs have had two sweeps out of 14 series to this point, and the NHL has had only one out of 14. The NBA Finals tipped off last Thursday, with the Denver Nuggets beating the Miami Heat, and Game 2 is set for Sunday night on ABC.īoth media giants are hoping the championship series, which are best-of-seven, last six or seven games. Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final is Saturday night between the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers.
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