average viewership nba game
Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print. The San Antonio Spurs' victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night drew an average television audience of 14,846,000 viewers and a 9.0 national rating, Nielsen said Friday.
Viewership up for NBA on cable and online. NEW YORK (AP) â The NBA's three network partners all drew their second-highest total of viewers for a full regular season, while NBA TV had its highest total. TNT, in its 29th year televising the NBA, averaged about 2 million viewers for its 52 telecasts. Miami's season-opening victory over Boston drew nearly 5.4 million, making it the fifth most-watched NBA regular-season game ever on cable.