Game 7 Ratings: 2nd Highest Ever Since 1998

[BatManu20]

The ratings are in: (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/06/spurs-heat-game-7-final-ratings/) 26.3 million viewers watched the Heat beat the Spurs last night, the second-most for an NBA game since 1998.

Viewership peaked at 34.2 million in the final minutes. Overall, it earned a 15.2 share, meaning 15.2 percent of households with TVs were tuned into the game. Who are those 288 million Americans who didn't watch Game 7? Some of them are babies, I guess, so that's understandable. But do you actually know anyone who wasn't watching? You should stop being their friend.

The impressive number still didn't come close to 1998's Chicago-Utah Game 6, Michael Jordan's last game in a Bulls uniform. (That one pulled in an incredible 35.9 million viewers.) And it fell 1.9 million viewers short of 2010's Game 7 between L.A. and Boston.

But it seems the post-Jordan NBA has found its formula for big numbers. Conspiracy theorists take note: The 10 most watched games (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/06/spurs-heat-game-7-final-ratings/#chart) of the last 15 years have all featured either the Lakers or the Heat.


http://deadspin.com/game-7-ratings-were-predictably-bananas-535695718?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[elmanutres]

man, we could've won and people would've actually cared for once
:depressed

[ElNono]

that was a hell of a bout, tbh...

[Johnny RIngo]

that was a hell of a bout, tbh...

Especially considering the Spurs were playing 4 vs 5 most of the series with Ginobili on the court

[bryants2hot2handle]

Especially considering the Spurs were playing 4 vs 6 most of the series with Ginobili on the court

Ginobili looked like he was playing for the heat tbh. :(

[SA210]

Lotta people watched Pop choke

[Phenomanul]

The ratings are in: (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/06/spurs-heat-game-7-final-ratings/) 26.3 million viewers watched the Heat beat the Spurs last night, the second-most for an NBA game since 1998.

Viewership peaked at 34.2 million in the final minutes. Overall, it earned a 15.2 share, meaning 15.2 percent of households with TVs were tuned into the game. Who are those 288 million Americans who didn't watch Game 7? Some of them are babies, I guess, so that's understandable. But do you actually know anyone who wasn't watching? You should stop being their friend.

The impressive number still didn't come close to 1998's Chicago-Utah Game 6, Michael Jordan's last game in a Bulls uniform. (That one pulled in an incredible 35.9 million viewers.) And it fell 1.9 million viewers short of 2010's Game 7 between L.A. and Boston.

But it seems the post-Jordan NBA has found its formula for big numbers. Conspiracy theorists take note: The 10 most watched games (http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/06/spurs-heat-game-7-final-ratings/#chart) of the last 15 years have all featured either the Lakers or the Heat.


http://deadspin.com/game-7-ratings-were-predictably-bananas-535695718?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Those ratings are from an age before DirecTV, Dish Network and the like gave people a bazillion viewing options... technically they shouldn't be compared to anything that has to share the airwaves this day in age.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Not surprised. It hit 20 something million in Game 6 with the 4th highest ratings of all time on ABC, so no surprise that a Game 7 would get higher ratings and viewers.