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Pistons < Spurs
06-12-2007, 04:47 PM
Game 2 of the NBA finals lost nearly one-third of its television audience from last year.

The San Antonio Spurs' lopsided victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, pitted against the series finale of "The Sopranos," drew a 5.6 national rating and a 10 share on ABC on Sunday night. That's down 30 percent from the 8.0/14 received by the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat in 2006.

The ratings for Game 1 fell 19 percent from last year.

Ratings increased from Game 1 to Game 2 in 2006, but they declined this season.

The rating is the percentage watching a telecast among all homes with televisions, and the share is the percentage tuned in to a broadcast among those households with televisions on at the time. A ratings point represents 1,114,000 households.

"The Sopranos" finale was watched by an estimated 11.9 million people on HBO, which is available in about 30 million homes. Game 2 was watched by approximately 8.6 million viewers on ABC, which is available in about 111 million households.


http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007/news/story?id=2902227
CubanMustGo
06-12-2007, 04:50 PM
America wanted to "Witness" Tony Soprano get whacked. Pity.
FromWayDowntown
06-12-2007, 04:51 PM
I've honestly stopped concerning myself about Finals ratings. It has no bearing on the validity of a championship (for either team involved) and is frequently driven significantly by: (1) poor coverage by the network; and (2) the media-fed belief taht the teams involved aren't worth watching. In any event, the series, whether widely-watched or not, crowns a team as a champion, and that title is not one that is diminished by poor television ratings.
TampaDude
06-12-2007, 04:52 PM
I DVRed the Sopranos and watched it AFTER the game was over. Except for Phil Leotardo getting his head crushed by the SUV, the series finale sucked...lamest ending ever...
degenerate_gambler
06-12-2007, 05:01 PM
...Except for Phil Leotardo getting his head crushed by the SUV, the series finale sucked...lamest ending ever...


i loved the sound effects though on that..
TampaDude
06-12-2007, 05:03 PM
i loved the sound effects though on that..

...and all the bruthas puking... :lol
Buddy Holly
06-12-2007, 05:04 PM
Why should anyone but advertisers and network higher ups give a shit about the ratings? Why is this even being posted ina sports forum? Why should any sports fan give a shit about the ratings? Seriously.
Buddy Holly
06-12-2007, 05:05 PM
...and all the bruthas puking... :lol

What about the reaction from the small guy with a limp. :lol :lol
judaspriestess
06-12-2007, 05:22 PM
I DVRed the Sopranos and watched it AFTER the game was over. Except for Phil Leotardo getting his head crushed by the SUV, the series finale sucked...lamest ending ever...

I thought the ending was quite fitting, they just went on with their lives.

only an 11 share for the Sopranos, thats really not that much either.
CubanMustGo
06-12-2007, 05:24 PM
When you consider that most homes don't have HBO, that's huge.
PM5K
06-12-2007, 05:38 PM
Sopranos got about one in every three of their subscribers watching, that's not bad at all...

ABC is free and available to damn near everyone..
ChumpDumper
06-12-2007, 06:15 PM
And we should care because....?
Extra Stout
06-12-2007, 06:17 PM
Game 2 viewers in the U.S.: 8 million

Game 2 viewers outside the U.S.: over 100 million, probably a record
Hook Dem
06-12-2007, 06:19 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2007/news/story?id=2902227
Damn Pistons fan! It's your fault for not showing up! lol