Rockets-Lakers Game 6 Draws Largest ESPN Audience Ever

[duncan228]

Rockets-Lakers draws largest ESPN audience ever

Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets was the most watched basketball game ever on ESPN.

The Rockets’ 95-80 victory on Thursday drew 7.35 million viewers, topping the 6.6 million that watched Miami beat Detroit in Game 6 of the 2006 Eastern Conference finals.

The game earned a 5.4 national rating and a 16.0 rating in Houston, ESPN’s highest local rating for an NBA telecast. ESPN’s audience for its six conference semifinal games is up 16 percent from last year.

The rating is the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program, while the share is the percentage of all TVs in use at the time.

[Indazone]

All bets are off now. Rockets are the bigger draw than the LA Lakers. The Fix is off.

[iggypop123]

espn has a lot of work to do. shows their youth in games. nbc destroyed them

[GuerillaBlack]

I'm expected the ratings on Sunday on ABC to be through the roof.

[Cry Havoc]

I'm expected the ratings on Sunday on ABC to be through the roof.

Probably the most watched non-Finals game in history.

[Indazone]

yeah game 7 is going to be huge.

[xtremesteven33]

Clutch City.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

The pressure is all on LA.

[sook]

God i haven't asked for much this year...i don't even care if I don't pass my AP tests just please please please let the rockets win !!!!!

[xtremesteven33]

God i haven't asked for much this year...i don't even care if I don't pass my AP tests just please please please let the rockets win !!!!!

[Crookshanks]

Those ratings are just proof of how many people hate the Lakers!

[Allanon]

Even before the series started, Stern made sure the series would go 7 games to draw the US and international markets.

[resistanze]

Stern made the Lakers suck ass?

[Allanon]

Stern made the Lakers suck ass?

Stern knew the Rockets were undermanned and would probably get swept so he had a talk with the refs before the series.

Such a big draw shouldn't end in 4 games and the refs made sure of it.

just kidding...just playing the anti-conspiracy card that sounds so good when it's in favor of the Lakers. There ain't no Pro-Lakers conspiracy ez

[flamingdts]

Stern knew the Rockets were undermanned and would probably get swept so he had a talk with the refs before the series.

Such a big draw shouldn't end in 4 games and the refs made sure of it.

just kidding...just playing the anti-conspiracy card that sounds so good when it's in favor of the Lakers. There ain't no Pro-Lakers conspiracy ez

Wait wait, so you're saying the referees are helping the Rockets?

I mean I know you guys have always been the underdog of every playoff series and that 20+ free throw come back against the Kings in 2002 was pure passion and determination, but I guess that's only because the referees hate you guys right?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Wait wait, so you're saying the referees are helping the Rockets?

I mean I know you guys have always been the underdog of every playoff series and that 20+ free throw come back against the Kings in 2002 was pure passion and determination, but I guess that's only because the referees hate you guys right?

Here, I'll help you out

Stern knew the Rockets were undermanned and would probably get swept so he had a talk with the refs before the series.

Such a big draw shouldn't end in 4 games and the refs made sure of it.

just kidding...just playing the anti-conspiracy card that sounds so good when it's in favor of the Lakers. There ain't no Pro-Lakers conspiracy ez

[NBA Junkie]

The ratings for game 7 will decline rapidly when the Lakers have the game decided by the midway point of the second quarter.