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The ratings were most likely very poor. A glitzy team like the Portland Trail Blazers is needed in the Finals to pull the big numbers.
I'm curious to know if people missed out... or if the allure of a Finals series tied at 2 caught their grip.???
The ratings were most likely very poor. A glitzy team like the Portland Trail Blazers is needed in the Finals to pull the big numbers.
I thought for sure the ratings would be up, but when I think the game started at 8:15 on a sunday, not that many people stayed up to watch it.... and thats a damn shame because that game had me pissing myself.
While the Blazers' most famous meltdown (Game 7 against the Lakers in 2000)produced huge ratings... I wouldn't necessarily boast about it.
Crap, I guess we'll all be dead before that ever happens. In fact, none of us will be worried about going to since it will be frozen.
I would guess VERY poor. I wasn't able to watch it yesterday, turned on ESPN when i got back @ 10:30-11. Waited and waited then i saw the ticker at 2:00 left in OT and watched the rest.
Very, VERY crappy time slot for a sunday game. Were they worried people would be at work? Was it bc of fathers day? Shoulda done it in the afternoon when everyone's spending time with their dad and he wants a cold one to watch the game with.
Wait, this is basketball, i forgot.
They want us younger generation to get back from spending time with dad bc no one thats older watches basketball much anymore.
Define older.They want us younger generation to get back from spending time with dad bc no one thats older watches basketball much anymore.
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I would assume the ratings were probably low as well. It's a shame, the one great game (so far) of the series and yet America was probably watching local news, etc. I try to skip watching it live and catching the replay on ESPN at 2am.
The early overnights were something like a 10.1, I think, with a peak of 12.8 between 11:30 PM and 12:15 AM EDT (corresponding to the 4th Q and OT).
Obviously, those are the highest of the series.
That would make you an honorary Blazer.
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Ratings might have been poor, but there were lots of moans and groans at local bars all over the country.
And the audience was about half half in San Francisco.
Maybe when Clyde Drexler was on the Blazers.................
Y'know, if this was a sainted baseball game, the Sports Media Powers That Be would be talking about what a classic it was and how the media should be propping the game to bring viewers back to it.
Because it's dirty, filthy pro basketball the at ude is "so what, it's about time you had a decent game, nobody's watching anyway, na-na-naaa".
I can think of no more bore-inducing spectacle than the 2004 World Series, but you didn't see the media talking about how dreadful it was, because That's Not Allowed.
"That would make you an honorary Blazer."
Niiice
The 2002 World Series was roundly ignored. The media cognoscenti only pay attention if the "right" teams are in it.
If the Lakers had just done what the Spurs did, everybody would be singing the praises about how the NBA is regaining the aura of its glory days.
But the "wrong" teams are winning, so all they do is about it.+
I've always maintained that if the exact Spurs roster and staff were called the "Boston Celtics," the national media would have adored them for years.
Good point.I've always maintained that if the exact Spurs roster and staff were called the "Boston Celtics," the national media would have adored them for years.
So many straight lines . . .
Good points. The Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, and (to a lesser extent) Sixers are generally immune. And they would have been a lot happier with a Suns-Heat Final, too.
But I still think there's a double standard when it comes to how the two sports are treated. I watched most of the 2002 Series (as opposed to last year's borefest), and while the ratings were low, the at ude was that it was a tragedy that the ratings were low and that it was the media's job to build up how interesting the games were and get people to watch.
The general media at ude toward the NBA, no matter how well the games are played, is disdain when the ratings are low.
The last time the Jailblazers were in the finals they lost right? I know everyone wanted to see them and not Jordan in the Finals. I wonder how the rating were for the blowouts at home in the 99 West finals, and of course one of the biggest choke jobs aganist the Lakers in 00.
NBA Thriller Helps ABC to Sunday Split
(Monday, June 20 08:30 AM)
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) Fast National ratings for Sunday, June 19, 2005.
While older viewers flocked to a 2003 Tom Selleck telefilm, younger viewers caught a tense NBA Finals thriller on Sunday night.
Overall, CBS averaged a 6.2 rating/11 share to win the night, topping the 5.6/10 for ABC's NBA hoops action. NBC was third with a 4.9/9, followed by FOX's 3.3/6. The WB was last with a 1.1/2.
ABC won easily among adults 18-49, though, doing a 3.5 rating in the advertiser-friendly demographic. FOX was second with a 2.8 rating, as CBS slipped down to third with a 2.1 rating. NBC was fourth with a 2.0 rating, still far better than the 0.7 rating for The WB.
CBS started off hot with a 5.6/12 for "60 Minutes." NBC was second with the 4.4/10 for "Dateline." ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" was third, still doubling up FOX's "Malcolm in the Middle" and "King of the Hill." The WB was last with the 0.9/2 for "Charmed."
At 8 p.m., CBS' "Cold Case" led the way with a 6.0/12. ABC's "EM: HE" and the NBA Finals pregame averaged a 4.5/9, roughly tied with "Dateline NBC." On FOX, two episodes of "The Simpsons" had a 3.9/7 to beat more "Charmed" on The WB.
ABC took over first for the 9 p.m. hour with the 6.9/12 for the Pistons-Spurs game. The beginning of CBS' broadcast of "Twelve Mile Road" was second with a 6.2/11. NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" was third with a 5.7/10. FOX was fourth with "Family Guy" (4.3/7) and "American Dad" (4.0/7). The WB stayed last with "Steve Harvey's Big Time."
The continuation of the basketball game kept ABC on top for the 10 p.m. hour with a 7.4/12. CBS' telefilm was right behind with a 7.2/12. NBC's "Crossing Jordan" was third for the hour.
# Ratings information is taken from fast national data. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change, especially in the case of live telecasts.
http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve...914|1|,00.html
While older viewers flocked to a 2003 Tom Selleck telefilm, younger viewers caught a tense NBA Finals thriller on Sunday night.
Define older.
Were you trying to go somewhere with that samikeyp?
LMFAO Shoogar is on a roll in this thread.
Again I point out...regardless of what people are watching in the US...The early games of this series were watched by the largest international audiences in NBA history.
I don't know what the last 3 games have done but I imagine they've held close to form...
The Spurs might not be America's team but they are making headway in becoming the Worlds Team... those who don't like it.
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