http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/0...rime-time-numbers-for-game-1-since-2004/20295 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/06/0...reliminary-fast-nationals-from-8p-1112p/20297 I'm actually really surprised. I thought it would be lowered compared to last year.
Imagine what they'd have been if it would have been Kobe vs. LeBron in the Finals. Those would have likely been the highest in the post-Jordan era. Glad to see the NBA is on its way up though, love seeing the higher ratings.
^ The actual ratings are higher when you count internet, phone, etc. But bottom line, there are a lot more things on TV than there used to be.
Lakers will always draw the ratings when they make the Finals. Orlando needs to get back in the series though to keep the ratings up.
I won a lot of money on that one. But I'm a Payton fan, so there was a negative. Friends said Lakers sweep, I said no. Easy money.