NBA Playoffs TV ratings

The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers  in game 4 of the NBA finals to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. The game averaged 16.4 million viewers on ABC, down 17% from the 19.8 game four drew in 2015 (when the game was on a Thursday night rather than a Friday night). Other than the fact that the series could be a short one that wraps up in…

Update: game 3 averaged 16.465 million viewers, down around 12% versus last year’s 18.7 million average for game 3. Cleveland’s win over Golden State in game 3 averaged an 11.8 overnight rating. That’s down 13.9 percent from last year’s game 3 which drew a huge 13.7 overnight rating (last year the series had been tied entering game 3). The telecast peaked with a 13.4 rating from 10-10:15 p.m. ET.  Through…

Update: the game averaged 17.361 million viewers, down 9% from last year’s game 2 which averaged 19.2 million. Game 2 of the 2016 NBA finals drew an 11.8 overnight rating, down 8.5% from last year’s game 2 which drew a 12.9 overnight rating for an overtime thriller Cleveland won. Despite the drop, it tied as the third-highest game 2 of the finals on ABC. The game peaked with a 13.2…