NBA opening night highest rated since 2010, up 87% from last year

[MikelArteta]

yeah before you had to wait till like christmas to see a nba game on broadcast tv

now give us nba inside stuff and then a triple header like the good ol days on saturday

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

the games being on network tv obviously contributed to this significantly. ANYONE could watch regardless of cord cutting or having peacock or even with rabbit ears.

This. Came home from work, turned on ch 4 (WNBC NY) and basketball was on

And it’s every Tuesday

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Knicks/Bucks next week gonna do the same

Knicks Celtics tomorrow night bytch ass nikka

 

[Killer Instinct]

Ratings jumped while LeBron was no where to be found

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

Ratings jumped while LeBron was no where to be found

Damn I thought the league was gonna be in big trouble when LeBron retired.

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Not surprised. Beyond the presentation and the fact that its a major network, NBC is also just doing a better job of advertising the product itself

They keep saying network tv dead tho. Make the shyt easily accessible and people will find it.

 

[InstantKlassik]

The overhaul of the networks have definitely made things feel more exciting so far this first week. It’s been dope.

 

[Marlow Stanfield]

The first 3 nights of this season have been incredible.

 

[bigde09]

Ratings jumped while LeBron was no where to be found

we done with LePED

 

[pete clemenza]

 

[CP3.]

 

[CHICAGO]

WE KNEW NBC AND MJ WOULD BRING THE PPL OUT

JR SMITH SAID HE DOESN'T
WATCH BASKETBALL ANYMORE
BUT HE WANTED TO SEE THE MJ SEGMENT



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[Piff Perkins]

As the phrase goes... Nothing new under the sun

Network TV still has alot of power when it comes to viewership and promotion, just like it did in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It is why NFL has a very large reach in the US. Before the NBC deal, the NBA had what... maybe 25 total games the entire season on ABC? Having the NBA on network TV will do wonders

Perfect example is Boxing. PPV is cool, but it ruins the viewership numbers for casual fans. One of the highest Boxing matches of all time is Muhammad Ali vs Leon Spinx 2, which had an estimated 90 million viewers, with 47% of all TV sets watching the fight . Can't beat Network TV

I don’t get why suits don’t understand this. Not just for sports. NBC and other networks need to put their streaming shyt on the network. You make way more money off network ratings. Put your shows on NBC, play more movies on NBC, broadcast more sports on NBC etc.

 

[Diondon]

And best thing about it was no Lebron

 

[NotAHotep]

Ratings jumped while LeBron was no where to be found

we done with LePED

And best thing about it was no Lebron

Still on your minds and he wasn’t playing.