Viewership is down for the NBA, ESPN sports related programming, and NFL Hard Knocks

[ThaBronxBully]

NBA Getting Outdrawn By Drew McIntyer

 

[krazykid18]

Just come out and say it the social aspect has turned white people away all this analyzing it is simple it has turned people away and certain agenda driven people are running this narrative...

But how is mlb doing

These arent events you can miss daily basketball and baseball games and not care

 

[MikelArteta]

meh this is the first time ever nba has played in august

 

[JayGatsby]

Why does it even matter lol

Like wtf

 

[Lakerman0834]

Eh this bubble is wack to me. I’ve been more into watching European soccer and CL than NBA bubble. Even the Spanish channel put up record numbers for CL match.

Maybe playoffs will change that but doubt it

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Millions of people from all over the world that are fans of the NBA are too busy stressing about how to keep food on the table and a roof over their head. Add in the fact that families are stressed out on how to deal with their kids schooling. They are not rushing to the TV to watch fukkin sports. Also bars and happy hour is dead. I use to always hit up happy hour to catch the games.

It's not rocket science

 

[Swagnificent]

bubble ball product has been better than pre covid in my opinion

Maybe. But I was referring more to the aesthetics with the summer league comp. Without fans and home courts it just doesn't look like the NBA.

 

[Family Lives Matter]

I watch on league pass many people I know do the same.

Also mark cuban has already stated advertiser's don't give a fukk about old ass fans not watching who are not in the advertisers demographic

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

the games have been great and competitive. If you need some yellin cacs to tune in then you don't like basketball

 

[FakeNews]

"It’s early, but this start is concerning," Burack wrote. "Remember, the NBA is the most discussed league on many of these shows. Particularly First Take, which, Thursday, spent its entire two hours on the league’s return. The NBA put its stars out front for next-day conversation. LeBron James vs. Kawhi Leonard, Lakers vs. Clippers, Zion Williamson. None of it mattered."

Twenty-two teams are resuming the season in Orlando, with many of the games being carried by national network partners ESPN/ABC and TNT.

While shows that talk about the NBA may be hurting, the games themselves are generating a decent audience, all things considered.

Through Aug. 9, seeding games on ESPN were averaging 1.39 million viewers, which was 34 percent larger than the numbers being produced by Major League Baseball games on ESPN (1.03 million).

Also, the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets on Aug. 6 averaged 1.6 million viewers on TNT -- larger than the MLB games on FOX and the PGA Championship on ESPN.


Television ratings for NBA games actually were suffering prior to the hiatus in March, according to a February report from Sports Business Daily.

But it appears the return of the league is drawing a fair share of interest despite the time of year, as TV viewership is typically down across the board in August. Also, because of circumstances, the NBA has had to schedule many of its seeding games in the early afternoon.

Baseball is more concerning to me ESPN and Fox need to start showing some better teams. Its like every time I up Iook the Mets or some other bum team is on national tv

 

[Thegospel]

People still watching play fighting in 2020?

nikkas that dont get p*ssy do, yeah.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Just come out and say it the social aspect has turned white people away all this analyzing it is simple it has turned people away and certain agenda driven people are running this narrative...

But how is mlb doing

These arent events you can miss daily basketball and baseball games and not care

Locally they're up in some areas. Yankees are up 20% on YES Network and I think Mets went up on SNY. Can't say specifically how it is for other local spots.

Baseball is more concerning to me ESPN and Fox need to start showing some better teams. Its like every time I up Iook the Mets or some other bum team is on national tv

They're gonna put the Yankees and Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. The complaints come from fans who are tired of the Yankees playing Sunday Night and from the Yankees themselves.

I actually like that they show other teams whenever possible since there's only divisional games this year.

 

[DLaren]

 

[Trojan 24]

Millions of people from all over the world that are fans of the NBA are too busy stressing about how to keep food on the table and a roof over their head. Add in the fact that families are stressed out on how to deal with their kids schooling. They are not rushing to the TV to watch fukkin sports. Also bars and happy hour is dead. I use to always hit up happy hour to catch the games.

It's not rocket science

Fair points, but I have a feeling NFL gonna crush the buildings If they actually play

 

[Primetime]

Monday Night Raw is getting more viewers than NBA and MLB

Context is always important tho.

Meaning, a WWE comparison is disingenuous given that WWE Raw is once a week while there are literally 5 different NBA games everyday with half the teams this past week sitting out their stars waiting for the playoffs.

The doom and gloom ass pulls were predictable once the NBA took on the civil rights stance in their marketing. Last week the ratings were on par with pre-pandemic numbers, however the reported "news" had that Trump spin. Funny how that works.

NBA playoffs can have triple these nightly ratings but if it's on par or lower than last year's, we already know the spin job coming. Not a peep when ratings are strong, nor discussion of the actual games tho. American "news" in 2020.