NBA Ratings Up, Up and Away! It Appears the Lockout Had No Impact
By Jason McIntyre
- ESPN viewership is up 23 percent.
- TNT viewership is up 50 percent.
- NBA TV viewership is up an insane 66 percent.
Let’s see: NFL ratings on NBC and in the playoffs were not hurt by the lockout (though MNF numbers were bad). NBA ratings (so far) not hurt by the lockout. Maybe baseball needs a lockout to drive up ratings?
Previously: TV Ratings for Game Six of the NBA Finals Were Astronomical