NBA Finals ratings are up 38%

[Halu Sination]

2008 Ratings Up 38 Percent over 2007’s Game 1

NEW YORK, June 6 (AP) -- The Lakers-Celtics matchup gave the NBA finals' television ratings a big boost.

Game 1 on Thursday averaged an 8.7 rating on ABC, the network said Friday. That's up 38 percent from the 6.3 during last year's Cavaliers-Spurs series.

It's the highest Game 1 rating since Lakers-Pistons in 2004 drew a 9.8.

The rating is the percentage watching a program among homes with televisions.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I expected even better...still good, though. A game 7 will be insane.

[GangstaBoogy]

It's the highest Game 1 rating since Lakers-Pistons in 2004 drew a 9.8.

Common factor: Kobe.

[Turf Hitta]

^^^no, common factor = no Spurs.

[OG Hack Wilson]

hmm

spurs-cavs

or lakers-celtics


wonder whats gone get watched mo 

[Doggystylin]

hey LeBron in the Finals, plenty of people wanted to see that

[7even]

No shocker at all.

[wcsoldier]

Only Game 1 but if these Finals aren't the most watched since 1998 ones , I guess  it will be a dissapointment for the league ..

[MontrealCity's Most]

It's the highest Game 1 rating since Lakers-Pistons in 2004 drew a 9.8.

Common factor: Kobe.

lol, common now you believe you own posts or what??

^^^no, common factor = no Spurs.

yea thats what im thinking, exellent team, boring as fuck.

hey LeBron in the Finals, plenty of people wanted to see that

yeah i wanted to see it, but turned off after the first game. I had seen enough.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^LOL...so you think Kobe being in the finals has nothing to do with ratings? LMAO.

[MontrealCity's Most]

^LOL...so you think Kobe being in the finals has nothing to do with ratings? LMAO.

of course it does. It has a lot to do with it. Its not everything. Theres a lot of great players in this series and bostonvs l.a is classic.

Dont be so quick to jump homie

Edit..... Actualy re reading it i quoted one quote too many


The common factor was KObe in those 2 series so my bad on that one.

With that said Kobe isint the only factor

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^You're the one who acted like what BabyG said was ridiculous.

[MontrealCity's Most]

^You're the one who acted like what BabyG said was ridiculous.

yeah i did read that wrong its my bad but at the same time saying Kobe is the common factor , i woud say more thelakers are the common factor no?

[Turf Hitta]

Only Game 1 but if these Finals aren't the most watched since 1998 ones , I guess  it will be a dissapointment for the league ..

sorry to pop your bubble, but the Lakers - Celtics rivalry has been dead for about 15 years. People don't care near as much as you think or the NBA tries to make you believe. Personally I'm watching cause I woulda been watching no matter who made it anyway.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Rivalries like this don't die. Celtics-Lakers=greates rivalry in basketball...ever. Shit is timeless.