NBA Finals ratings way down from pre-pandemic numbers
NY Post
NBA officials are happy Nielsen ratings are up for these NBA Finals between the Suns and Bucks over last year’s disaster from the fan-less Disney World bubble.
But the league still has a long way to go to equal pre-pandemic ratings figures. On Tuesday, ESPN/ABC released a statement that viewership is up 33 percent over last year’s Finals between the Lakers and Heat through the first three games, averaging 9 million viewers.
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