More ratings ... comparing NHL & NBA in Canada & the US

[Burns80y]

Has anyone else here not watched a single NBA Playoff game?

This guy. I have never watched an entire NBA game in my life. I have seen parts at friends houses, bars, etc. My god how is that even considered a sport.

 

[dare2be]

I MAY have actually watched an NBA game back in the Bird-McHale-Parish days...

 

[postmaster]

I can't rmember the last time I watched an NBA game, it was a very long time ago.

 

[scottflyers88]

last time i watched was when the 76ers were in the finals i think. i barely remember it.

 

[dash]

More ratings news...

After generating substantial growth across all TV partners for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, VERSUS and NBC Sports continued to see strong increases for the start of the Stanley Cup Conference Semifinals.

Through four days of the Conference Semis, VERSUS’ average viewership is up 91% over the same time period last year (1.314 million vs 689,000). The network has also seen substantial viewership increases among all key male demos: Men 18-34 (up 78%), Men 18-49 (up 69%) and Men 25-54 (up 76%).

This second-round success is highlighted by Sunday’s Game 2 of the Detroit/San Jose series, which averaged 1.772 million viewers—making it VERSUS’ most-watched Conference Semifinal game in network history and the most-watched second-round game on cable in a decade (Colorado/Detroit, May 1, 2000 on ESPN, 1.926 million).

 

[postmaster]

Good stuff. Hopefully the trend continues as the playoffs keep going.

 

[scottflyers88]

like i tell people. ratings, attendance, and merchandise sales have been up every year since the lockout. hockey is doing very well lately. good stuff.

 

[dboy97]

I would love to know what the ratings were in Boston for game two of Flyers Bruins and game two Celtics Cavs. Remember the Bruins were home so ratings would be lower due to attendance while the Celtics were in Cleveland. There seems to me to be so much more Buzz for the Bruins locally.