Is an OKC vs. IND Finals good for the league?

[goCeltics]

No, it's not good for the league. There is a difference between down and down 30 % in one year.

[Who]

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Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

[Phantom255x]

Hoop Central
@TheHoopCentral

Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

I sort of wonder though if it's because it was a Game 7 and nothing else was really on besides that Sunday Night Baseball game. Believe it or not, this was also the first Finals Game 7 in 9 years I believe (last one was 2016 Cavs-Warriors)

[Ilikesports17]

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@TheHoopCentral

Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

Least watched game 7 since numbers became available

[Moranis]

Hoop Central
@TheHoopCentral

Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

I sort of wonder though if it's because it was a Game 7 and nothing else was really on besides that Sunday Night Baseball game. Believe it or not, this was also the first Finals Game 7 in 9 years I believe (last one was 2016 Cavs-Warriors)

US v. Haiti was on Fox for half the bball game and by then Haliburton was out (so if you were a more casual viewer you may not have switched over then)

[Goldstar88]

Hoop Central
@TheHoopCentral

Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

But the series as a whole seems to be down about 10% from last year. It was a decent series, just lacked the star power outside of SGA.

[Moranis]

Plus the Gilded Age new season started.

I'd say that was a great number for last night with the soccer, baseball, and highly anticipated premier TV show.

[Redz]

Hoop Central
@TheHoopCentral

Game 7 between OKC & Indiana last night was the most watched NBA Finals Game in 6 years:

Average audience - 16.35 Million Viewers

Peak Audience - 19.28 Million Viewers

Just to cap off the thread. Good ratings for Gm 7.

But the series as a whole seems to be down about 10% from last year. It was a decent series, just lacked the star power outside of SGA.

10% is pretty marginal.  Especially when you had two extra games  worth of viewers.