Ratings for playoff games involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs. Ratings for games on cable (TNT, ESPN) are national ratings; cable ratings (which measure the amount of people watching out of the amount of people with access to the channel) are higher.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Round 1 (CLE 4, WSH 0)
Game 1: 1.3, (vs. WSH, 4/22, 12:30 PM TNT)
Game 2: N/A, (vs. WSH, 4/25, NBA TV)
Game 3: N/A, (at WSH, 4/28, 5:30 PM TNT)
Game 4: N/A, (at WSH, 4/30, NBA TV)
Average rating: N/A.
Round 2 (CLE 4, NJ 2)
Game 1: 2.4, (vs. NJ, 5/6, 1:00 PM ABC)
Game 2: 2.0, (vs. NJ, 5/8, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 3: 1.5, (at NJ, 5/12, 5:00 PM ESPN)
Game 4: 1.8, (at NJ, 5/14, 7:00 PM TNT)
Game 5: 2.1, (vs. NJ, 5/16, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 6: 1.5, (at NJ, 5/18, 7:00 PM ESPN)
Average rating: 1.9.
Conference Finals (CLE 4, DET 2)
Game 1: 2.7, (at DET, 5/21, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 2: 2.9, (at DET, 5/24, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 3: 2.9, (vs. DET, 5/27, 8:30 PM TNT)
Game 4: 3.2, (vs. DET, 5/29, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 5: 4.0, (at DET, 5/31, 8:00 PM TNT)
Game 6: 4.9, (vs. DET, 6/2, 8:30 PM TNT)
Average rating: 3.4, down 19% from the 4.2 average rating for the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals.
San Antonio Spurs
Round 1 (SA 4, DEN 1)
Game 1: 2.1: (vs. DEN, 4/22, 7:00 PM TNT)
Game 2: 1.4: (vs. DEN, 4/25, 7:00 PM TNT)
Game 3: 1.8: (at DEN, 4/28, 10:30 PM ESPN)
Game 4: 2.2: (at DEN, 4/30, 10:30 PM TNT)
Game 5: 2.1: (vs. DEN, 5/2, 8:00 PM TNT)
Average rating: 1.9.
Round 2 (SA 4, PHX 2)
Game 1: 3.5: (at PHX, 5/6, 3:30 PM ABC)
Game 2: 2.7: (at PHX, 5/8, 10:30 PM TNT)
Game 3: 3.4: (vs. PHX, 5/12, 8:15 PM ABC)
Game 4: 3.0: (vs. PHX, 5/14, 9:30 PM TNT)
Game 5: 3.3: (at PHX, 5/16, 10:30 PM TNT)
Game 6: 3.1: (vs. PHX, 5/18, 9:30 PM ESPN)
Average rating: 3.2.
Conference Finals (SA 4, UTAH 1)
Game 1: 3.1: (vs. UTA, 5/20, 3:30 PM ABC)
Game 2: 2.4: (vs. UTA, 5/22, 9:00 PM ESPN)
Game 3: 3.1: (at UTA, 5/26, 8:30 PM ABC)
Game 4: 2.9: (at UTA, 5/28, 9:00 PM ESPN)
Game 5: 2.7: (vs. UTA, 5/30, 9:00 PM ESPN)
Average rating: 2.8, down 26% from the 3.8 average rating for the 2006 Western Conference Finals.
