The NBA Playoffs have been a hit on ABC.
Through last weekend, ABC is averaging a 3.4 rating for eight playoff games, up 17% from a 2.9 last year. The 3.4 average is the highest at this point of the playoffs since 2004.
Lakers/Jazz Game 4 finished as the most watched game of the playoffs, drawing 6.2 million viewers on Sunday afternoon. The game drew a 4.1 rating, up 46% from a 2.8 for Pistons/Bulls Game 4 last year.
The previous night, Celtics/Cavaliers Game 3 finished as the only playoff game on ABC to see declining ratings this year. The game, a 108-84 blowout of Boston by Cleveland, drew a 3.2 rating on Saturday night, down 6% from a 3.4 for Suns/Spurs Game 3 last year.
Ratings for the 2008 NBA Playoffs on ABC.
3.2: Suns/Spurs Game 1 (Sat., 4/19, 3 PM ABC); up 45% from ’07.
3.5: Nuggets/Lakers Game 1 (Sun., 4/20, 3 PM ABC); up 17% from ’07.
2.4: Cavaliers/Wizards Game 4 (Sun., 4/27, 1 PM ABC); even with ’07.
3.5: Spurs/Suns Game 4 (Sun., 4/27, 3:30 PM ABC); up 6% from ’07.
3.5: Hawks/Celtics Game 7 (Sun., 5/4, 1 PM ABC); up 46% from ’07.
4.1: Jazz/Lakers Game 1 (Sun., 5/4, 3:30 PM ABC); up 17% from ’07.
3.2: Celtics/Cavaliers Game 3 (Sat., 5/10, 8:15 PM ABC); down 6% from ’07.
4.1: Lakers/Jazz Game 4 (Sun., 5/11, 3:30 PM ABC); up 46% from ’07.
