ESPN put up solid numbers for Thursday’s NBA playoff doubleheader.
Game 2 of the Clippers/Spurs second round NBA playoff series drew 4.683 million viewers on ESPN Thursday night. There was no comparable telecast either last year or in 2010.
Clippers/Spurs ranks as the most-viewed game of the playoffs on ESPN or ESPN2 (eleven telecasts).
Earlier in the night, Game 3 of the Heat/Pacers series drew 4.453 million viewers, up 41% from Hawks/Magic Game 2 in 2010 (3.155M). There was no comparable telecast last year.
Ratings/Viewership For Second Round NBA Playoff Games
| Date | Time | Game | # | Net | Viewers (000) | vs. ’11 | vs. ’10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., 5/12/12 | 8:00 PM | Sixers/Celtics |
1
|
TNT |
4,253
|
none
|
-25%
|
| Sun., 5/13/12 | 3:30 PM | Pacers/Heat |
1
|
ABC |
7,016
|
-23%
|
+18%
|
| Mon., 5/14/12 | 7:00 PM | Sixers/Celtics |
2
|
TNT |
4,016
|
-28%
|
-27%
|
| 9:30 PM | Lakers/Thunder |
1
|
TNT |
6,687
|
+4%
|
+63%
|
|
| Tue., 5/15/12 | 7:00 PM | Pacers/Heat |
2
|
TNT |
4,457
|
-26%
|
+50%
|
| 9:30 PM | Clippers/Spurs |
1
|
TNT |
5,040
|
+4%
|
+8%
|
|
| Wed., 5/16/12 | 7:00 PM | Celtics/Sixers |
3
|
TNT |
3,730
|
-28%
|
none
|
| 9:30 PM | Lakers/Thunder |
2
|
TNT |
7,445
|
+6%
|
+86%
|
|
| Thu., 5/17/12 | 7:00 PM | Heat/Pacers |
3
|
ESPN |
4,453
|
none
|
+41%
|
| 9:30 PM | Clippers/Spurs |
2
|
ESPN |
4,683
|
none
|
none
|
(Thursday’s numbers from TV By the Numbers)
