The Cavaliers generated the week’s top NBA audience on Friday night. In other news, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating had a slight increase in ratings, and the Blues drew their second-best rating ever on FS Midwest.
Cavaliers Attract Another Strong TV Audience
- Friday’s Cavaliers/Nuggets NBA regular season game drew 2.4 million viewers on ESPN, up 127% from Jazz/Nuggets two years ago (1.1M). There was no comparable game last year. The Cavaliers’ win was easily the most-watched NBA telecast of the week, as no other game topped 1.7 million. In Friday’s early window, Grizzlies/Thunder drew 1.5 million. (Fri. numbers from TV By the Numbers)
Cup of China Gets Uptick on NBC
- The Cup of China, the third event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, drew a 0.8 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon — up a tick from last year (0.7) and up from Skate Canada the previous week (0.7). The telecast matched Skate America two weeks earlier. (Wknd. numbers from Sports Business Daily)
Blues Earn Second-Best Rating on FS Midwest
- Thursday’s Canucks/Blues NHL game drew a 6.9 rating on Fox Sports Midwest, the network’s second-highest regular season Blues rating ever. The only game to do better was Blues/Predators in January 2013, days into the lockout-shortened season (7.4). (blues.nhl.com)
