The Cavaliers continued to be the lone exception to the NBA’s trend of declines. In other news, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating had an increase from Japan, and Grey Cup viewership nearly tripled in a switch from NBCSN to ESPN.
Cavaliers Exception to NBA’s Trend of Declines
- Thursday’s Cavaliers/Knicks NBA regular season game drew 1.8 million viewers on TNT, up 22% from Knicks/Nets last year (1.5M) but down 33% from Knicks/Heat in 2012 (2.7M). Later in the night, Pelicans/Warriors drew 1.3 million — down 38% from Heat/Bulls last year (2.1M) but up 9% from Mavericks/Suns in 2012 (1.2M). Of the 24 NBA national TV games that can be compared to last year, the five Cavaliers games have each increased and 17 of 19 non-Cavaliers games have declined. (via TV By the Numbers)
ISU GP From Japan Up From Last Year
- The NHK Trophy from Japan, the penultimate event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, drew a 0.6 final rating and 844,000 viewers on NBC last Sunday — up a tick in ratings and 6% in viewership from last year (0.5, 793K) and flat and down 10%, respectively, from 2012 (0.6, 942K). (via Sports Business Daily)
Grey Cup Up Big in Switch From NBCSN to ESPN2
- The Tiger-Cats/Stampeders CFL Grey Cup drew a 0.1 final rating and 189,000 viewers on ESPN2 last Sunday, flat in ratings but up 191% in viewership from last year’s Tiger-Cats/Roughriders game on NBCSN (0.1, 65K). (via Awful Announcing)
