Following the most-watched NBA game in cable history, TNT’s Inside the NBA set records of its own. In other news, the NCAA golf championships scored big increases on Golf Channel and a network switch led to lower numbers for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race at Charlotte.
Record Numbers For TNT’s Inside the NBA
- TNT’s Inside the NBA earned a 4.0 final rating and 6.9 million viewers following Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals Monday night, both all-time records for the program. For all seven episodes during the WCF, the postgame show averaged 4.6 million viewers — topping all late night talk shows during the period. (Turner Sports PR/Twitter [1], [2])
NCAA Golf Up Big on Golf Channel
- The finals of the NCAA men’s golf championship scored 325,000 viewers on Golf Channel Wednesday night, up 139% from last year, when coverage aired during the day (136K). Viewership peaked at 536,000 from 10:15-10:30 PM ET. The previous week, the finals of the women’s championship had 285,000 — up 54% from last year (185K). (Golf Channel)
Move From FOX to FS1 Sinks NASCAR Xfinity From Charlotte
- NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Charlotte had 1.4 million viewers on Fox Sports 1 Saturday afternoon, down 27% from last year, when coverage aired on the FOX broadcast network (1.9M). It was the second straight Xfinity Series race to decline, after four of the previous five increased. (via Sports TV Ratings)
