- Game 1 between the Thunder and Lakers drew an 11.8 rating on Oklahoma City ABC affiliate KOCO last Sunday, the highest rating ever for a Thunder game. Tuesday’s Game 2 drew a 6.3 rating on TNT and FS Oklahoma. Meanwhile, FS Arizona drew a 9.0 rating for Tuesday’s Trail Blazers/Suns Game 2, tied with Lakers/Suns in February ’08 as the highest rated Suns game ever on the network. (The Oklahoman, Sports Business Daily)
- Opposite the NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs, Versus drew a 0.5 U.S. rating and 739,000 viewers for Thursday’s Penguins/Senators Game 4, the most-viewed first round Stanley Cup Playoff game ever on the network. Thursday’s game tops the previous record of 731,000 for Capitals/Canadiens Game 3 on Sunday. (pifeedback.com)
- Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft drew a 0.7 U.S. rating and 1.0 million viewers on NFL Network, up 46% in viewership from last year (705,000). Though NFL Network’s coverage was just the #47 program of the night on cable in total viewers, it ranked much higher among men 18-34 (#16), men 18-49 (#7) and men 25-54 (#6). (pifeedback.com)
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