- ESPN drew a 1.4 U.S. rating and 2.0 million viewers for Magic/Hawks Game 3 on Saturday afternoon, down 20% in ratings from Nuggets/Mavericks Game 3 last year (2.0). The four Magic/Hawks games were the four lowest rated, least-viewed games of the second round. Entering Thursday’s Cavaliers/Celtics Game 6, ESPN is averaging 3.1 million viewers for NBA Playoff coverage, up 4% from last year (3.0 mil). (ESPN)
- The Flyers’ Game 6 win over the Bruins drew a massive 10.1 rating on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia Wednesday night, the largest rating ever for a Flyers telecast on the network. Wednesday’s game peaked with a 14.0 rating at 10:30 PM local time. (Comcast)
- Tuesday’s Blackhawks/Canucks Game 6 drew a 9.93 rating on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, the second-highest rating ever for a Blackhawks game on the network. The only game to draw a higher rating was last week’s Blackhawks/Canucks Game 3, which drew a 10.1. The last five Blackhawks games on CSN Chicago rank as the five most-viewed telecasts in the young history of the network — and that includes Cubs, White Sox and Bulls games. (Puck The Media)
NBA caps strong first round with milestone audience for Derby-fueled Sixers-Celtics
The first round of the NBA Playoffs had a strong close, with Sixers-Celtics hitting a milestone leading out of...
