Game 3 of the 2007 Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz drew a 3.8 overnight rating on ABC Saturday night, tied with Game 4 of the Heat/Wizards second round series in 2005 as the lowest overnight for a primetime NBA Playoff game.
The rating is down 41% from Game 4 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals between the Heat and Pistons last year (the only Conference Final game ABC aired that year), which drew a 6.4 overnight rating. That game aired on Memorial Day.
ABC averaged a 3.7 metered-market rating for ten playoff games, down 16% from a 4.4 metered-market rating for ten playoff games last year. Spurs/Suns Game 1 was ABC’s highest overnight of the playoffs, with a 4.5 rating.
Overnight ratings for the 2007 NBA Playoffs on ABC.
2.8: Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls, Game 1 (Sat., 4/21, 3:00 PM)
3.9: Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix Suns, Game 1 (Sun., 4/22, 3:00 PM)
3.2: Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, Game 4 (Sun., 4/29, 1:00 PM)
4.3: Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers, Game 4 (Sun., 4/29, 3:30 PM)
3.0: New Jersey Nets at Cleveland Cavaliers, Game 1 (Sun., 5/6, 1:00 PM)
4.5: San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns, Game 1 (Sun., 5/6, 3:30 PM)
4.1: Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs, Game 3 (Sat., 5/12, 8:15 PM)
3.4: Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls, Game 4 (Sun., 5/13, 3:30 PM)
3.8: Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs, Game 1 (Sun., 5/20, 3:30 PM)
3.8: San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz, Game 3 (Sat., 5/26, 8:30 PM)
