Thursday (4/4) sports ratings: NBA tops night, NIT hits high
The NBA edged out a resurgent NIT final to deliver the top sports audience of Thursday, April 4.
The NBA edged out a resurgent NIT final to deliver the top sports audience of Thursday, April 4.
The Easter Sunday holiday boosted several sports properties, including the most-watched basketball game of any kind in two years.
A pair of routs in the NCAA men's basketball tournament were no match for last year.
James Madison's upset of Wisconsin topped the sports viewership charts for Friday, March 22.
College basketball dominated the sports viewership charts for Friday, March 15.
An NC State upset of Duke topped the sports viewership charts for Thursday, March 14.
The North Carolina-Duke rivalry topped the sports ratings charts for Saturday, March 9.
The NBA and Caitlin Clark led the sports viewership charts for March 8.
College basketball analyst Bill Walton has reportedly been missing recent assignments due to an undisclosed health issue.
A potential NBA Finals preview between the Celtics and Nuggets topped the sports viewership charts for Thursday, March 7.
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