Ratings: NBA, NHL, Baylor-UConn, Miscellaneous
ESPN and TNT suffered steep declines for midweek NBA action.
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ESPN and TNT suffered steep declines for midweek NBA action.
NBA Christmas viewership took a hit, but the numbers held up reasonably well.
The Lakers and Bucks lifted the NBA out of its early-season slump.
Kawhi's return to Toronto did not move the ratings needle for ESPN.
A combination of injuries, competition and a weak schedule has the NBA in an early-season hole.
NBA ratings took a hit from the World Series on Wednesday.
The NBA season is off to a solid start in the ratings.
The numbers were not as bad as they could have been, but Raptors-Bucks still ended up with historically low ratings.
The Eastern Conference Finals hit a series-high, and avoided a multi-year low, on Thursday night.
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