Who cares?? You think because there was low ratings on TBS for games that started at 10 freaking PM eastern time that baseball is going to fold?? It's not.
Um no. I don't think that and I never said nor implied that. Baseball is at a record high right now in revenue. They are thriving.
So what's the point of this thread?? I mean you are telling people stuff that they already know - series that didn't involve 2 major market teams that was on cable and started late at night is going to have low ratings.
two times as high??? This article is about how happy the NBA and TNT were that ratings jumped 12%.......to a 2.9!!!! when these sports are on TNT and TBS, they don't draw nearly as well as they do on the major networks. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0523nbaratingsup-ON.html TV ratings for NBA playoffs rebounding on cable Richard Sandomir New York Times News Service May. 23, 2006 08:10 PM This postseason may be a television turning point for the National Basketball Association, which for the past four years has focused on its cable coverage. TNT, ESPN and ABC are showing substantial ratings increases caused by a potent mixture of stars and close games. A record nine games went into overtime and 14 were decided by two points or fewer. And three of the four conference semifinal series went to seven games. "I think this is a watershed year, and you'll see this as a continuing process as long as teams stay competitive," said David Levy, the president of Turner Sports, whose TNT has carried 39 playoff games. "I think the NBA is on the rebound here." Levy has reason to be cheerful. TNT's playoff rating is up 12 percent to a 2.9, the same increase for its average viewership, which is 3.4 million. "You've got markets like Detroit, L.A., Chicago and Dallas and Miami in the playoffs," Levy said. "Look at how L.A. warmed up to the Clippers. And Dallas has a national following. Can you imagine if the Knicks ever come around?" ESPN has shown the biggest ratings increase of the three NBA networks, up 22 percent in the postseason to a 2.8, and its viewership has swelled by 20 percent to 3.2 million. ESPN's corporate sibling, ABC Sports, has had its rating jump 14 percent to a 3.3, with viewership rising 10 percent to 4.5 million. But last season, as the NBA reeled from the brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons, was less comforting for all the networks. ABC's and TNT's playoff ratings fell, while ESPN's remained unchanged. The San Antonio-Detroit series on ABC, while a great matchup, was one of the lowest-rated finals in league history. Dan Patrick, the longtime ESPN personality who became the host of ABC's "NBA Nation" studio show late in the season, said he believed the cause for the ratings increases goes well beyond star turns by LeBron James, Steve Nash, Gilbert Arenas, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant and Elton Brand. "Success in the NBA was always predicated on Larry, Magic and Michael, but now we're looking at teams," he said. "You can say a player had a great series, but one player won't win it for you, as Dirk Nowitzki found out. And even as great as LeBron was, he needed role players to play with. And then you look at Detroit, with that great starting five." He added: "People looked at the Clippers and sensed they could win. And with the Suns-Clippers and Mavs-Spurs, you thought both road teams could win. It's great drama." The Clippers, after knocking off Denver in the first round, fell to Phoenix on Monday night in Game 7 of their series, which generated a 4.9 on TNT, the network's second-highest playoff rating this year. The night's preceding game, Dallas' victory over San Antonio, produced a 5.7 rating. The conference finals will include three teams - Dallas, Phoenix and Miami - that have never won championships and one, Detroit, which has. Only Dallas, at No. 7, is one of television's top-10 markets. Detroit is No. 11, Phoenix No. 14 and Miami No. 17. While there is cheering for the NBA, the National Hockey League tale is less exultant. NBC and OLN, in the first year of their hockey deals, are luring substantially fewer viewers to this year's playoffs than ABC and ESPN did in 2004. (Last season was wiped out by a lockout.) NBC is averaging a 1.1 rating, down from the 1.5 ABC had two years ago, when it still had big draws like Detroit and Philadelphia past the first round. OLN is averaging a 0.4 rating, well below the 0.7 ESPN had at the same point in 2004, or the 0.4 ESPN2 had. The decrease is worse because OLN is available to about 20 million fewer homes than the ESPN channels. Gavin Harvey, the OLN president, acknowledged the growing pains of a network not widely known to mainstream fans. OLN also announced that in September it would change its name to Versus. Harvey said he did not need research to know that some viewers have had trouble finding OLN, even if it is on their cable systems, and that it will be crucial to keep adding subscribers to its ranks of nearly 70 million. "No doubt our lack of awareness as a destination for hockey is something we have to work on," he said. He added, "People are discovering OLN, and it's a slow process for some, but it's something we knew we would have to go through. "
well I was talking about the east and west finals not the whole playoffs but I did not type that. Anyway, the east and west finals since we are talking about the LCS ratings
I don't watch baseball at all, but I have a stake in this years AL/NL finals so I've been watching. Did they have 10pm start times in past years? The 10pm starting time is no good for the east coast, especially when they involve two teams out west.
All I know is that there are a lot of people here that don't really care who was watching the games. All they know is that the Rockies are going to the World Series. BTW, I'm not a Rockies fan (not even a baseball fan), but this Rockies team is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
that's because basketball is a superior sport and more entertaining, fan friendly and worldly accepted. no one cares about baseball except americans, cubans, and japanese. the whole world loves basketball.
i'm so glad october is here, this means its really close to the nba season. the faster the world series goes, the better. go Rockies! sweep!
You realize you are in a minority right? The NBA is nowhere near MLB in terms of revenue or popularity or attendance.
I saw the score flash last night and I can say it is the first time I even thought of this series being played, much less being over.
If you are saying that MLB has overexpanded you are correct. Still doesn't change my point. I like both sports.
i didn't make up these lowest ratings in history. i didn't make up the florida marlins low attendance either. thank god we have november!
